Aayalolo Bus Rapid Transport Service airs challenges
The Aayalolo Bus Rapid Transport Services, is facing financial and infrastructural challenges that are affecting its smooth operations. Inaugurated in 2016, the Aayalolo service was to supplement Ghana’s commercial transport as well as provide time-bound transport services to commuters in Accra. But months after its inauguration it appears most commuters in the city are not […]
Apple, Amazon, Google and others sign letter opposing Trump’s attempt to redefine gender
A list of 50-plus companies, including some of tech’s top names, joined forces this week to pen a letter calling out the Trump administration over a reported plan to narrow gender definitions. Apple, Google, Amazon, Facebook, Microsoft, Intel, Cisco and more drafted the letter (full text below) in response to a recent New York Times […]
Ghanaians to pay more for Telecom Services
Effective today November 1 , mobile phone users will start paying more for services rendered by the Telcos. The Telcos, including Airtel-Tigo, MTN and Vodafone say, the cost of providing their services to the public has gone up, hence the decision. According to the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications, the tariff adjustment has also become necessary […]
Internet freedom continues to decline around the world – new report says
Digital authoritarianism is on the rise, according to a new report from a group that monitors internet freedoms. Freedom House, a pro-democracy think tank, said today that governments are seeking more control over users’ data while also using laws nominally intended to address “fake news” to suppress dissent. It marked the eighth consecutive year that […]