- Africa
- June 24, 2024
- 92 views
NDC’s running mate asks female journalists to spotlight women’s issues
The Running Mate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, has urged female journalists to use their platforms to highlight women’s issues in the media. Addressing a gathering of female journalists in Accra, she emphasized the significant influence they possess in shaping policy and advancing the causes of women and children, particularly the girl child. “Female journalists wield enormous power and influence that can be leveraged to shape policy and advance the cause…
- Africa
- June 24, 2024
- 120 views
Stratcom Africa launches 30 years of Dynamic Impact in Communication Industry
By Paul Mamattah Strategic Communication Africa (Stratcomm Africa) has launched the 30th anniversary celebration of its existence of practising communication business and communication management that facilitates information sharing among stakeholders. For its 30 years in existence, Stratcomm Africa, has successfully provided professional communication support to individuals, organizations, public and private institutions in Ghana and beyond. Stratcomm Africa was established in 1994, as a centre of development and intellectual communication out of a firm conviction that communication,…
- Africa
- June 23, 2024
- 76 views
CCM-Zanzibar advocates for extension of President Mwinyi’s term in office
Deputy Secretary General CCM – Zanzibar, Dr Mohamed Said Dimwa said they will follow constitutional and legislative procedures in extending President Mwinyi’s term
- Africa
- June 23, 2024
- 60 views
Zanzibar orders continued holding of 25 containers of alcohol
In a letter addressed to the director general of the Zanzibar Ports Authority, a copy of which The Citizen has seen, the board said the three companies, ZMMI, Scotch Co. Ltd, and One Stop Ltd attempted to clear their alcohol consignments without the requisite importation permits, contravening Section 33 of the Liquor Advisory and Control Act of Zanzibar No. 9 of 2020
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- Africa
- June 23, 2024
- 112 views
Smiling Faces and Handshakes: How Nkrumah’s close allies bid him goodbye while plotting his ousting
Of Ghana’s four major military coups, the one that ousted the country’s founder and first president, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, was perhaps the most unexpected. In his book Dark Days in Ghana, originally published by Zed Books in 1968, Nkrumah detailed his final moments with some of his closest associates, expressing his shock at their betrayal. While away on an international assignment in Vietnam, Nkrumah’s political life came to an abrupt end due to the coup…
- Africa
- June 23, 2024
- 40 views
Ohene Ntow criticizes government’s inaction on SSNIT Hotels sale
Nana Ohene Ntow, a campaign aide for the Movement for Change, has expressed surprise and disapproval over the government’s failure to halt the controversial sale of Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) hotels to Rock City Hotel. During an interview on “The Big Issue” on Channel One TV, hosted by Selorm Adonoo, Ohene Ntow questioned the government’s reluctance to cancel the sale despite widespread public opposition. He argued passionately against including the consistently profitable Labadi…
- Africa
- June 23, 2024
- 46 views
NaCCA seeks Legislative Instrument to clamp down on unapproved book publishers
Reginald Quartey, acting head of curriculum development at the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA), announced that the Council will soon intensify efforts to clamp down on publishers and sellers of unapproved books nationwide. NaCCA has submitted a Legislative Instrument (LI) to Parliament to obtain legal backing for this initiative. Quartey made these remarks during an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in Sunyani, on the sidelines of a stakeholder engagement focused on developing…
- Africa
- June 23, 2024
- 118 views
63,375 Ghanaians applied for Canada visa from January to April 2024
A post on the microblogging platform X, formerly known as Twitter, has highlighted the alarming number of Ghanaians seeking to migrate overseas in search of better opportunities. Derek Nii Laryea, a well-known digital entrepreneur, revealed that 63,375 residents of Ghana applied for a Canadian visa from January to April 2024. Remarkably, this figure for the first quarter of 2024 has already surpassed the total number of applicants for the entire year of 2023. In 2023, a…
- Africa
- June 23, 2024
- 89 views
The missing link between private and public ethics in Tanzania
In Tanzania, there exists a behavioural, institutional and structural gap that is supposed to bridge the missing link between the interiorized private value system and public ethics.
- Africa
- June 23, 2024
- 51 views
Kenya blocks milk from Uganda again
Sector players decry delays in securing permits to export milk
