Microsoft releases Windows 7 beta

As anticipated, Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer last week announced the first public beta version of Windows 7 at the International CES trade show. The beta was scheduled to become available for download on Friday afternoon, although…

Court to rule on Zuma graft case

An appeal court is to decide whether Jacob Zuma, the leader of South Africa's governing ANC, should be recharged with corruption and fraud. Judges are to decide if an earlier high court ruling dismissing charges against Mr Zuma was…

The journalist and the nation

This is not a case of dog eating dog- one journalist taking his pen to tear down his profession. No. As you go through this article, I want you to avoid the temptation of making the wrong assumption that journalists are the cause of…

Heat may bring about world food crisis

Half the world's population could face a climate-induced food crisis by 2100, a new report by US scientists warns. Rapid warming is likely to reduce crop yields in the tropics and subtropics, according to Prof David Battisti of the…

Kofi Boakye’s fate in the balance

Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Kofi Boakye's dream of resuming duty at the Ghana Police Service will have to be on hold until the Police Council decides. Ex-President John Agyekum Kufuor on January 6, this year, in a letter to…

ECOWAS suspends Guinea

A West African regional bloc says it is suspending Guinea from its ranks until the military leadership, which seized power last month, holds elections. The Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) said Guinea would be barred…