The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has announced a further extension of the restriction of movement in some parts of the country notably in the Greater Accra, Central and Ashanti regions, as part of efforts to curb the threat of the novel coronavirus. The latest decision, according to the President,...
The Ghana Employers’ Association (GEA) and Organised Labor are pushing for a meeting with the Ministry of Finance, to among other issues, deliberate on how government can absorb a portion of workers’ salaries to help provide some relief. Director in Charge of Industrial Relations at the GEA, Joseph Kingsley Amuah,...
Experts have already begun assessing how a recovery might look once the Covid-19 virus is contained, and which countries stand to bounce back best. The Covid-19 pandemic has injected an unprecedented amount of uncertainty into the global economy, as countries across the world battle growing infections, implement wide-ranging social-distancing strategies...
A Representative of the Minority in Ghana’s Parliament has kicked against the replacement of GCNet and West Blue’s systems with the UNIPASS technology by Ghana Link. Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah, the Member of Parliament of the Ellembelle Constituency questioned the legitimacy of the processes leading to contract the new company...
 In The Fortunes of Africa, author Martin Meredith describes a Dutch sailing ship that dropped off a load of laundry for the Khoikhoi, the local inhabitants of the southwestern cape of Africa whom Europeans called Hottentots. The year was 1713. The Khoikhoi washed the laundry and were duly paid....
On a typical workday, hundreds of thousands of men clad in overalls and carrying safety equipment and head lamps assemble at South Africa’s mine shafts. They crowd into cramped elevators to be lowered miles underground, where they hack at seams of gold or platinum and haul ore in intense...
The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed the world into a recession. For 2020 it will be worse than the global financial crisis. The economic damage is mounting across all countries, tracking the sharp rise in new infections and containment measures put in place by governments. China was the first country to...
The COVID-19 crisis is driving customers to engage with brands in new ways. It is becoming increasingly important for companies to be able to visualize how their customers interact with their brand across a myriad of touchpoints. Businesses must help clients identify and track these interactions across all channels,...
The China National Building Materials Corporation (CNBM) has committed a US$400m credit facility to support 22 district enterprise projects under the One District, One Factory (1D1F) programme. CNBM, which is regarded as a major partner for the 1D1F programme, is estimated to have a turnover of US$50billion, according to...
The China National Building Materials Corporation (CNBM) has committed a US$400m credit facility to support 22 district enterprise projects under the One District, One Factory (1D1F) programme. CNBM, which is regarded as a major partner for the 1D1F programme, is estimated to have a turnover of US$50billion, according to Trade...