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The lives of pedestrians in Ghana are at the mercy of drivers most of whom are reckless when driving. Why? There are few pavements. Most have been taken over either by hawkers or shop owners. Research by the National Road Safety Commission has revealed that pedestrians are at the highest risk of death on the road. Per the research pedestrian fatalities constitute 43%, cars-11.7%, buses-21.1%, cycle-4.3% etc. Pedestrian fatalities in urban areas since 1991 to 2011 have ranged between 40 and 70%. Children make up a larger fraction of these deaths. Here’s a breakdown of pedestrian fatalities -73%-while crossing road, 14% while walking along roads, walking along edge of roads, playing on road, and other make up the remaining 13%. The highest of such deaths occur while crossing the road. Head of the Department of Civil Engineering at the KNUST’s College of Engineering Prof Mohammed Salifu in interpreting the statistics said 3 out of 4 pedestrians are killed while crossing the...

The Ghana chapter of the African Women's Entrepreneurship Programme (AWEP)emerged winners for an international competition. AWEP's entrepreneurship team in 2012 submitted the winning proposal out of about 250 from the continent, aimed at mentoring, supporting and training more women to be entrepreneurs. As part of the award the team received support from the United States government for the project and this year graduated it first batch of women entrepreneurs. The graduating participants displayed their works and products, including clothes, shoes, furniture, drinks and so on, but the key thing is they were all made in Ghana. President of AWEP Ghana  Mrs Comfort Adjahoe-Jennings congratulated and asked to continue learning through self discovery and experiences. Madam Comfort asked Ghana government to financially help with the training of these women entrepreneur-exporters, managers, producers, manufacturers etc. AWEP was launched by former US secretary of state Hilary Cl...

The nation is shaken anytime doctors threaten strike or actually embark on it. they get to meet the president or his vice or top government officials which others workers don't ever get. I have covered stories about the doctors strike and well.. i have lost count. All I know is when doctors bark, it is the loudest. period! With the persistent strike by doctors, there’s a growing public perception doctors are uncompassionate and selfish; I tell the story of the Ghanaian doctor...who is he or she? the average middle class ghanaian or a well to do to do arrogant saviour? The medical profession is associated with respect and sophistication and doctors in particular are revered by the public for the God-like job of healing the sick. But in the wake of persistent strikes they are becoming popular for the wrong reasons. Many Ghanaians harbour the perception that doctors are selfish and insensitive. I met a doctor at Korle-Bu who dressed me up as a doctor too to spend ...

What did you think? Yes, that's what I am saying, rape means violence! I'm sure you're thinking... there goes another gender activist or feminist. Well I am not! I"m not carrying women's problems on my shoulders. I just feel strongly about rape (which so happens to be a crime often against women) and so I believe  rape equals murder and  therefore should be sanctioned by the capital punishment, death. I'm not being harsh, trust me.If you think I am then try living the life -or what is left of it  -of a rape victim. All over the world rape is an under reported crime for the obvious reasons. It is the canal knowledge of  a female of 16 years or above without her consent.(Domestic Violence Act) After rape, a woman may live with physical scars in some cases temporarily. They live in fear everyday, reliving the trauma through nightmares, anxiety, paranoia, etc. This form of abuse haunts a victim to her grave. Many women after the experience pick  up drug/alcohol...

That's not to say prior to President Mills' passing there was no drama in Ghana. The man himself had come out en route to the US for check up to declare he was not dead following rumours. There was also the saga of the 51 million cedi payment to Alfred Woyome. Of course the galloping gallopers and Isotofon judgement debts or whatever payments they were. The day of Mill’s death also saw former AG and education minister Betty Mould Iddrisu spectacular appearance before the Public Accounts Committee ending in exchanges with the PAC chairman Albert Kan Dapaa as tempers were rising.as for the State Broadcaster's coverage the least said the better. Weeks after international media had long moved on with Ghana’s new president and veep, well over here everything else came to a standstill unless related, because we were mourning Prof Mills - that's not to say something is wrong with that, but for how long?. Soon after the news of the death had been digested , more wahala cam...

Abused is a documentary about the ultimate domestic violence, lives ruined and a second chance. In it I tell the stories of battered and distressed women, and the hope ahead for them. Like my first documentary Killer Roads, I get deep into the dark lives of 2 strong women and share with you their untold, compelling stories –shared by many who are suffering quietly behind closed doors. The agony, the pain and the shame they bear. Tears of despair shed over a future into an abyss, battle with a hope merely by virtue of life. Wielding control over another may stem from inability to communicate properly, lack of respect, insecurities and wrong or misconstrued elements of our culture. In fact it’s a tall list. Nobody deserves to be abused and nobody has a right to hit or distress another. The law doesn’t allow it, you shouldn’t it either!!!

Did you know World thinking day was observed across the world yesterday? Well of course, not everyone would know about it but that doesn’t downplay its significance. This day is especially celebrated annually on February 22 by all Girl Guides and Girl Scouts. So for a developing nation like Ghana what does this day mean to us? I sampled some interesting views from the streets. While some opined that as Ghanaians we were thinking others disagreed. The former group speaks out about the problem being implementation and not the lack of creative ideas from critical thinking. For the latter we cannot be thinking if we are plighted as a nation with the most fundamental problems. They argue we are still struggling with our basic needs. Here are some more interesting opinions I gathered; “we must think outside the box and/or try finishing our thinking within the box, avoid thinking about trivialities and confusing worrying for thinking”. So are you thinking? Is Ghana a thinking nation? Renowne...