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The latest Afrobarometer Pan-Africa report has shown that the majority of Africans are dissatisfied with their government’s efforts to provide public education. The Afrobarometer is a pan-African, independent, non-partisan research network that measures public attitudes on economic, political, and social matters in Africa. Based on national surveys in 39 African …

Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera says the candidacy of Ghana’s foreign minister, Ms. Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, for Commonwealth Secretary-General has been “well-received.” President Chakwera whose country is a member of the Commonwealth, received Ms. Botchwey at the presidential palace in the capital, Lilongwe on Monday, and discussed bilateral issues including the …

AngloGold Ashanti, Obuasi Mine on February 13, 2024 handed over a fully furnished ultramodern structure to the Ghana Police Service in Obuasi. The building which is estimated at Gh2.13 million Ghana cedis will serve as the Obuasi District Police command, assisting in improving security in Obuasi and its surrounding areas. …

Inadequate furniture has hampered effective teaching and learning in some schools in the country. The challenge which is also pervasive in public schools make it uncomfortable for students to learn in a comfortable environment. At the Asare Bediako Senior High School in the Adansi North District of the Ashanti region, …

Assembly members at the Akrofuom District Assembly have been urged to effectively collaborate effectively and create innovative ways to utilize resources for community development. Vivian Akumiah, Director of Human Resource at the Ashanti Regional Coordinating Council, acting behalf of the President recommended capacity building as a way to sensitize the …

Yaw Danso, the former District Chief Executive (DCE) for Bosome Freho in the Ashanti Region, has finally spoken out about his removal from office. Danso was dismissed in 2023 by President Akufo-Addo after investigations into allegations that he was involved in illegal mining (Galamsey). Before his dismissal, he had been …

The life of Kumasi-based journalist Kwabena Akuako Kwarteng is facing death threat for his request to Ghana Parliament to end the discussion on the “unnecessary LGBTQ+ Bill and do something necessary”. The journalist, who is the host of Kessben FM’s morning show ‘Maakye’, in his presentation, said Parliaments should focus …

The Minister of Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has announced plans by the government to distribute over 1.4 million tablets to students in senior high schools under the free SHS policy. The minister said the move is to help improve teaching and learning in the various public senior high schools …

A 60-year-old man, a nomad, has tragically been shot dead at Jilo, a community in the Nanumba North municipality of the Northern Region, by unidentified gunmen while returning from the mosque. The son, who was accompanying his father from the mosque, reported that two men confronted them with guns. He …

The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has urged the Minority in Parliament to resist any attempt by the government to impose more hardship on Ghanaians ahead of the December polls. Mr. Mahama says the Minority remains the only force capable of stopping the government from …