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President Mahama to host Zimbabwe’s president for three day state visit
President John Dramani Mahama will host Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa for a three day state visit to Ghana from April 1 to April 3, 2026.
He is expected to arrive in Accra where he will be received with full military honours. A state banquet will also be held in his honour.
The visit will include high level bilateral talks between the two leaders.
These engagements will focus on strengthening cooperation in areas such as trade, tourism, agriculture, healthcare, sanitation, and efforts to address corruption and unemployment.
The two presidents are also expected to witness the signing of key agreements aimed at deepening cooperation between the two countries.
As part of his visit, he will tour the Sweden Ghana Medical Centre and the Accra Compost and Recycling Plant.
He will also visit the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park to pay homage to Ghana’s first president.
The visit is expected to strengthen the long standing relationship between Ghana and Zimbabwe and promote closer cooperation for development.
By: Jacob Aggrey
President John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, signed five bills including three amendment bills passed by Parliament into law.
They are: Security and Intelligence Agencies Bill, 2025; University of Engineering and Agricultural Sciences Bill, 2025; Ghana Deposit Protection (Amendment) Bill, 2025; Growth and Sustainability Levy (Amendment) Bill, 2026; and Education Regulatory Bodies (Amendment) Bill, 2026.
In a brief remark after assenting to the bills, President Mahama explained that the Security and Intelligence Agencies Act, 2026, scraps the Office of Minister of National Security and frees the President’s to appoint any Minister to supervise the security agencies.
He said it also reverses the name of the office of National Intelligence Bureau (NIB), to the original name, Bureau of National Intelligence, (BNI).
This the President said, addresses the confusion between that security agency and a well-known Ghanaian financial institution, the National Investment Bank.
President Mahama also noted that the University of Engineering and Agricultural Sciences Act, 2026, establishes another University in the Eastern Region, at Bonsu, with three campuses – the main campus at Bonsu in the Eastern Region, with the second campus to be cited at Ohawu in the Oti Region.
The third, the Presdient assed will be located at Acherensua in the Ahafo Region.
Touching on the Amendment to the Growth and Sustainability Levy Act, the President said, “As you’re aware, the act was amended to increase it from 1% to 3%, and so this act reduces it again. That is the levy on mining companies. It reduces it again to 1%, because of the introduction of the sliding scale of royalties.”
He also spoke to the passage of the Government Education Regulatory Bodies Amendment Act, emphasising that amends Act 1023 to grant greater flexibility to private tertiary institutions and the option to Charter.
The Ghana Deposit Protection Amendment Act, the President concluded, is an amendment to an original act that was supposed to guarantee deposits held in commercial banks or financial institutions.
It basically expands protection to include mobile money wallets and other digital platforms, ensuring a wider scope of digital financial assets are secured.
The signing ceremony, was witnessed by the Clerk of Parliament, Mr. Ebenezer Ahumah Djietror, Secretary to the President, Dr Callistus Mahama, the Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Dr Dominic Akrutinga Ayine, Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, Joyce Bawa Mogtari, a Senior Presidential Advisor and a Special Aide to the President, Finance Minister, Dr Cassiel Ato Baah Forson, and the Vice President, Professor Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang.
The Ghana Police Service has arrested a suspect in connection with a viral video in which he threatened a Justice of the High Court, Justice Patricia Quansah.
According to the police, the video contained threats, abusive language, and allegations accusing the judge of criminal conduct.
They added that the content raised serious concern about the safety of the judge and the reputation of the Judiciary.
After gathering intelligence over a period of time, officers from the Cyber Vetting and Enforcement Team arrested the suspect, John Kwabena Owusu Ansah, aged 49.
He was picked up on Thursday, March 27, 2026, at his hideout at Antoakrom in the Ashanti Region.
The suspect is currently in Police custody assisting investigations and will be put before court.
