Today is D-Day for banks and the City of Johannesburg to pay ransom demands sent through by hackers last week. Bryan Hamman, territory manager for sub-Saharan Africa at NETSCOUT Arbor, which specialises in advanced distributed denial of se…
WarnerMedia to Take Full Ownership of HBO-Branded Services in Spanish-Speaking Latin America and the Caribbean, Including All HBO, MAX, Cinemax and HBO Go Offerings
Brazil Excluded from Transaction and Upcoming Streaming Service at This…
Roger Federer has withdrawn from this week's Paris Masters in order to "pace himself", with next month's ATP Finals in London on the horizon.
The 38-year-old is playing in his 22nd season on the ATP Tour and won a record-extending 10th …
Distribution of the stocks of Super Cereal, produced by one of WFP’s suppliers, were suspended following an outbreak of illness
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) will begin destroying global stocks of a blended food product,…
Forced begging is the most prevalent form of trafficking but traffickers also subject youth to domestic servitude, forced labour in gold mines, and sex trafficking
Senegal is an origin, transit, and destination country for many migrants…
The book will be officially launched in the presence of several African oil ministers, industry executives and the media during a grand ceremony
The latest book of Nj Ayuk and already #1 best-seller on Amazon “Billions At Play” will be …
Digitalization provides flexibility to boost efficiency in Food and Beverage
Developing digitalization capabilities through skills development; Digitalization provides flexibility to boost efficiency in Food and Beverage.
The…
Seedstars World, a Swiss-based startup competition in emerging markets, and the African Development Bank on Tuesday announced a strategic partnership to implement its innovative ‘job creation track’ model to support youth employment and en…
The statement, nothing is impossible so long as the mind is set to achieve cannot easily be erased from the mind. This is what every sales person should embrace in their job.
Over the decades, incremental sales have been a major concern…
GCB Bank Ltd has extended financial support to the tune of GH¢100 million to the energy sector of the country this year.
This went into selected oil marketing companies (OMCs) and bulk distribution companies (BDCs) as working capi…
Gilbert F. Houngbo, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will meet with government leaders in India this week to strengthen joint efforts to boost farmers’ incomes and build sustainable food systems, and …
The success of any corporate organisation largely depends on its key constituents, the employees. Additionally, the common value and code of conduct called the corporate culture, shared by the employees becomes the engine oil for this succ…
Tiger Woods is the greatest winning machine golf has ever known. This is also a golfer who deals exclusively in realms of the extraordinary.
It was only a matter of fitness and time before he moved alongside Sam Snead for the most numbe…
Steph Twell has set a new Scottish record for the marathon, eclipsing Liz McColgan's 1997 mark.
In just her second race over 26 miles 385 yards, Twell, 30, finished eighth in Frankfurt.
Her time of two hours, 26 minutes and 40 second…
The Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement – an important instrument for Ghana and Africa’s economic advancement (Part 1)
Director, Global Markets, Ghana and Nigeria, Barclays Bank, Part of the Absa family
Kwame Nkrumah used the “Af…
…To Publish a List of Top 25 Leading Insurance Companies in the continent
In line with its overarching mandate of promoting innovation, entrepreneurship, and development in Africa, the Editorial Board of the African Leadership Magazine …
The Ghana Highway Authority has announced an emergency closure of the Accra-bound carriageway from the Peduase Lodge to Ayi Mensah on the Accra-Aburi road to vehicular traffic.
The closure, according to the Authority, is due to some slo…
President Nyusi won the presidential election with 73% of the votesImage caption: President Nyusi won the presidential election with 73% of the votes
Mozambique’s opposition has called for a re-run of the general election alleging intim…
The United Nations is working for fair globalisation and bold climate action, its Secretary General, Mr António Guterres, has said.
He said the world body was also focused on the vulnerable and less privileged in society and therefore,…
Luxury goods firm Louis Vuitton (LVMH) has confirmed it has held "preliminary discussions" about buying US jeweller Tiffany,
The statement followed reports that LVMH had made a $14.5bn (£11.3bn) offer to buy the company.
"The LVMH Gr…
Centre-left opposition candidate Alberto Fernández has been elected president of Argentina in a vote dominated by economic concerns.
Mr Fernández secured more than the 45% of the vote needed to win, beating conservative incumbent Mauric…
The Technical Director in-charge of Forestry at the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, Mr Musa Abu-Juam, says Ghana currently has less than 20 per cent of real forest due to illegal activities, such as illegal chain-saw operations …
The Managing Director of the Accra Digital Centre, Mr. Kofi Ofosu Nkansah has been honoured as the young public Sector CEO of the year award at the 2019 Africa Public Sector Conference and Awards.
The ceremony took place at the Movenpic…
A total of 7,293 teenage pregnancies were recorded in basic and second cycle schools in the 2018/2019 academic year across the country, the National Director of the Girls Education Unit at the Ghana Education Service (GES) has revealed.
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Ghana has earned $40 million extra revenue from the sale of cocoa beans for the 2020/21 crop season to be distributed to cocoa farmers.
