Residents of Accra thought Saturday’s downpour was the most destructive of the ongoing raining season until last Monday’s registered itself. It reminded many of previous encounters with the extreme weather
Rains Strip Accra Naked
For the second time in less than a week, Accra was inundated with a torrential rain which stretched several hours. Floods are usually recorded once during the perennial raining season.
Country On Red Alert
The subject of terrorism has never been so heightened in our public discourse. In previous times, it sounded too distant to be of any concern to us locally. Today,
Herbal Medicine Alternative
A screaming headline in a local newspaper last Saturday was about the danger posed by herbal medicine. Although a truism, the warning like others before it, has not received the
Lands Commission: Gangrenous Agency
The brouhaha about the so-called sale of the Achimota Forest Reserve having been laid to rest for being steeped in mendacity, we can turn our attention elsewhere. We are constrained
Concoction Gone Sour
Like a bad dream, the country was momentarily jolted by a concoction brewed in a political pot last Tuesday. It was a fictitious story about the 92-year-old reserved Achimota Forest
When Depravity Holds Sway In Soccer
Ashgold players Now that the cat has been let out of the bag, the veracity of match-fixing in our soccer league is no longer a matter of hushed conversation shrouded
Sprinting Through The Courts?
What has been found to be absolutely important for everyone is to respect local customs, blend in traditional practices and above all respect for constitutional provisions and charter of rights
Another Greening Beckons
#Letsgoplanting is this year’s hashtag for the national tree planting exercise. The theme for the exercise is “Mobilising For A Greener Future” which highlights the importance of trees for our
Too Close For Comfort
The killing of eight Togolese soldiers by elements suspected to part of the murderous Islamic State grouping or Al Qaeeda is yet another signal that our security alertness should move
MMDA Procurement Breaches
Dan Botwe – Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Times are changing and positively so, regardless of how slow these take. Those who presently hold public offices and breach
Empowering The Marginalised
Nima, a suburb of Accra, is arguably the largest of the over three thousand Zongo communities in the country. Someone even described it as the largest of the Zongos although
Road Indiscipline Persists
File Photo Indiscipline remains a formidable challenge on our roads. One of the stories in this issue is about how the Board Chairman of the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA)