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Ghanaians seeking to travel to the United States on non-immigrant visas will now have to pay an additional $250 visa integrity surcharge, significantly raising the overall cost of visa applications. The new policy, introduced by the U.S.…
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A storm of public anger is brewing across Ghana over what consumers are calling a “vanishing data” crisis—where mobile internet bundles appear to be depleting at record speed despite a recent 15% price increase across telecom operators.…
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Meta Platforms founder Mark Zuckerberg, along with current and former directors and officers of the company, has agreed to settle a shareholder lawsuit seeking $8 billion in damages for repeated violations of Facebook users’ privacy. The…
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The World Bank’s Global Findex 2025 report has revealed a historic rise in formal savings across developing economies, driven largely by the widespread adoption of mobile money services. According to the report, 40% of adults in these…
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BudgIT Ghana, a civic tech organisation committed to fostering transparency and inclusive development, has launched its Simplified 2025 Budget Statement alongside a capacity-building workshop aimed at civil society organisations (CSOs) and…
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In a major step to strengthen child protection efforts, the Ghana Police Service (GPS), in collaboration with tech giant Meta, has officially launched the AMBER Alert Ghana programme. The initiative aims to swiftly locate and recover…
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Lillian Barnard, president of Microsoft Africa and acting MD of Microsoft South Africa, is relinquishing both roles after being named as the new head of the software giant’s enterprise partner solutions business in the Middle East and…
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Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced plans to invest hundreds of billions of dollars into building some of the largest AI data centres in the world, doubling down on his vision to lead the race toward artificial…
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South Africa’s mobile operators are accelerating their investment in 5G infrastructure in 2025, riding on improved power stability following the devastating load shedding of 2023. However, even as networks grow rapidly in size and…
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The Chief Executive Officer of Telecel Ghana, Ing. Patricia Obo-Nai, has made a passionate call to Ghana’s growing community of young data scientists to move beyond theory and apply their skills to solving the country’s most critical…
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