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Food For Thought: Ebo Whyte explains the risks male benefactors face when having affairs with female beneficiaries
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Food For Thought: Ebo Whyte explains the risks male benefactors face when having affairs with female beneficiaries

Helping a woman through difficult times, receiving her affection and enjoying her appreciation may seem like the beginning of a love story, but renowned Ghanaian playwright and marriage counsellor Uncle Ebo Whyte says men must be careful not to confuse gratitude with romantic feelings. Why relationships can change after romance begins Uncle Ebo further examined how the dynamics between a man and a woman can change when a relationship that began with assistance and gratitude develops into a romantic and sexual involvement.

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JUSAG cites pay disparities, working conditions in defence of strike
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JUSAG cites pay disparities, working conditions in defence of strike

The General Secretary of the Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG), Abdulai Yakubu, has cited disparities between judicial workers’ legal entitlements and their actual take-home pay, alongside the strict professional standards they are required to uphold, as reasons for the association’s ongoing strike. The JUSAG General Secretary also drew attention to the strict ethical and professional requirements imposed on judicial service employees.

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Origin of Stonehenge’s altar remains enigma as north-east Scotland theory ruled out
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Origin of Stonehenge’s altar remains enigma as north-east Scotland theory ruled out

Geologists say they are getting closer to solving mystery as tests suggest stone may have come from elsewhere in Scotland, northern England or even Ireland They spent countless hours on weather-battered Scottish hills, a hardy band of geologists searching for the origin of one of Stonehenge’s most intriguing features. But the prehistoric monument tends to yield its secrets reluctantly, and a new scientific report reveals that the origin of Stonehenge’s altar stone remains elusive – and the wind-whipped geologists may very well have been looking in the wrong spot anyway.

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The joy to be found in using new season olive oil
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The joy to be found in using new season olive oil

Freshly harvested olive oil is one of life’s simplest pleasures, and the time to enjoy it is now A few years ago, we were lucky enough to meet Maggie and Martin, the wonderful couple behind Mother’s Garden, an olive grove in Catalonia, whose adventures were documented in the Channel 4 series No Going Back. Olive oil is much the same, although, being oil, it tastes more stable.

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FCCPC seals firms as oil, salt samples fail fortification tests
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FCCPC seals firms as oil, salt samples fail fortification tests

Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the FCCPC, Tunji Bello, disclosed this on Thursday while presenting the findings of a two-month market survey conducted in partnership with the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN). Of the 100 vegetable oil samples, 49 were unbranded, while 51 were branded products, including Devon King’s, Power Oil, Activa, Golden Penny, Laziz, Mamador and Golden Terra, among others.

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Tourism minister praises leading Ghanaian designers at Black Star Fashion Week
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Tourism minister praises leading Ghanaian designers at Black Star Fashion Week

Speaking at this year’s Black Star Fashion Week in Accra, which brought together industry players and fashion enthusiasts, Gomashie described their work as instrumental in showcasing Ghana’s creative talent and cultural identity. Other names cited by Gomashie include Duaba Serwa, Pistis Ghana, House of Paon and Abrantie the Gentleman, all of whom “continue to demonstrate the possibilities of Ghanaian design”, as well as weavers, models, stylists, photographers and entrepreneurs behind the industry, Gomashie’s statement coincides with an announcement by Black Star Experience coordinator Rex…

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Black Star Fashion Week: Stakeholders call for stronger IP protection for Ghana’s cultural products
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Black Star Fashion Week: Stakeholders call for stronger IP protection for Ghana’s cultural products

Stakeholders in Ghana’s creative arts and cultural industries have called for stronger intellectual property (IP) protection, fairer remuneration for traditional artisans and strategic investment to boost the global visibility and commercial value of indigenous Ghanaian products. Moderated by broadcaster Chrystal Kwame-Aryee, the panel featured Osei Bonsu Sarfo Kantanka, an author, historian and anthropologist; Dr Courage Besah-Adanu, Head of the Geographical Indications Unit at the Ghana Industrial Property Office; Andrew Ackah, President of the Advertising Association of Ghana; and Gideon…

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Black Star Fashion Week kicks off in Accra with Summit
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Black Star Fashion Week kicks off in Accra with Summit

The inaugural Black Star Fashion Week (BSFW) kicked off today with a summit at the Movenpick Ambassador Hotel in Accra. Put together by the Rex Omar-led Black Star Experience and running under the theme: “Put Ghana On”, the initiative aims at charting a clearer path for Ghana’s fashion sector.

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Where to start with: John Berger
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Where to start with: John Berger

I have limited myself to books he assembled himself, which means I haven’t allowed myself to include anthologies, such as the excellent Understanding a Photograph, edited by Dyer, or Tom Overton’s collections Landscapes and Portraits, or the recent selection Across a Frontier, chosen by the similarly interdisciplinary critic, photographer and novelist Teju Cole. Henry Eliot edited the 2026 Bloomsbury reissues of John Berger’s work.

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