‎‎Police urge motorists to verify TraffiTech-GH notices before paying fines

The Ghana Police Service has urged motorists and vehicle owners to verify traffic violation notices under the TraffiTech-GH automated enforcement system before making payments to avoid falling victim to fraud. ‎‎Commissioner of Police (COP) Grace Ansah-Akrofi, Director-General of the Ghana Police Service’s Public Affairs Unit, said motorists must follow approved procedures to authenticate violation notices and settle fines. ‎‎In a press release copied to the Ghana News Agenc…

When the patient is left out, healthcare fails

Consider a familiar scene in a clinic in Kumasi or Accra. A woman waits three hours. She gets five minutes. The clinician speaks quickly, largely in English, using terms she does not recognize. She nods. She asks nothing. She leaves with a prescription she cannot fully explain when she reaches home. A week later, the medicine is unfinished. The file is marked non-compliant. The family calls it carelessness. The clinician calls it ignorance. Our paper in Discover Health Syste…

IMF lists eight outstanding reforms for Ghana under PCI

Australia’s oldest department store, David Jones, folds after 188 years

David Jones, Australia’s oldest department store chain, has gone into voluntary administration, putting thousands of jobs at risk. It comes after years of financial struggles for the 188-year-old retailer – known locally as DJs – as customers desert traditional shops for online shopping. David Jones’s physical and online stores will continue to operate while receivers FTI Consulting review the company, said voluntary administrators McGrathNicol. “David Jones is an iconic com…

Firms told to publish salaries in job adverts ahead of new law

Businesses should publish salaries in job adverts now, Prime Minister Andy Burnham is telling firms, rather than wait for a new law to come in that will force them to do so. The government is planning to make pay details compulsory in adverts, with legislation on the issue being brought forward “as soon as possible”. It argues the change will help jobseekers, particularly those applying for their first job, and could help prevent pay discrimination. However, one industry gro…

Second buyer makes rescue bid for Poundland as retailer faces collapse

A second buyer has made a rescue bid for Poundland as the discount retailer teeters on the brink of collapse, with thousands of jobs at risk. London-based Xyra Group has offered to pay off half of Poundland’s outstanding debts immediately, a key sticking point in takeover talks so far. The rest would be deferred. With Poundland close to collapse, US-based owners Gordon Brothers have already rejected a rival bid from an Irish property group which would have saved its 12,000 s…

GFA says FDA rejection cost Ghana Premier League $5m-a-year Guinness deal

Ghana and Australia strengthen ties to push for Africa’s permanent UN Security Council seat

Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa says Ghana is forging closer ties with international allies to advance Africa’s call for reforms at the United Nations, particularly its demand for permanent representation on the UN Security Council. He made the remarks following bilateral discussions with Australia’s Assistant Secretary for Multilateral Peace, Security and Candidacies, James Buttigieg, on the sidelines of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Antig…

UWR: Nandom MCE disburses GH¢496,520 to 89 Persons with Disabilities

The Nandom Municipal Assembly in the Upper West Region has approved GH¢496,520 in financial and material support for 89 persons with disabilities (PWDs) under the October 2026 disbursement of the Disability Fund. The support is expected to help beneficiaries establish and expand businesses, access healthcare and education, acquire assistive devices and address other essential needs to improve their livelihoods. Speaking at the disbursement ceremony at the Nandom Municipal As…

Samia and Sekou Nkrumah reveal how the 1966 Coup affected their late brother

Samia and Sekou Nkrumah have recounted how the 1966 coup that toppled their father, Ghana’s first President, Dr Kwame Nkrumah, deeply affected their late brother, Gamel Nkrumah. The two siblings shared aspects of Gamel’s life and the difficulties he experienced following the overthrow of the Nkrumah government, including the family’s years in exile and his struggles after returning to Ghana. Gamel, who spent much of his life in Egypt, was among the children of Dr Kwame Nkrum…

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CPP Elders visit Nkrumah family to console them over death of Gamel Nkrumah

A delegation from the Convention People’s Party (CPP), led by Comrade Chris Ziga, has visited the family of Ghana’s first President, Dr Kwame Nkrumah, to express condolences following the death of his second son, Gamel Nkrumah. The delegation comprised members of the party’s Council of Elders and National Working Committee. Receiving the delegation, Madam Samia Nkrumah and Sekou Nkrumah expressed sadness over the loss of their brother, who spent much of his life in Egypt. Th…

A bitter end for Ronaldo – the icon who transformed Portugal

Cristiano Ronaldo’s old rival Leo Messi left Argentina less than a month ago with a nation applauding him. The Portugal legend has gone another way, and it was always going to be the case. The 41-year-old announced his international retirement after 23 years but also after a fallout with coach Jorge Jesus which was resolved with a sanction of 30 days, that had already been served, and a fine of 255 euros. It was the punishment imposed on the Portuguese striker for leaving th…

NRSA tasks road agencies to address missing signs, markings as Traffictech GH rolls out

The Director-General of the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA), Abraham Amaliba, says the Authority expects to assess the impact of the TrafficTech GH initiative on road crashes, injuries and fatalities when it releases its next quarterly road safety report in December. Speaking on 3FM's Hot Edition on November 5, Mr Amaliba said the upcoming data will reflect the rollout of the technology-driven traffic enforcement system and provide an opportunity to measure its effecti…

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