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It is colourful, sweet and sold like a harmless treat. But it is also shaped to look like a cigarette. That contradiction is at the centre of the controversy around the Cigarette Rod Lollipop,…
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Mobile money has become one of the most useful tools in Ghana’s financial life, but it has also become one of the easiest ways for fraudsters to strike. According to INTERPOL’s African Cyberthreat Assessment Report 2026, Ghanaians lost an estimated $1.3 million to mobile money fraud in the first quarter of 2025 alone. That figure […]
A few pesewas used to matter. They could complete a fare, settle a small market purchase, or make exact change in a way that kept daily trade moving. But in many parts of Ghana today, coins have quietly become the money people do not want to touch, and that habit is now forcing the Bank […]
Ghana’s economy may be growing, but for many young people, the good news on paper still feels far away from real life. A recent NDPC report has reopened a difficult national conversation about jobless growth the kind that lifts economic numbers without creating enough work for the people who need it most. For graduates, job […]
When police move into a neighborhood and come out with bags of suspected narcotics, arrested suspects, and stacks of evidence, the story goes beyond one operation. It becomes a warning about how deeply the drug trade can settle into ordinary communities before authorities step in. That is exactly what the latest Kumasi anti-drug sweep suggests. […]
When illness strikes, families often cling to the hope that the hospital will be the place where fear ends. But in some moments, the hospital becomes part of the fear itself. That tension now sits at the center of Mzbel’s grief and the larger debate her loss has reopened. A Ghanaian singer, Mzbel, is grieving […]
Torrential rains have again turned parts of Accra into disaster zones, and the city now faces the aftermath. The flood has displaced thousands, damaged homes and businesses, and raised fresh fears about cholera and other waterborne diseases. This latest flood stands out because of the scale of the damage. As the waters recede, residents must […]
Walk through Maamobi’s Kaasuankuda site on any afternoon. You will witness the heartbeat of Accra’s informal economy. Porters shout. Local spices fill the air. A fragile peace has long held this place together. Today, that peace has shattered. The Ayawaso North Municipal Assembly has handed down a six-week eviction notice. The mandate cuts straight to […]
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