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00:00 This is Joy News today with me Mamie Sinyamiche Thompson in the headlines
00:03 interdiction of three top police officers suspended will pick some legal
00:08 views on the development. And Kwe'u West municipality records Africa's
00:14 swine fever outbreak with one farmer losing almost 600 pigs. We'll hear from
00:19 veterinary officers in the municipality who are assuring of proper containment
00:24 of the disease. Also 8 million Ghanaians are illiterates that they cannot read
00:31 nor write. That's according to the Ghana Statistical Service. How does that affect
00:36 anything in Ghana's development? We'll hear from thoughts of the development
00:41 experts. Details of these stories plus business in this edition please stay
00:48 with us.
00:51 [Pause]
00:56 The Ghana Police Service has suspended the interdiction of three officers who
01:01 were captured in a leak tape allegedly plotting the removal of the Inspector
01:06 General of Police which is now a subject of parliamentary probe. In a statement
01:10 dated September 7 the police has
01:18 [Pause]
01:21 The police has indicated that a decision to suspend the interdiction which was to
01:37 make way for disciplinary proceedings in line with the police service regulations
01:41 was to ensure it does not affect the ongoing probe by Parliament. As such the
01:45 service noted that it would commence disciplinary proceedings into the
01:49 officers conduct upon the completion of the parliamentary probe. The three police
01:54 officers were interdicted on Thursday September 6 after a leak tape emerged
01:59 with the content suggesting a plot to oust the IGP according to a former NPP
02:05 Northern Regional Chairman Buguin Nabu who claims he recorded the conversation
02:10 secretly. The officers are Director General of the Technical Department of
02:14 the service COP Alex George Mensah, Superintendent George Lysander Asare and
02:20 Emmanuel Jibi. On Thursday security analyst Adeeb Sani had said the
02:25 interdiction of the police officers was ill-timed. Legal practitioner Kwaku
02:29 Pintil has been sharing some thoughts of the development. He spoke on the AM show.
02:36 Members of the police service, whatever was going on has nothing to do with the
02:42 police in the sense of whoever is trying to reach some understanding of events
02:50 that happened. So the whole inquiry has got nothing to do with the police in that sense
02:55 notwithstanding the fact that it involved police officers. So that's point
03:00 number one. Point number two, the timing. Typically we do interdiction or
03:07 interdiction occurs where prior to the commencement of proceedings or
03:14 investigations into some disciplinary matters it is determined that the
03:20 continuing presence of the person whose activities have given rise to the
03:27 investigation, his continued presence in the office may hamper or affect the
03:36 investigation in some way. Then the person may be required to stand aside
03:42 for the period that the investigation is taking place and not when the
03:49 investigation has already started and midway. So that is the unusual part of it.
03:56 In other words, if they really intended to interdict them even as part of the
04:03 investigation that was being conducted by Parliament, then it ought to have been
04:08 done way before the investigation started. However, if you wait for the
04:13 investigation to start and the people are midway and we're giving evidence and
04:17 so forth and so on, then any conduct that seeks to give the public a different
04:23 impression or picture of what is going on is an unnecessary interference in the
04:29 work of Parliament or that particular inquiry that was being conducted. So that
04:34 is what made the whole thing unusual and in my view unwarranted. Having regard to
04:40 the important part that even that inquiry itself had nothing to do with
04:44 the Police Service inquiry under the Police Service Act or under the Police
04:49 Service regulations. So that is why I thought what it did
04:54 amounted to an interference with the important work of Parliament.
04:59 The veterinary office for Queer West has confirmed the outbreak of Africa swine
05:04 fever in the municipality. A local farmer there has lost almost 600 of his pigs,
05:10 worth 2.2 million Gala cities to the outbreak. According to the veterinary
05:15 office, although the disease does impose threats to humans, it spreads rapidly. The
05:21 affected farmer, Dr. Kwesi Owusu, is worried that the situation could erode
05:25 the economic gains of farmers in the municipality if not quickly contained.
05:31 Recently we had some issues in our farms and after a test was carried out in Accra,
05:38 they found out that swine fever, African swine fever, this is the case that we
05:45 have here. Up to date we have over 530 pigs and piglets that have already died.
