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Nearly eight months after it was introduced, South Africa’s National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy framework is set for public input review this April by the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT). While the framework promotes ethical, inclusive AI development, innovation,  talent development, and data protection,  experts raise concerns about its slow progress. “At the

Like millions of Lagosians, Samson endures the frustrating daily struggle of commuting in one of the city’s 75,000 rickety yellow buses, known as Danfos. But unlike other Lagosians, he decided to tackle one part of the problem—digitising payments in Nigeria’s informal transport sector—after a dispute with a bus conductor over change. Globally, removing cash from

From March 10–14, 2025, a team from NHS England was in Ghana for a Managed Education Partnership (MEP) scoping mission. In collaboration with the Mental Health Authority (MHA), World Health Organization (WHO) Ghana, and the United Kingdom Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (UKFCDO), the mission aimed to decentralize healthcare training beyond Accra and Kumasi, enhance

As Uganda commemorates World Tuberculosis Day, we pause to reflect on the immense burden that tuberculosis (TB) continues to place on individuals, families, and communities. Despite being a preventable and treatable disease, TB remains one of the leading infectious killers worldwide, claiming millions of lives each year. In Uganda, the situation is alarming, with an

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News Dancehall king, Shatta Wale reacted following the release of Black Sherif’s new album, Iron Boy, in which he reportedly took shots at his seniors in the game. In a lengthy post on Twitter, Shatta Wale rubbished any talk of being shaded by Black Sherif and blamed Ghanaians for simply trying to create beef between

News Popular Ghanaian actress Priscilla Opoku Agyemang, popularly known as Ahuofe Patri, has revealed she has been a victim of the ‘s*x for role’ epidemic in the Ghanaian movie industry. Patri in a recent interview on Max TV revealed that a Movie producer asked her for s*x before casting her in a show, which she

News The board of the Telecel Ghana Music Award (TGMA) clarified why King Paluta’s popular song, Makoma, was excluded from nomination in several categories at the upcoming awards. In a statement released on April 3, 2025, the Board announced that contrary to public speculation, the decision to exclude Makoma, one of the biggest hits of

News A German-based Ghanaian has claimed that he constructed a 7-bedroom house in Trasacco, one of Ghana’s most expensive estates, with just the proceeds of his first two months’ salary after leaving Ghana. In a viral video spotted by GhanaCelebrities.Com, the borga attacked Ghanaians for living in poverty yet refusing to travel. The Borga took

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West Africa’s most significant mergers and acquisitions, along with the financial and legal advisers behind them, have been recognised in the recently released 2024 DealMakers AFRICA Annual Awards. The awards highlight transactions that have shaped the region’s corporate landscape, acknowledging the firms and individuals driving complex deals across industries. The DealMakers AFRICA awards are determined

AUDA-NEPAD Expands Footprint with New National Office in Republic of Congo Your browser does not support the video tag. In a major push to deepen Africa’s development agenda, the African Union Development Agency-NEPAD (AUDA-NEPAD) has signed a landmark agreement with the Government of the Republic of Congo to establish a National Office in Brazzaville. The

There are rumors surfaced claiming that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) was set to introduce new banknotes in denominations of ₦5,000 and ₦10,000. The rumors quickly spread across social media and messaging platforms like WhatsApp, sparking widespread speculation.  However, the CBN has swiftly responded, dismissing these reports as entirely false. The circulating document, which

The drama surrounding South Africa’s use of an ineligible player in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers continues to raise questions, especially for Nigeria, whose qualification hopes hang by a thread.  South Africa fielded Theboho Mokoena in a crucial 2-0 win against Lesotho, despite the fact that Mokoena had accumulated two yellow cards in earlier

As the world is increasingly shaped by AI, privacy has evolved into a concept that feels almost foreign. We’re no longer asking if we leave digital footprints, but rather how deeply they run and who’s following them.  Artificial intelligence, which is becoming embedded in almost every aspect of our daily lives, has redefined privacy in

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