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Tanzania starts using effective HIV drug

Tanzania has started using Dolutegravir ‘DGT’, the new and most effective drug in suppressing HIV/Aids in the human body. It is on the World Health Organization’s List of Essential Medicines, the most effective and safe medicines needed in a health system. Tanzania is now among 82 countries with low and …

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Women turn to apps, podcasts to explore sexuality through sound

A new generation of women is launching podcasts, websites and apps featuring erotic content that prioritizes the female perspective — all in the name of improving sexual wellbeing. At the outset, these women were looking for a middle ground between erotic literature, which falls short on fulfilling all of the …

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Pay us now or we vote you out – Customers of collapsed fin. firms

Some customers of the collapsed savings and loans companies and other microfinance institutions (MFIs) have threatened to vote against the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) if their locked-up deposits are not paid before the 7 December 2020 general elections. The affected customers say life has become unbearable for them after …

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Inflation rate for November rises to 8.2 per cent

The Year-on-year inflation rate for November rose to 8.2 per cent, up by 0.5 percentage point from the 7.7 per cent recorded in October 2019. The month-on-month inflation between October and November stood at 0.7 per cent. Professor Samuel Kobina Annim, the Government Statistician, who announced this on Wednesday, said …

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Hearts management ignore supporters petition to sack ‘disrespectful’ Frederick Moore

Frederick Moore, Hearts of Oak’s Chief Executive Officer, has the backing of the club’s management and will not be sacked. That’s according to Alhaji Akanbi, a board member, speaking to agitations from the club’s supporters wing – the National Chapters Committee. The NCC has, for several days, pined for Moore …

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Osafo Maafo sues Auditor-General

Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo Maafo has instructed his lawyers to commence legal processes against Auditor-General, Daniel Domelevo for the wrongful surcharge on him. In a statement signed and released on Wednesday, December 11, 2019, the Mr. Osafo Maafo said: “The evidence available shows clearly that the Auditor-General erred in law …

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VIDEO: CNN’s report on Cardi B’s moment in Ghana, Nigeria

Cardi B’s epic visit to Ghana and Nigeria attracted a resounding buzz especially among her fans in these two West African countries. In Ghana for instance, thousands converged at the Accra Sports Stadium, Sunday night, for the LiveSpot X Festival which had the American star as the headline act. Prior …

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VIDEO: Akuapem Poloo swims in glory as Cardi B sells her to the world

A section of the public vehemently criticized Rosemond Brown for showing her dance prowess when she finally met Cardi B at the Kempinski Hotel in Accra, Sunday, but the actress’s decision to twerk and roll on the floor despite not being a good dancer, has put her on a pedestal …

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Kofi Kinaata’s ‘Things Fall Apart’ pops up at Supreme Court nominee’s vetting

The setting is parliament where there is a vetting of Justice Gertrude Torkonoo, a nominee for Ghana’s Supreme court. And one thing you are not likely to expect is a question on entertainment. But a self-confessed fan of highlife artiste Kofi Kinaata and Effia MP Mr. Joseph Cudjoe put in …

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COCOBOD failed us – 70% of cocoa farmers

About 70 per cent of cocoa farmers in Ghana believe that the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) does not serve their interest, a report by Imani Ghana, has noted. The survey dubbed “Exploring the revenue management and producer pricing mechanism within Ghana’s cocoa sector” also noted that 94 percent of cocoa …

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