Feature Articles

Customers seated in a sluggish queue waiting to be served at a bank, recently got irritated and started shouting to get the attention of a youngman, who had failed to move with the queue because he was busy with his smartphone. It was…

Twenty-two-year old Adwoa Ankoma, (pseudonym) who migrated to Accra from Dunkwa in the Central Region of Ghana, in search of a job, is a good cook and can prepare a variety of Indian dishes even though she is not a native of that country.…

The year 2018 will go down in annals of Ghana's sports history, as one of the most challenging, considering the various scandals, that has hit various sports disciplines. Football for instance, has virtually been on a shut-down, with…

This article was written and first published elsewhere in 2008. Introduction  Ghanaians are compulsively religious. Indeed, with apologies to renowned authority on African religion and Philosophy, John Mbiti, ‘they are…

The lack of storage facilities is a major challenge confronting farmers in the Wa West District of the Upper West Region. It has compelled farmers in the district to resort to storing their farm produce in awkward places including their…

Full steam ahead to the future - with electricity: After the diesel scandal, Volkswagen is going on the offensive. But the past is casting a shadow over the future. The legal consequences of the diesel emissions scandal still weigh heavily…

Dr Rasha Kelej, you are the CEO of Merck Foundation, can you start by introducing the Foundation to us? Merck Foundation is the Philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany. It is a non-profit organization that aims to improve health and…

A few years ago, some group of experts projected and warned of steep rise in non-communicable diseases (NCDs), especially in developing countries, saying there is the need to rein in these diseases due to the economic and public health…

Only yesterday December 7, 2018, Ghana celebrated a national holiday in honour of its farmers. The first Friday of December is a statutory holiday recognizing the country’s farmers. Agriculture is a major part of the country’s economy,…

The downfall of Kwesi Nyantakyi is all but complete, after he was banned from football for life by world football governing body, the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA). The Adjudicatory Chamber of the…