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Toptech Ghana to provide ISO certified defensive driving course for corporate and VIP drivers

Toptech Ghana to provide ISO certified defensive driving course for corporate and VIP drivers

Africa News, Ghana News, Science & Technology
Toptech Ghana, an ISO certified road safety, transport, and logistics management consulting firm, is offering a 2-day training in defensive driving for corporate drivers. Dubbed the “Defensive Driving Programme for Corporate VIP Drivers”, the training will equip drivers in protocol and defensive driving and trip planning. Toptech Ghana has over 25 years of experience in providing quality training in transport and logistics, health and road safety. Executive Director, Cecil Ebo Garbrah, tells myjoyonline.com that the course is designed to meet the demands of corporate entities who demand par excellence driver-behaviour. The Road Traffic Regulations 2012 does not allow a person to drive a car for more than 4 hours without rest or more than 8 hours in a 24-hour period without ...
KNUST tops Times Higher Education Impact Ranking for quality education

KNUST tops Times Higher Education Impact Ranking for quality education

Ghana News, Science & Technology, World News
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has been recognised as the best university in the world for providing quality education under the Sustainable Development Goal 4. The university gained the recognition in the 2023 Times Higher Education Impact Rankings on Thursday. The 2023 Impact Rankings, in its fifth edition, encompassed a total of 1,591 universities from 112 countries/regions. The Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings are the sole global performance tables that evaluates universities based on the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Employing carefully selected indicators, THE provides comprehensive comparisons across four key areas: research, stewardship, outreach, and teaching. Demonstrating unparallel...
Galaxy Buds2 Pro brings ultimate sound for people who are hard of hearing

Galaxy Buds2 Pro brings ultimate sound for people who are hard of hearing

Science & Technology, World News
Whether it’s listening to your favourite music, or simply tuning into—or tuning out—your surroundings, the Galaxy Buds2 Pro offer the ultimate in sound for everyone. As we recognise Global Accessibility Awareness Day, Samsung is committed to helping those who are hard of hearing better enjoy the sounds of the world around them with the introduction of new enhanced Ambient Sound. Making Technology More Accessible and Inclusive Previously available at three levels of customisation, the updated Ambient Sound feature—which gives users the ability to listen to and stay aware of their surroundings—now adds two additional levels, offering five levels of amplification and providing the benefit of improved hearing to even more users. To assess the feature’s efficacy, a clinical tri...
Ghana to put spotlight on oceans at Maiden Blue Economy Summit

Ghana to put spotlight on oceans at Maiden Blue Economy Summit

Ghana News, International, Science & Technology
Ghana’s commitment to the protection and sustainable management of its oceans takes centre stage as the nation prepares to host the inaugural National Blue Economy Summit. The summit, scheduled for May 31st and June 1st, aims to raise awareness about the critical challenges facing our oceans while highlighting the immense opportunities for Ghana’s transformation. Dr Eugene Owusu, Ghana’s Special Advisor to the President on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), spoke passionately about the urgent need for action to save the world’s oceans. Addressing attendees at the Media Launch of the National Blue Economy Summit on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, Dr Owusu referred to the current state of the oceans as a “time bomb” that requires immediate attention. The decline in ocean heal...
Ghanaian Insurtech, Brolly, accepted into Techstars Tulsa in Oklahoma, USA

Ghanaian Insurtech, Brolly, accepted into Techstars Tulsa in Oklahoma, USA

Ghana News, International, Science & Technology
Brolly, a Ghanaian insurtech specializing in affordable car insurance has been selected for the Summer 2023 cohort of the world-renowned Techstars accelerator in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The startup which offers flexible payments for car insurance coverage joins 11 other startups selected for this year’s Techstars Tulsa accelerator from over 300 high-quality applicants. As part of the accelerator package, Brolly will receive equity investment and be connected to a global network of mentors as well as resources to help the company grow. The company will also gain access to Techstars’ network of potential investors especially as they look to raise a round of funding to power growth in Ghana and expansion to Nigeria. Since soft-launching in Ghana, Brolly has recorded an aver...
Ghana school students talk about their social media addiction, and how it affects their use of English

