politics
Electricity VAT Must Go
Although the government of Ghana has scrapped some taxes and reduced others as a way of bringing down the cost of doing...
‘Asempa’ Budget ‘shallow’, A Run-Away-From-Reality
Former Deputy Finance minister Mona Quartey has predicted the Akufo-Addo government will backtrack on its economic...
Akufo-Addo Nominates Deputy Regional Ministers
President Nana Akufo-Addo has presented to parliament a list of 10 deputy regional ministers to be vetted by the...
Gov’t Urged To Invest More In Waste Management
Members the Coalition of NGOs in Water and Sanitation (CONIWAS), are calling on government to partner private companies...
Scrapping Kayayei Toll ‘discriminatory’ – Terkper
Former Minister of Finance, Seth Terkper has described as discriminatory, the scrapping of tolls paid by head potters...
Angela Merkel Visits Tunisia For Talks On Migrant Crisis
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is set to press Tunisian leaders to step up efforts to help curb an influx of illegal...
See Full List, Reactions From NDC Stakeholders
A large section of Ghanaians have expressed so much satisfaction over NPP’s abolished taxes, especially on some...
Ex-Deputy Sports Minister Joseph Yamin Claims Increased Sports Budget Is Inadequate
Former Ghana deputy sports minister Joseph Yamin claims an over 200% budget increment for sports is woefully...
‘Asempa’ Budget Dazes NDC
Jaw-dropping tax incentives and reliefs announced by the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, in the 2017 ‘Asempa’...
We’ll Pass RTI Bill – Ofori-Atta
Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has revealed that the government of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will pass the Right to...
Textile Workers Hit the Streets Next Week Over ‘deceptive’ Budget
The Textile and Garment Workers Union of the Ghana Trades Union Congress (TUC) is set to demonstrate on 9th March,...
Zimbabwe Seeks $100m In Aid As Floods Kill 246, Displace 1000s
The Zimbabwean government has launched an international humanitarian appeal to help combat floods that have affected...
Kayayei Jubilate In Kumasi
There was spontaneous jubilation in Kumasi, the Ashanti Regional capital, yesterday following the presentation of the...
Defying Ban On Placards, Most Uncultured
The Majority Leader in Parliament Osei Kyei-Mensah Bonsu has described some of his colleagues on the minority side as...
We’re Against ECG Privatisation – Staff
Staff of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) have re-echoed their opposition to the privatisation of the company....
President Akufo-Addo Has Promised Me Position
The Director of Communications for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Akomea, has revealed that President Nana Addo...
2017 Budget Will Unleash More Hardships On Ghanaians
A former Deputy Finance Minister under the previous National Democratic Congress (NDC) government, Fifi Kwetey has...
US Strikes Pound Qaeda For Second Day
US fighter jets pounded Al-Qaeda targets in Yemen for a second straight day on Friday, security and tribal sources...
Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak Acquitted Over 2011 Protester Deaths
Egypt’s top appeals court has acquitted former President Hosni Mubarak of conspiring in the killing of hundreds of...