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More staff working from home means more work for IT staff, but many face uncertainty over their jobs. Source: BBC

Government says it has provided the needed resources for the Ghana Police Service to ensure that the 2020 election is peaceful. This follows the constant reportage of numerous agitations between members of the two major political parties before and during the recently organised voters’ registration exercise. The rival parties have Read more…

The Vetting Committee of the Convention People’s Party (CPP) has approved 20 aspirants to contest for various positions in its upcoming National Congress. This was revealed at a press briefing organised by the Party’s congress planning committee on Wednesday at the party’s headquarters. Chairman of the Council of Elders of Read more…

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved a project worth $54.5 million to address the alarming deforestation and forest degradation challenges in the Northern Savannah Zone of Ghana, whilst promoting investments in the shea value chain and women’s empowerment. The ‘Ghana Shea Landscape Emission Reductions Project’, which was approved at Read more…

Uber and Lyft may not be pausing operations in California after all, Google releases new emergency alert tools and Airbnb bans all parties. This is your Daily Crunch for August 20, 2020. The big story: Uber and Lyft win legal victory Earlier today, Lyft announced that it would suspend operations Read more…

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) says it cannot be blamed for mass leakage of exams questions on social media. Mounting a strong defence the Council touted its strict security protocols before and after the printing of exam questions. This comes after the general public and some stakeholders in the Read more…

The Warner Bros Studio Tour Tokyo – The Making of Harry Potter will follow in the footsteps of the original UK tour in Leavesden. A new Harry Potter theme park, based on the world-famous wizarding novels written by J K Rowling, will open in Tokyo in 2023. Like The Making Read more…

A lawyer has revealed that no court will grant any marriage less than two years a divorce, according to the laws of the country. Kweku Yamoah Pantsil told Edem Knight-Tay on Joy FM’s Home Affairs show that no matter what struggles the marriage may be experiencing, the laws of the Read more…

Lawyer luminary Tsatsu Tsikata says it was a very significant decision on the part of John Mahama to have selected Prof Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang as running mate towards the December polls. According to him, “I have no doubt in my mind that former President Mahama recognised the powerful impact that Read more…

Startup founders, brace yourself for a phenomenal opportunity. TechCrunch, in partnership with cela, will host eleven — count ‘em eleven — accelerators in Digital Startup Alley at Disrupt 2020. It gets better: they’re accepting applications for their upcoming virtual accelerator programs, and this is your chance to interview with them. Read more…

Policy and education think tank Imani Africa has endorsed the call by NDC to have a presidential debate between their flagbearers former President John Mahama and President Akufo Addo. Founding President of the institution said a debate between these candidates will help shift arguments from parties taking credit for a Read more…

The companies have appealed a court ruling to classify their drivers as employees, not contractors. Source: BBC

The mobility sector has been abuzz with activity in the past decade, from the rise of ride hailing and the sudden explosion of shared electric scooters and bikes to the pursuit to commercialize moonshots like automated vehicles and flying cars. At the center of this evolving industry are the investors, Read more…

Arcadia, the company that gives homeowners and renters a way to offset their carbon footprints through renewable energy credits and clean power developments, is now pitching its services to businesses as an employee benefit. Companies can offset their employees carbon footprints or subsidize their power bills using Arcadia’s services, the Read more…

Between the IPO buzz and a raft of new federal contracts for COVID-19 work, it’s been a year of big moves for Palantir. Now, the company is making a more literal one: decamping from its Palo Alto headquarters to Denver, Colorado. The decision to relocate its Palo Alto headquarters, first Read more…

A California appeals court judge has granted Uber and Lyft’s emergency stay. This means the preliminary injunction that sought to force companies to reclassify their drivers as employees will not go into effect this Friday. The court is now reviewing Uber and Lyft’s appeal to overturn the trial court’s ruling. Read more…

The U.S. market has no real frontrunner poised to claim TikTok’s throne if the app is banned in the country. According to Trump’s executive order, TikTok’s owner ByteDance has to divest of TikTok’s U.S. operations or the app will be banned from the U.S. market on November 12. A number Read more…