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BUSINESS MATTERSINVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN AFRICA

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FASHION AFRICAGHANA FASHION AND DESIGN WEEK 2012

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he end of another year is nigh, and as we celebrate this holiday season we take a few moments to reflect on the events of the past few months. On the up side, this year has marked the birth of the first and only consumer affairs magazine in Ghana – WhichGhana. On the flip side, the year has been marked by persistent economic challenges and airline catastrophes. The loss of our dear President and crime continue to be our most shameful predicament.

There is, however, something that no challenge could conquer, no obstacle could stop this year, and that’s the spirit of the Ghanaian Consumers. Through all the difficult times, we have again proven that we are, without a doubt, among the most resilient, strong-willed people on Earth. We’ve weathered the storm yet again, and demonstrated that we do have what it takes to create for our-selves a nation we can all be proud of. Going forward, I would like to thank all our Contacts and Advertisers who con-tinue to engage with WhichGhana in a productive way. And of course a big thanks to all our readers who continue to robustly provide us with feedbacks, which are extremely valued.

We’ve also had a good response to our website and I would like to thank all those who have visited the website to register and get involved. We, at WhichGhana, renew our pledge to continue to be the most vocal consumer advocate in Ghana and the whole of Africa. With your support, we can create a better nation.

Finally, our hearts go out to all those experiencing difficulties of all types this holiday season. We ex-tend our sincere and warm wishes to all Ghanaian Consumers for a safe and peaceful festive season.

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Memo to the New President IS THE DREAM STILL ALIVE?

he founder and first president of Ghana, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah made his vision poignantly clear to the people of Ghana on Ghana’s Inde-pendence Day, 6th March 1957 and the whole of Africa when he said;

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‘The new African is ready to fight his

own battles and show that after all the

black man is capable of managing his

own affairs.

We are going to demonstrate to the world, to the other nations, that we are prepared to lay our

foundation - our own African personality.’

Dr. Kwame Nkrumah opened the doors of Ghana-ian politics to everyone no matter your ethnicity and broke down all barriers in Ghanaian politics as well as strengthen in us a nation of unity and pride. His dream was achieved through fighting for independence, claiming ownership of our re-sources and underscoring the need for us to take charge of our future.

Now, we would like to know whether our new leaders will follow through with Nkrumah’s vi-sion. He illustrated the best in African Science,

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Technology, Education, Finance, the Arts, Industrialization, Sports, etc. Nkrumah as President invested wisely and his vision covered every human aspect as well as can be. He researched, spoke and wrote exten-sively about the nature of African wealth and how to unlock it to benefit the Afri-can world. These should serve as guiding principles for our new leaders; but will they follow through in mapping out Ghana’s de-velopmental and economic goals?

We have seen the deplorable state of our Health, Transport and Educational infra-structure; so we ask the question, what will our new president bring to the table which we do not already have? We have heard and seen and experienced over the years wordy manifestos and slogans but what will Mr. President do to make our lives better?

Contribute to our forum discussion which will be published on our website and in our newsletter. You can join by answering this question:

What is your expectation

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Empowering the Ghanaian Consumer


SUBMIT YOUR COMPLAINTS/COMMMENTS

C onsumer Protection is not a one-way street. It is a process that involves consum-ers, service providers, producers and the government in a blend of roles and respon-sibilities. Therefore, for consumer protec-tion to exist and be effective, the following conditions must be satisfied:

Consumers must be aware of their rights and responsibilities.

Consumers must be responsible in the exercise of their rights.

Consumers must be aware of the ethi-cal consequences of their consumption.

Producers and Service Providers must be ethical in the conduct of their busi-ness.

Producers and Service Providers must be responsible for the consequences of selling shoddy goods and services.

Government must regulate the market-place through policy, laws and regula-tions.

Government must promote standards, Consumer Education and Protection.

Consumers need consumer education to build their capacity to act as rational and

responsible consumers in the market place.

Businesses need consumer education to build their capacity to become ethical and to serve consumer interest rather than to profiteer from them.

Even with the presence of consumer pro-tection advocates such as WhichGhana, consumers still have a responsibility of learning to read labels of products to check the ingredients, date of expiry, etc since no organization or law will do so for them at the point of purchase. Similarly, consumers are to read and understand contracts they are given to sign before appending their signatures.

Finally, consumers must make it their duty to raise complaints to organisations such as WhichGhana and also to register praises where good services are provided. It is our duty to protect ourselves as consumers.

C O N S U M E R A F F A I R S

Share your consumer story, get involved join our membership on www.whichghana.com

WhichGhana Business Accreditation CALLING ALL BUSINESSES

The WhichGhana Accreditation is an independent accreditation related to the standards and services within the Ghana consumer service market. A kite mark of quality. Businesses are professionally assessed against objective criteria and rated accordingly. If the business meets a set of minimum standard, it is given registered status. Thereafter businesses are rated 3, 4, or 5 stars.