The amount was grossed from the sale of 100,000 tonnes of next season’s cocoa beans, according to…
Health Evolution and Lifestyle Empowerment (HELEH) Africa Foundation, the health arm of B-Heck African NGOs Alliance, in partnership with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has launched the third edition of H…
A two-day training programme aimed at equipping some stakeholders in the country’s governance system with knowledge and skills to mobilise broad based support for the upcoming referendum has ended in Accra.
Organised by a governance i…
The Central University is set to increase its usage of solar energy as part of efforts to reduce the school's spending on electricity.
The school started using electricity from solar at its Miotso Campus at Dawhenya, near Tema, this m…
MTN has donated food items, detergents, food supplements and cash to support the upkeep of a set of triplets who lost their mum during child birth.
Ms Linda Dankwah lost her life in April this year after giving birth to the triplets — t…
Alumni of the University of Applied Management-Ghana has inaugurated its executive committee to coordinate the affairs of the association in the country.
The event, which took place at the UAM-Ghana campus at Kwabenya Hills, off Pokuase…
Ghana’s quest to attain its development goals will continue to face a setback until political parties design their manifestoes to fit the country’s national development agenda.
According to a United Kingdom-based Ghanaian preacher, Re…
Scientists at the University of Ghana have identified a gene that is the major cause of inherited deafness in the country.
The scientists at the West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens (WACCBIP) at the university …
Panelists at the 2nd Ghana Business Summit have called on academic institutions to focus on developing students that will drive entrepreneurship instead of focusing on increasing enrollment.
They argued that the current trend of incre…
Former President Jerry John Rawlings has called on the Minister of National Security, Mr Albert Kan-Dapaah, to take a critical look at the non-resolution of the matter involving the former Vice Chancellor of the University of Education, …
The Ministry of Education has begun consultations with the National Council for Tertiary Education (NCTE) to spell out implications of a new policy for admissions to universities and other tertiary institutions that introduces some flexibi…
Premier League leaders Liverpool fought back from a goal down to beat Tottenham in a pulsating match at Anfield on Sunday.
Harry Kane gave Spurs the lead after only 48 seconds but Jordan Henderson levelled at the start of the second hal…
Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia left Accra on Sunday, October 27, 2019 for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to attend the 3rd Session of the International Conference of the Public Investments Fund (PIF)’s Future Investment Initiative (FII), to be he…
Brentford striker Nikos Karelis will be out for a "significant" time after suffering a serious knee injury, the Championship club have confirmed.
The Greece international, 27, went off in the Bees' win over Millwall on 19 October - his …
Scottish Gossip: Celtic, Rangers, Aberdeen, Hibs, Cluj, Dundee
Aberdeen manager Derek McInnes is considering signing Gary O'Neil, who was released by Bolton Wanderers this summer, or Youssouf Mulumbu, who left Celtic following a loan sp…
Steven Gerrard has made a "plea" to Rangers fans to back captain James Tavernier after he missed his third spot-kick of the season in the win over Motherwell.
The Rangers manager admitted he will "consider" taking Tavernier off penalty …
Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson said an "improved mentality" under Jurgen Klopp helped them come from behind to beat Tottenham and restore their six-point Premier League lead.
Harry Kane scored within 48 seconds of kick-off and keepe…
Lewis Hamilton made this one look easy, much as he has been doing all year, but the victory in the Mexican Grand Prix that took him to the brink of a sixth world title was nothing of the sort.
It was the Mercedes driver's 10th win in 18…
Eddie Jones has taken a swipe at Wales coach Warren Gatland, who questioned if England had already played their "World Cup final" in the win over New Zealand.
Gatland was speaking after his side lost to South Africa 19-16, a day after E…
Motorola’s Moto G8 Plus is the latest G-series device from the budget phone manufacturer. It’s the latest in a series of smartphones with previous entries that have been some of the best budget smartphones you can currently buy. The bigg…
More than a decade after the death of her mother, Angelina Jolie is calling for change in how women are treated and cared for.
In 2007, the Oscar winner's mom, Marcheline Bertrand, died at 56 years old after nearly a decade of battling…
Tiger Woods equalled the PGA Tour record of 82 tournament wins with victory at the Zozo Championship.
The 43-year-old world number 10 had seven holes to finish in Japan on Monday as he matched fellow American Sam Snead's record, set in …
Katie Archibald and Neah Evans headed a team one-two-three for Great Britain as they won the London Six Day meeting.
They put in a dominant performance in the elite women's event, winning three of the five disciplines.
Elinor Barker …
Lady Gaga is keeping fans on their toes.
The "Born This Way" singer took to Twitter on Thursday to simply tweet three words that has her Monsters speculating that it's the title of a new song or album, or wondering if she's talking abou…
These days, more and more electronic devices are water resistant, including the Apple Watch. Unless you’ve got a first-generation Watch, you can wear it in the shower, while swimming in a pool or lake, and while running until you sweat. In…
I cannot remember the last time I saw a team play as well as England did in their semi-final win against New Zealand.
Not only did it give me hope for Saturday's final against South Africa, but if this is how England are going to play f…