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Fishing Chiefs Demand Tribal Tricks to Save Our Seas
Ghana's fisheries minister wants the world to respect local fishing wisdom. Emelia Arthur spoke at the United Nations Ocean Conference about protecting marine life. She said three million people earn money from fishing around Ghana. Traditional fishing groups have saved ocean resources for hundreds of years. Arthur warned that overfishing and climate change hurt fish populations. Illegal boats steal fish from waters that belong to local communities. Small fish species feed millions of people across West Africa. Sacred fishing areas and seasonal bans protect marine animals during breeding seasons. Government officials often ignore traditional fishing rules during policy meetings. Arthur announced a new system that brings together...
Trauma Care Mission Unmasks Ghana Trafficking Crisis
Ghana's gender ministry held a four-day meeting about helping trafficking victims. Officials from Ghana, Ivory Coast and Guinea shared ideas about running shelters. Minister Agnes Naa Momo Lartey praised France for building new safe houses. Workers have helped over 700 people escape trafficking since 2018. The new shelter at Aflao helps victims right at the border. Expertise France supports countries fighting human trafficking across West Africa. The group builds shelters and trains police officers to spot victims. Sweta Bonnet leads the MIGRET project that funds these efforts. She said Ivory Coast plans to open its first government shelter for adults. Other countries want to copy Ghana's system of protecting trafficked people. Human...
MTN Staff Swap Suits For Sewing And Coding
More than 200 MTN Ghana workers helped students at a training center make school uniforms for poor children. The volunteers visited the Opportunities Industrialization Centre on Wednesday to teach sewing skills and create clothes. MTN runs this volunteer program called 21 Days of Y'ello Care for the 18th year running. Staff members worked alongside students rather than just giving donations. The company plans to make 500 uniforms total across two locations. Workers at the Accra campus will sew 300 uniforms and another 200 at the Kumasi site. Poor schools across the Central Region will receive these finished uniforms for their students. MTN demands high quality work even during training sessions. Volunteers also taught students about...
President Ditches Zoomlion Deal in Tender Shakeup
Government leaders changed how they award cleaning contracts across the country. Officials decided to split future deals among regions and districts instead of one massive national agreement. The new system aims to cut costs and push companies to compete harder for business. Leaders believe different firms will work better when they battle each other for jobs. A reporter named Manasseh Azure Awuni asked officials to stop the old contract system. He wanted the government to end its deal with Zoomlion Ghana Limited under the Youth Employment Agency program. The presidential office agreed and said the expired 2024 contract would not continue. Auditors will check all money paid to Zoomlion after the contract ended. Officials promised to...
AMD Adrenalin 25.6.2 Packs FSR4 Games and Fixes
AMD launched its Adrenalin 25.6.2 driver that brings fresh game support and performance improvements. The update works with two new games called The Alters and FBC: Firebreak. Graphics cards can run these titles with better stability and speed. Four games received new FSR 4 technology that makes graphics look sharper. The Alters, Delta Force, Dragonkin: The Banished, and RoadCraft all support this feature. Players can enjoy smoother frame rates and clearer visuals with compatible hardware. The driver fixes several annoying problems that affected gamers. Oculus Rift S headsets no longer show green colors on RX 7000 series cards. Discord streaming works better with multiple monitors and less stuttering occurs. Spider-Man 2 crashes less...
Silent Hill f Will Haunt You in Japanese Nightmare
Konami revealed Silent Hill f will launch September 25, 2025 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and PC. The company showed new details during their Press Start event. Neobards studio worked with Konami to create the horror game. Both teams wanted to keep Silent Hill elements but add Japanese horror style. The game takes place in Japan instead of the usual Silent Hill town. Producer Motoi Okamoto says players still face psychological horror and mental challenges. Japanese horror mixes beauty with disturbing elements rather than just gross imagery. The developers focus on finding beauty within terror. Game director Al Yang created visual designs that feel uneasy but charming. Players cannot stop looking at the frightening artwork...
Suikoden STAR LEAP Lands on PC and Mobile Gacha Madness
Konami brings back the classic Suikoden series with a brand new game called STAR LEAP. Players can download the adventure on computers through Steam and mobile phones. The company showed off the game during a recent Press Start event with fresh trailers. Fans waited years for another official entry after playing remasters of older titles. The story happens before the first Suikoden game and after the fifth one. Artists created beautiful 2D characters that move across 3D backgrounds like the original games. Popular heroes return such as Viktor, Flik and Odessa from past adventures. The game uses a special system where players collect 108 different heroes without paying extra money. Konami announced STAR LEAP back in March as a...
Harare Dump Despair Ends as Trucks Roll In
Geo Pomona Waste Management started collecting trash from homes across Harare. The company received new garbage trucks from Belarus through government funding. Workers began clearing dump sites and picking up waste from neighborhoods around the city. Residents welcomed the service after twenty years of overflowing garbage problems. Many people worried about diseases from uncollected trash piling up everywhere. Mellisa Mavhuwani from Glenview praised the changes happening around her area. She said the community suffered long periods without proper waste removal services. Tinashe Kanonge noticed trucks working and dump sites getting cleaned up. He believes people will stop throwing garbage illegally after seeing the improvements. Workers...
Security Guards Demand Wage Law Must Be Enforced
Security workers and bosses demand new pay rules take effect right away. Andreas Hausiku from the labor group says guards deserve fair wages after years of poor treatment. The government approved minimum pay at 13.50 dollars per hour starting January 15. Companies must follow these rules or face legal trouble from officials. Government contracts under 30.30 dollars per hour break labor laws. Hausiku claims the Home Affairs Ministry ignores its job to watch security companies. Officials passed laws back in 1998 but never made rules to enforce them. Bad companies take advantage of workers and hurt honest businesses. Guards protect banks, schools and government buildings across the country. The ministry refuses to meet with worker groups...
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