Local Crowdfunding platform www.yensomubi.org launched
In most global economies, philanthropy or charitable giving constitutes a significant portion of investment for national growth. Charitable giving takes…
Penplusbytes inaugurates Community Monitoring Groups in Ghana and Mali
Penplusbytes with funding from the Open Society initiative for West Africa (OSIWA) is delivering the 2-year “Here and Now” project…
Penplusbytes advances Media and Information Literacy in Ghana
Being at the forefront of media and information literacy (MIL) in Ghana for the past three (3) years, Penplusbytes kick…
African media outlets are documenting the continent’s tech industry
African tech startups raised over $4 billion in 2021 — about twice the sum they raised the year prior, according…
Penplusbytes celebrates 20th Anniversary
Penplusbytes is 20 years old! From a start point of driving innovations in quality journalism through the use of new…
New social media rules hold users accountable for behavior offline
New rules from tech companies are making it harder for users with sketchy reputations in the real world to become…
The year virtually everything went online
2020 was a year like no other and 2021 proves this. For many middle-class Ghanaian families, a typical day right…
Penplusbytes launches new Webinar Series focusing on Ghana’s Elections 2020
Penplusbytes has launched a webinar series to interrogate emerging issues in Ghana’s election 2020. The Webinar Series will look at…
Penplusbytes launches Covid-19 information for all hub
To address gaps in information dissemination and the sheer volume of information disorder the Covid-19 pandemic has brought about in…
WHO concerned over COVID-19 impact on women, girls in Africa
Humanitarian crises, including health emergencies affect men and women differently. As COVID-19 continues to spread in Africa, there are concerns…
Penplusbytes engages Young Persons, the Media and Techies in an Ideas’ “Marathon”
Social media has been recognised as an enabler for citizen participation and governance processes as it provides an avenue for…
Strategies for Dealing with E-Mail Spam
By Kwami Ahiabenu II According to www.spamlaws.com, over 14.5 billion of the messages transmitted daily around the world are spam. That…