Transforming Lives: Trust Hospital's Oncology Services Bring New Hope to Cancer Patients in Ghana

 Your Work Computer Is Not Personal Property

A few weeks ago, at the launch of World Heart Day 2026 at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra, the Director of the National Cardiothoracic Centre (NCC), Dr Kow Entsua-Mensah, made some pronouncements about “the growing threat of cardiovascular diseases,” which set a lot of Ghanaians on edge.

From personal resilience to household security, business continuity, responsible investment and public leadership. Fear is a universal human response to perceived danger, uncertainty or loss. It can protect people from genuine threats, but when it becomes persistent or disproportionate, it can also narrow choices, weaken relationships and delay decisions. No b

For a few hours on Friday 9 October, the ICGC Christ Temple on Teshie Bush Road in Accra looked less like a church than a vast robing room. Horsehair wigs, black gowns and white bands moved down the aisles in their hundreds as families jostled for photographs and the General Legal Council (GLC) enrolled 1,568 new lawyers, the largest single cohort since Ghana began training its own lawyers.

Ghana’s commercial discovery of lithium by Atlantic Lithium of Canada was met with great expectation by Ghanaians with constant commentary by experts, religious bodies and civil society organisations, all excited by the prospect of this discovery.

At a busy filling station somewhere in Accra, an attendant rests the pump nozzle inside a sedan’s fuel tank. Seconds after a sharp metallic click signals the tank is full, the attendant glances at the driver and asks a routine question: “Master, should I round it up?”

Ghana’s housing affordability debate has long focused on the cost of building materials, labor, mortgage finance, inflation, exchange-rate depreciation and construction technology. These are important considerations, but they do not tell the whole story. Before a developer can build a house, the land must first be acquired and in some parts of Ghana’s urban and peri-urban markets, that initial cost has become a formidable barrier to affordable housing delivery.

The Sherrif Security Indicator (TSSI) is an annual online survey conducted to commemorate Cyber Security Awareness Month. TSSI surveys the security concerns of people living in Ghana. This is the seventh edition.