05:53 Now we have only 20 piglets left in the farm. Now I don't know what to do. All what I'm
06:00 trying to do is to wait until the system will be clear up. I think the doctors
06:07 have been coming here, the vets are here and the directors are here. So we are
06:13 waiting for them to tell us the way forward. Yes, I don't want to give up
06:18 because you know I know that so many people have been going through such
06:22 situation but me, you know, I'll continue only if I get some support from various
06:29 places. I know that will help me to continue the farm. Now when you look at
06:35 the pig industry in Ghana, we lack a lot of meat. So if I give up it will be
06:42 difficult. So I cannot give up. The money right now I can create that if I sell
06:49 them even each one if I sell each one for even three thousand or two thousand
06:55 five hundred I have lost more than 2.5 or 2.2 million Ghana cities.
07:04 The Municipal Veterinary Director Dr. Marko is advising farmers to report any
07:11 symptoms for swift action. We recorded the African swine fever outbreak on the 28th of August.
07:22 So we are still on it. In the districts now we are at Akobo farms and we've lost more than 500 pigs to the outbreak.
07:34 The farmers, we are advising all of them to be patient and do not allow any new pigs to come to your farm.
07:42 Do not move your pigs. Do not sell the pigs. We didn't call waste. We are organizing a seminar for the farmers.
07:54 So we put them through all the do's and don'ts. But for now they should all calm down. The situation is under control.
08:01 Consumers of pigs, the virus does not affect human beings. So consumers of pigs are safe.
08:09 Just that the farms that are affected, we don't want the pig meat to go outside due to the spread.
08:18 It's not infectious to humans that it spreads so quickly and when it gets to your farm it will clear all your pigs within weeks.
08:25 So we want to stop that economic loss. Even though it's not denoted, we are looking out for the economic losses.
08:32 Municipal Agricultural Director of Kweil West, Francis Dobache says his office, in collaboration with farmers,
08:40 will manage the outbreak to safeguard the livelihoods of pig farmers.
08:45 We recorded the case of the African swine fever in Kweil West. And in fact it's a big blow to us.
08:54 In the sense that our farmer, Dr. Akwesui Wusu, has lost in excess of 500 pigs to this virus.
09:04 Though it's not harmful, it's not zoonotic, it is something we need to manage in order to contain it.
09:13 And also he was a nominee, we shortlisted for the regional livestock best farmer for the 39th edition of the National Farmers' Day.
09:26 We were only waiting for the inspection team to come around to conduct the inspection and this catastrophe struck.
09:35 So in fact it's a big blow to us. I want to advise all pig farmers within Kweil West that if you have pigs and you observe some unusual signs,
09:50 please approach the veterinary unit of the Department of Agriculture.
09:56 We also have our extension officers scattered all over. Please let them know so we contain the virus.
10:05 This is Joy News. Today we'll be right back with more stories.
10:10 Welcome back. Now contractors have arrived at the Kratul Plaza on the motorway to commence remedial works on the damaged tollbooths there.
10:23 The GHA gave the assurance 24 hours ago that it is clearing three out of eight routes to enhance free flow of traffic and to avert further crashes on the stretch.
10:34 Speaking to Joy News Director of Safety and Environment at the Ghana Highways Authority, Joseph Achu Amedjoke,
10:40 said the remedial works, which will cost the taxpayer some one million CDs, will last for about two weeks.
10:48 Exactly 24 hours ago the Ghana Highways Authority officials were here and gave us the assurance that today they would be here to commence their remedial works.
11:07 Indeed we are here at the Accra tollbooth and I have with me the Director in Charge of Environment and Safety at the Ghana Highways Authority
11:16 to tell us whether the work is actually starting today or not.
11:20 Alright, so we see you here today. Tell us, are we seeing work today? What are we supposed to see today here?
11:26 Yes, today principally we are here to introduce the contractor to the site, give him possession of the site and show him what he needs to do.
11:34 So tomorrow we will see the real activity, we will start the real works tomorrow.
11:39 But by this afternoon we will be mobilizing resources to the site for commencement of the works tomorrow.
11:44 This particular contractor you've brought to the site, what is he coming to do?
11:49 Yes, what we need most now is lighting, especially for the contractor who will be doing demolition works to work in the night.
11:56 So principally they are streetlight contractors, so they are here to install the streetlighting facilities to enhance visibility at night
12:05 and also to afford the contractor who will be doing the demolition works visibility in the night to undertake his work.
