The Medical Director of the Kumasi South Hospital, Dr. Kwame Ofori Boadu, has said the facility continues to review its safety protocols as well as regularly updating frontline staff on any new evidence of infection as part of measures to ensure their safety while treating COVID-19 patients. He said, for...
Two landfills—one in the Kpone Katamanso Municipality, Greater Accra Region, and the other in the Asokore Mampong Municipality, Ashanti Region, will soon be turned into multi-purpose recreational centres. This came to light when the Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, Mrs Cecilia Abena Dapaah, undertook an inspection tour of the...
The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, has registered his support for head of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Dr. Akinwumi Adesina for his re-election, despite a US call for him to face a fresh ethics probe. Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, a former Nigerian minister for Agriculture, is...
Afreximbank is teaming up with International Trade Centre, ITC, to train small-business owners and young entrepreneurs in Africa to trade with other African countries as part of the new African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The training programme - How to Export within the AfCFTA - is being launched as the...
The PwC Tower in Accra, a development by Goldkey Properties, has received EDGE certification - an internationally-recognised green building certification system operated by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) - for its energy and water efficiency. EDGE rewards developers which implement strategies to reduce energy and water use in their buildings,...
Ghanaians are pushing for more investment in social protection, dedicated sources of funding for social interventions, and increased transparency and accountability in the delivery of social interventions, a survey by SEND Ghana - a civil society organisation - has revealed. The survey was carried out to identify the needs of...
After a successful maiden edition of the webinar series, Global Media Alliance (GMA) - market leader in Integrated Marketing Communications - is set to organise a second edition of the GMA Webinar Series to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on the events and hospitality industries. The webinar will be held...
At the start of COVID-19 pandemic, UNWTO research down by region found that 83% of destinations in Europe introduced complete closure of borders for international tourism. In the Americas, this proportion stood at 80%, in Asia and the Pacific it stood at 70%, the Middle East was 62% and in...
A couple of months ago when the President, as part of measures to ease financial burden and to promote handwashing in these COVID times, announced that water was going to be free till June, there was unanimous relief. That high only lasted a few days in, before there were...
Inlaks, the leading African systems integrator and financial technology solutions provider, has hosted a webinar with some of its partners in the financial sector on strategies to implement in keeping businesses afloat during and post COVID-19. The webinar saw experts from various sectors of the economy contribute to Sustainable Strategies...