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Shoe-making is not for school dropouts — Horseman founder Tonyi Senayah

Founder of Horseman, Tonyi Senayah, says his shoemaking business is driven by a broader mission to create fulfilling employment opportunities for artisans and challenge the perception that vocational trades are meant for people who fail to progress through formal education. Mr Senayah said his interest in developing people, which took shape towards the end of his studies at the University of Ghana, had influenced his decision to build a business around shoemaking and craftsmanship.

Savannah College of Education teachers decry 19 months without payroll migration

[CETAG] and the Colleges of Education Non-Teaching Staff Association of Ghana (CENTSAG), say the unresolved issues surrounding staff remuneration, recruitment and migration of members to the government payroll are a threat to their welfare and the smooth administration of the college. According to the press statement signed by the leadership of the two associations, Abdalla Abdul-Rahim for CENTSAG and Franklin Aguuri of CETAG said they recognised the importance and the need to integrate it into the public teacher education system and are yet to reap its full benefits.

Yagbonwura appeals to Mahama to intervene in Savannah College of Education workers’ strike

The Overlord of Gonjaland and Life Patron of the Savannah College of Education, Yagbonwura Bii-Kunuto Jewu Soale I, has appealed to President John Dramani Mahama to intervene in the ongoing strike by teaching and non-teaching staff of the institution. The Overlord appealed in an interview with JoyNews through the Secretary to the Wasipe Traditional Council, Jantonwura Peter Awusi Yakubu, in Daboya.

Deeply distressing to see ambulances stranded, students missing classes during convoy movement in Kashmir: Sakina Itoo

Sakina Ittoo appealed to L-G Sinha “to explore practical traffic management measures that uphold essential security protocols while ensuring uninterrupted passage for ambulances and minimising public inconvenience.”

Quick hits: Mix-up ends schoolmates' mammoth stand, Breetzke brings the fight

Ryan Rickelton is left fuming after a mix-up ends a mammoth partnership with schoolmate Wiaan Mulder, as Matthew Breetzke doesn't back down on a day of toil for the Aussies. Here are the quick hits from day four in Cape Town.

When youths move, society changes: The 2026 barricades, by Owei Lakemfa

Even with the clashes and arrests in cities like Paris, Lyon, Bordeaux, and Marseille, the French government was in dialogue with the protesters, including reaching consensus on routes to take in order to minimize destruction of public property and offering concessions. Trump told Americans: “Just look at France… Paris is going to be a Muslim city very soon.”

Pelvic pain clinic teaches school students not to suffer in silence

A school outreach program encourages young women to seek diagnosis, treatment and support for pelvic pain.

Crime Branch nabs PSC additional secretary R. Hari in examination irregularities case

R. Hari and P. Satheesh, a former deputy secretary of the PSC, were allegedly in charge of the evaluation process of the controversial exam to the State Planning Board. Satheesh was arrested recently and Hari had been absconding since

108 students found consuming liquor at Chevella farmhouse, four test positive for ganja

Don’t just ban school uniforms from pornography – ban them altogether

Readers respond to a campaign by teenage girls against the use of uniforms in pornography This is a wonderful campaign by Rose, Mae, Aylin and Willow to ban the use of school uniform in pornography (We’re teenage girls fighting to ban the use of school uniform in porn. As someone who wore a visibly secondhand and well-worn uniform at school and was the butt of much teasing, I know it does no such thing.

Should Director of Collegiate Education be an academic?

Citing administrative reasons, the government appointed an IAS officer to the post starting in January 2024. However, the faculty say day-to-day operations of the department have been affected owing to delays in decision-making

Takshashila University conducts Induction ceremony for MBBS students

No hostel, no auditorium: Dr Hilla Limann Technical University freshers use walkway for orientation

Dr Hilla Limann Technical University freshers use walkway for orientation. Hundreds of freshers at Dr Hilla Limann Technical University in Wa in the Upper West Region have been forced to hold their orientation under an open walkway due to the university’s lack of an auditorium.

Crime Branch alleges ‘deliberate manipulation’ in Kerala PSC examination

Irregularities in the State Planning Board exam were carried out with the knowledge of officials, including P. Satheesh, former deputy secretary of PSC, say police in his remand report

Gender Minister engages Obuasi SHTS students affected by allegations, assures them of support

The Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Dr Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, has engaged students affected by the alleged sexual abuse at Obuasi Senior High Technical School (SHTS), assuring them of the government’s support as investigations into the matter continue. The Minister assured the students that the Ministry would continue working with the Ghana Education Service (GES), social welfare officers, health professionals and other stakeholders to ensure they receive the necessary support.

Cost of living protests to spread to Germany and reignite in France on Halloween

Activists call for people to make their anger known over poor public services including education and housing Europe live – latest updates Street protests sweeping Europe are expected to spread to Germany and reignite in France on Saturday, with police mobilised to stop potential looting and rioting on the fringes of what organisers hope will be peaceful rallies. Weeks of, at times violent, student demonstrations have rocked Italy, Spain, Portugal, Albania and France, where activists on Halloween have again called for people to make their anger over the cost of living and deficient public serv

Gender Minister engages Obuasi SHTS authorities, community leaders over alleged sexual abuse

The Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Dr Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, has engaged authorities of Obuasi Senior High Technical School (SHTS) and community leaders on measures to protect students and support those affected by allegations of sexual abuse at the school. Dr Lartey reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to protecting children in schools, homes, churches and communities, and said the Ministry would continue working with relevant institutions to support affected students and strengthen child protection arrangements.

Crime Branch files charge sheet in Kerala University assistant recruitment case

The case pertains to alleged corruption in the appointment to the posts of University Assistants Grade-II in 2005; according to probe, the selection process was manipulated to facilitate the appointment of relatives and associates of CPI(M) leaders, political figures and senior university officials

Nearly 2 million young Ghanaians not in employment, education or training – GSS

Nearly two million Ghanaians aged between 15 and 35 were neither employed nor enrolled in education or training in the third quarter of 2025, according to the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS). Findings published in the Ghana in Numbers 2025 report indicate that young women accounted for more than 60% of those classified as not in employment, education or training (NEET).

Students can play a key role in curbing corruption: BPCL official

‘Students have an important role to play, particularly as they enter the workforce and assume greater responsibilities as citizens'

D.B. Pampa College, SRIBS sign MoU for academic collaboration

Under the agreement, students and faculty members of the departments of Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Botany and Zoology will benefit from collaborative research projects, faculty development programmes, student internships, seminars, workshops, conferences, certificate courses and academic exchange programmes

British student pilot among three dead after two helicopters collide in Oregon

Flight instructor, 22, and pilot, 38, among other fatalities after mid-air collision occurs near small airport Three people have been killed after two helicopters collided in mid-air near a small airport in Oregon on Thursday, authorities have confirmed. The Yamhill county sheriff’s office said on Thursday that it received reports at about 2.10pm local time about an aircraft incident involving two helicopters that had crashed south-east of McMinnville, near McMinnville municipal airport.

Niger Mass Deaths: Probe panel recommends scholarships for victims’ children, N1.4bn compensations

The committee proposed N30 million for each bereaved family and N10 million for each survivor, while recommending the release of officers cleared of culpability.

Marijuana trail leads to 24 students at University of Hyderabad; security guard held