South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has cut short his attendance at the Commonwealth summit in London to deal with violent protests at home. Clashes have taken place in North West province where protesters are demanding jobs, housing and an end to corruption. Shops have been looted, roads barricaded and vehicles set alight. President Ramaphosa, who … Read more
After two years of winner-drought, the Mo Ibrahim Foundation has announced its 2017 Prize for Achievement in African Leadership is to be awarded to Former President of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. A statement released in London on Monday and copied to ghanabusinessnews.com said the coveted prize is being awarded the world’s first elected black female … Read more
Ghana appeared 90th on the Global Talent Competitiveness Index (GTCI) 2018, an annual benchmarking report that measures and ranks 119 countries and 90 cities based on their ability to grow, attract and retain talent. Launched for the first time in 2013, the GTCI provides a wealth of data and analysis that helps decision makers develop … Read more
Ghana appeared 90th on the Global Talent Competitiveness Index (GTCI) 2018, an annual benchmarking report that measures and ranks 119 countries and 90 cities based on their ability to grow, attract and retain talent. Launched for the first time in 2013, the GTCI provides a wealth of data and analysis that helps decision makers develop … Read more
Ghana ranks 95th in the global Financial Secrecy Index (FSI) 2018 report polling a secrecy score of 62 in a study published by the Tax Justice Network in conjunction with Transparency International, a global coalition against corruption. A total of 112 ‘Secrecy Jurisdictions’ were sampled – a term alternate to the more widely used term … Read more
A Ghanaian born Counter-Terrorist, Mutaru Mumuni Muqthar, has been honoured as the 2017 Daily Trust African of the Year. A renowned Egyptian-British Cardiothoracic Surgeon at Imperial College of London, retired Prof. Magdi Habib Yacoub who has performed more lung transplants than any other surgeon in the world was also honoured for his extraordinary service to … Read more
The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has left Accra for Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), to attend the 2017 edition of the Africa Global Business Forum. Bawumia has recently been on a series of business tours on behalf of Ghana. His trip to the UAEcomes on the heels of his return from Vienna, … Read more
Kenya’s David Rudisha’s hopes of adding world 800 metres gold to the Olympic title he won in a world record time at the same track in the 2012 London Olympics have been dashed because of injury. The 28-year-old — who ran an astonishing time of 1min 40.91sec to take gold in 2012 — took to … Read more
Beijing issued a warning to Botswana Wednesday over its plans to host the Dalai Lama next month, asking the African nation to respect China’s “core interests”. The Tibetan spiritual leader, who lives in exile in India, is due to speak at the three-day “Mind and Life Dialogue” conference in Botswana’s capital Gaborone, which begins August … Read more
Nicaraguan singer Hernaldo Zuniga brought his entire family to trek through the lush forests and mist-shrouded volcanoes of northwestern Rwanda in search of mountain gorillas. He described their encounter with the critically endangered primates as “an almost spiritual” experience, and said it was the only reason they made Rwanda a stop on a trip taking … Read more
On a thin strip of land at the bay of Luederitz in southern Namibia are dozens of gravestones bearing the names of each German soldier killed during a largely forgotten colonial war. Nearby is a single marble plaque anonymously marking all their fallen adversaries. Between 1904 and 1908, tens of thousands of men, women and … Read more
The Ghana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) has been drawn to take part in the Rugby Afrique Men’s Sevens Tournament that will take place in Kampala Uganda on the 6th and 7th of October 2017. This tournament serves as the qualifier for the Sevens Rugby World Cup 2018, the Commonwealth Games, and the World Series repechage … Read more
China piled pressure on Botswana on Saturday over a scheduled visit to the southern African country by the Dalai Lama, who it considers a dissident separatist threat. Botswana’s President Ian Khama announced on Wednesday he would meet the Tibetan spiritual leader during his visit to the country next month, prompting a stern response from Beijing. … Read more
A Chinese man alleged to be involved in Botswana’s illegal donkey skin trade has been arrested after being found with 500 animals suffering in dire conditions, police said Thursday. The animals were so cruelly treated by the 24-year-old suspect that they had to be culled. Botswana last month moved to crack down on the booming … Read more
The Dalai Lama will visit Botswana next month and meet with President Ian Khama, Botswana officials confirmed, in a trip likely to anger China, a key investor across Africa and its largest trade partner. Beijing views the Dalai Lama as a dangerous separatist campaigning for Tibetan independence and consistently condemns foreign leaders who meet him. … Read more
Zimbabwe have rewarded COSAFA Cup-winning coach Sunday Chidzambwa by retaining him for the 2018 African Nations Championship qualifying campaign, which begins Sunday away to Namibia. The former national team captain and centre-back was due to step aside after Zimbabwe overcame Zambia 3-1 last Sunday to win the southern Africa championship a record fifth time. But … Read more
Ugandan U-19 Cricket team made sure that Ghana suffered their fourth defeat at the ICC, U-19 Africa division 1, CWC qualifier in Kenya, Nairobi. The fifth match day, which was honoured on Friday, July 6, saw Ghana losing a double to the dominant Ugandan side. Uganda, who have won all five (5) matches, elected to … Read more
World record holder Wayde van Niekerk stormed to victory in the 400m at the Diamond League meet at Lausanne on Thursday, as American veteran Justin Gatlin went sub-10sec for the 100m. Van Niekerk is on fire this season, having run personal bests in the 100m (9.94sec) and 200m (19.84) last month, and setting a new … Read more
Botswana’s government has moved to crack down on the multi-billion dollar trade in donkey skins following a spate of killings of the animals across the country fuelled by soaring demand from China. Export licences for donkeys and their products have been suspended indefinitely, the Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security said in a statement … Read more
Wayde van Niekerk had promised to get “ridiculous” and the South African tyro hailed as Usain Bolt’s likely successor did just then when sprinting to a world record in the rarely-run 300m on Wednesday. The 24-year-old raced home at the Golden Sprike meet at the Mestsky Stadium in the northeastern Czech city of Ostrava in … Read more