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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 JOY FM 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 underst...

I love to think of myself as a woman with balls.  Pardon me but I use this figuratively and I'll tell you why. You see my reference to the male organ is not to objectify men or an attempt to be distasteful but to talk of their rather unique brain (another organ).To you ladies out there, do you sometimes ask, ‘why am I a woman?’ This is not my take on the never-ending superiority battle of the sexes or about sexual orientation. For me, this is part of the journey to self-discovery. Does anyone have an answer to such questions? Who are you? Why are you a man or woman? Et cetera. Please give me a call!As a teenager, I really didn’t like the male species. What I believed then was that every boy’s objective was to get in a girl’s pants and maybe brag about it later to colleagues often with a lot of embellishments. What schmucks! Ah well! Fast forward, now most of these fears seems to have changed.I must say, I am fascinated by a man’s brain. It...

A great man once said smart entrepreneurs make their network their net worth. This means beyond regular income sources you can make money directly or indirectly from the people you meet at social gatherings. It’s not all about having a good chat, good laugh or nibbling on finger foods with some cocktail. You don’t just get to meet prospective clients but people who may have or will direct you to solutions to help grow your business. Business support organization TechnoServe has over the years been offering training and solutions to start ups and growing businesses. At a recent networking event a resource person provided by Technoserve gave this advice. “When you attend a networking soiree or cocktail, walk up to somebody or a group and strike up a conversation.” Tell them about what you do, how you do it etc. Technoserve believes limiting interactions with people already within your circles is disadvantageous to any business. ENGEN is a business plan competition run by Techno...

I'm in Israel for a short while for work and it's an interesting and different experience so far. Where do I start from? Hmm. Sabbath. It's a big deal here in a country with majority of it's population being Jewish. Of course there are the minority religions comprising Islam, Christianity and others. On Saturday I had a chat with a middle aged man who started by telling me NO pictures on Sabbath. We talked about the small caps and hats Jewish men wear. Traditionally it signifies the recognition that God is above oneself.  The small cap or kippa as is called in hebrew he said is a sign of faith, humility and obedience of God's commandment.  He wore a white kippa underneath this big black hat which he showed me. "You can wear both or just one", he said to me. It's believed Jewish men wear it during prayer and these days all day to distinguish themselves from non-Jews. I learned from him the reason was no longer just about religion. He told me some men ...

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...

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...