Dear President John Mahama, As the global media marks World Press Freedom Day (WPFD), observed on May 3, against the backdrop of the recent demonstration in Sunyani, I can’t help
Surrogacy In Ghana: Legal Parenthood, Registration, And The Rights Of The Surrogate
The writer Surrogacy is no longer a novelty in Ghana. Families are turning to it, clinics are facilitating it and lawyers are being asked to structure it. The law,
Ghana’s Grid Vulnerability: Akosombo, Solar Energy And The Urgent Case For Decentralised Power
The Akosombo Dam Preliminary operational reports indicate a disruption risk of up to 1,000MW of transmission capacity, representing approximately 25 per cent of Ghana’s peak demand of 3,500–4,000MW, according
Dumsor Worsens, Power Bank, Generator Business Booms
“Very soon they will tell us DUMSOR has created more jobs (electricians, inverter sellers, solar panel installers, and generator mechanics) than TVET,” former Head of Information and Public Affairs,
The Enabling Environment: Why Ghana’s Development Problem Is Not Its People (2)
The writer The post-Cold War period has brought new actors, notably China, whose Belt and Road investments have expanded infrastructure financing options, but with their own conditionality and their
The Cost Of Silence
I have a paternal cousin who makes leather stuff; belts, slippers, etc., in Kumasi. A calm gentleman. On a calm Saturday, I dropped him off at a town called
Faith Or Finance? Why Ghana’s Tithe System Must Be Urgently Reviewed
When the pulpit begins to sound like a payment counter, and worship feels like a financial obligation, something has gone fundamentally wrong. Across Ghana, a growing number of church
The Enabling Environment: Why Ghana’s Development Problem Is Not Its People
The writer There is a quiet argument that runs beneath much of the discourse on African development. It is rarely stated explicitly because it rarely needs to be. It
From Tiktok To Workforce: Leveraging Gen Z’s Digital Fluency In Business
The writer In boardrooms across Ghana and beyond, a familiar concern is quietly gaining ground: “How do we manage Gen Z?” It is a question often framed in terms
Ghana’s Investment Revolution: Open For Business, Protected For Citizens
The writer When the President of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama, stood before investors in Yokohama in August 2025 and announced plans to tear down Ghana’s minimum capital barriers, I
When The Stranger Becomes The Problem: A South African Parable
Let me tell you a small story. A man’s roof began to leak. At first, it was just a drop. Then two. Then a steady rhythm—kpok… kpok… kpok—right in
Beyond The Golden Stool: How Otumfuo Osei Tutu II is Forging a New Path for Ghanaian Nation-Building
Otumfuo Osei Tutu II In Ghana’s modern history, nation building is often associated with elected leaders; presidents, ministers, and diplomats. Yet, for more than a quarter-century, the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei
Faith Without Depth: The Danger of Surface Christianity
In an era where visibility often trumps substance, Christianity is not immune to the pressures of appearances. Across many congregations, expressions of faith have become increasingly public – energetic worship,