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  It was all excitement when several clans, families and culture lovers fully graced the maiden youth involvement of the annual Ada Asafotufiami Festival of the Dangme people of the Ada Traditional Area. One Big Family - a non-governmental organisation which has become one of the most loved groups in Ada for gathering all clans, families of the Ada Traditional Area and friends from the diaspora - quickly changed the status quo of non-involvement of youth plans in the celebration of the festival to make it a fully youth involved-programme; and it was wonderful to see several groups of youth gather to share a common platform and vision. The Ada Asafotufiami Festival is an annual warrior's festival celebrated by the people of Ada in the Greater Accra Region from the first Thursday of August to the second weekend of August. It commemorates the victories of the heroic warriors and ancestors in battle and those who fell on the battlefield. The festival also ushers in the harvest sea...

  …its architecture delivers world-class driving dynamics and durability true to Jeep’s legendary 4x4 capability The All-New Jeep Grand Cherokee L is re-engineered with a focus to optimise comfort & handling, while reducing weight, improving fuel economy and delivering improved 4x4 capability along with unrivalled premium on-road driving dynamics. Legendary off-road capability begins courtesy of three 4x4 systems – Quadra-Trac I, Quadra-Trac II and Quadra-Drive II with rear electronic limited slip-differential (eLSD). All three systems are equipped with an active transfer case to improve traction by moving torque to work with the wheel with the most grip. The Grand Cherokee L’s class-leading  Selec-Terrain  traction management system lets customers choose the on- and off-road setting for optimum 4x4 performance with five available terrain modes (Auto, Sport, Rock, Snow, Mud/Sand) to provide optimized calibrations for any given driving scenario. Additional to the thre...

  Do you know that the oil and grease choices for your automobile is paramount, and has a direct impact your engine's longevity? With the increasing need for more and more efficient machines, under the demanding conditions of construction sites, transportation services, and other sectors, the choice of lubricants to ensure their smooth running and periodic maintenance has become a very strategic decision for business owners. Introducing France’s HAFA lubricants, which have launched on the Ghanaian market. Finally, the gold-standard in effective engine running is now available locally. Our temperate requires lubricants with high calcium additive levels and wide homologous variables and HAFA lubricants – a purely synthetic virgin oil which guarantees long working hours and originating from France since 1953 – is now on sale in Ghana; courtesy Ben-Barray Establishments. Engine and transmission technologies are always evolving and, along with them, the technical requirements of the man...

  ASA Savings and Loans Limited, has organised free medical screening for its clients in the Lebanon Business Centre. The Area manager for the area, Mr. Eugene Owusu Biney said the company is serving women in many communities to alleviate poverty by providing them with good health status and also soft loans to equip them. The exercise, according to Mr Biney explains that: “this forms part of the company’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) to the community and to ensure good health care delivery – this is not the first time this is happening in this community thus, owe them an opportunity to extend alms to the less privileged. He also mentioned that the company has been organising similar events in many parts of the country to ensure that the social and medical life of its clients, which impacts directly on their operations, is improved. The Branch manager for Lebanon Business Centre, Mr. Martin Yenuman Weingam entreated other financial companies to offer similar assis...

  ASA Savings and Loans Limited has presented various educational tools and materials to support the teachers and pupils of Apitisu Presbyterian Basic School at Amansie Central District of Obuasi in the Ashanti Region  as part of its educational support programme. The ASA’s educational support programme forms part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities taken to support its operational areas. At a short presentation in Kunka - Obuasi on Tuesday, 5 th April, 2022, the Branch Manager for Kunka Newtown Business Centre, Madam Francisca Arkhurst  said: “It’s a privilege to give, and as part of the company's Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), there was the need to fulfil our support to the Apitisu Presbyterian Basic School”. Madam Arkhurst further stated that as a company, it has always been their priority to meet the needs of their stakeholders through CSR to support developmental transformation in education, health and other community related issues...

