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Explainer: How to identify a fake cedi note before you accept it

Counterfeit money has been in the headlines this week after National Security said it had dismantled several alleged fake-money operations in and around Accra. In...

Using media platforms to pour invectives is not citizen journalism

Language is one of the most powerful tools through which human beings communicate, negotiate relationships and shape society. Through spoken words, gestures, symbols and...

Volta’s investment test: Can billions in opportunities finally translate into jobs and industries

The Volta Region is putting its economic ambitions to a more demanding test as stakeholders gather for the 2026 Volta Economic Forum with a...

Ghana shifts cocoa dynamics with over GH¢1,035 premium farmgate price over Ivory Coast

Ghana is currently paying cocoa farmers significantly more than neighbouring Côte d’Ivoire at the farmgate, with the difference exceeding GH¢1,035 per 64-kilogramme bag when...

How a $125m plant meant to fix Teshie-Nungua’s water crisis became a $235m judgment debt

Ghana Water Company Limited has been ordered to pay $235 million to the Spanish owners of the Teshie-Nungua desalination plant, a facility built to...

Jehovah’s Witnesses and Ghana’s Constitution: Barker-Vormawor probes origins of Article 30

Legal scholar Oliver Barker-Vormawor has questioned whether the historical controversy surrounding Jehovah’s Witnesses and blood transfusions influenced the wording of Ghana’s constitutional protection for...

Traffitech-GH: All you need to know about the new automated traffic camera system

Beginning 1st October 2026, vehicle owners will receive electronic tickets for road offences as the Ghana Police Service will begin implementing Traffitech-GH. Traffitech-GH is an...

International Democracy Day: Ghana, a democratic success story or democracy in distress?

As the world marks International Democracy Day, millions of people may be going about their daily routines without giving a second thought to the...

Surviving the “I’m fine”: Facing the reality of suicide behind closed doors

What if the person who smiled at you today was fighting to make it through the day? What if the friend who said, “I’m good,”...

Computerized School Selection and Placement System in Ghana: Challenges and the way forward

Abstract The purpose of the paper is to review literature on the challenges and the way forward of the Computerized School Selection and Placement System...

Tatindo Homecoming: How a community is bringing its people together to promote peace, culture and education

For the people of Tatindo in the Tatale-Sanguli District of the Northern Region, coming home is more than an annual tradition. It is an...

2026 NSMQ: Accra Academy’s first final, a 7-point heartbreak yet a glimpse of glory

“Esse quam videri” was the message the 'Kaneshie Harvard' boys trumpeted to their opponents before the start of the 2026 NSMQ finale. No confusion,...

Remembering 9/11: The day terror struck America and changed the world forever

Twenty-five years ago, the world watched in horror as four hijacked passenger planes became weapons of terror, two iconic skyscrapers collapsed and nearly 3,000...

SHS Placement Dilemma: What is happening at the resolution centres?

Thousands of parents and students are still trooping to SHS placement resolution centres across the country to seek help with problems relating to the...

21 Years of CSSPS: The complaints that never went away

Every year, thousands of Ghanaian households wait anxiously for one message: their child's Senior High School placement. While some families rejoice after the placement,...

Ghana’s silent crisis: Why clean water and toilets are still a luxury for millions

Twenty-one Ghanaians die every day from problems a working tap and a safe toilet could prevent Ghana loses about 21 people a day — nearly...

Ghana’s media has sold its standards for clicks; it is time to reclaim our glory

There was a time when the Ghanaian media was the standard-bearer of ethical journalism, value-based content, and national conscience. It was a profession of...

14 days in ICU: Sickle cell is more than a disease we remember in September

For 14 days, my world has been reduced to hospital walls, monitors, medication, oxygen, medical teams, worried faces, and prayer. Fourteen days in the Intensive...

I failed beautifully – Dr George Asiamah on the SSSCE results that turned him into a shoeshine boy

Today, he is a PhD holder and a lecturer at Oxford University, but back in 2003, Dr George Asiamah would not have thought this...

