The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has detailed a series of major Value-Added Tax (VAT) reforms effective from January 1, 2026, fundamentally altering how businesses calculate and administer the tax. The changes, announced in a public information drive, encompass new rates, revised registration thresholds, and expanded digital compliance measures.A cornerstone ofContinue Reading
A total of 30 policemen have been promoted to their next various ranks for their involvement in last week’s operations that led to the interception of 2,600 AK 47 ammunition that was being smuggled into northern Ghana from Accra and the dismantling of a robbery syndicate at Antoakrom in theContinue Reading
The search for Manchester United’s next manager is on after Ruben Amorin’s exit. After only 14 months in charge, Amorim was sacked on Monday following his latest criticism of the club’s hierarchy. United are sixth in the Premier League and in contention for Champions League football next season. BBC SportContinue Reading
The year 2025 will go down in Ghana’s economic history as the year the reset truly began. After inheriting an economy weighed down by inflation above 23 percent, interest rates north of 30 percent, a sharply depreciating cedi, battered investor confidence, and unsustainable debt dynamics, the Mahama Administration moved withContinue Reading
A major fire outbreak has occurred at the Kasoa New Market this evening, January 4, 2026 destroying property worth thousands of Ghana cedis. According to the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS), the blaze has swept through significant portions of the market. Personnel from the Kasoa and Weija Fire StationsContinue Reading
Nigerian singer and entrepreneur, Oluwatosin Oluwole Ajibade, popularly known as Mr Eazi, has claimed that he coined the phrase m, ‘Detty December’, which has become synonymous with funfair during Christmas holidays in the country. Speaking at his Detty Rave concert in Accra recently, Mr Eazi claimed that he coined theContinue Reading
The Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners (GNASSM) has appealed to politicians across the political divide to protect the gains made in the artisanal and small-scale mining gold sector, warning against actions that could undermine progress achieved so far. In a statement issued in Accra on Thursday, January 1,Continue Reading
On 7 January 2025, President John Dramani Mahama was sworn into office following a decisive mandate from the Ghanaian people in the 2024 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections. One year on, the question is no longer whether the government has settled into office, but whether it has meaningfully reset the tone,Continue Reading
Gabon’s government has suspended the national team, banned striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and sacked coach Thierry Mouyouma after their exit from the Africa Cup of Nations. Sports Minister Simplice-Desire Mamboula announced the measures after the 3-2 defeat by Ivory Coast on 31 December. Gabon finished bottom of their group in MoroccoContinue Reading
The Majority Leader in Parliament and Member of Parliament (MP) for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, has pledged support to champion calls for the separation of Chiana from Paga as a separate constituency in the Upper East Region. The Chiana/Paga seat is located within the Kassena/Nankana District of Upper East Region,Continue Reading
