Old footage shows Ghanaians scrambling for sugar, others during 1973 shortages

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  • MUSEUM 2 weeks ago

    Ancient history and borlanews

  • Cuckoos Nest 2 weeks ago

    General IK, the loving hearted Head of State of Opeartion Feed Yourself (OFY) fame. You played your part! You made legendary impacts! By their treachery, they have been known. Big talk; No show. Only negative outcomes

  • CUSTOM AUCTION IS UP AGAIN AND GRANTING ALLAFRICA THE PRIVILEGE TO GET ANY CAR OF MY CHOICE AT AFFORDABLE RATES . 2 weeks ago

    CUSTOMS HAS BEGINS ONLINE AUCTIONING OF SEIZED VEHICLES

    SOME VEHICLES LISTED BELOW!!
    Toyota Land Cruiser gh 15,000
    •Toyota Prado 13,000 gh
    •Toyota Corolla gh 10,000

    •Toyota Camry –15,000 gh
    •Toyota Ave ...
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  • Bobby Stones 2 weeks ago

    That's was the result of the "Aliens Compliance Order" policy of the UP government led by Dr Busia. When the Yoruba, Lebanese and Syrians who were masters of the commercial sector were expelled and our local merchants took ...
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  • Johnny,Oyarifa -Madina 2 weeks ago

    Not true. Shortage of Foreign Reserves with BoG and refusal of Late Gen I. K. Acheampong govt to sign on onto IMF pact of assistance caused this. There was no foreign currency to import most of these essential goods as we us ...
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  • Bobby Stones 2 weeks ago

    The beginning was of the chaos you mentioned is the "Aliens Compliance Order" you may disagree but I stand by assertions and I can even go further to mentione the overthrow of Dr Kwame Nkrumah.
    Watch what happens to South ...
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  • Lord Hamah 2 weeks ago

    Write more i need to understand your unique perspective.

  • COOLBLUE 2 weeks ago

    Good old times people suffered from hunger for a short period of time in order to learn to be honest and law abiding, however, what do we see today?. Some Ghanaians engulfed with gargantuan amount of money with no one knowing ...
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  • NzemaK- Use Sec'ty Recruits to build affordable houses 2 weeks ago

    Kwame Nkrumah come and see the result of your overthrow

  • Kwame not Quame 2 weeks ago

    Leave Nkrumah out of your misery the poor guy passed on decades ago,let him rest in peace

  • Obi 2 weeks ago

    RAWLINGS 1983 WAS WORSE, THE WORST ECONOMIC SITUATION IN THE HISTORY OF AFRICA

  • OZYMANDIAS 2 weeks ago

    Those were the days of KALABULE. Corruption at its apogee.

  • Treachery for Ungovernable Climate 2 weeks ago

    A DNA, Odabour the Chimpanzee engendered towards students' riots then, for chaos. Like he tried with the Arabs Spring. Again now, as his stooge serpents are stoking the floods

  • Sowah Nabiyoo 2 weeks ago

    This looks more like 1983, not '73. I believe Ghanaians were more civilized then, until June 4th '79 .

  • OGyam 2 weeks ago

    @A few were civilised in the art of Kalabule.in robbing the vast majority of us,
    It was pure joy seeing those heartless purveyors of the dreadul Kalabule on their 4ucking kness begging for mercy during the much deserved ...
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  • Kwame 2 weeks ago

    Nations which citizens realize that they must endure some pain in order to succeed as a nation are doing better.
    It is a shame that as we are unable to control our needs and expectations we go to countries that endure all d ...
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