Mobile penetration in Africa hits 80pc

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THERE are currently 960 million mobile subscriptions across Africa – an 80 percent penetration rate among the continent’s population. Internet penetration is at 18...

Tight your belt: Economy looks gloomy

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…Roads, schools to suffer   By Frederick ASIAMAH This is probably the deadliest prediction of gloom for Ghana’s economy. Read it: “…one day we will wake up,...

Leap rolls out electronic platforms for cash hand outs

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By Cecil MENSAH Managers of the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) programme, a poverty alleviation support initiative under the Ministry of Gender and Social Protection,...

Insurers considering code of conduct

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By Frederick ASIAMAH The Ghana Insurers Association (GIA) is determined to improve insurance penetration in Ghana and has pencilled a number of interventions in this...

Gov’t grabs $12bn for power sector

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By Neil FORD The African Development Bank (AfDB) has unveiled its new electrification programme, under which it will invest $12bn into the power sector in...

We need to take e-commerce seriously

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We live in a country where farming and fishing are perceived to be the main occupations of many local people. This is the place...

Growth in middle class drives private education boom on continent

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Private universities and schools are mushrooming across Africa, as parents increasingly seek a quality education for their children outside of the state offering -...

Turnkey Africa proud to support life insurance confab

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Turnkey Africa Ltd has indicated its pride in being associated with the 4th Life insurance Conference organized a couple of weeks ago by the...