Bolt, a leading ride-hailing platform in Ghana, has launched the Bolt Web App, a cost-effective alternative for riders to request a trip on a web browser. The Bolt Web App is a great option for riders using mobile phones with limited capabilities in terms of high-performance user experience, internal...
The Safe Haven Cancer Support Centre on Saturday, October 24, launched its new office which will aid in providing support to cancer patients.
The annual Hats for Health educational and fundraising event for cancer awareness and support was also held on the same day.
The Safe Haven Cancer Support Centre and...
InfoSec Advisory with Del Aden:
Security on the web is more important than ever. With new vulnerabilities and data breaches being reported on a daily basis, it is crucial for us to do a better job of securing the stuff that we make so that we can protect users...
Over a month ago, Bluegrass Group Limited, a company few in Ghana had heard of before, announced that it had finally delivered its first consignment of Maths Sets to the Ministry of Education to be distributed to SHS students in Ghana. There was quite a bit of noise made...
The Oversight Board has announced that Facebook and Instagram users can now submit appeals on content removal to the Oversight Board for an independent review. Facebook can also refer cases for a decision about whether content should remain up or come down from either Facebook or Instagram.
Decisions made by...
The United Bank for Africa (Ghana) has launched the seventh edition of the UBA National Essay Competition aimed at funding Senior High School (SHS) students in any University of choice in Africa.
The UBA Foundation National Essay Competition (NEC) which was launched in 2014 in Ghana has provided a competitive...
We come from Ghana, a beautiful country of about 31 million people situated on the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa. In Ghana, the process of opening a bank account has rigorous requirements around identity, initial deposits, and proof of employment. For the roughly 80 percent of Ghanaians who...
Masks. They have become part of a globally recognized wardrobe. Symptomatic of the coronavirus pandemic that has devastated nations, revealed leadership challenges for some, and a rise to this challenge for others. What it has done for everyone is to reimagine how we all live, work, and go to...
Is the Informal Sector a tax-haven? – A review of the Vehicle Income Tax paid by commercial vehicles
"Taxes are what we pay for civilised society'' — Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
Yes, there is a price to pay for every civilised society: but there is imbalance and unfair distribution of the tax burden when people of equal paying ability do not pay their fair share in society.
The informal...
Indigenous pharmaceutical manufacturer Dannex Ayrton Starwin (DAS) Plc and health logistics and service delivery firm mPharma Pharmaceuticals have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), geared toward increasing access to quality yet affordable essential medicines in the country by driving efficiency in the local pharmaceutical supply chain.
This comes at a...