The fourth edition of the GMA Webinar Series has brought together experts from both industry and academia to discuss the influence of digital media on the 2020 Presidential and Parliamentary elections. The webinar which was held via zoom recently, shed light on the various social media tools available, their reach...
Friends of the Nation (FoN), a non-governmental organization, has organized a day’s training on local governance and domestic revenue mobilization for the media at Shama in the Western Region. The training exposed the media to the legal frameworks in revenue mobilization at the local level that would empower them to...
Policy actions for the future of work African policymakers face a daunting challenge in designing skills strategies that support transformation goals while also producing a resilient, adaptable workforce for the future. These recommendations offer a path forward. Improving the quality of learning in general secondary education and technical and vocational education...
The total FDI of US$785.62 million represents investment recorded by the Ghana Investment Promotion Center (GIPC) and the Petroleum Commission ACCRA, Ghana, October 23, 2020/ -- Ghana has recorded total investments of US$869.47 million, with total FDI value amounting to US$785.62 million between January to June 2020 as FDI inflow...
A lot of the time when you hear stories of amazingly successful people, the one thing that you often realize is their total disregard or inability to see or be mindful of the limitations that surround them – be it actual or self-imposed. T he thing that limits us in...
What is GAWU? Ghana’s General Agricultural Workers’ Union (GAWU) is the nation’s biggest trade union, organising farmers and agricultural workers in both the formal and informal sectors of our country. GAWU has been working with smallholder farmers and other non-wage rural workers since formation on the 9th of February...
One tug. That is all it takes. But the implications can be far-reaching. That one tug can mean the difference between a happy customer and a disgruntled one. The principle behind this concept is so simple yet so powerful. This is how it works. In an assembly plant of...
Djembe Consultants, the award-winning Africa-focused communications consultancy, has launched its latest Insights Report in partnership with AfriLabs, the largest pan-African network of technology and innovation centers. The report assesses the impact of COVID-19 on the continent’s young innovators and entrepreneurs and provides perspectives from industry experts as to how African...
Parliament has approved the Finance Ministry’s request to spend an amount of GH¢27,434,180,520 from the Consolidated Fund to finance government operations for the first quarter of the 2021 financial year. Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, on Wednesday, presented to Parliament, estimates of the revenue and expenditure of the government for January...
The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Jean Mensa, has urged all First Time Voters to be agents of peace as Ghana prepares to hold Presidential and Parliamentary Elections on December 7, 2020. Ms. Mensa noted that the “destiny of this country is in the hands of the youth and their...