Sorry about the HIV!

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Chale News
October 31, 2024

Chale, there’s supposed to be nothing new under the sun but, once in a while you come across something that will make your jaw drop.

So, there’s a village in India called Chhapora where a new State Bank of India branch opened up. The people there were convinced they’d struck gold, thinking their lives were about to change. Some guy called Pintu even dropped a cool ₹580,000 that’s like GHs 111,592 for a job as a cashier, only to find himself binge-watching the clock for ten days straight! With no customers and a ghosting manager, the whole setup was more “bank heist movie” than a bank! Just when they thought it was a dream come true, the police rolled in to pop their bubble! 😂ow.

And in our homeland Ghana, we’ve got:

  • National: Parliament wanted some fancy, outsourced legal help, but PPA says, “Nah fam, keep it in the family with the AG!

  • Economic: Finance Minister says, “No worries, BoG’s got enough greenbacks to keep the cedi’s vibe steady.”

  • Politics: With Akua Donkor’s untimely exit, her running mate, Roman Fada, might be stepping into the big shoes.

  • Politics: Forget the debate, fix the economy first – Baba Sadiq Tells Bawumia

  • Fact of the Day: Something you should know about keyboard warriors.

  • Politics: Joyce Bawah thinks Akufo-Addo’s backing Bawumia like he’s got a third-term fantasy

  • General News: Rev. Tetteh is doing some major backpedaling after his Legon HIV comment turned into a campus-wide cringe-fest.

  • General News: Thanks to some serious community vibes, Fauzia Ali's dreams of becoming a doctor are back on track.

  • National: Agenda 111 might just be the biggest game of hide-and-seek in Ghana’s healthcare history.

QUICK BYTE

  • So, Rev. Dr. Lawrence Tetteh, went on GTV and casually dropped a bomb. “The number of young boys and girls in Legon who are HIV positive would shock you.” Safe to say, UG’s PR team was like, “say what?” UG didn’t just sit around waiting for the storm to pass—they clapped back hard. They put out a statement making it clear that only science. They basically told Rev. Tetteh to keep it data-driven, or in other words, “no receipts, no comments.” Now Rev is saying sorry—but the campus side-eye may take a while to fade. Read more

  • Parliament was all set to bring in the big legal guns with an external law firm, Sory@Law, to help navigate some sticky court cases. You know, a little outside help, like calling in that friend who always aces group projects. But the Public Procurement Authority (PPA) stepped in and was like, “Nah, bro, we already have a whole Attorney General's Department. Use them!” It's kind of like when your mom says you can't go out to eat because there’s jollof at home. Want the deets in full? Check out the Deep Dive section.

  • Finance Minister Dr. Amin Adam just dropped the calm pill for all us stressing over the cedi’s recent mood swings, saying BoG has built up a nice reserve of dollars to keep things steady. Think of it as BoG’s emergency stash, stacked up to cover the surge in dollar demand from businesses and election-time jitters. Get the 411 in the Deep Dive section below

  • We’re rolling into Election 2024, and Just when we thought things couldn’t get more unpredictable, Ghana Freedom Party's Akua Donkor, the OG flagbearer peaced out. Now, she’s left us with the one-and-only Roman Fada, her VP pick. Sammy Darko, the Special Prosecutor’s Director of Strategy, has laid out the argument that since Akua Donkor picked Roman Fada to ride shotgun on this campaign, he should be the one to take the wheel in her absence cos if they had won the election together, Roman Fada would naturally step up if something happened to the president. Read more

FACT OF THE DAY

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Research shows, 95% of people text things they could never say in person.

