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Hosting Joy FM Midday News

Presenting any programme on JOY FM, Ghana’s leading English language radio cannot be an easy task for anyone. I’m yet to meet anyone with that view.  When it comes to news – it’s serious business just like all the other programmes on your Super station. From the days of ace anchor Matilda Asante to the tops-turvy edition with former Accra police PRO DSP Freeman Tettey, presenting news on Joy FM is challenging.  So why is that so? Some say it’s the magnitude of the platform, others say it’s the discerning listeners’ unpardonable desire for quality. Whatever the reason is I can only say it is a privilege and an opportunity to work at JOY fm and of course Multimedia Group. From my days at JOYfm as an intern to a reporter, I have worked with some world class professionals who have rubbed off me consciously or not. A key learning that has run through almost all of these interactions has been to never stop learning. I have come to understand failure begins when you stop l...

Who hears the Ghanaian's cry?

Tomorrow is likely to see a massive protest across Ghana by organised labour against current hardship many ghanains are experiencing and complaining about. The Labour unions made up of  trades union congress, industrial &  commercial workers union, ghana medical association (up to about 18 of them) are asking all ghanaians to join them demand the better Ghana that was promised them. The reality is that while many incomes have not changed, every levy, tax or tariff has increased. Transport fares ,rent, water, electricty, fuel, food stuff and other consumables. Its not a pleasant sight when you see somebody buy kenkey and pepper without fish or people walk long distances to cut back on money they spend on public transport (trotro). Ghanaians are suffering and crying for help. But who hears them? Is anyone listening to their cries? Government seems to be particularly concerned about  the fact that it is a nationwide demonstration  but maybe fixing the economy sh...

aFriCA is nOw more pictures

Africa is nOw!

The design Indaba project team decided on this theme, africa is now for this year's expo. The reason behind thismis that  Africa is  fertile territory for creativity.This event since 2004  brings about 35 000 people from all over the world to Africa where artists, designers and businesses display their work, network and grab opportunities.  This year's focus on Africa adds to the showcase 60 objects from 25 African countries by 66 designers. The talent is limitless- furniture, craft, architecture,  digital design,  you name it. From Accra Ghana, Tekura is displaying made in Ghana furtniture. There are other designers from South Africa,  Senegal,  Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Burkina Faso and others. Crazy legs table by Tekura Ghana. This piece tells the story of unity. Though the legs are scattered they are held together at the top. Some are of the view that for there to be harmourny in society there must be conflict... agree or not. The crazy legs...