Ghana school students talk about their social media addiction, and how it affects their use of English

Ghana News, Lifestyle & Social, Science & Technology
Social media networks such as Facebook, WhatsApp, Telegram, YouTube and Instagram have been shown to have significantly transformed student behaviour. But the focus has been on students’ social behaviour. And on how the English language is being spoken because of social media use. The relationship between social media and students’ English language writing has been largely ignored. Our team of four researchers who specialize in language studies set out to study the relationship between social media use and English language performance. We studied one English as a Second Language class at Fiaseman Senior High School in Tarkwa, western Ghana. English is Ghana’s official language and is the medium of instruction for all levels of education. We learnt from the students th...
Stratcomm Africa to equip 29 women with digital communication skills to mark 29th anniversary

Stratcomm Africa to equip 29 women with digital communication skills to mark 29th anniversary

Africa News, Ghana News, Science & Technology
Strategic Communication Africa Limited (Stratcomm Africa), Ghana’s premier total communication agency, is 29 years old and is marking this anniversary with the “29 for 29“ initiative. This involves equipping and empowering 29 women with digital communication skills through mentorship, hands-on practical training and advisory services. The 29 women, made up of 19 female students in communication and 10 female entrepreneurs, will benefit from the yearlong programme leading up to the organisation’s 30th-anniversary celebration in 2024. Recognizing the growing power of digital communication globally, Stratcomm Africa seeks, through this initiative, to help entrepreneurs and students to appreciate the value of these critical communication channels. Sharpening the skills of the stu...
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki steps down after 9 years

YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki steps down after 9 years

Headlines Today, Science & Technology
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki is stepping down after nine years in the role. In a blog post, she said she had “decided to start a new chapter focused on my family, health and personal projects I’m passionate about.” YouTube’s chief product officer, Neal Mohan, will take over as head of the Google-owned video platform. “The time is right for me, and I feel able to do this because we have an incredible leadership team in place at YouTube,” Ms Wojcicki said. Ms Wojcicki added she would continue to work at YouTube in the “short term” to “support Neal and help with the transition.” In her blog, she praised Mr Mohan’s work launching YouTube TV, as well as leading YouTube Music, Premium, and Shorts. At the invitation of Sundar Pichai, chief executive of Google’s parent firm, Alphab...
Pentecost University To Start 5 Engineering Degree Programmes

Pentecost University To Start 5 Engineering Degree Programmes

Pentecost News, Science & Technology
Pentecost University (PU) has received clearance from the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission to commence five new Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) programmes, making PU the first indigenous Ghanaian University to start BEng. programmes on its own. The programmes include BEng. Robotics and Automation, BEng. Electricals and Electronics, BEng. Systems Engineering, BEng. Manufacturing Engineering and BEng. Environmental Engineering. Commenting on the development, the Vice-Chancellor of PU, Prof. Kwabena Agyapong-Kodua,   said the approval of the programmes was monumental and has reinforced the University’s position to provide a leading engineering education that will equip the next generation for the increasingly sophisticated industry, dubbed “Industry 4.0, 5.0.” Linking it ...
WhatsApp will no longer work on these smartphones – Full list [update]

WhatsApp will no longer work on these smartphones – Full list [update]

International, Science & Technology
Older devices frequently quit supporting WhatsApp, and the newer ones are released. In fact, as of December 31, 2022, the messaging app would no longer work on more than 49 devices. This article contains the complete list. WhatsApp releases updates often, and occasionally older handsets can no longer keep up. So, for instance, on iPhones running iOS 10 and iOS 11, the widely used messaging app stopped functioning on October 24, 2022. Also, this time, only two iPhones will lose access to the messaging app alongside a bunch of old Android smartphones. Of course, we’re talking about smartphones from a few years ago, so there’s a good chance you’ve since upgraded to a newer model. However, it is normal to see outdated smartphones in use today. Sadly, if...
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