  • Joyce Bawah Mogtari has entered the chat, and she’s talking about President Akufo-Addo. In her opinion, isn’t supporting Bawumia for the 2024 election just for supporting sake; he’s trying sticking around as if he’s up for a third term. The whole thing is like someone hogging the steering wheel on a road trip—they’re not supposed to be driving, but here they are, giving directions from the backseat. Read more

  • Baba Sadiq isn’t here for Dr. Bawumia’s debate plans, saying the VP should focus on fixing the economy instead. From pandemic funds to abandoned projects, Sadiq’s got a list of economic questions that need answers before Bawumia steps on any debate stage. Example, the COVID levy is still kicking even though the pandemic’s in the rearview mirror, and Ghanaians are side-eyeing where all that money actually went. Read more

  • 20-year-old girl, Fauzia Ali, is hustling hard selling roasted plantain with her mum in Kumasi. Her dreams of becoming a doctor? Totally on the back burner because, you know, tuition fees and life. But then, like a scene out of a feel-good movie, donors, businesses, and a whole squad rally behind her. They say it takes a village, and in Fauzia's case, that village went all out, making sure her dreams wouldn't go up in smoke like her mum's plantain. a total of GHC 60,560 raised, Fauzia is now in UDS medical school. Read more

  • In a twist fit for a dramatic soap opera, Prof. Titus Beyuo has called out the government for the lack of transparency around the Agenda 111 hospitals, claiming the project feels more secretive than a TikTok algorithm. With the project being managed from the President's office rather than the Ministry of Health, accountability seems to be taking a backseat. Meanwhile, Dr. Nsiah-Asare reassures us that the government is “totally” on it, boasting about all the hospitals under construction while we’re left wondering when they’ll actually be ready to treat us. Read more

DEEP DIVE

Hey, We’ve Got a Whole AG Department—Use It!

Now, why the block? PPA’s all about sticking to the rules—no favoritism, no shortcuts. They’d already looked over Parliament’s application from last December and, after a nice long board meeting, decided that state institutions should rely on in-house legal teams for their cases. It’s their way of keeping it cozy and, you know, saving a few cedis while they’re at it. But honestly, it’s also a bit of a vibe check on how tightly Parliament needs to hold onto the whole "Ghana is home to talent" mantra.

Parliament isn’t new to Sory@Law, though; they’ve been in Parliament’s corner for a bit, battling some pretty complex cases. It’s like they’re the backup defenders in a football match, filling in for the main squad when the stakes are high. They’ve been handling cases, including one right now between Alexander Afenyo Markin and the Speaker of Parliament over Article 97. But the PPA’s decision means they’ll have to tap into their default defender—the AG Department—moving forward.

Honestly, PPA’s letter basically said, “Listen, we’ve got an in-house legal squad. Why are we acting like they’re not up for the job?” Just imagine PPA as that friend saying, “Bro, you don’t need to pay for VIP tickets when you’ve already got free entry.” And hey, they might have a point. At the end of the day, the AG team was literally built for this exact kind of stuff. So, Parliament’s got to get comfortable with the squad they’ve already got on payroll—just like the rest of us with leftovers in the fridge. Read more

Chill, We Got This!

You know that panic you feel when you can’t feel your phone in your pocket? Some of you are beginning to feel the same way over the way the cedi is behaving this days. But Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam is saying, “don’t worry about a thing” cos the Bank of Ghana has stacked up dollar reserves, like saving for a major sneaker drop, and they’re ready to keep the cedi steady even with all the market jitters. The man dropped these reassuring gems from Washington, D.C., during the big IMF and World Bank meet-up, where all the financial heavyweights gather to talk global cash flow. He’s out here basically telling businesses, “Yo, we got this!” while some forex places have been hiking dollar prices like it’s Black Friday.

Now, Ghana’s dollar stash isn’t just sitting pretty—it’s legit hefty at $7.5 billion as of August. And guess what? There’s more money on the way, just in time for holiday shopping season. Ghana’s looking to pocket an extra $360 million from the IMF and another $300 million from the World Bank this December. That’s a whole lotta zeros, and it’s got Finance’s crew betting on these cash flows to keep the cedi calm in these dollar-hungry times.

But why the panic? Well, the cedi’s been under pressure lately, thanks to businesses prepping for the holiday imports rush and restocking before year’s end. It’s kinda like grabbing essentials before prices go up, right? Add in the usual pre-election dollar buying spree and a few speculators trying to make bank on the cedi’s wobbles, and you get the currency catching some side-eyes. Read more

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