2017 Most Influential African Leaders
2017 Most Influential African Leaders – Bearing in mind his recent pan-African advocacy, as well as other achievements, Nana Addo’s inclusion in the list of most Influential African leaders may...
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Don’t Rely On World Bank Education Reforms – Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has challenged African governments not to rely on the World Bank and other institutions to decide on the choices they have to make concerning policies and the...
S.Africa In Recession As Economy Shrinks 0.7% In Q1
South Africa's economy unexpectedly contracted in the first quarter of this year, pushing the continent's most advanced economy into its first recession since 2009, according to official statistics...
Cape Town Contends With Worst Drought In Over A Century
The worst drought in a century is forcing the most stringent water restrictions ever implemented for South Africa's second largest city. Cape Town has less than 10% of its useable water remaining for...
Prof. Ayeetey Charges Universities To Engage In Impact-Oriented Researches
Former Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana is urging universities across the country to adopt measures that will ensure the completion of researches on time to achieve a global appeal....
Xenophobia & Racism In the Month of Love
By: Naa Adzoa Adzeley Boi-Dsane February is often thought to be the month of love but is it not ironic that it was within this same month that Xenophobic attacks resurfaced in South Africa? Is the...
Why Did My Sister Die In A South African Care Home?
The silent deaths of 94 mentally ill patients in South Africa is symptomatic of their place in society, but their families want explanations, writes the BBC's Pumza Fihlani in Johannesburg. Virginia...
The Pearl On the Hill
Folklore has it that “Legon” means ‘hill’ in ‘Ga’, the language of the indigenes of the general Accra Area, so loosely translated The University of Ghana- Legon may mean The University...
Inclusivity – The Real Challenge To Africa’s Leaders
2017 is an important year for Africa, marking the transition from the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and from the New Economic Partnership for...
Falling Statues and Human Condition
Ghanaians are currently debating how to deal with the image and role of Mahatma Ghandi A global debate has been brewing for sometime now about the place in history of certain individuals who have...
Student Protests Spread In South Africa
Johannesburg (AFP) - Student protests in South Africa spread Wednesday with police firing rubber bullets at demonstrators on campuses in Johannesburg and Grahamstown as unrest over tuition fees roils...
Tear Down the Gandhi Statue [3]
By Kwarteng, Francis “India gave South Africa Gandhi the barrister and Africa gave India back Mahatma Gandhi the Great Soul” (Nelson Mandela). “We believe as much in purity of race as we think...
Tear Down The Gandhi Statue 3
“India gave South Africa Gandhi the barrister and Africa gave India back Mahatma Gandhi the Great Soul” (Nelson Mandela). “We believe as much in purity of race as we think they do…We believe...
South African Police Clash With Students At Tuition Fee Protest
South African police fired tear gas in clashes with students at the University of KwaZulu-Natal on Thursday and arsonists torched a building at another campus overnight as protests over tuition costs...
Pull Down ‘racist’ Ghandi’s Statue From Legon – Professor Demands
A former Director of the Institute of African Studies, Professor Akosua Adomako Ampofo, has started a campaign asking for the removal of the statue of Indian independence icon, Mahatma Ghandi, from...