12:11 So we anticipate that within one week we should be able to fix the solar powered streetlights, both at the Accra end and the Thema end.
12:19 And then once the idea is finished, then the main contractor who will be doing the demolition will move in and start his works.
12:25 So we anticipate that within one week plus, I think we should get the work done for people to be able to use this facility in safety and efficiently.
12:34 So we are looking at maximum two weeks?
12:36 It could be less. If we are able to expedite the works, then the contractor who is going to do the main works,
12:42 I think within two or three days he should be able to demolish the concrete facilities and slash some parts of the canopy.
12:49 So the understanding is that we have two contractors that are coming to work on this project.
12:53 One is coming to fix the streetlight and the other is coming to do the actual demolition of the work.
12:58 How much is it costing us to do all of this thing?
13:01 Just a little bit, over one million Ghana cities. And that is the one million, it covers both the demolition works and the solar streetlight.
13:10 So it's just a minor work, it's not a major work that we are doing. It's just a minor work.
13:15 So beyond this work, after the two weeks, what is the next plan for the motorway?
13:20 The next plan is to also tackle the lighting along the rest of the motorway.
13:25 And then also the design of the, what we call it, upgrading of the motorway from a two lane to three lane,
13:33 with interchanges at various points to facilitate interconnectivity.
13:38 So we think that before the year ends, we should be able to finish works on the design and then thereafter there will be procurement.
13:44 And then once the contractor is procured, then we'll see major activities in the course of next year.
13:49 What is the immediate plan for the potholes?
13:52 I think plans are far advanced. Procurement measures have been initiated for selection of a competent contractor to come and fix the potholes.
13:59 So I think before this month ends, we'll see some activity to address all the potholes and make sure that we provide the road users a smooth and safe road facility.
14:09 Alright, so that is the Director of Safety and Environment at the Ghana Highways Authority giving us those updates.
14:16 We also have the contractor who is actually coming to commence the lighting work at this particular spot to share some details with us.
14:23 So we understand you are the contractor coming to work. Give us your name.
14:26 I'm Engineer Clenam from Prefoss.
14:29 Alright, so what is the work? What are you actually coming to do here? Share with us.
14:33 Okay, so right now we want to understand part of the usage of where our scope of work will fall.
14:41 So you can see us from the beginning, we took some measurements. That is the emergency shoulder of the road.
14:49 And right after the shoulder, we understand there will not be any utility there. So we can actually install our streetlights there.
14:58 So realistically, if we start work tomorrow, the installation team will be on site to mark out the pole positions.
15:09 So we see you are here, but we don't see any vehicle or equipment that you are coming to work with. Why so?
15:16 Yes, like I was saying, we want to understand what the client wants. And we also advise in addition.
15:24 So from the beginning, we took the measurements, like I said. So we will then install our pole right after the shoulder, like I was saying.
15:34 So that is why we are not here with any equipment now. Now we are going to our drawing board.
15:40 Our installation team will be on site to mark out again. Tomorrow, they will be on site to start excavation.
15:46 Do we know how much the lighting aspect is going to cost the taxpayer?
15:50 Well, for now, the works department is the team working on the cost of that particular aspect.
16:00 Eight million Ghanaians are illiterates. In other words, they cannot read nor write.
16:08 That's according to the Ghana Statistical Service. 14% of this number live in the northern region.
16:14 As the world marks World Literacy Day today, we ask how the Ghanaians or the Ghanaian situation affect development in general.
16:22 We'll share with you the thoughts of development experts shortly.
16:25 But first, here's some statistical information on illiteracy generally in Ghana.
16:31 And the Statistical Service is reporting eight million Ghanaians are illiterates, meaning they cannot read nor write in any language.
16:41 Out of these figures, one in four persons is an illiterate.
16:48 Now, 10% of these illiterates are concentrated in nine districts in the country.
16:55 Tamale Metropolitan Assembly, Nanumba North Municipal, East Mampusi Municipal, Sanirugu Municipal,
17:02 Kusyagu Municipal, West Mampusi Municipal, Central Gunja, Ketu South Municipal, and Boko West.
17:11 Nine out of the 16 regions in Ghana had at least one district with more than half of its population being illiterates.
