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Skills development is one of the fundamental engines of growth for any industry. Training allows aspiring young people to enter the economy, passionate about building careers and contributing to the growth of the business. Their energy is infectious and vital, but it must be shaped through training. In creative industries, however, training has a wider effect. It not only equips emerging young professionals with skills; it drives shared value and enriches culture through the work and the content that those young creators go on to produce. Africa-wide training A case in point is the MultiChoice Talent Factory (MTF), an Africa-wide…

…Ghana Finally Reclaims Its Gold By Innocent Samuel Appiah More than six decades after independence, a visionary leader, President John Mahama, envisioned domestic gold refining, and helped in the landmark agreement that has come to fulfil a post-colonial promise and honour the pan-African legacy that bound Ghana and Egypt together. On a fine morning in Accra, as Sammy Gyamfi, CEO of the Ghana Gold Board, (GoldBod), appended his signature to one of Africa’s most consequential resource agreements, he was not merely signing a contract. He was completing a historical act that had stretched over six turbulent decades – a journey…

New Deputy reveals how Akufo Addo’s Appointee Hijacked State Fund, Stole Cash, Planted a Gun and Secretly Tracked His SuccessorBy Prince AhenkorahIn a scandal that reads like a spy thriller, the immediate past Chief Executive Officer of the Zongo Development Fund (ZDF), Dr. Arafat Sulemana Abdulai, is at the center of a breathtaking plot that has left a multi-million cedi state agency paralyzed, according to explosive revelations by his successor.Dr. Abdulai, who has since fled the country while under investigation, is accused of transforming the ZDF into his personal fiefdom hoarding official vehicles, siphoning public funds into private mobile money…

Dismisses Key NDC Election Challenge on Technicality By Prince AhenkorahA Supreme Court ruling has definitively secured the parliamentary seat of the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Matthew Nyindam for the Kpandai constituency, extinguishing the National Democratic Congress’s (NDC) best chance to gain a critical seat in the NDC dominated legislature. The 4-1 majority decision, delivered on 28 January, did not address the substantive allegations of electoral malpractice but turned on a procedural technicality regarding filing deadlines.The apex court overturned a 2025 ruling by the Tamale High Court (Commercial Division), which had nullified Nyindam’s 2024 election and ordered a rerun. The Supreme…

Decade-Old $200m Housing White Elephant Advances as Mahama Government Resurrects ProjectBy Gifty BoatengIn a dramatic move to rescue a national embarrassment, the government has launched a final attempt to complete the infamous Sagleme Affordable Housing Project a sprawling ghost town of 1,500 empty flats that has swallowed $200 million and become a symbol of Ghana’s failed housing promises for over a decade.Water Resources, Works and Housing Minister, Kenneth Gilbert Adjei, has revealed that a secret deal with a new private developer has been struck and the crucial documents are now with Attorney-General Dr. Dominic Ayine for a make-or-break review, sparking…

By Philip AntohVice President Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has offered unusually strong public endorsement for Lands and Natural Resources Minister Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, framing his leadership as a decisive turn in Ghana’s protracted and largely unsuccessful fight against illegal mining (galamsey). The high-profile commendation during a working visit on 27 January signals a strategic attempt to reinvigorate a politically toxic anti-galamsey agenda that has undermined previous administrations.Speaking to the Ministry’s senior staff, the Vice President characterized the Ministry under Buah as moving from “mere words to real actions,” specifically citing land reclamation and improved inter-agency coordination. She described the institution as…

Turns Bawumiah’s Ashanti Reg Campaign Tour into Insults FiestaBy Phillip AntohDr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh (Napo) has launched a scorched-earth political gamble that is now tearing the New Patriotic Party (NPP) apart. The former running mate, in a bid to flatter Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, declared that not a single member of ex-President Akufo-Addo’s cabinet was more intelligent than his boss.But insiders say this was no mere gaffe; it is a calculated but dangerous strategy by Napo to bait Bawumia into retaining him as the running mate for the 2028 elections by presenting himself as the loudest and most loyal…

By Nelson Ayivor The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has allayed investor concerns about Ghana’s emerging green bonds market, assuring that forthcoming issuances—particularly by corporate entities—will not mirror the losses experienced under the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP). Speaking to newsmen on the sidelines of the Ghana Green Bonds Market Development Programme in Accra, the Director-General of SEC, Dr. James Klutse Avedzi, said the structure and purpose of the new bond framework are fundamentally different from government-issued debt instruments. “Well, the DDEP actually was the bond issue by the government,” he said. “In the past, when we were all in…

The Government has announced the successful completion of three major coastal protection projects as part of a broader national strategy to address the growing threat of coastal erosion, flooding and community displacement along Ghana’s shoreline. Speaking at the Government Accountability Series held at the Jubilee House, the Minister for Works, Housing and Water Resources, Hon Kenneth Gilbert Adjei, said the interventions demonstrate the government’s renewed commitment to safeguarding lives, livelihoods and critical infrastructure in vulnerable coastal communities. “Ghana’s coastal belt continues to face significant threats due to the rising sea levels, resulting in flooding, shoreline erosion and community displacement. In…

By Nelson Ayivor Minister for Works, Housing and Water Resources, Kenneth Gilbert Adjei, has cited land ownership disputes, legal challenges, and difficult terrain as key reasons for delays in resettling communities displaced by the 2023 Akosombo Dam spillage. Speaking to the media during the Government Accountability Series, Mr. Adjei explained that while construction of new housing units has begun, progress varies across affected areas. The Minister revealed that, in partnership with 19 District Assemblies, the Ministry has validated a total of 2,225 housing units to be rebuilt for flood-affected residents across four regions. Phase One of the resettlement programme focuses…