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Dancehall artiste, Stonebwoy, has expressed his grief over the death of Jamaican reggae star, Fantan Mojah, describing him as a fearless voice whose music touched lives across the globe.

In his tribute on X, Stonebwoy reflected on the late musician’s visit to Ghana for the 2025 Bhim Festival, saying it was a privilege to host him and celebrate his remarkable contribution to reggae music.

‘The Macka Tree Goes Home. It was an honour to welcome you to the Motherland and to celebrate your legacy at BHIMFESTIVAL 25,’ Stonebwoy wrote.

The award-winning musician likened Fantan Mojah to the ‘Macka Tree,’ a reference to one of the reggae icon’s most celebrated songs, praising his unwavering commitment to truth, African culture and conscious music.

‘You stood tall like the Macka Tree – rooted in culture, unshaken in truth, and sheltering generations with your sound. Rest well, Jah Warrior,’ he stated.

Stonebwoy said although Fantan Mojah had departed, his legacy would continue to inspire people through the powerful messages contained in his music.

‘Your songs were more than music – they were medicine, they were fire, they were faith. You uplifted my spirit, and you continue to uplift millions worldwide,’ he added.

He ended his tribute by saying, ‘Fantan Mojah Forever in our hearts,’ paying his final respects to the reggae legend, whose music championed spirituality, justice and African identity throughout his career.

TWELVE PEOPLE are reported dead following a gory road accident involving three vehicles at the Konongo Anglican Basic School area on the Kumasi-Accra highway.

The deceased included 8 male adults, three females, and a young boy, who is believed to be five years old.

Several others also sustained varying degrees of injuries and were convey to the Steward Hospital in Yawkwai for treatment.

The bodies of the deceased have since been deposited at the mortuary.

According to reports, the accident, happened around 11pm on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, involved a DAF Cargo truck, from Kumasi to Accra, loaded with tomatoes, a commercial bus carrying passengers from Accra to Kumasi, and an empty fuel tanker.

Preliminary investigations revealed that the DAF cargo truck tried to overtake another car and lost control, colliding head-on with the commercial bus, which was from the Accra area.

The driver of the empty fuel tanker, perhaps, did not see the accident on time as he unfortunately drove his vehicle into the already collided cargo truck and the passenger bus.

The deafening sound that the accident made attracted scores of curious people to the scene, who managed to transport the injured people to the hospital for immediate medical care.

Personnel from the Ghana National Fire Service, the Ghana Police Service and the National Ambulance Service were deployed to the scene to rescue trapped victims.

The crash brought traffic on the busy Kumasi-Accra Highway to a standstill for several hours as emergency responders and security personnel carried out rescue and recovery operations.

At the time of filing the report on Thursday afternoon, there were reports that 13 people survived the crash.

Meanwhile, the police at Konongo in the Ashanti region are said to have commenced investigations to help find what caused the accident.

Asante Kotoko are set to appoint experienced South African coach, Eric Tinkler, as the club’s new head coach, bringing an end to their search for a permanent manager.

The Porcupine Warriors have been without a substantive head coach since the departure of Karim Zito, with interim coaches Prince Yaw Owusu and later Hamza Obeng overseeing the team.

The club recently appointed Dutchman, Stanley Menzo, as Director of Football, tasked with overseeing the technical direction, and the search for a new head coach has been a key priority.

Tinkler brings a wealth of experience to the role, having managed several clubs in the South African Premier Soccer League. He has previously been in charge of Orlando Pirates, Cape Town City, SuperSport United, Chippa United, and Maritzburg United. Most recently, he led Sekhukhune United.

The 55-year-old former Bafana Bafana midfielder, who earned 45 caps for South Africa, has won three trophies during his coaching career: the League Cup with Cape Town City FC (2016), the Nedbank Cup with Orlando Pirates (2013/2014), and the South Africa 8 Cup with SuperSport United FC (2017/2018).