17:22 Now, illiteracy not only limits the full development of individuals and their participation in society,
17:27 but also has repercussions throughout life, affecting a person's family environment,
17:32 restricting access to the benefits of development, and hindering the enjoyment of other human rights.
17:42 And the analysis goes on that the impact of the illiteracy can be divided into the following categories,
17:47 that's health, education, economics, and social integration and cohesion.
17:52 Illiteracy among adults increases present and future socioeconomic vulnerability,
17:58 and is a significant factor in the reproduction of such vulnerability through children.
18:08 And Nicholas Isaka-Banna, who is a development expert, says the socioeconomic impact on the individual is vast.
18:16 -educations for health, for education, and for even the participation of such individuals in economic activity.
18:24 Let me just share some experience from real underground work when it comes to development matters.
18:30 So, I have done some work in the past working with farmers, especially in northern Ghana,
18:34 and there have been times when you are disseminating best farming practices,
18:39 essentially to help them improve their yields.
18:42 But then, the reality is this.
18:44 I mean, there are some of the practices that you go and you don't even have a local language version for the word you're going to use.
18:52 So, naturally, maybe during training sessions, you may have pictorials,
18:57 just to ensure that the message is sent down there.
19:01 So, naturally, if you have anybody who has not got that literacy,
19:06 then that really limits that person's participation in economic activity.
19:11 And generally, when we talk about literacy, there are three elements.
19:15 There's the reading, there's the writing, and then arithmetic, very important.
19:20 Addition, multiplication, subtraction.
19:22 So, once again, from my experience, you are working with people.
19:26 They could be traders, they could be farmers, they don't know how to count money.
19:31 How do they actively participate in economic activity?
19:34 That becomes a major limitation.
19:37 Then you add the new dimension of digital literacy, using mobile money and all these things,
19:44 which now is very, very essential for financial inclusion.
19:48 So, it is a major issue. Those are the implications.
19:51 What that means is that for those people who are at the bottom of the literacy level,
19:56 then essentially their quality of life automatically will not be as much,
20:02 all other things equal, than those who are fairly well literate.
20:05 That is the implication.
20:07 But what can be done to close the gap?
20:10 Kofi Assari is the Executive Director of Africa Education Watch.
20:13 He joins us via phone.
20:15 Mr. Assari, we are grateful for your time here.
20:17 But with the distribution of illiteracy, with 14% in the northern region,
20:22 how does this impact, generally, on development, especially in the region and the country as a whole?
20:29 Well, there is sufficient evidence to appreciate that the correlation between one's level of literacy
20:38 and their socioeconomic status.
20:41 So, if you have 7.9 million Ghanaians aged above 60 who cannot read or write
20:48 or understand any language at all, including local language,
20:52 then it means that people are disconnected from a lot of opportunities
20:59 that have a bearing on their socioeconomic life.
21:03 And so, it makes it important that we focus on literacy enhancement
21:09 if we want to promote, you know, policy education.
21:15 If we want to facilitate and promote digital financial inclusion in this digital world.
21:21 Obviously, you cannot participate if you are not literate.
21:25 So, we need to do more in promoting literacy.
21:28 I see an opportunity in technology.
21:32 And I think it is time for countries, including Ghana, to leverage on mobile phone education,
21:39 internet education, and technology in the region.
21:44 And then deploy adult literacy and generally, I mean, school-based literacy programs within the population
21:54 so that we can enhance the ability of people to read and write,
21:59 not only English, but also our local language.
22:04 Well, are there any existing strategies or programs in Ghana aimed at addressing illiteracy?
22:11 Yes, there are.
22:14 You know, within the school environment, even if you read the context within which
22:18 IMS programs are supporting children, the program has to teach them that
22:23 illiteracy standards are low at the primary level.
22:29 And recommend that governments increase investment in primary education
22:35 and improve the quality of student learning.
22:37 And so, anytime governments procure textbooks, anytime governments deploy teachers to schools,
22:44 all these are strategies to enhance the quality of literacy in our schools.
22:52 Beyond the formal education system, also, we in government have adult and personal literacy programs
22:59 to deploy, you know, through the complementary education agencies
23:04 and other agencies responsible for delivering adult and personal literacy.
23:09 We used to call it non-formal education.
