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… At the 13th African Games
Female athletes of the armwrestling team
The Golden Arms, Ghana’s arm-wrestling team revived Team Ghana’s fortunes at the 13th African Games with a 41 medal haul in arm-wrestling.
That raised Ghana’s tally to 45 having earlier garnered gold and two silver from female weightlifter Winnifred Ntumi and a silver from swimming sensation, Abeiku Jackson.
That switched attention to boxing and athletics, the two disciplines with a competitive advantage.
But Benjamin Azamati and Barnabas Aggerh’s fifth and sixth placement in the 100m men’s finals dampened the spirit of Ghanaians in athletics.
Few hours later, Rose Amoaniwaa Yeboah revived emotions again with a splendid high jump performance to add a gold medal to Ghana’s haul which would go into Ghana’s history in the competition as the most successful in terms of the laurels won.
Yeboah cleared the bar at 1.90m.
As of press time, six members of Ghana’s boxing team were also getting ready for semi-final clashes that guaranteed medals irrespective of the outcomes although wins would put them in contention for either gold or silver.
That would mean six additional medals while the men’s 4x100m also look very promising to deliver another medals.
That aside, other disciplines are working extremely hard to join the after party
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Seek healthcare at facilities where nursing services are available – Ministry of Health
As a result of the ongoing strike action by the Ghana Registered Nurses and
Midwives Association (GRNMA), it has become imperative for the Ministry of
Health to implement additional measures to mitigate any inconvenience that has been caused.
According to the Ministry, in a statement, it has through all appropriate channels, led negotiations to ensure the smooth approval and implementation of the
new Conditions of Service.
Against this backdrop, the statement added that in line with the Ministry’s policy to ensure healthy population for national development, it has become necessary to make provisions to fill the gaps created as a result of the strike.
Consequently, the Ministry has urged the general public to continue seeking healthcare services at various health facilities, including those where nursing services remain available, to ensure their health needs are met.
They Ministry also attached a link of health facilities across the country in the statement.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
Check the statement below
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MTN, Telecel & AT to increase value of data bundles effective Tuesday, July 1, 2025
The Minister for Communication and Digital Innovation, Sam George, has announced an increase in the value of data bundles by all telecommunication networks in the country.
Speaking at a Meet The Press held today, he said the new directive will take effect from July 1, 2025.
According to him, the implementation date of July 1, is to allow the telcos to recalibrate and reconfigure their systems to reflect the agreed-upon value increases.
He said The new directive will ensure that “AirtelTigo Ghana (AT Ghana): A 10% increase in all data bundles currently offered by the network, additionally, the GH₵400 bundle, which currently offers 195GB, will now offer 236GB.”
Touching on Telecel Ghana, he said, “A 10% increase in data bundles currently offered by the network, their GH₵400 bundle, which currently offers 90GB, will offer 250GB, effective from July 1.”
On MTN Ghana, the minister said, there would be “a 15% increase in all data bundles currently offered by the network and I am pleased to announce the restoration of GH₵399 bundle, which currently has been changed to GH₵350 that offers 92.88GB, will hence be reinstated to 214GB for GH₵399.”
Sam George has also urged the operators to invest in the quality of their network to ensure customers are better served.
He charged the regulator National Communication Authority (NCA) to strictly monitor the changes.
The minister expressed appreciation to the CEOs of the various companies for close collaboration over the last four months.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