Tinkler’s appointment is expected to bring stability and experience to Kotoko as they prepare for the 2026/27 season.

The sound of Highlife in several of its exciting strands will hit Barcelona, Spain, on August 2, 2026, at a concert to launch the ‘Highlife to the World (H2TW) – BlackStar Experience 2027’ global campaign.

Organised by the Ghana Embassy in Madrid, Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA), Showbiz Africa and the BlackStar Experience, the concert at Barcelona’s SeaSea Club starts at 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

The launch event will be a prelude to the global rollout of H2TW-BlackStar Experience 2027, scheduled to begin in March 2027 across the world on the sidelines of Ghana’s 70th anniversary.

The campaign is dedicated to promoting and preserving Ghana’s United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)-inscribed Highlife music and dance for future generations. UNESCO in December 2025, officially added Highlife to the organisation’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list.

Artistes scheduled to perform at the Barcelona concert include Bessa Simons, Stonebwoy, Amandzeba Nat Brew, Obrafour, Jupitar and more. DJs on rotation will feature Ghana’s best in Europe, including DJ Logs, DJ Demo, DJ Enoch, DJ King Solo and guest appearance by Spain-based Nigerian DJ Enny.

The event is organised in partnership with Benayacon Entertainment, National Folklore Board, Ghana Tourism Authority and Creative Arts Agency, with support from the Spanish Embassy in Ghana and UNESCO Office in Ghana.

The Ghana delegation to Barcelona to be hosted by Kalsoume Sinare Baffour, Ghana’s Ambassador to Spain, will include Bessa Simons (President, Musicians Union of Ghana), Madam Maame Efua Houadjeto (CEO of Ghana Tourism Authority), and Mr. Rex Omar (BlackStar Experience Coordinator).

Others are Gideon Aryeequaye (Executive Secretary of Creative Arts Agency), Verus Nartey (CEO, Showbiz Africa and Made in Ghana Consulting Ltd), and Eric Acquah (CEO of Benayacon Entertainment).

In an interview with DAILY GUIDE, the MUSIGA President emphasised that Highlife is Ghana’s gift to the rest of the world and, therefore, needs to be appropriately promoted.

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Atwima Nwabiagya South, Wisdom Osei Boamah, popularly known as Okumkom, has spearheaded a massive clean-up exercise at Abuakwa and its surrounding communities as part of President John Dramani Mahama’s nationwide sanitation campaign following the recent floods that wreaked havoc in several parts of the country.

The exercise, which targeted flood-prone areas and choked drains, brought together officials of the Municipal Assembly, the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), market women and residents to improve environmental sanitation and reduce the risk of future flooding.

Addressing the media after the exercise, Osei Boamah expressed appreciation to his colleague Municipal Chief Executives who joined him in the exercise, namely Gloria Opoku Gyamfi of the Wenchi Municipal Assembly and Siata Watara of the Jaman South Municipal Assembly.

He also commended NADMO officials, environmental health officers, assembly staff and members of the public for their commitment towards ensuring a cleaner municipality.

The MCE disclosed that he has directed NADMO and the Municipal Environmental Health and Sanitation Department to carry out routine inspections at markets and other public places while intensifying the enforcement of the Assembly’s sanitation by-laws.

According to him, about 30 persons who failed to participate in the clean-up exercise and were found to have accumulated refuse in their surroundings have been summoned by the Assembly and will face the appropriate sanctions.

He stressed that the Assembly would not tolerate acts that undermine efforts to maintain a clean environment, warning that sanitation offenders would be prosecuted to serve as a deterrent to others.

The Wenchi Municipal Chief Executive, Gloria Opoku Gyamfi, appealed to traditional authorities to support the enforcement of sanitation laws by allowing offenders to face the prescribed punishments instead of intervening on their behalf.

She urged residents to make cleanliness a daily responsibility by keeping their homes, markets and other public places clean to help prevent flooding and promote good public health.