23:11 And so there are various agencies within government and outside government
23:17 that are propagating literacy development in various languages.
23:24 Yesterday, I attended a program at the Center for Democracy Development
23:29 where the fundamental rights of the constitution have been translated into truth.
23:38 And the document was launched yesterday.
23:41 So there are so many initiatives, both by state actors and non-state actors,
23:47 you know, to promote literacy, not only in English, but also in other languages.
23:54 But children will have to take key interest in such interventions and participate actively
23:59 so that they will value and receive the benefit of knowing how to read, write,
24:05 and understand their own language, and also English.
24:10 Right. And before you go, what role can NGOs and civil society organizations
24:16 also play to help reduce the impact of this problem that we have at hand?
24:22 You know, NGOs are more designed to deliver, I mean, to administer literacy enhancement programs than governments.
24:30 Because NGOs are built as grassroots organizations that are closer to the people.
24:38 They are at the community level and they are more community-centered compared to government agencies
24:43 that you will find in the central capital at best.
24:46 And so, NGOs will have to invest more of that technology into functional, adult,
24:56 and also school-based literacy enhancement programs.
25:00 You know, by collaborating with governments.
25:03 Not all government agencies, including the Confederate Education Agency,
25:07 formerly called the Non-Conference Education Agency,
25:10 not all agencies have significant presence at the community level.
25:14 And so such partnerships are very, very relevant.
25:17 And that is why governments, through the Confederate Education Agency,
25:21 and the Department of Education, have come together.
25:24 And it's supported NGOs like School for Life, and other CSOs, to support the specialty and new ideas,
25:33 and then there's a propagation of foundational skills amongst other school children in the northern part of the country,
25:41 and other services.
25:42 And so a lot more of such collaborations will have to be promoted and prioritized
25:47 if we want to see a reduction in the 3.9 million Ghanaians, who are illiterate, in English and also in all localities.
25:58 Thank you for your time here, Mr. Kofi Assare, Executive Director of Africa Education Watch.
26:03 Now, some parents are raising red flags over the dangers posed by a stalled 12-unit classroom block project
26:09 to their children at St. Augustine Basic School in Nungwa,
26:13 due to limited space at the school with a population of 500 junior high school students
26:18 being accommodated at a Presbyterian school compound elsewhere.
26:23 A vehicle recently knocked down two of the school children crossing the busy Akra Nungwa road
26:29 in search of a toilet facility.
26:31 Tamaka correspondent Kwame Yanka has the rest of the story.
26:35 The St. Augustine Basic School 12-unit classroom block project in Nungwa
26:40 started about eight years ago under the then Lejukuku Crow War Assembly
26:45 to replace the existing structure at the time over safety concerns as well as growing population.
26:51 However, due to splits of Lejukuku Crow War Municipality into Lejukuku and Crow War Municipalities around 2018,
27:00 it's said to have affected the pace of the project.
27:03 Junior high school students of the school are accommodated at the Presbyterian school compound at Nungwa Mami.
27:10 Past students and parent, Sandra Otu, in an interview with Joy News,
27:15 shares how she is alarmed any time the child leaves home for school.
27:20 It's currently here but it has to cross the road to the other place
27:24 because now the JHS are sharing with the Presby school.
27:28 It's not safe because last time he came home and to give us complain about his two mates being knocked down by a vehicle
27:37 because of the, they have to leave here to the other side.
27:42 And coming here today, I'm sad because when I was here, we have access to the toilet facilities and all that.
27:50 Some pupils are pleading with authorities that be to do the needful.
27:55 The school have no toilet. We have no toilet.
27:59 Even when the teacher is teaching, we lose the teaching.
28:04 We can't sit down and learn. So we need to go out and poop.
28:10 The time will come back, the lesson is over.
28:13 Our school is not completed. We beg him to come and complete our school for us.
28:18 When we are in school, others have run into us so they need to go out to the washroom.
28:24 And something can happen to them anyway.
28:27 While the teacher is teaching, then we students, we are going out to visit the washroom.
28:31 It's a problem which we are facing in this school.
28:34 School Management Committee Chair Paul Odom says the pupils are exposed to danger due to the uncompleted project.
28:43 They will be moving to the other side because the facilities here and that is Nungwa Mami.
