Busia Appointed New DVLA CEO
President Akufo-Addo has appointed Kwesi Agyemang Busia as the Chief Executive Officer of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA). In a letter dated 28 February 2017, the president...
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Protectionism Would Be ‘disaster’ For Autos
Renault-Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn warned Thursday that protectionist trade policies could spell "disaster" for an automotive sector that depends on open borders for a complex supply chain. Ghosn,...
Continental CEO Eyes New Business From Opel-Peugeot Deal
Continental (CONG. DE) expects a possible tie-up between PSA Peugeot Citroen (PEUP.PA) and General Motors' (GM.N) Opel division would boost its business, its chief executive said. "Opportunities...
Cargo Truck Falls From Circle Flyover; Several Injured
An articulated cargo truck loaded with salt has dramatically fallen from the Kwame Nkrumah Circle interchange injuring several passengers in a 207 Benz Bus in the process. The truck en route to...
Miracle! Dozens Escape Death As Truck Falls Off Circle Interchange
It was a miraculous scene Wednesday evening when dozens of people escaped death as a fully loaded 40-footer articulated truck fell off the newly constructed Kwame Nkrumah Circle Interchange in Accra....
Trailer Falls Over Circle Flyover
Trailer topples over on the Circle Flyover The freight of a trailer plying the Circle Interchange has toppled over the flyover causing damage to Vehicles and other properties close by. The trailer...
Trailer Topples Over ‘Dubai’ Flyover
The head of the trailer loaded with sugar fell off and dropped onto the ground A trailer loaded with sugar was on Wednesday, 1 March involved in an accident on the Ring Road to Kaneshie stretch of...
Americans Buy More Trucks, SUVs In February
Americans' strong appetite for light trucks and sport utility vehicles helped drive sales higher in February at some automakers, while others struggled with continued weakening demand for sedans and...
Suhum Accident Kills 2
Two people were killed on the spot A Toyota Hiace minibus with registration number ER 2017-12, carrying 15 passengers from Akyem Oda and headed for Koforidua on Wednesday, 1 March collided with a KIA...
How NDC Gurus Grab ‘free’ Cars
More names of people who acquired state vehicles in the Mahama-led National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration are popping up. About 250 people, mostly ministers of state, appointees, chiefs,...
Traffic Problems In Pretoria As Coal Truck Drivers Protest
Several major roads into Pretoria were blocked this morning by coal truck drivers staging a protest about renewable energy. The drivers, who are employed by power utility Eskom to collect and deliver...
Circle Interchange Roads Will Be Destroyed Soon – Contractors Assoc.
The President of the Association of Building and Civil Engineering Contractors of Ghana, Martins Nnuro, has warned that the Kwame Nkrumah Circle Interchange roads will we be destroyed in no time, due...
Fresh Uber Row As Boss Swears At Driver Upset With Fares
Uber boss Travis Kalanick has apologised after a video emerged of him repeatedly swearing at one of the company's drivers. The outburst came after Fawzi Kamel, who was driving the chief executive,...
Sponsors of the Tema Port Expansion Project Visit Site
Executives from APM Terminals and Bolloré Transport & Logistics, the sponsors of the Tema Port Expansion Project, have toured the existing Meridian Port Services Terminal (MPS) inside Tema Port and...
Lawsuit In US Says Automakers Knew of Takata Flaws
Leading auto manufacturers, including BMW and Nissan, equipped their cars with Takata airbags despite knowing they were dangerous, according to legal filings reviewed Tuesday by AFP. The claims, laid...
Hulk Strikes As Aussies Take AFC Hammering
Brazilian forward Hulk was amongst the scorers as Australian sides were put to the sword in the Asian Champions League on a day of one-side matches on Tuesday. Big-spending Shanghai SIPG hammered...
SpaceX To Fly Two Tourists Around Moon In 2018
US private rocket company SpaceX has announced that two private citizens have paid to be sent around the Moon. The mission is planned for late 2018, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said, adding that the...
Uber Asks Executive To Resign For Not Disclosing Sexual Harassment Allegation
Uber Technologies Inc has asked a senior executive to leave the company for failing to disclose a sexual harassment allegation stemming from his tenure at Alphabet Inc's Google, an Uber spokeswoman...
Harassment Complaint At Prior Job Ends Road For New Uber Exec
A new engineering executive at Uber has left after the ride-sharing titan learned he ended his career at Google after a sexual harassment complaint, according to US media reports. Amit Singhal has...
SpaceX To Send Two Tourists Around Moon In 2018
"We are excited to announce that SpaceX has been approached to fly two private citizens on a trip around the moon late next year," said a statement by CEO Elon Musk SpaceX said Monday two private...