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Caution: False prophesies cause of division in family
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An 80 year old woman, Madam Edith Duku, has admonished the youth to critically examine prophecies which tell them that their mothers are witches.
She said it was disheartening that many mothers, mothers in-law and grandmothers had suddenly become the cause of the woes of their children and grandchildren under this generation.
Speaking in an interview with The Spectator last Friday, Madam Duku said she was not against prophecies but those which sought to create division in families were of concern to her hence her decision to talk about it.
She said everyone needed to be worried that many mothers and mother figures who had healthy relationship with their children and in-laws currently had become “enemies” due to someone’s false prophecy.
She was of the opinion that if the intention of such messages were really for the good of their supposed victims, the carriers would have used wisdom to address the situation because families were meant to live together in peace and unity not in pieces.
She said it would not be wrong to say some children had been manipulated whether physically or spiritually to believe that their parents who went through difficulties to raise them were those trying to destroy them.
“Now if a couple cannot have children, it is a certain old woman’s fault, if they have a sick child it is the same excuse, if a person is jobless it is a mother’s fault and even if children are performing poorly academically mothers are to be blamed. ” she said.
Madam Duku said the impression being created was that if a woman crossed a certain age, she became a threat to her own family and this was robbing the youth of the rich experience and wisdom of old people.
“Have our children ever thought about the fact that if as mothers we wanted to destroy them as they are meant to believe, we would have destroyed them in their infancy not in their adulthood”, she said.
She said for daughters and daughters in-law, it was important for them to remember that they would also become mothers, mothers in-law and grandmothers in future.
“In your old age, would you be happy to be accused of being a witch and the cause of whatever challenges your family is going through,”? She asked.
From Dzifa Tetteh Tay, Tema.
Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dr. Dominic Ayine, has announced that the government has accepted the recommendation to abolish the death penalty and replace it with life imprisonment as part of the constitutional review process.
He said the proposed amendment would affect Articles 3, 13, 19 and 72 of the 1992 Constitution, with offences that previously attracted the death penalty instead carrying life imprisonment.
Dr. Ayine made the announcement on July 30, 2026, at the Jubilee House in Accra during the Government Accountability Series while outlining the government’s position on the final recommendations of the Constitution Review Committee.
According to him, the government believes the death penalty is inconsistent with the constitutional right to life and Ghana’s international human rights obligations.
He explained that the recommendation forms part of broader proposals aimed at strengthening the protection of fundamental human rights under the Constitution.
Dr. Ayine said the government had also accepted the spirit of several recommendations to expand rights relating to women, children, persons with disabilities, older persons and the youth.
He added that a comprehensive Human Rights Act would be introduced to protect these rights and provide detailed enforcement mechanisms instead of amending the entrenched provisions of the Constitution through a national referendum.
By: Jacob Aggrey
Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Abla Dzifa Gomashie, has called on both local and international investors to tap into opportunities in Ghana’s tourism, hospitality and creative industries.
Speaking in an interview yesterday with World Media USA Today, the Minister said government is committed to creating a conducive investment environment to support growth in the sector.
She highlighted key investment areas including hotels, fashion, music, film production, and tourism infrastructure.
Dzifa Gomashie also encouraged Ghanaians to invest in domestic tourism to help boost the local economy.
According to her, strategic investment in tourism and the creative economy will drive economic transformation, create jobs, and position Ghana as Africa’s gateway for heritage, culture, business and investment.
“Ghana has vast opportunities across tourism, hospitality and the creative industries. We are ready and open for business,” she stated.
The Minister’s remarks come as government intensifies efforts to leverage culture and tourism as drivers of economic growth and job creation.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
