August 2012

Black Stars defender John Mensah is still the substantive captain of the senior national soccer team, the FA said today August 30, 2012. The Ghana FA therefore denied media reports claiming that it is on the verge of appointing striker…

One of Ghana's most outstanding music ambassadors, multi-award winner, Afro Moses has been honoured as a 'Living Legend' in Australia. The musician was among 100 African-Australians who were honoured at an awards ceremony at the Sydney…

The global consumer electronics market is expected to grow by $1,100 billion in 2012, market researchers have projected. That is an increase of 2% over 2011 figures. “We expect the world market for large-scale home appliances to grow by…

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has adopted rules mandated by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act requiring oil, gas and mining companies listed on US stock exchanges to disclose payments they make…

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) is awaiting regulatory approvals from the Bank of Ghana and the South Africa Reserve Bank to consummate the sale of part of its stake in Merchant Bank of Ghana (MBG). SSNIT is…

As of the first quarter of 2012, the Newmont Ahafo Development Foundation (NADeF) had received over $8.25 million from the Ahafo Mining Company of Newmont Ghana located in the Brong Ahafo region. The foundation was created to implement…

In living with their creed as waste management experts, Zoomlion Company Limited has introduced a general pool of expertise and resources involving all of Ghana’s waste management companies who will like to be part of it. The general…

Waste management company, Zoomlion Ltd, has pledged to offer its services at a discount to all Ghanaian political parties as its contribution towards the country’s upcoming general elections. Although the company does not state how much…

The Ministry of Health (MOH) is meeting with its agencies and institutions to review the 2012 budget and discuss the various loopholes in order to formulate a justifiable budget for 2013. The meeting, which opened on Wednesday, would also…