By Henry Mensah Bossah The consistent growth in digital penetration has presented a huge opportunity for Ghanaians to earn. The current internet penetration is 68%, 90.1% of the total population use smartphones. A new entrepreneurial wave is sweeping the nation, offering youths the opportunity to become their own bosses. Influencer marketing,...
The McCain Institute has selected Ismail Akwei to represent Ghana at the 2024 McCain Global Leaders Program which supports character-driven leaders from around the world who embody U.S. Senator John McCain’s legacy of serving a cause greater than oneself. Ismail Akwei is an international journalist and Executive Director of the...
By Mohammed AWAL, Beijing, China ([email protected]) In an era when media landscapes are continuously evolving, a transformative two-week seminar held in Beijing has brought together senior media professionals from Belt and Road Initiative countries to chart new courses for traditional media development and enhance international cooperation. This seminar, organised by...
We had closed from a hectic day on the farm, harvesting palm fruits. It had been an intensely rainy day but we could hardly abandon the exercise of picking the bunches and loose nuts, fearing the wrath of invasive hard biting black ants which could make anyone undress from...
Introducing "How Did I Get Here," a distinctive television experience that draws viewers into the riveting personal journeys of its guests, examining the myriad life events that have moulded their identities and guided them to their present-day selves. The show endeavours to inspire, entertain, and foster a connection with...
The media’s independence and the country’s democracy are being threatened by the woefully low salaries in the media industry, a recent study has said. The study also uncovered evidence of unpaid or irregular payment of salaries, with 30 percent of respondents stating they experience frequent delays in salary payments. It...
Communication is the solvent of all problems and is the foundation for personal development –Peter Shepherd Prolific American playwright and essayist Arthur Miller once described a newspaper as a nation in dialogue with itself. More importantly, the quality of dialogue helps shape the country's future. Indeed, it is difficult to...
Ecobank Group, the leading Pan-African banking Group committed to developing and supporting Fintechs to transform digital finance and banking, today announced a partnership with AMA Academy, which is the only free-to-use pan-African online learning platform dedicated to up-skilling journalists in Africa. Ecobank Group and AMA Academy will work together to...
YALI TV in partnership with the US Embassy in Ghana is receiving applications for the second cohort of the media capacity building initiative for reporting on disability. The fellowship will train, empower and equip journalists who provide comprehensive reportage on the predicaments and challenges facing persons living with a disability. In...
Premium Times journalist, Mr. Yusuf Akinpelu, was last night named Sanlam Financial Journalist of the Year for 2021, becoming the first non-South African journalist to win the coveted prize since it was opened to journalists across the African continent. Mr. Akinpelu also won The African Growth Story award. Currently covering the...