28:49 That's where the school is. And because of this balustrade, we can't accommodate the PE6 kids here.
28:56 It will be very risky to leave this balustrade here.
29:00 You can't leave the open space like this for these kids.
29:03 And we don't want any risk or accident.
29:06 And Presbyterian University also needs their building.
29:08 So that's the reason why we want to maintain the kids here as we are entering into the next academic year.
29:14 Assembly Member for Nkpor Electoral Area Labaran Abdoulaye Osman,
29:19 who doubles as the Social Services Committee Chair at Crowe Municipal Assembly, says
29:24 several steps have been taken for the completion of the building.
29:29 At the Ghana Immigration Service, the U.S. Sector Command in the Vultu Region
29:37 have intercepted 80 slabs of substances suspected to be Indian hemp.
29:42 The substance was intercepted at Atipuwi, which borders Togo and the whole municipality.
29:48 The slabs were concealed in sacks. Ivy Sertogi has the rest of the story.
29:52 The U.S. Sector Command of the Ghana Immigration Service has intercepted about 80 bags of suspected Indian hemp
30:03 containing 80 parcels kept in Atipuwi in the whole municipality of the Vultu Region after a tip-off.
30:12 The U.S. Sector Commander ACI Alhaji Abdoulaye's career in an interview he joined
30:19 was narrated where the parcels of Indian hemp were kept.
30:24 We acted based on intel. We had intel that the goods suspected to be Indian hemp were lodged at a particular place
30:35 at Atipuwi near the clinic. So we quickly mobilized our men, dealing with the Ghana Revenue Authority,
30:44 that is Customs Division, and deployed them to the area. We got their secured grounds
30:50 and went searching and actually got the goods that were kept in two separate rooms.
30:57 So what we did was to immediately convey the goods to their border posts for safekeeping.
31:05 And that is what we have actually done.
31:08 ACI Alhaji Abdoulaye's career called for collaboration between the public and immigration
31:14 in order to calm down the menace.
31:17 Collaboration. We need their collaboration. This is a national security issue.
31:21 Drug peddling is a serious crime and we need collaboration of the citizens so that we will be able to arrest the perpetrators of this crime.
31:32 And also we would like to plead with them. When they get their information, they should be ready to share it with us.
31:39 And this could save our society, our children.
31:43 The act involved a regional commander, assistant commissioner of immigration ACI Noah Ahomka Yeboah,
31:53 who also used the opportunity to tour other sectors of immigration in the region,
31:59 commended the men at Nyevu for the good job done over the past years and urged them to do more.
32:06 What I would say is that the men have done a human job.
32:12 And this area or this sector, the Nyevu sector, which goes to Shiatikwe and Odukopwe and others,
32:19 they have consistently performed in terms of intersections.
32:23 If you look at their records from 2021, there have been a series of intersections involving narcotics.
32:29 But this is the largest of it all.
32:34 I will be right back with more stories from business.
32:37 Hi, good afternoon. Welcome to Business. My name is Darrell Kwau.
32:46 Chief Executive Officer of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority DVLA Kwesi Ajumambuzia says
32:52 the office is reaping from its sustained operational cleanup of revenue leakages and efficiency in operations.
32:58 He says the authority is currently leveraging digitization to increase efficiency and revenue.
33:04 He was speaking at a sword cutting ceremony for the construction of a new office complex
33:09 at Dunkwa Onofeng as part of DVLA's transformation agenda.
33:14 The last six years, the perceived most corrupt public institution has become best in administration
33:23 and reforms, winning over 65 national awards in that period.
33:29 In the last six years, under the guidance and leadership of one of your very own,
33:37 from Degsha Domenasi, the Minister for Transport, Honorable Kwoku Ofurye-Siema,
33:44 under his leadership, DVLA management has morphed from what was described as mediocre services
33:51 to what is now the best state enterprise and customer service provision in 2021.
33:57 The office construction is scheduled for completion and commissioning in a year's time.
34:03 Deputy Minister of Transport, Alhassan Tampuli, is excited at the new project.
34:08 Even more importantly is the fact that you are not just going to get an office,
34:14 but you are going to receive one of the best experiences in the world
34:19 as far as the services of DVLA is concerned.
34:22 Communities or constituencies around this area, I believe not less than 20 municipalities
34:30 and district assemblies would have to be relying on you.
