He Wanted Sex, I Wanted A Job. Who Had the Upper Hand?

It all started with the appointment letter. He told me, “This is your appointment letter. You only have to sign it and you are officially an employee of this company.” He showed me the sum of my annual salary. I immediately did a mental calculation to know how much I would earn in a month. … Read more

‘Galamsey Soldiers’ Were Deployed Upon Request – Minister

Military personnel found protecting an illegal mining site in the Ashanti Region, were deployed there in 2014, upon the request of a former Deputy Regional Minister, Joseph Yamin. The Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei-Mensah, revealed this to Citi News after being briefed during a Regional Security Council meeting on the issue. The soldiers were deployed … Read more

‘Galamsey Soldiers’ Were Deployed Upon Request

The Army personnel found protecting an illegal mining site in the Ashanti Region were deployed there in 2014 upon a request from the former Deputy Regional Minister, Joseph Yamin. The Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei-Mensah revealed this to Citi News after being briefed during a Regional Security Council meeting on the issue. The soldiers were … Read more

Good Times Over For Expats In Saudi

Seventeen years after first setting foot in Saudi Arabia, Dominic Steck shipped his two cats and returned to Germany with his wife and school-age children, who hardly know their homeland. As Saudi Arabia steps up efforts to employ more of its own people, and with economic growth slowing, the ranks of well-paid white-collar expatriates like … Read more