Features & Opinions

I may not be too old but l grew up to see the activities of the 31st December Women’s Movement led by former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings in the 90s down to the year 2000. Her NGO works were dotted across the country and every town or village could boast of a school, a learning centre, a batik training ...

What indeed is the future of workers’ safety in Ghana? Whoop whoop, ‘’World Safety Day’’ is here again. Am I excited? I should be, but No! I am NOT. Are our leaders excited? I should say YES…why Not?….it is another day for well-structured speeches from leaders detailing fantastic plans on the future of workers’ safety in Ghana which will see ...

For the past few days, I have been wondering whether mother Ghana would ever come good; whether in my lifetime or in the next generation. I have listened to colleague professionals lament about their profession, the poor systems and how livelihoods seem never to improve. I have ended up sending messages to friends in the media about how disillusion seems ...

This is my Contribution to the Otumfuo@20 Celebrations. It is an Opinion Piece I penned 20 years ago after the newly crowned Asantehene’s inaugural visit to the Osu Castle to meet President Jerry John Rawlings The President of Ghana, Flt. Lt. Jerry John Rawlings, had his first meeting with the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II and the Asanteman Council last Friday ...

Once I asked myself: ‘why are staff of World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) so much interested in the wellbeing of countries far away from their homes and the head offices of their employers?’ Before I could blink, the answer flashed: It is because the world is interconnected. Should those countries fail, the wellbeing of the entire global ...

Introduction While the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29) outlines a number of criminal offences and prescribes punishment for offenders, a number of the crimes outlined in Act 29 have some intrinsic inadequacies. The gaps in their definitions present a challenge for the successful prosecution of such crimes. Chapter six of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29) outlines nine ...

For some time now there have been a lot of stories about people committing suicide yet we seem not to care for each other. I want to draw our attention to our hypocrisy. We subtly urge people to do the unimaginable then turn back to show fake concerns. I posted a suicide picture with the note “when the going gets ...

Graduate unemployment has been a major issue for socioeconomic development in Africa, according to data from the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in sub-Saharan Africa, the youth unemployment rate hovers around 12 percent. Africa has the largest “youth bulge” in the world, and the number of youth is expected to grow by 42.5 million by 2020. Almost half of the 10 ...

Women have always played central role throughout history and have always contributed to the stability, progress and long-term development of the globe.  Studies have shown that when the economy and political structure of a society change, women take the lead in assisting the family adjust to new realities and challenges. Globally, women constitute 43 percent of the world’s agricultural workforce. ...

The ancient Greek philosopher and scientist Aristotle, referring to apprenticeship once said that “crafts are teachable, otherwise good craftsmen would be born, not made”. Indeed, apprenticeship a system where knowledge and skills are imparted to a new generation of practitioners through on the job training is one of the oldest methods of teaching and learning known to man. In ancient ...