MDXi, a leading commercial data center provider, has received Tier III Certification on the design documents of its new Appolonia Data Center from Uptime Institute, the global data center certifying authority. The 104-rack facility extends MainOne’s MDXi’s footprint into Ghana to deliver best-in-class data center uptime and operational performance to...
InfoSec Advisory with Del Aden From both sides of the aisle, we’ve heard a consistent drumbeat about the importance of citizen participation in the upcoming Presidential elections. Maximum voter participation is vital to our democracy, yet citizens may unwittingly be putting their own privacy at risk when they register to...
The country coughs out a combined US$1.2billion yearly to pay for excess power capacity and gas which it does not use, Dr. A Ofosu Ahenkorah, a former Executive Secretary at the Energy Commission has revealed. The amount, he explained, is the result of existing power purchasing agreements and gas deals...
Chief Executive Officer at Hollard Insurance, Patience Akyianu, has called on key stakeholders in the insurance industry to put mechanisms in place to deliver a more robust sector, arguing that this will be will be a fundamental component in the overall post-pandemic economic recovery process. She stated that this must...
Michael Zormelo, CEO of Omnifert, a wholly Ghanaian-owned indigenous leading agro-chemical industry player, has been adjudged the Entrepreneur of the Year at the 2020 edition of the Ghana Cocoa Awards. The evening also saw Dominic Donkoh, Business Development Manager at Omnifert win the Marketing Personality of the Year award. Mr....
Inlaks, the leading African systems integrator and financial technology solutions provider, has been adjudged the System Integrator of the Decade at the 2020 edition of the Ghana Information Technology and Telecoms awards (GITTA). The company beat competition from other players to pick up one of the top awards of the...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has begun making payment to clients of revoked fund management companies under the partial bailout package which aims at bringing some relief to them as the companies continue to go through a prolonged validation and liquidation process due to some court cases. A press...
Africa’s fastest growing online streaming and TV platform, Wi-flix, has announced the extension of its services to Ghana to provide authentic African & foreign content, TV channels, sports and 360-degree entertainment to Ghanaians. The online streaming service is launching in Ghana with a big bang by offering unlimited access to...
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has designated Dr Angela Lusigi of Kenya as the new Resident Representative of UNDP in Ghana, with approval from the Government of Ghana. Dr Lusigi will lead the operations and programme interventions of UNDP in Ghana, in support of Government’s development priorities and the...
Stakeholders in the cocoa sector are advocating for less application of pesticides to protect farmers and also avoid a global ban on Ghana’s cocoa beans. This follows a research conducted by the Conservation Alliance titled ‘Pesticides Application within Ghana’s Cocoa Production Landscape’, which showed that many farmers are unaware of...