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The Agbogbomefia of the Asogli State, Togbe Afede XIV, has bemoaned Ghana’s inadequate infrastructural development despite its ballooning debt stock. He is concerned that although the country is heavily indebted, there is too little to show for the country’s borrowing. Addressing the gathering at the grand Durbar to climax the 2022 Asogli Yam Festival in Ho, Togbe Afede XIV, says, the economy of the country has been exposed by COVID-19 and the Russia-Ukraine war. “Our economic problems predate COVID-19 and the Russia-Ukraine war. We are lucky to have so much – 30 percent of all mineral resources in the world, so much of the world’s arable lands, yet we cultivate so little to the world’s output, and we remain poor, and the worst part is that, we are so much indebted.” He says the huge sums of money Ghana has accessed have not translated into the needed infrastructural development Ghanaians deserve. “More worrying is the fact that, with a lot of debt, we cannot tell what that has done fo...

  Findings from an upcoming report from the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) have revealed that 7.9 million persons aged 6 years and older in Ghana are illiterate, i.e. they cannot read and write with understanding. This figure is broken down into 4.6 million illiterate females and 3.3 million illiterate males, indicating a female disadvantage that has been persistent over time. The report also finds that between the 2010 and 2021 Population and Housing Censuses (PHC), 1.2 million more illiterate adults (15 years and older) were added to the population – from 4.3 million in 2010 to 5.5 million in 2021. Ghana has lower levels of adult literacy compared to its comparators (lower middle income and sub-Saharan African countries), after three years of the provisions on illiteracy captured in the Education Strategic Plan (ESP) 2018-2030. This has necessitated the production of the 2021 PHC Thematic Report Brief on Illiteracy in Ghana, which will be released later this month, according to ...

  President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has emphasised Ghana’s determination to push COP27 to deliver on its commitment to double financing towards climate adaption efforts on the continent. According to the President, “it is time to turn words into deeds, and ambition into action. With the world in flames and under flood waters, the eyes of people everywhere will be on the decision-makers at COP27. They have to deliver if they are to escape the censure of history.” He was of the belief that, “financing climate adaptation, aside “making economic sense, is much more cost-effective than paying the bills every time they are due, for increasingly frequent and severe climate shocks and disasters.” The consequence of this, he continued, will mean that, “as a middle-income economy, Ghana stands to lose out to the effects of more acute and frequent climate hazards. Despite significant progress made through the Africa Adaptation Acceleration Programme (AAAP), on climate emergency.” The Pre...

SIM card users in Ghana who have not re-registered their SIM Cards will start facing punitive actions from September 5, 2022. According to a document from the National Communications Authority, the initial punitive measures will include the rerouting of outgoing calls for special messages to be played. Some numbers will also be blocked for special messages to be played for 48 hours. Within September, these measures shall not include the blocking of SMS services to give defaulting subscribers the opportunity to initiate registration if they so wish. Subscribers who fully register their SIM Cards within the period they have been blocked will only be unblocked by the MNOs after the 48 hours to avoid the MNOs tampering with their systems intermittently,” the document noted. The full blocking of SIM cards will only begin after September 30. The window for the re-registration of SIM cards was extended on July 31, but a month after the extension the number of persons who have visited offi...

  A Political Science lecturer at the University of Ghana Professor Ransford Gyampo has bemoaned government’s high interest in the All Africa Games above the basic needs of Ghanaians. This comes on the back of reports that government is planning to use USD140 million of a loan facility of USD750 million to host the All Africa Games this year.   The Political Science lecturer is questioning why government cannot solve the basic needs of the citizenry but is willing to spend that much on the All Africa games.  Professor Gyampo shared his thoughts in a Facebook post on Tuesday, 30 August 2022.  “The handling of our money even in times of crisis is so hopeless. We got a loan of USD750m but received only USD713m.  “Then we want to use USD140m for games? We need the priceless games but can’t we solve basic needs and demands first?” Prof Gyampo quizzed.  In a separate post, the Political Science lecturer noted: “We cannot mince words about this. All African Games ...

  The University Council of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology has abolished the Junior Common Room (JCR) system, following the recent disturbances arising from the hall week celebrations of the University Hall (Katanga). At an emergency meeting held on August 26 to discuss the report of the Fact-Finding Committee of the University, the Council maintains that all Hall Week and SRC week celebrations have been suspended indefinitely. The Council openly condemned the violence that ensued on the University Campus some weeks ago. The Council issued a stringent warning to students and charged them to live in a harmonious environment. The Council arrived at the following resolutions: With effect from the 2023/2024 Academic Year, the Junior Common Room system of Hall Management by students is abolished. Any student who participates in the organization of ‘morale’ and/or procession shall be summarily dismissed. Any student who indulges in any act which will warrant ...