Baraka Impact: using shea butter to empower communities

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Across Ghana, one of the most persistent property questions is whether it is financially wiser to buy a completed house or acquire land and build gradually.

MTN Ghana has taken its 30th anniversary celebrations to the streets of Accra with a customer appreciation float involving management and staff from across its operations.

Arrival at the energy transition junction The global transition toward a low-carbon economy has fundamentally altered the geopolitical and economic landscape of energy markets. As the world shifts from fossil fuel-intensive systems to renewable energy and electrified transport, global energy security is pivoting from hydrocarbons to critical minerals.

Digital platforms are transforming the way businesses and consumers interact across the globe. From e-commerce and ride-hailing services to online banking and digital payments, technology is reshaping traditional business models and creating new opportunities for economic participation. One area experiencing significant transformation is the services sector, where the digital marketplace is connecting skilled professionals with customers seeking reliable and convenient services.

Consider a founder, let us call her Ama, who has spent thirty years building a successful distribution company. The company employs more than one hundred people. Two of her children work in it. A third child lives abroad but is spoken of as “one of the owners.” The warehouse stands on land registered in Ama’s personal name.

Across Ghana, one of the most persistent property questions is whether it is financially wiser to buy a completed house or acquire land and build gradually. The debate is often framed as a simple comparison of prices, but let us take for example, a house that costs GH₵2 million to buy but appears to require only GH₵1.5 million to construct, building seems cheaper.

The British Empire may have departed Ghana nearly seven decades ago. But some argue that one of its most enduring legacies still arrives at the end of every month in workers' pay packets. When the Deputy General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), Dr Kwabena Nyarko Otoo, recently contended that Ghana's persistently low wages are rooted in colonial labour policies, he reignited a debate that cuts to the heart of the nation's economic history.