  The president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has officially opened the brand-new state-of-the art Nissan Navara assembly plant in Tema which has the capacity to produce 11,593 units of vehicles per shift per annum . The plant is the culmination of a journey that began in 2018 when Nissan became the first mover in the country to sign a memorandum of understanding with the government to work towards creating the Ghana Automotive Development Policy. Nissan selected Japan Motors, one of its two long standing distributors in the country, as its licenced assembler in 2020. Work on the 5000 sq. m plant began shortly afterward and today, 17 months later, the plant was officially commissioned by the president as the first Navaras began rolling off the assembly lines. Nissan Africa Managing Director, Mike Whitfield, said it was an incredible joyous and emotional experience. “Less than eight months ago, the Nissan plant in Rosslyn South Africa passed its final test to be given the gr...

  Automobile giant, Toyota Ghana Company Limited, has released new Toyota Belta and Toyota Rumion vehicles unto the Ghanaian market. The models, which were unveiled the Tema branch of the company, come with a capable 1.5 litre fuel efficiency capacity engine , automatic transmission, spacious interior and maximum output (kW/pm) and other latest features which are economically good for commercial or private usage. The all-new Toyota cars also come with smart technology with improved performance, safety, beauty and style in focus. With the Belta model, it is a user-friendly sedan that integrates appeal of compact and attractive styling to create a delightful experience in the day-to-day life of driving performance, while the Rumion is a 7– seater family vehicle.   The new cars both have a tech-savvy outlook with innovations such as the 7-inch infotainment touchscreen audio system, advanced multi-information display with colour LCD; luxury features such as smart entry syst...

The free movement of people, as well as goods and services, is critical for the socio-economic progress of any society, as such, it is very crucial to consider the automobile industry and its elements such as the manufacturing and models of vehicles and their movement so far in Ghana, after 65 years of independence. On the eve of our country’s independence in 1957, a Ghanaian journalist named Moses Danquah claimed: “We are riding confidently on the crest of the wave to greater economic prosperity, to greater social and cultural achievements, and to eventual independence. We have reached this glorious stage largely through our progressive and efficient facilities for transportation—through our progressive, almost dramatic change from a static society to a mobile society.” Nationalists like Danquah and Ghana’s first president Kwame Nkrumah seized on the symbolism of mobility, declaring a new slogan for the new nation-state: “Forward Ever, Backward Never.” For Ghanaian nationalists, autom...

  The all-new Toyota Sequoia has always been a full-size vehicle and is set to hit the streets of Ghana with its three-row SUV based on the platform of the  Tundra pickup truck . The latest 2023 model of this astonishing huge vehicle doesn’t change the generation of the new models as seen of the very past type. The new model of this Toyota brand is far more modern than the outdated second-generation Sequoia it replaces, which has been around for more than a decade. The new Sequoia comes standard with the Tundra’s iForce MAX hybrid powertrain, which combines a 3.4-liter V-6 engine with an electric motor for a total of 437 horsepower. Inside, it offers a large touchscreen with the latest software, along with a spacious cabin with seating for up to eight passengers. This should make the Sequoia more competitive. Engine, Transmission, and Performance The Sequoia comes standard with the iForce MAX hybrid powertrain that’s optional in the Tundra pickup. This powert...

  A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed virtually between 12 Automotive Associations within the ambit of the EU – Africa Business Forum 2022 on 16 February with the aim of driving the development of the Automotive Industry in Africa. The Automotive sector whilst key for the industrialisation of Africa is often associated with several challenges including, persistent market fragmentation, lack of regulatory alignment between African countries and the two continents, industrial and trade policies not conducive to local and foreign investment, lack of access to finance for consumers, local suppliers, and affordability. However intra-African trade can be bolstered and diversified by developing a Pan African Auto Pact, which aims to expand the African new vehicle market from 1 to 5 million units and connecting African regions for the common good. A “coalition of the willing” will see the development of manufacturing sites and allied industries and services – both for the OEM an...