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Ghana has recorded a 45 per cent reduction in malaria cases among children under five, the National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP) has said.

Dr Gifty Amugi, the Acting Western Regional Director of Ghana Health Service (GHS), has disclosed that the region has seen an increase in cases of hypertension from 2.96 per cent in 2023 to 3.11 per cent by the end of 2024.

The Ghana government has announced plans to institutionalise an Annual Performance Ranking Index for agencies under the Office of Government Machinery (OGM) to improve service delivery and transparency in their operations. 

Ghanaian investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas believes that journalists can combat fake news by being fair and cross-checking their reportage.

Professor Philip Ebow Bondzi-Simpson, former Dean of the University of Cape Coast Faculty of Law, has said that unjustifiable disparities in public sector workers’ compensation are fuelling a "brain drain" from critical areas.

Farmers in the Adentan Municipal Assembly, Accra, have complained about losing their livelihoods as estate developers take over their lands.

Ghana will host 500 Marketing and Information Technology (IT) Professionals for the 2025 African Marketing Confederacy (AMC) and Technology Information Confederation Africa (TICON Africa) conference.

Ghana’s Non-Traditional Exports (NTEs) in 2024 recorded earnings of $3.83 billion, reaching 152 countries across 609 product lines, and involving over 1,500 exporting firms. 

The Ghana Hotels Association (GHA) has filed a lawsuit against the Ghana Music Rights Organisation (GHAMRO) and Audiovisual Rights Society of Ghana (ARSOG) for arbitrary imposition of royalties.

Ms Genevieve Partington, Country Director of Amnesty International Ghana, has urged Parliament to fast track the passage of the reintroduced Anti-Witchcraft Bill to outlaw witchcraft accusations and attacks.