In this interview with David Ampofo, a former Director of the Volta River Authority, Mr D. D. Boateng, offers some practical solutions to the power crisis in Ghana and explains how the current load shedding exercise can be brought to an ...
TWD Archive – Dr Charles Wereko-Brobbey, Radio Eye
From the TWD Archive First published in 1995 The great Dr Charles Wereko-Brobbey, owner of Ghana’s first private independent radio station, Radio Eye, forces the government to allow private broadcasting – a major contribution and milestone along the road to independence of ...
TWD Archive – Prince MacPepple & Geoffrey Stalker
From the TWD Archive First published in May 2010 David Ampofo talks to Prince Emmanuel MacPepple, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of West Lines Shipping Company (Ghana) Limited and Geoffrey Stalker, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ironopolis Engineering (UK Limited). Have your ...
TWD Archive – Dr Kwesi Aning, Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Centre
From the TWD Archive First published in April 2010 Dr Kwesi Aning, guest of David Ampofo in this interview, says Ghana’s oil discovery exposes her to increased security threats, and it is necessary for the Ghanaian Government to institute preventive measures to deal ...
TWD Archive – Prof. George Ayittey, Free Africa Foundation
From the TWD Archive First published in May 2010 In this outstanding interview, Professor George Ayittey tells David Ampofo that a successful fight against corruption is Ghana’s only hope of turning oil into a blessing rather than a curse. He also cautions against ...
Time with David Interviews Edward Dua Agyeman
Has government financial accountability improved in the last decade? Is there more transparency? What has changed since this interview was first recorded? In this interview with the then Auditor General of Ghana which was first broadcast in 2005, Mr Edward Dua Agyeman talks about accountability and transparency at ...
What will it take for Ghana’s power sector to see investment and expansion?
In this interview with the then CEO of the Volta River Authority (VRA), (first broadcast in 2010) Kweku Awotwi makes a case for the utilities to be led by market forces arguing for more realistic tariffs if the power sector ...
TWD Archive – Jack Derickson, West Africa Gas Pipeline Company
From the TWD Archive First published in May 2010 David Ampofo asks Jack Derickson, Managing Director of the West Africa Gas Pipeline Company to explain the relevance of the West Africa Gas Pipeline as Ghana now has its own gas and the project is ...
TWD Archive – Kwesi Pratt Jnr, Insight Newspaper
From the TWD Archive First published in May 2010 David Ampofo interviews Kwesi Pratt Jnr, political activist and Managing Director of the Insight Newspaper. Pratt claims that Ghana is running a neo-colonial economy in which the people of Ghana work for the benefit of others, ...
Minority Leader, Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu explains how Ghana’s constitution is flawed
Is the political opposition in Ghana succeeding in its quest to hold government accountable? The Minority Leader of Ghana’s parliament, Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu says the current constitutional arrangement makes it all but impossible to play their role effectively. In ...