The troubling scenes unfolding in South Africa, where fellow Africans are being harassed, beaten, threatened, and told to “go back home”, are unsettling to every conscience across this continent.
The mantra “the customer is always right” has survived for over a century, whispered in training rooms and printed on laminated cards, as if it were descended from the tablets of Sinai.
There is a quiet danger that sometimes creeps into political life, not with noise, but with whispers. It begins subtly, like a conversation here, a suggestion there, and a quiet alignment of interests.
In the past few days, weeping has made headlines beyond funerals: ‘Wife slaps cheating husband to tears,’ or ‘Kejetia Market in Flames, traders in tears.’
Do people have more children if they work from home? The simple answer is yes. A recent study finds that working from home is linked to higher fertility. In other words, among working people, more time at home means more births.
On March 25, 2026, the world took a long-overdue step toward moral clarity. By an overwhelming vote, the United Nations General Assembly declared slavery and the transatlantic slave trade among the gravest crimes against humanity.
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.
Our Parliament is quietly gaining notoriety for welcoming Christmases with fisticuffs; which is surprising for a House that by definition should thrive rather on speaking.
I am amazed at how members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) National Executive and some regional chairpersons are going about their daily routine as if they do not know the state of the party, the mood of majority of party members and the potential danger awaiting the party in the near future.
There is a growing and deeply concerning trend in the capital city that seems to worsen with each passing day. Every morning and evening, major bus stops across Accra are overcrowded with long queues, visible frustration, and a sense of helplessness among commuters.
MARRIAGE! What’s the need, really? Is it just a social construct designed to keep us in line, or is it a genuine expression of love and commitment? Or perhaps it's just a clever ruse to get us to sign up for a lifetime of compromise, sacrifice, and Netflix password sharing. Whatever the reason, it's clear that marriage remains a ubiquitous and confounding phenomenon, leaving many to ask: why bother?
As we celebrate our nation's progress, it's high time we confront the elephant in the room – Ghana's economy is still stuck in the Stone Age. We've been peddling the same old crop- cocoa and gold, for decades while the world has moved on to more sophisticated industries.
Have several distinguished individuals, including politicians, not been given doctoral honors? The following segment from my 2009 lecture addresses this.
Tragic moments often leave no room for chuckles; yet Ghana’s Black Wednesday leaves room to recall past experiences riding on the giant bird called the airplane. Even worse was the smaller species called helicopter with a propellor atop.
Vice President of the policy think tank Imani Africa, Bright Simons, has responded to claims by the Attorney General that 60% of UniBank’s liability has been recovered.
African nations are perpetually being reminded of what we owe. The word debt has all but turned into a whip that is raised to trigger fear and encourage compliance.
This Republic anniversary, the virtual surrender of our sovereignty to Galamsey warlords, should sadden our founding fathers, and humble our pride as the Black Star of Africa.
