A whites-only enclave in South Africa has resisted the country's multi-racial reality for more than two decades, even adopting its own paper money in its bid to promote self-sufficiency. Now Orania,...
Microsoft has ended support for its Windows 8 smartphones, as the US tech giant focuses on other segments, amid ongoing speculation about its strategy for mobile. Users of Windows-powered phones –...
Senegalese-American rapper Akon announced Saturday he would purchase 50 percent of African music download service Musik Bi, as the platform struggles to gain a foothold after its launch 18 months...
Largest privately owned Ghanaian bank, Fidelity Bank has expanded its agent network to make its services readily available to all customers and potential customers of the Bank. Under its Agency...
Hundreds of Ghanaians who trade at the Mallam market in Accra risk serious health implications if nothing is done about the illegal landfill site located in the market. Market women there as well as...
As part of long term measures to increase investment potential in the country, Chief Executive of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), Yofi Grant, has hinted plans to transform the Centre...
A British-based company that made smartphones costing thousands of pounds will be liquidated after a plan to save it failed. Vertu was known for its high-end, jewel-encrusted handsets, but recently...
Stakeholders in the proposed paperless transactions at the nation’s entry points have firmed up their commitment to the September 1, 2017 date for take-off. Existing electronic platforms which...
China's economy lost momentum in the second quarter, a survey shows, as Beijing's efforts to curb risky lending and investment took a toll on the Asian powerhouse. The world's second-largest economy...
Wall Street stocks finished at fresh records Friday following solid bank earnings, while the dollar retreated after lackluster US data raised questions about additional Federal Reserve rate hikes....
US officials said Friday they plan to confiscate $144 million in corruption-tainted assets of Nigerian oil executives found in the United States including an $80 million yacht the "Galactica Star."...
The average interest offered by banks on customer deposits dropped by 2.67 percent between May and June 2017. According to the latest Annual Percentage Rates (APR) and Average Interest (AI) report...
The Chief Executive Officer of Stratcom Africa, Esther Cobbah has urged businesses to use social media to reach and expand their operations for maximum benefit. According to her, multinational...
Hollard Ghana says because insurance is meaningless without prompt claims, it has earned an enviable reputation in the industry by virtue of living their philosophy of making an ordinary insurance...
Telecoms giant AT&T is likely to create a separate media division upon completion of its planned merger with Time Warner, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday. According to the daily, longtime...
The 2017 edition of the West Africa Procurement, Supply Chain, Transport & Logistics Convention is scheduled to take place in Accra in two weeks’ time. The two-day event, organized by South African...
The 2017 edition of the West Africa Procurement, Supply Chain, Transport & Logistics Convention is scheduled to take place in Accra in two weeks’ time. The two-day event, organized by South African...
Vice President, Dr Mahamadu Bawumia has assured that government will launch the national digital address system in a few months’ time. This he says will be merged with a post code to ensure the...
JPMorgan Chase chief executive Jamie Dimon ripped into the political gridlock in Washington and said Friday that they dysfunction threatened US economic prospects. "It's almost an embarrassment to be...
US industrial output rose for the fifth straight month in June on the continued rise in oil and gas drilling and coal mining and a slight rebound in manufacturing, the Federal Reserve reported...
