SANATU ZAMBANG STUDIOS (Podcast)

World Bank to establish $17m climate center at Ashesi The World Bank Group has announced plans to establish a new Climate Innovation Center (CIC) in Accra to support Ghana’s green growth strategy across all 1o regions. The US$17.2 million CIC will be established at Ashesi University College in Berekuso, with financing from a US$17.2 World Bank grant. The CIC will support Ghana’s National Climate Change Policy (NCCP), spearheaded by the Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI). The center will help over 100 local clean technology companies develop and scale innovative solutions to climate change, and enable over 300,000 Ghanaians increase to resilience to climate change in the next ten years. The grant agreement was signed by Henry Kerali, World Bank Country Director for Ghana, and Patrick Awuah, Founder and President of Ashesi University College, with representatives from MESTI. Mr Henry Kerali said of the new grant agreement, “The Ghana CIC solidifie...

Following a week of "hate", Mark Zuckerberg has vowed to "fight to protect the rights" of Muslims on Facebook. In the wake of sustained attacks from Donald Trump, in which he called for a total ban on Muslim immigration to the US, the Facebook founder posted a short message on his page on Wednesday to support the Muslim community. Drawing on his religious upbringing, the Facebook founder said that it is important to support Muslims in the face of rising Islamophobia because "attacks on freedom for anyone will hurt everyone". Here's the full text of his message: I want to add my voice in support of Muslims in our community and around the world. After the Paris attacks and hate this week, I can only imagine the fear Muslims feel that they will be persecuted for the actions of others. As a Jew, my parents taught me that we must stand up against attacks on all communities. Even if an attack isn't against you today, in time attacks on freedom f...

Despite education playing a fundamental role in determining individuals’ ability to access better labour opportunities and escaping poverty, education attainment in the country is extremely low, and with large gender and rural-urban inequalities. There have been bad news and videos going around about Girls in the northern regions. They are seen smoking, nude videos on social media, teenage pregnancies,sexual transmitted diseases and illegal abortions The popular saying " when you educate a girl, you change everything ". i sometimes find it hard and difficult to believe, for the last 10 years i find this quote sinking. looking at where I come from. Out of 100% of the girls only 25% are serious. The rest are very busy with makeup, cloths, Photoshop, IPhone and rich boyfriends. I look at the number of NGO companies in Northern region ready, willing and helping young girls. yet our girls are not serious. Things are getting out of hand, even to an extent the girls video thems...

Thomas Jefferson is celebrating the big 2-7-2 today, and we have 10 interesting facts about the versatile Founding Father. thomasjeffersonHe was born on April 13, 1743, in Virginia and died on July 4, 1826 on the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Jefferson is best known for his role in writing the Declaration of Independence, his foreign service, his two terms as president, and his omnipresent face on the modern nickel. The well-rounded Jefferson was also a Renaissance man who was intellectually curious about many things. Here are 10 interesting facts about Jefferson’s pursuit of knowledge: 1. Thomas Jefferson really, really liked books. The third president, after his retirement, sold his library of 6,500 volumes to the Library of Congress after it was ransacked by the British. Jefferson needed the cash to pay off debts, but he started buying more books. “I cannot live without books,” he told John Adams. 2. Jefferson the economist. Jefferson w...

Rocky Dawuni was born in 1969 and originally comes from the northern Yendi Dagbon region of Ghana. He grew up at Michel Camp Army Barracks near Accra, where his father was an army sergeant.Rocky Dawuni International music star and humanitarian activist. Straddles the boundaries between Africa, the Caribbean and the U.S. to create an appealing sound that unites generations and cultures. With an easy-going charisma and reputation as a dedicated champion of social causes, Dawuni's infectious grooves and dance-inducing anthems have consistently excited fans across the globe. Many media houses reported that Rocky Dawuni lost to Morgan Heritage, but I don't see it that way. Rocky Dawuni did not lose,on his bid to become the first Ghanaian and African to win the Best Reggae Album at the 2016 Grammy Awards, but rather Ghana and Africa lost it to the Morgan Heritage band. Cumbancha released Dawuni's sixth album, Branches of the Same Tree, on March 31st, 2015. It promises to bring...

Know matter how many times a Dj plays your songs, if it's not good, you either end up annoying listeners, good music sells it self, many northern stations don't play Wiyaala or Rocky Dawuni songs yet they are conquering not only Ghana or Africa but the world. They say " bad news travels fast, than good news " in the music world it's the other way round, good music travels faster than light.My deepest appreciation goes to Mr Patrick Hess, father, entrepreneur, freelance writer, and goofball, and Tom Hess is a touring guitarist, recording artist and a former member of the band Rhapsody of Fire from 2010 until 2013. Hess also toured Europe and US with the band HolyHell,and recorded the album "Apocalypse" which landed on the charts in Germany, Austria and Switzerland FLEXIBILITY This is a loose term to simply mean remaining patient while your career is cooking. Sometimes an artist thinks they have the right song, right live show, right amount of fans, ...

Appearing on TV for a interview or to premiere your music video does not make you a star or celebrity, the purpose of the station is to showcase the work of people. Under normal circumstances Radio/TV producers should rather call you the artist and book an interview with you. The media has to look for you, good music sells as soon as it produced. My deepest appreciation goes to Mr Patrick Hess, father, entrepreneur, freelance writer, and goofball, and Tom Hess is a touring guitarist, recording artist and a former member of the band Rhapsody of Fire from 2010 until 2013. Hess also toured Europe and US with the band HolyHell,and recorded the album "Apocalypse" which landed on the charts in Germany, Austria and Switzerland Practice to become a professional musician – Continuously work on improving your musical skills, but before you think, “That’s obvious. Tell me something I don’t know”, there are important things to consider. It’s not necessarily about learning more techni...