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When Innovation Meets Inertia: Ghana Must Back Local Health Solutions Like Lightwave
For years, Ghana’s healthcare sector has grappled with inefficiencies that cost lives, drain resources, and slow down progress toward achieving universal health coverage. While calls for reform echo from policy circles to community clinics,…
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Dark streets of Accra: Growing danger as festive season nears
As the festive season approaches, Accra’s streets should be glowing with light and excitement. Instead, as dusk falls, darkness takes over — and with it, fear. Once-vibrant roads now fade into shadow as non-functioning streetlights plunge…
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Ayariga Suppressing Legitimate Dissent
The vetting of a Chief Justice nominee is supposed to be one of the most sacred duties of Parliament.
It is a solemn constitutional exercise that must be undertaken with maturity, mutual respect, and legal sobriety. Yet, what transpired…
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Ghana’s clueless citizens are the real local government failure
Most Ghanaians can’t name their assemblyman or woman. They don’t know what electoral area they belong to, let alone which municipal assembly governs them. Yet, they loudly complain about choked gutters, uncollected refuse, bad roads, and…
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Protecting Learners, Preserving Trust: The Right Way to Conduct Searches in Schools
Ensuring safety in schools is vital for effective teaching and learning. In our schools, the responsibility for maintaining discipline and safeguarding students falls to teachers and head teachers. However, the practice of searching…
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The irony of AI in education: When institutions preach innovation but punish its use
Our universities and institutions say they do not accept AI-generated essays, any work of that sort will be rejected. Yet, on the other hand, we are constantly advocating for technological advancement and digital innovation in our schools.…
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When Mourning Becomes a Show: The rise of funeral extravagance in Ghana
In Ghana today, funerals are no longer just solemn farewells to the departed. They have become grand spectacles stages where wealth is paraded, status is displayed, and grief is dressed in splendour.
Once sacred ceremonies of mourning,…
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We Need a Clear Policy Framework on Language of Instruction in Basic Schools
The Ministry of Education has clarified that English has not been dropped as the language of instruction in Ghana’s basic schools. The clarification follows public discussions after a directive from the Minister of Education, Haruna…
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Child Begging: A Future At Risk
Child begging has become an alarming issue in Ghana’s urban areas, representing not only a moral dilemma but also a national crisis. What began as acts of compassion toward those in need has evolved into a disturbing cycle of child…
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The silent killer next door: How hypertension turns millions into walking time bombs
He looked perfectly healthy, active, cheerful, and only 40. When Kofi experienced sudden paralysis when warming food one Saturday afternoon in August 2003, no one saw it coming. The doctors later confirmed he had suffered a massive stroke…
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