34:33 But what is going to attract them more is the quality of service that you will be giving.
34:38 So I don't need to go to Cape Coast, I don't need to go to Kumasi,
34:41 if I know that when I come here I'm going to get the best of service delivery.
34:47 Motorists in the area are hopeful the new facility will ease access to services at the DVLA.
34:53 Nuru Dean Idrees is local chairman of the GPRTU.
34:57 In fact, we were having it very difficult when you get a car to go and land.
35:02 Sometimes you have to travel, sometimes I had to avoid Kumasi or Cape Coast before you could register a vehicle.
35:09 So it wasn't easy, it wasn't easy, my brother.
35:14 So this office is going to help us a lot.
35:18 Most of us here and then the neighboring districts and then constituencies close to us here.
35:26 For Joy News, Mona Lisa Frimpon reporting.
35:30 To get the impact of climate change on human health in various ways,
35:37 the Coastal Community Resilience to Climate and Dairy Project says it is poised to build resilience
35:43 and improve dairy management in coastal communities.
35:47 According to research fellow at the Noguchi Memorial Institute, Professor George Amah,
35:51 this is key to improve knowledge on community-based dairy management and response to climate hazards.
35:58 He spoke to Joy Business at the annual steering committee meeting.
36:01 The Community Resilience to Climate and Dairy Project aims to generate long-term data series
36:08 to model the interactions between climatic, hydrological, environmental, institutional and social cultural determinants of diarrhea.
36:17 Professor Amah said this will aid in assessing climatic and non-climatic determinants of diarrheal disease
36:24 in coastal communities in Ghana and understand how they impact on diarrheal transmission.
36:29 Diarrhea is one of the major challenges in our communities, in our countries.
36:35 It affects both children and also affects adults.
36:39 The different pathways in which people come down with diarrhea, different pathogens that also involve diarrhea.
36:48 And so what we're trying to do is to understand these pathways by using the coastal population.
36:56 Why do you need a coastal population?
36:59 Because these are the people who are being really affected with the climate change that is going on.
37:05 And understanding the pathway will help us to put in intervention programs that will help in ameliorating this issue of diarrheal disease in the communities.
37:20 Project co-lead Dr. Peter Sorensen explained the rationale behind the collaboration,
37:26 indicating that it aids in understanding the transmission pathways of diarrhea in coastal communities.
37:32 I am collaborating with the University of Ghana because they are very high skilled researchers actually,
37:40 so we can make a kind of equal collaboration.
37:43 It is very inspiring to have a project and then come here and then participate in the discussions
37:53 and be close to the field work that is undergoing here.
37:57 And also the intercultural aspects because researchers are cross-cultured.
38:05 On the other hand, there are some cultural issues when you are coming from Scandinavia and then collaborate with the institute here.
38:13 So it's very inspiring.
38:15 The study will focus on communities found along the eastern and central coastline of the country,
38:21 which are the most vulnerable to sea level rise and flooding incidents.
38:25 More business news on the marketplace at the top of the hour.
38:31 The news continues after this break.
38:33 Let's disperse now on a joy news today with me, Mufti Abdulla.
38:43 Black Stars secured qualification to the next edition of the African Cup of Nations to be staged in Côte d'Ivoire.
38:49 After coming from behind to defeat Central Africa Republic 2-1 at the Babayarra Sports Stadium.
38:55 Head coach of the team, Chris Hewton, said it was a difficult game and that his boys could have been more clinical in front of goal.
39:03 Yes, we could have done better first half.
39:08 I think maybe in our possession and I think probably once we got into the final third, we could have been a little bit more clinical.
39:14 But sometimes you have to wait for the game to open out a little bit to be able to use them spaces.
39:21 So for me, it's always about the ending.
39:26 The ending is that we won the game.
39:28 I think in the end we could have won it more comfortably with more goals.
39:33 So we continue to work.
39:35 At international football, you don't have the players for very long and the squad can change from one game to the next.
39:43 But you do the best you can in the period of time that you have.
39:47 It doesn't go the way you want.
39:49 It can go one year down, but we still have 17 minutes to play.
39:54 I never have to give up that, that's my way of thinking.
40:01 I try to transfer it to the boys.
40:03 One year down, I was too confident.
