The Government is planning to transform state-owned media organisations to financially independent and self-sustaining institutions. The phenomenon of some of these state media outfits being puppets of governing parties has for years dominated public discussions. The Minister for Information, Mustapha Hamid, says the current administration is committed to staying out of the affairs of the … Read more
The government will revamp the Media Development Fund (MDF) to encourage journalists to upgrade their knowledge, the Information Minister, Mr Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, has said. He said the critical role the media played in enhancing democratic governance and socio-economic development required journalists to be empowered to provide relevant and accurate information for the public. “The fact … Read more
The outgoing dean of the Parliamentary Press Corps, Andrew Edwin Arthur has called for the total independence of the press corps to ensure that it doesn’t operate directly under the Public Affairs Department of Parliament. The appeal was made through the Speaker of Parliament Prof. Aaron Mike Oquaye and the leadership of the house. Speaking at … Read more
Minister-designate for Information Mustapha Hamid has pledged commitment to investing a chunk of the Media Development Fund (MDF) into building the capacity of journalists. He said he has already been briefed on the challenges confronting Ghanaian journalists, one of which is their low capacity. Taking his turn before the Appointments Committee on Thursday to be … Read more
Policy Think Tank IMANI Africa, has stated that the next Mahama-led administration – if given the nod in the upcoming elections – will need an amount of $24 billion to implement 75 percent of the promises contained in the party’s manifesto. President John Mahama outlining the party’s manifesto for the next four years at the … Read more
President Mahama presented the highlights of the NDC’s manifesto in the evening of 13th September 2016 in Accra. By ‘highlights’ he obviously meant the most important, most high-impact, and most representative aspects of the 100-plus page manifesto document he shall be unveiling on 17th September 2016. IMANI can thus use this speech alone to analyse … Read more