Justice Dzido

Uganda's parliament has passed a law to impose a controversial tax on people using social media platforms. It imposes a 200 shilling daily levy on people using internet messaging platforms like Facebook, WhatsApp, Viber and Twitter.…
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The Ghana Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists (GAMLS) strike is taking a financial toll on patients seeking affordable health care. The strike has now forced some patients to use private laboratories which are said to be…
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In our series of letters from African journalists, writer Elizabeth Ohene considers why bodies are not buried for months, sometimes years, in Ghana. This past week there was another one of those typically Ghanaian funeral stories in the…
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The First Lady, Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo, on Wednesday cut the sod for the construction of a new Paediatric Intensive Care Unit at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) in Accra. The new facility is urgently needed to help provide…
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Minister of Communications, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has justified reasons the government awarded the $89.4million contract to Kelni-GVG, disputing claims by IMANI Africa. Addressing Parliament Thursday on the contract, the Communication…
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The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) says it is investigating claims that some electricity consumers are reportedly not benefitting from the tariff reductions announced a few months ago. The PURC, in March, announced a…
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Investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas has stated that nothing will stop him from exposing corruption in the society. He said “we would not be distracted” by attempts to foil his quest to ensure that corrupt officials are exposed,…
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Mohamed Salah will be fit to take part in Egypt’s World Cup campaign this summer, the Egyptian Football Federation have announced. The Liverpool talisman hurt his shoulder playing against Real Madrid in the Champions League final and…
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Deputy Chief of Staff, Francis Asenso-Boakye, has asked musician, Kwame A Plus, to retract and render an apology to him over certain comments the musician made which he (Asenso-Boakye) considers defamatory. Mr Asenso-Boakye’s lawyer,…
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Former Rector of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), Prof Stephen Adei, has suggested that Ministers of state hire five-member teams of experts to help them deliver on their expected tasks. “I personally…
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