Ghanaian feature film, Ego Reach We All (Our Time Will Come), has earned an official nomination to premiere at the 79th Locarno Film Festival, a major milestone for Ghanaian cinema and African storytelling on the international stage.

Written and directed by Amartei Armar and produced by Yemoh Ike, the 105-minute drama is a feature-length adaptation of Amartei’s award-winning 2018 short film, ‘Vagabonds’.

The original short received international acclaim after winning at the Montreal World Film Festival, an Oscar-qualifying festival, paving the way for the development of the feature film.

Shot entirely in Ghana with a local cast and crew, ‘Ego Reach We All’ was completed in France during post-production, reflecting a successful collaboration between Ghanaian filmmakers and international partners while maintaining its Ghanaian identity.

The project has attracted significant international recognition throughout its development. It won the Cannes Focus CoPro Award and received support from the Red Sea Development Fund, the Red Sea Souk Award and the Red Sea Productions Fund, establishing itself as one of Africa’s most promising film projects.

Beyond its festival achievements, the film has also benefited from several renowned international development programmes.

Director Amartei Armar was selected for the Heyazah Screening Lab in Doha, while producer Yemoh Ike participated in the 2023 EAVE Producers Programme under the CNC scholarship, with training sessions held in Luxembourg, Austria and the Netherlands. Most recently, the project was selected for the 2025 Atlas Workshop in Marrakesh, Morocco.

The film stars Idrissu Tontie, Dorothy Adobea Tandoh, Emmanuel Wilberforce, Barbara Yong Jin, Emmanuel Owusu Ofori, O’Bryan Kwame Enyan, Gabriel Narh Addo, Nelly Bilson and Kwame Brenya.

The official selection of ‘Ego Reach We All’ for the prestigious Locarno Film Festival is a landmark achievement for Ghana’s film industry. It highlights the strength of Ghanaian filmmaking, with the production proudly showcasing local talent while bringing authentic African stories to a global audience.

THE BEKWAI Circuit Court has granted bail to three people for reportedly disrupting the New Patriotic Party (NPP) constituency executive election process at Bidieso in Obuasi, in the Ashanti Region.

The suspects have been identified by police as Haruna Iddrisu, aka ‘Dole’, Osei Boateng alias ‘Nana Osei’, and Charles Opoku, who is popularly known as ‘Blackman’.

They pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit crime, namely rioting, and rioting with weapons, and were each granted bail in the sum of GHS50,000 with two justified sureties.

According to a police report, the trio ‘stormed the polling station on July 12, 2026, armed with offensive weapons, scattered ballot boxes, and threatened election officials and voters without provocation.’

The three suspects, reportedly, caused massive destruction at the place before they were eventually apprehended after policemen at the election venue had called for reinforcement.

‘A police reinforcement team swiftly intervened and arrested the suspects, retrieving one axe and one cutlass during the operation.

‘The suspects were subsequently put before the Bekwai Circuit Court on charges of conspiracy to commit crime, namely rioting, and rioting with weapons,’ the police disclosed.

According to the police report, the case has been adjourned to August 10, 2026, while investigations continue, adding that police are doing their best to arrest other persons suspected to be involved in the violent incident.

Veteran Highlife musician, Akosua Agyapong, has made it clear that she will no longer entertain questions about her marriage or personal relationships, urging the media to keep their interviews centred on her music career.

Speaking in an interview with JoyPrime TV, Akosua said she is frequently questioned about her relationship with fellow musician Nat Brew, popularly known as Amandzeba, but believes such matters are private and unrelated to her profession.

‘An issue came up, and people started asking, ‘What happened between you and Nat (Amandzeba)?’ That should not concern anyone. It’s not part of my music,’ she said.

The veteran singer emphasised that she is always open to discussing her achievements and contributions to the music industry, but draws the line when it comes to her personal life.

‘Nowhere in my music career have I indicated that I’m going to talk about my relationship or marriage because that is my personal life. When it has something to do with music, I am ready to answer,’ she stated.

