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False! Ghana is NOT the only country in Africa to give SHS students laptops, tablets

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has said that Ghana is the only country in Africa to provide laptops or tablets to students in Senior...

Is there a new 1% e-levy tax on credit and bundle purchases?

On Wednesday, May 22, 2024, claims surfaced on X (formerly Twitter) indicating that a 1 percent tax had been imposed on airtime and bundle...

Disinformation trends to watch out for in 2024 election season

In recent years, there has been an unprecedented rise in disinformation, especially during election periods. This pervasive phenomenon coupled with the surge in the...

#BawumiaSpeaks: Claim that Ghana ranked 4th in Africa in E-governance index false

In his national address on February 8, 2024, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party and Vice President of Ghana, highlighted...

Why there may be yet another apathy in the 2023 District-Level Elections

District-level elections (DLE) constitute a vital component of Ghana's decentralized governance, designed to foster and reinforce democratic engagement at the grassroots level. However, they...

WhatsApp account takeover: How it works and how to prevent it

WhatsApp is the third most-used social media platform with about 2 billion monthly active users globally. However, among these users are hackers who exploit...

Are soldiers the force behind Vietnam’s anti-corruption drive?

In the context of the ongoing democratic decline and rising military coup in Africa, TV show host Blessed Godsbrain Smart, better known as Captain...

Captain Smart’s claim of Vietnam being World’s least corrupt country false

On September 18, 2023, the host of Onua Maakye morning show,  Blessed Godsbrain Smart, popularly known as Captain Smart, said that corruption is lower...

What recent studies say about corruption under Akufo-Addo’s Gov’t

At the Ghana Bar Association Conference in Cape Coast on September 11, 2023, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo addressed several issues, with the most...

Here are Gov’ts who have made changes to their military following the Niger, Gabon coup

Africa has recently been washed by a wave of coups. The continent has seen a total of eight coups in six countries from 2020...

Tax reliefs in Ghana: Here’s what you need to know about them

Ghana has been rocked by a cost-of-living crisis. According to the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS), inflation reached 31.7% in July 2022. By January 2023,...

The Gabon coup: Here’s what we know so far

On Wednesday, August 30, 2023, Gabonese military officers appeared on the state-owned television channel and proclaimed they had taken power less than an hour...

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