Beyond megawatts: Africa’s energy transition will succeed or fail on its people

Billions of dollars are being mobilised. Solar farms are rising. Transmission networks are expanding. New technologies are entering African markets, while governments announce ambitious...

Ghana’s poor urban planning is choking the real estate industry: Why the country must build communities, not merely approve buildings

Real estate development does not take place in isolation. A developer may construct a beautiful house with high-quality materials and every modern convenience, but...

Beyond Akwasidae: Otumfuo’s historic U.S. visit

When the drums of the “Fontomfrom” sounded on the grounds of Bowie State University in Maryland on Sunday, August 30, 2026, they carried more...

Fish, filth and fumes: The troubling reality at Lavender Hill (Photos)

At Lavender Hill, near Korle Gonno in Accra, the sun beats relentlessly on rows of fish spread out on the pavement to dry. It is...

The drums still speak: Indigenous communication in a digital age

Long before WhatsApp groups and evening news bulletins, information moved through the land with rhythm and purpose. A master drummer in a Ghanaian village...

Two laws, one test: What Ghana’s data tell us about turning gender-rights wins into everyday reality

Ghana has had a good year for women's rights on paper. On 30 July 2026, Parliament ratified the African Union (AU) Convention on Ending...

The games that defined Ghanaian childhood in the 90s before smartphones

Long before mobile phone and computer games took over children's free time, Ghanaian compounds and school playgrounds buzzed with a different kind of entertainment....

When giving life becomes a matter of life and death: Ghana’s maternal mortality crisis

A few hours before he was due to bury his wife, a young Ghanaian man wrote words no husband should ever have to write. After...

The Continuity of the Self: Why you are still you

You woke up this morning believing you are the same person who went to sleep last night. You did not need to examine your...

The race for NPP General Secretary position: Four contenders, one critical mission

On October 3, delegates of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) will elect a new set of national executives, with the contest for General Secretary...

Discipline or Abuse: What happens when ‘Discipline’ becomes torture? A 12-Year-Old’s harrowing tale

She was twelve years old. Her crime? Taking a key and some money that did not belong to her. Her punishment? A metal key...

Hawa Koomson vs Hajia Safia: Inside the battle for the NPP Women’s Organiser seat

The contest for the National Women’s Organiser position of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has entered a new phase following the withdrawal of Perpetual...

Meet Nii Amaa Ollennu, the judge who served as Ghana’s president for just 24 days

Ask any Ghanaian to list the names of Ghana's past presidents, and you'll get the familiar list: Nkrumah, Ankrah, Afrifa, Akufo-Addo, Acheampong, Limann, Rawlings,...

From compound house to gated community: Do Ghanaian families leave anything behind when they “arrive”?

In the old compound house, the smell of a meal being prepared, either jollof, stew, or soup, always travelled farther than the pot it...

Alhaji Seidu Agongo: A philanthropist who believes in love, unity and human co-existence

At a time when society is often criticised for becoming increasingly individualistic, the acts of kindness of some individuals continue to offer a reminder...

How a general convinced Rawlings to add Afrifa’s name to 1979 execution list

In June 1979, eight senior officers, including three former heads of state, were executed by firing squad under the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC),...

The name game: Why first names, titles and respect are dividing opinions

A brief exchange between Nigerian billionaire businessman and UBA Group Chairman, Tony Elumelu, and a young woman has sparked a lively debate on social...

Africa’s $9 trillion lithium bonanza: Can Africa turn its mineral wealth into global economic powerhouse?

Africa’s vast lithium deposits could hold the key to transforming the continent’s economic fortunes if African countries can take control of the entire value...

When the belly begins to speak: The beautiful mystery of pregnancy’s dark mark

One day, you look at your growing belly and notice something you may never have seen before: a faint line running down the middle...

Pesticide air pollution linked to respiratory illnesses among farmers

A Senior Lecturer at the University of Ghana School of Public Health, John Arko Mensah, has urged farmers to wear nose masks and other...

From Kingston to Tema: Turning Mahama’s directive into trade

President John Dramani Mahama returned from Jamaica with more than the symbolism of African Caribbean reunion. He returned with a trade proposition and, importantly,...