The streets of Accra are filled with lots of beggars who can be found in traffic jams, seeking funds from passengers, drivers, riders and pedestrians every day. Most prominent among these beggars are people living with various disabilities such as blindness or eye problems, amputated legs or arms, crippled...
You think haughty
Nature thinks you are naughty
You sail from the tail
You head for the head
Nature needs you led
Your ego bloats
Nature blows away your ego
You exalt in pride
Nature humbles your pride to fall
You rise from the doldrums
You rise and you fall
And you lament:
"Me ampa ara na me nie?"
"Oh why me?"
What...
We all have stories – good, bad, humorous, just-out-there of our teachers. It’s this love-hate relationship we seem to have with our teachers that leaves me bemused. We couldn’t stand them back when they were in school with the many ‘run-ins’ with them. And their ‘irritating’ lines;
“No playtime for...
COVID-19 brought everything to a halt, and the Obuasi community in the Ashanti Region was not left out. It was difficult for everyone, but most unfortunately, the children's homes in Obuasi seemed forgotten, and there was the need for someone to come to the rescue.
Realising this, a young man,...
Inflation, which refers to the rise in prices of goods and services, affects everyone. That notwithstanding, some people are oblivious to its direct impact on our lives. This brings to the fore a phenomenon called 'Money illusion' - which is the tendency to view income and wealth in nominal...
Founder and CEO of TheBoardroom Africa (TBR Africa), Marcia Ashong, has been recognised as one of the 100 Most Influential People of African Descent (MIPAD) in the 100Under40Edition of #Class2022.
MIPAD was set up as part of the International Decade for People of African Descent, proclaimed by the United Nations...
