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Scancom Limited (MTN Ghana) has been adjudged the Number One Company of the Year for the second consecutive year at the 18th Edition of the Ghana Club 100 Awards held in Accra. The telecom company was also adjudged the highest taxpayer for the Discretionary Awards Category. KOSMOS Energy Ghana took …

Samsung, on Thursday in Accra, introduced its latest premium smartphone, “Galaxy Fold,” which is the first foldable device of the brand onto the Ghanaian market to serve the digital needs of target customers. The smartphone, which is 4.6 inch in length when closed and 7.3 inch when opened offers a …

Ghana has saved $1.1 million monthly after mounting a Common Platform to monitor the activities of the telecommunications sector, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, the Minister of Communications, has said, The platform would also save the state $66 million by the end of the five-year contract signed between the government and the …

Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, the Communications Minister on Thursday implored the Finance Minister and the Ghana Revenue Authority to let telecommunication companies pay taxes on fees they receive on mobile money transactions. Currently, the telecommunication companies charge one per cent transaction fees on every mobile money transaction and generate GH¢71 million …

Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, the Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, said Ghana has instituted initiatives to ensure sound disposal and recycling of e-waste in the country. Prof Frimpong-Boateng said government among others, launched the Integrated E-waste Management Programme, to ensure efficient management of e-waste in an environmentally sound manner …

The Mobile Telecommunication Network (MTN) Ghana, is working closely with the Police to set up a Forensic Laboratory to effectively tackle falsehoods and smear campaigns being promoted on social media networks. Mr. Abdul-Majeed Rufai, Senior Manager, MTN Mobile Financial Services, Commercial disclosed saying “we are buying equipment to be used …

Vodafone Ghana has appointed two new directors into its Senior Management team in line with the company’s strategy of charting a leadership path of innovation and creativity across the telecommunications landscape. The appointees are Mr Haytham Ammar, the Finance Director, and Madam Tawa Bolarin, Director for the Enterprise unit, Vodafone …

Instant money transfers have been done almost a million times by the public, from the beginning of the year to September, indicating continuous increase in patronage of the service. The third quarter industry performance report released by the Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement System (GhIPSS), shows that funds transferred through …

A two-day intensive workshop on formalization of activities in the e-waste sector has ended as part of a work plan for the European Union funded project on Electronic Waste Management in Ghana (E-MAGIN). The E-MAGIN project sought to regularize and reduce the disastrous environmental and social impacts of e-waste through …

A report on the retail industry in Ghana has shown a steady rise in the number of consumers using online platforms for products purchases, thanks to an expanding middle class, the proliferation of smartphones and tech-savvy young people. The report published by Firmus Advisory, a leading Market Research, Regulatory Compliance, …