Akosua explained that her decision to keep her private life private is largely motivated by her desire to protect her children from comments that could affect them.

‘Stay away from my private life because I have children. I will not come and sit here and say things that could hurt my kids,’ she said.

She also cautioned public figures against feeling compelled to respond to every personal question during interviews, noting that some answers could later become a source of regret.

‘Some presenters throw questions at you, and if you’re not smart, you start answering things you may later regret. I came here because of my music, so ask me about my music career,’ she added.

Akosua further suggested that some journalists who probe into the personal lives of celebrities may themselves be dealing with difficulties in their own relationships.

‘If you look at some of the presenters asking these questions, if you go behind the scenes, what they are going through in their own relationships may be very bad, yet they want to find out about somebody else’s,’ she added.

Ghanaian Content Creator, Kwadwo Sheldon, has taken a swipe at the CEO of Youth Employment Agency (YEA), Malik Basintale, after promising to equip 2,000 Ghanaians with digital skills.

This was after the YEA CEO stated that a new digital skills programme with Ghana Digital Centres Limited will equip 2,000 Ghanaian youth with in-demand skills in areas including artificial intelligence (AI), cloud computing, cybersecurity and data analytics.

According to Kwadwo Sheldon, Basintale has been ‘singing these songs’ ever since his appointment, yet the youth unemployment rate keeps increasing day by day.

He made this assertion when he reposted a post on X by Citi FM which captured a video of Basintale announcing the 2,000 job initiative for the youth.

The post read, ‘This guy he no Dey taya creating imaginary jobs? Hoh (sic).’

Malik Basintale is facing growing criticism over what some youth groups and political commentators describe as the YEA’s failure to deliver tangible job opportunities for young Ghanaians. The criticism comes amid rising unemployment concerns, with many young people calling on the YEA to do more to connect them to jobs, skills training, and entrepreneurship support.

With unemployment remaining a major concern for Ghana’s youth, pressure is mounting on the YEA to deliver measurable results.

Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, has called for deliberate investment in Ghana’s Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) sector, describing it as central to deepening industrialisation, expanding local value addition, and creating sustainable jobs.

Speaking on his behalf at the 5th Edition of the National FMCG Awards, Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Shamima Muslim said the call comes at a time when Ghana’s economy is showing renewed momentum.

Citing Ghana Statistical Service data, she said the economy recorded 6.4% real GDP growth in the first quarter of 2026.

The industry sector grew by 6.9%, accounting for 32.9% of GDP and contributing 34.1% of overall economic growth in the period. Manufacturing also hit a record GHS7.06 billion in constant price GDP in Q1 2026.

‘These encouraging statistics are clear evidence that when industry grows, Ghana grows,’ Ms. Muslim stated. ‘Strengthening the FMCG sector is not simply a business priority. It is actually a national imperative. It is central to deepening industrialization, to expanding local value addition, and creating sustainable jobs.’

Positioning For AfCFTA

She said under the African Continental Free Trade Area, (AfCFTA) Ghana must move beyond exporting raw materials and capture more value domestically.

‘What Africa shouldn’t do is to wait on the sidelines and yet again be mere participants. We cannot be a country that is powering the global economy without refining in the same country,’ she indicated.

Ms. Muslim added that President John Mahama is leading initiatives, including a research drive, aimed at reclaiming Africa’s health sovereignty amid a shifting global order.

Digital Transformation Urged

She said AI, automation, digital payments, e-commerce and data-driven decision making are no longer future technologies but tools defining successful businesses today.

‘Consumer expectations are evolving faster than ever. Technology is transforming every stage of the value chain and competition is becoming increasingly global,’ she said.

She urged FMCG businesses to embrace digital transformation and innovation, while creating opportunities for young people.

‘A new growth code demands agility, continuous innovation, investment in technology, research and development, product quality, and human capital. It requires businesses to anticipate change rather than react to it,’ she added.