The Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications will commence the implementation of the revised Electronic Transfer levy (E-Levy) rate of 1% from today, January 11, 2023. The government presenting the 2023 Budget and Economic Policy Statement, reviewed the 1.5 percent electronic transaction levy downwards to 1 percent effective January 2023. The reduction has also been approved by Parliament. The chamber in a statement said it is working “assiduously with the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and other key institutions, to ensure a seamless implementation of the revised levy from Wednesday, January 11, 2023.”…
Day: January 11, 2023
2023 CHAN: Ghana vs Mozambique friendly match abandoned after penalty incident
The Black Galaxies’ final pre-CHAN friendly match against Mozambique at the 5 July 1962 Stadium has been abandoned. The Mozambicans were leading 1-0 after 72 minutes when Ghana was awarded a penalty for a handball incident. The coach of Mozambique invaded the pitch and ordered his players to leave the field for what he described as poor officiating. Despite talks between the two parties, the Mozambican officials were reluctant to allow the game to restart. After several minutes of the Black Galaxies waiting for the game to resume, the match…
UG to ‘vigorously fight’ injunction over outside residential policy
The management of the University of Ghana has instructed its lawyers to vigorously fight an injunction secured by some students of the Commonwealth Hall seeking to stop the university’s new residential policy. In a statement, the University stated that the injunction was secured on inaccurate information by the supposed students. “Management of the University of Ghana has received a copy of an order for an injunction issued by the High Court, Commercial Division, Accra. This order was secured by eight (8) persons purporting to be residents of Commonwealth Hall. “The…