Award nights are very often glitzy with bright lights, paparazzi’s popping flash, fashion on fleek and fashion on fail, with swag dripping on the red carpet which will take days to clean out. Think, Oscars, MTV Awards and Ghana Music Awards.
I am envisioning something similar for the Ghana Blogging and Social Media Awards Night, more especially on the fashion side of things. Why? Because this year is going to stylish and on a more formal note compared to the previous sessions held.
Some say its not African print because it was the Dutch (Vlisco) who brought it to our shores. So what were we wearing before they did? I would have to find that out. But what I know is that most of these prints have a story behind the designs. There are some fabrics with designs dating way back in my great grandmother’s time and possibly before. A few of these can still be seen today.
Why is it that some patterns have tortoises on them and some parade large fans in bold and dazzling colors? Its easy to see fingers, lipstick, elephants, birds etc in the array of patterns on our African print. I was curious to find out what each meant, after all its what we wear and there has to be more to the story of the designs on our African print.
This is a perfect meal for breakfast and an early evening meal for those not wanting to eat heavy. Mushrooms are currently in season in the country which makes it a perfect time to make all kinds of dishes. The vegetable which is gluten-free, cholesterol free, fat-free and low in calories and very low in sodium provides important nutrients such as selenium, niacin and vitamin D. Mixing this with more vegetables was guaranteed to see me through my busy schedule for the day which included a visit to the printers
I hadn’t made gari fortor in a long while. Its just one of those dishes which isn’t regular in my home. Its not like jollof which we can prepare at least once a week, four times a month. It has a low shelf-life thanks to the possibility of the gari losing its freshness. But I had stated my intention on Instagram so here I was standing in my dumsor-free kitchen preparing the dish which can look deceptively like jollof from a distance. Get closer and you will be disappointed.
Weddings always look pretty and organised. Decor looks impeccable, music is on point, coordination of the day follows through and the bride looks amazing! One can only wonder how the couple found this great DJ or where in Ghana they found such a great caterer who turned up on time and is serving delicious jollof ! Find the right wedding vendors isn't easy, planning for a perfect day isn't no mean task. A beautiful, stress-free wedding day is possible.
There's been endless conversations about how the energy crisis in Ghana has led to job-cuts, business closures, demonstrations and the deepening of the daily struggles of the average Ghanaian.
But there hasn't been much talk around how this crisis is affecting the mental and physical health of the citizens. We cannot ignore the fact that people being laid off, businesses being closed down can lead to serious health effects and it thus falls on us to be aware of how to prevent or reduce the risks to such exposure.
I interviewed Dr. Annie-Gaisie, a renowned psychologist to share more of her knowledge on how dumsor is affecting the mental and physical health of Ghanaians.
The short synopsis of KALYBOS in China is simply; travel to America and win Patri's heart but then he lands in China and all hell breaks loose! The trailer ends on a guy shocking asking him, ' Herh Kalybos, wa b3 ku nipa wor China? ' See you guys at the Silverbird Cinema
Wellness. It is the state or condition of being in good physical and mental health or a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. Todays world is busier than ever! Our simple lives are now filled with technology disruptions, social events and growing workloads. So much that its easy to forget to have a form of balanced lifestyle to prevent lifestyle induced illnesses and diseases.
The 8th of every March is International Women’s Day globally and this year’s observance was held as usual since its first on February 28, 1909 in New York. And to celebrate this year’s event , Ericsson Ghana to show their support for women advancement across the globe, held a mentoring and speaking session to engage female engineering students from the various tertiary institutions across the country with esteemed world-recognised women in engineering and technology careers.
As to why Easy Taxi decided to close their operations in Ghana, we will never know the real reason why but after doing some research in the countries where Easy Taxi does work, here's what I found out.
Being a founder of an ecommerce startup in Ghana has been a gap bridging experience for me so far. The founders team is made up of 5 young enterprising people and managing the operations of the business currently revolves around a lot of technological adaptations especially where productivity apps are concerned. Most start-ups always starts out as a small team which get together as often as they can especially where they have full time day jobs. This often is a challenge in terms of logistics and conflicts with other meetings. Having the right productivity apps solves this problem to ensure the team is still connected and able to track tasks and current projects.
Do you feel like you are ready to take your blogging more seriously and maybe start earning some form of income from your writing? Are you ready to be recognised as a professional blogger and wondering how to go about it?
Currently in my fourth year of blogging, I have gone through just writing my thoughts on whatever popped into my head to writing on things that interest me and to a more defined area of lifestyle. Through these stages which I choose to call the different shades of blogging I have learnt through mentorship, self-research and hands on practicing of tips provided by industry leaders.
