In a small cubicle in one of the hotels in Cape Town, South Africa, Paul Chimene is busily reading and taking notes in preparation for school the next day. He does this at 11 p.m. every day before he retires from his post in the morning and heads for school. School in the day, and … Read more
No university in Ghana has been able to make it to the top 10 universities in Africa according to the latest rankings released by the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings The University of Ghana, Legon which has always remained Ghana’s best bet this time round, slipped to the 21st position in the latest … Read more
Ghana’s premier university, University of Ghana, seems to be losing its popularity on the African continent as it drops further on the University League table. Legon, as University of Ghana is popularly referred to, has been ranked 21st by uniRank in its latest ranking released this year. Behind Legon is Kwame Nkrumah Technology of Science … Read more
Ghana’s premier university, University of Ghana, seems to be losing its popularity on the African continent as it drops further on the University League table. Legon, as University of Ghana is popularly referred to, has been ranked 21st by uniRank in its latest ranking released this year. Behind Legon is Kwame Nkrumah Technology of Science … Read more
Former South African President Thabo Mbeki has been inaugurated as chancellor of the University of South Africa (Unisa) The university, Africa’s biggest and one of the largest distance education institutions in the world, said the decision was influenced by his outstanding leadership credentials. During the ceremony, attended by current and former ministers, Mr Mbeki used … Read more
Seven persons in the Upper East Region have submitted completed forms to the Electoral Commission (EC) to contest in the upcoming council of state election scheduled for February 16. The seven are; Tongo-Rana Kubilsong Nalebegtan (Robert Nachinab D. Mosore), Dr. Jacob Kofi Ayeebo, Mr. Joseph Ani Akazusi and Mr. Asigri I. Y. Jacob. The rest … Read more
South Africans are divided over the country’s decision to pull out of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Last month, South Africa wrote to the United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, advising him of the country’s intention to withdraw from the ICC. The withdrawal will take effect one year after the secretary general receives notification. Justice … Read more
Namibia is in the process of selecting a team that will represent the country at the South African Regional Championships and the World Robotics Championships in 2017. FABrication Laboratory (FABlab), Director and Co-founder, Kirstin Wiedow told Xinhua on Tuesday that, the first group of Robotics students and scholars will only be finalised in early January … Read more
Can we all talk about Charlotte Osei for a minute? Can We All Talk About Charlotte Osei For A Minute? The world has been focused on the lunacy that has become the US presidential race circa 2016 that it may have overlooked that Ghana – the land of my birth – is also going through … Read more
Charlotte has a LL. B Hons (second class upper division) from the University of Ghana and was admitted to the Ghana Bar in 1994. She holds a Master of Laws (LL.M) from Queen’s University, Canada and a Masters in Business Leadership (MBL) from the University of South Africa . Charlotte has significant experience in several … Read more
Rolihlahla Mandela was born into the Madiba clan in Mvezo, Transkei, on July 18, 1918, to Nonqaphi Nosekeni and Nkosi Mphakanyiswa Gadla Mandela, principal counsellor to the Acting King of the Thembu people, Jongintaba Dalindyebo. His father died when he was a child and the young Rolihlahla became a ward of Jongintaba at the Great … Read more