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FLASHBACK: Boats, TV sets and 9 other things Ghana was producing 6 years after independence

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  • Ghana will rise again 3 months ago

    The NPP Danquah Busia tradition are the reason Ghana has failed. After 1966 coup Ghana has never been the same all because of NPP and its forefathers who thought Ghana belongs to them. They lacked foresight, and most of them ...
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  • Tomorrow 3 months ago

    Yes, you are on the right track of History. Say it again bro say it again. Ghana must know this.

  • Hell No 3 months ago

    Simplistic. Every country that gained independence did the same but failed long before the Chhinese and Indians stared mass producing and export to flood our markets

  • Nimaks 3 months ago

    Who do you blame?
    All these factories were in operation till Rawlings came and collapsed all of them by implementing divestiture to sell of them.
    When i left my village to Accra, Tema to be precise
    i met Akasanoma, Sanyo, ...
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  • Tomorrow 3 months ago

    Learn Learn Learn so this mistakes will not happen again. The fall of Ghana started longtime before Rawlings. I will advise you to read about Ghana from the 60th till today and you will find the fingerprint of NPP everywhere. ...
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  • Kumasi Chief is the main problem for Ghana 3 months ago

    Kwame Nkrumah deceived Ghanaians by pretending to know something he actually did not. He was skilled at delivering humorous speeches, but he lacked the ability to effectively govern a newly independent and resource-rich Ghana ...
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  • HEAVEN, YES, NKRUMAH WAS INCOMPARABLE! 3 months ago

    A disgruntled descendant of the bomb throwing losers still making useless effort to tarnish the image of a legend. Just look at the hopelessness of your Idols, from worse than useless Busia to Akufo Addo.

  • Kumasi Chief is the main problem for Ghana 3 months ago

    Kwame Nkrumah is a parrot who knows nothing except to imitate to get noticed. How do we end with such poor leader, Nkrumah in our history? He was the bad rock on which Ghana was built and will remain so for a long time to com ...
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  • Tomorrow 3 months ago

    You just used the right word at the end of your statement (MISGUIDED) JUST LIKE WE LEAVE ON TREES they say WE ARE GOOD FOR NOTHING and more and more. Look deep inside you and tell as what you have done to help Ghana.

  • McKenzie 3 months ago

    I completely agree with your sentiment. It's disheartening to see how corruption has taken over in the political sphere. We need leaders who are truly dedicated to serving the people and making a positive impact on society. I ...
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  • Deliberate intentions 3 months ago

    Rawlings was given the second best president by the white because he destroyed Ghana progress and achievements.Rawlings sold all state and private industries and businesses to render Ghanaians jobless to institute corruption ...
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  • no Ghana leader ever came close to Nkrumah 3 months ago

    or have the vision and smart as he had

  • Ama Koomson 3 months ago

    ERP under Rawlings and Kwesi Botchwey sold all these companies. Perez Chapel was meat marketing board

  • Bri 3 months ago

    Eish . If kwame Nkrumah can see us ! He must be shaking his head in terror and disappointment

  • Sam 3 months ago

    This article has been reproduced on Ghanaweb, obviously, for propaganda mischief. There were no TV in Ghana till the later part of 1965. So who was producing TV is Ghana then. Zoom and read into detail, the Graphic Newspaper ...
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  • Ex-Pope 3 months ago

    Nkrumah and his team were visionary nation-builders while ananse Akufo-Addo and his Julor House wrecking crew are vision-less nation-wreckers.