40:06 Because sometimes you struggle to get in the game and it's a bit difficult.
40:11 Things are going your way, but you still need to keep pushing.
40:14 Even before the game, I told him that even if we go one year down, we need to keep pushing.
40:18 Because we will get the first goal and win the game.
40:21 That's what happened.
40:23 That's the beauty of football, it's full of emotions.
40:26 We are proud that we qualified because it was in his year.
40:33 Let's also hear from the head coach of Central Africa Republic, Raoul Savoy, who says his team deserved more than a point.
40:41 They fought the whole game.
40:44 We don't deserve to lose tonight.
40:48 I think the draw will be more fair.
40:52 Because you are qualified, you win 2-1, but you cannot be proud of your team.
40:57 Because this team is not playing football.
40:59 We play football, we are far better than you guys.
41:03 Especially in the first half.
41:05 We conceded the 1-1 just before the break.
41:09 And then in the second half, we pushed.
41:11 Because for us, there was no solution.
41:13 We had to score the second goal to qualify.
41:16 That's your sports for now.
41:19 We do have more sports stories on myjoyonline.com.
41:22 We appreciate your time.
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41:27 Good afternoon, welcome to Showbiz here on Joy.
41:31 New Zealand, our musician Sefa has announced a new music is in the works.
41:35 According to the Ichog hit maker, she has a collaboration with legendary Freddie Mewy, soon to be released this month.
41:43 Actually, I travelled. I got back not so long ago.
41:47 I was playing private shows, but now I'm about to release my third single of the year.
41:52 It's called Vibrations.
41:54 Featuring Mewy.
41:56 It's exclusive on Joy Prime.
41:58 Enjoy New York.
42:00 Look at me. I don't even know what to say.
42:03 Vibrations.
42:05 What inspired the song Vibrations?
42:10 So, you know when we were growing up, we used to listen to this song, "Zo Plaza".
42:14 And I was like, I love that song.
42:17 I want to do something with that song.
42:19 But thankfully for me and my God and my team and everybody that supported me, I was able to get the legendary original artist on the song.
42:26 Yes, on the main song.
42:28 My label is going to be mad because I told you about it.
42:31 So, no problem. I'm going to tell you.
42:33 We got the scoop.
42:35 We got the scoop.
42:37 So, when are you releasing it?
42:39 I know that it's this year.
42:41 Definitely.
42:43 Now, after winning big at the Hedges recently, Ghanaian musician Black Shareef is up for another nomination.
42:50 The musician has been nominated in the Best International Flow category at the 2023 BET Hip Hop Awards.
42:57 Black Shareef was nominated alongside acts from the world, including the late AKA from South Africa,
43:05 Sentra C from UK, Gazo from France, J House from the UK, K.O. from South Africa, Major RD from Brazil,
43:14 Neho from France, Sampa the Great from Zambia, and Tasha and Tracy from Brazil.
43:21 Wendy Shea has advised creatives to get spiritual backing to be able to excel in the industry.
43:31 According to her, talent is not enough.
43:33 It takes faith in one's object of worship to complement their hard work.
43:39 Every artist you see on top is never doing what they are doing carnally.
43:49 I go by the mantra, "Work hard and have faith."
43:54 Hard work goes hand in hand with faith.
43:57 So, after working hard, going to the studio, recording songs, doing whatever you do,
44:02 you should also seek for spiritual backups.
44:05 None of us do what we do carnally.
44:09 It's either you are in the light or you are in the darkness.
44:12 That is what a lot of musicians or the underground musicians don't know.
44:17 It's either you believe in God or Jesus Christ or whatever you believe in to order your steps for you.
44:25 If you do it with your natural strength, you will get tired and then you will get discouraged.
44:34 But if you believe and have faith in whatever you have faith in,
44:38 your God will order your steps for you and you should be able to rely on the wisdom of God
44:45 to really order your steps for you.
44:50 On that note, we end Showbiz here on Joy News.
44:53 There's more Showbiz news in our subsequent bulletins.
44:56 My name is Becky. Good afternoon to you, Mameezy.
44:59 Thank you, Becky, for Showbiz. You also have sports and business.
45:02 That's it from us here on Joy News today.
45:05 There's more news on myjoyonline.com.
45:09 I am Mameezy Nyamichathomse. See you again next week. Bye.
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