BUSINESS

Five years ago, a South African student embarked on a spending spree and treated herself to the good things of life after a bank error credited her account with about $1 million. On June 1, 2017, Sibongile Mani, who was then a student at South Africa’s Walter Sisulu University (WSU), …

Not all that glitters is gold, so if you get your orgasm from commercial sex workers, you may want to rethink your source of orgasm. Simply looking into the eyes of a sex worker will draw you in and leave your pockets dry. A sex worker dedicated the best part …

The leadership of Mobile Money Agents Association of Ghana has given an indication that it will meet over the weekend, to deliberate on whether to embark on a proposed demonstration against the E-Levy. Dela Abotsi, the National President of the Mobile Money Agents Association of Ghana, said “w e will …

The law, Electronic Transfer Levy Act, 2022, Act 1075, otherwise known as the E-Levy, was given Presidential assent on Thursday, March 31, 2022, after it was passed by Parliament on Tuesday, March 29, 2022. The Electronic Transfer Levy Act, will impose a 1.50% levy on all electronic transfers. Prior to its approval …

The Finance Ministry has stated that ATM withdrawals will not attract the 1.5% charge on electronic transfers. Also, same person transactions will not attract the E-Levy. The E-Levy is a tax imposed on electronic transfers charged at the time of transfer. The levy shall be administered by the GRA and …

Following the passage of the Electronic Transactions Levy (E-Levy) on Tuesday, March 29, 2022, the Ministry of Finance has issued a document with guidelines towards its full implementation in May 2022. With President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo yet to assent to the Bill, the Ministry has put out a document that contains …

Some aggrieved staff of the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP) are demanding the immediate removal of the caretaker minister and the Chief Director of the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection over the non-payment of their salaries for several months. They accused Cecilia Dapaah of ineffectiveness and for also …

The Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has stated that the newly approved Electronic Transfers Levy otherwise known as E-Levy will come into effect from May this year. Speaking to journalists after President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s State of the Nation Address in Parliament on Wednesday, Mr Ofori-Atta said the state institutions …

The Akufo-Addo-led Government is building enablers and efficient systems to de-risk Ghana’s agricultural sector to drive transformation and engender growth, Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia has said. He outlined various policies and programmes including the digitalisation of public sector institutions, rolling out of unique national identity cards (Ghana-Card), Mobile Money Interoperability Payment System, …

Otto Addo’s team secured a one-all draw to qualify for the World Cup after holding the Nigerians to a goalless drawn game in Kumasi on March 25. GOAL assesses the performances of the Black Stars in their 2022 World Cup qualifying decider against the Super Eagles at Abuja’s Moshood Abiola …