In many conversations across our society today, the term corruption has become almost synonymous with politician. Whenever a national problem arises, whether unemployment, poor infrastructure or inflation, the blame quickly and squarely falls on political leaders. While politicians indeed bear their share of responsibility, it is both unfair and inaccurateContinue Reading
Week two of September 2025 was eventful both at home and internationally. “ Pink October,” previously dedicated to breast cancer education, was upgraded to education on all cancers. New lawyers (824) were called to the bar, bringing the total since 2020 to 5,194. In Madagascar, a “Gen-Z”-led revolt resulted inContinue Reading
Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, the founder and leader of the National Democratic Party (NDP), was one of Ghana’s most influential political figures and a trailblazer for women’s empowerment in Africa. She passed away on Thursday, October 23, 2025, at the Ridge Hospital in Accra, aged 76. Her passing marks the endContinue Reading
The trending news in the media, especially on social media, this past week has been the annual ritual of fresh lawyers being admitted to the roll of lawyers in Ghana. There have been countless posts on the various online portals of these ‘wannabe lawyers’ posing with friends and family andContinue Reading
Over the past half-century, environmentalists have predicted countless calamities. Their extreme predictions were consistently wrong, their draconian countermeasures turned out to be mostly misguided, and we should be grateful we didn’t follow their harmful advice. We need to keep this history in mind as we are inundated with stories ofContinue Reading
Ghana’s banks stand at an inflection point. Following a period of fiscal stress, domestic debt restructuring, and continued macro-financial volatility, the country’s banking sector today exhibits two seemingly contradictory features: large stockpiles of liquid assets alongside elevated credit distress. I consider three points as paramount among reasons why preventing defaultsContinue Reading
Africa’s youth do not live in policy papers. They live in the consequences of boardroom choices. The streets, schools, clinics, plants, ports, and platforms they encounter each day are not accidents. They are outcomes of agendas set, risks weighed, and trade-offs agreed by directors and chairs who decide what getsContinue Reading
I dedicate my page today to a great industrialist, philanthropist and a far-sighted believer in things Ghanaian: grow Ghana, eat Ghana, do Ghana. Not Ghana by lip service, but Ghana as done, sealed and delivered. Apostle Kwadwo Safo, now no more, was Ghana personified. He died at a time aContinue Reading
The National Service Secretariat (NSS) has reopened its registration portal for the 2025/26 service year with a new digital system designed to enhance transparency, security, and efficiency in the registration and deployment process. Below are eight key things every prospective national service personnel should know: 1. New Central Service ManagementContinue Reading
It was in April this year that the Minister of Transport held a stakeholder consultation in Accra and laid bare information about a new legislative instrument with tighter operational measures concerning the operations of commercial motorcycle operations, commonly referred to as okada. The Minister referred to the legislative instrument, LIContinue Reading