There are many benefits of becoming a member and receiving this accreditation:

Your business listed in our magazine and monthly newletters.Your business will also be listed on our website.Exclusive invitation once a year to our business seminars.Discounted rates when advertising in WhichAfrica.

To register, phone us on 0302 227540 and we will send you a registration form. Alternatively send us an email at [email protected] Also visit us at www.whichghana.com

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Mini Zoo with varieties of animals, birds and fishesSpecial package for school children on educational tour. A small bar for relaxation and recreation.Facility is open to the general public for special events and photograph taking.

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Shop for pets product and accessoriesTraining for basic care of petsTraining for fish, snail, grasscutter andand mushroom farmersBuilding of Modern aquariumsBuilding of custom-made cages

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TAKORADI Ghana’s oil boom city

ecently Takoradi has been identified as one of Africa’s cities expected to see sig-nificant growth in 2013 and beyond. Tako-radi, on Ghana’s western coast is dusting off her dance shoes to get ready for the good times.

Across Africa there are towns and cities experiencing rapid development on the back of newly discovered resources such as minerals, crude oil and natural gas. These towns and cities offer attractive op-portunities from a property development perspective – especially for hotel and re-tail developments. Such developments are evidenced on the Western edge of the Gha-naian city of Takoradi, where newly built villas with wide verandas are rapidly eating into green forest and farmland. Talking to a good friend of mine, an engineer working for an Italian company in Takoradi, she re-marked with a glint in her eyes, “Everything is changing in Takoradi these days, new hotels are springing up every time, restau-rants serving different dishes are growing in numbers”. She enthused, “In five years, I see Takoradi becoming one of the modern cities of the world, “I can imagine skyscrap-ers, six-lane highways and malls.” However, despite Takoradi’s newfound importance, businesses in the region have still not fully capitalised on the opportunities presented to them. For example businesses need to

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attract tens of thousands of foreign visitors coming to Ghana every year. All these new Hotels, Restaurant, Shops and Shopping Malls springing up in the region must en-sure these visitors know about them, even before they arrive in Ghana.

In this regard, WhichGhana magazine has been working with local officials and businesses to help showcase the best of the regions products and services. With a circulation exceeding 15,000 copies and

EVERYTHING IS CHANGING IN TAKORADI THESE DAYS…..


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reaching over 200,000 targeted readers in 10 countries, it is believed businesses will work with WhichGhana magazine to give greater visibility to their businesses and services across the region. These are some of the reasons why:

If you have a business you want us to review please contact us [email protected]


The magazine provides a unique plat-form for Ghanaian businesses to pro-mote and showcase their products and services nationwide and internation-ally, increasing brand awareness across a broad readership in a glossy, profes-sional publication.

WhichGhana is a definitive consumer guide for Foreigners and Ghanaians who need information about products and services that are available through-out Ghana, thus giving you the unique opportunity to showcase your products and services to both local and interna-tional audiences, thus generating much needed sales.

Online Circulation – As part of our on-line drive, the magazine is now avail-able to global readership via our web site (www.whichghana.com). In ad-dition, WhichGhana is also available via Facebook and Twitter, thus giving maximum global exposure to your ad-vertisements and promotions.

Global Mailing List - WhichGhana is now compiling a comprehensive global mailing list of businesses and profes-sionals who will regularly receive cop-ies of the magazine, again giving your products / service wider circulation.

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ith five African schools placing well in the highly competitive Financial Times Executive Education global rankings, Business Schools in Africa have proven that the continent has what it takes when it comes to top Business Schools. However, when decid-ing where to study, there are so many options available these days. There is a tremendous gap in the quality of courses offered by many of the Business Schools around the world, and you need to decide which the best one for you is. The problem with choosing an in-stitute to study at is the vast number of Universities and Business Schools popping up on a regular basis. However there are those that stand head and shoulders above the rest and will give you the best possible education.

The American University of CairoThe AUC School of Business offers students the opportunity to broaden their strengths in en-trepreneurship, innovation and leadership. It is truly a platform for academic freedom and ad-vanced research.

Top Business Schools in AfricaTo Consider For The Best of Education And More

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The University of Cape Town Graduate School of BusinessVoted the top Business School in terms of influ-ence in Africa in 2008 and 2009 by Eduniver-sal. It offers courses accredited by the European Foundation for Management Development and it encourages a passion for learning, and creativity and armour students with the key skills needed for top management jobs.

China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) Africa CEIBS MBA programme is designed to prepare people with career aspiration, managerial poten-tial, and international orientation for a career as global business leaders of tomorrow.

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The University of Stellenbosch Business SchoolStellenbosch University’s Busi-ness School offers learners outstanding and internation-ally accredited courses of the highest standards, as well as ex-ecutive education programmes that rank highly across the world’s global business place.

The University of Dar es SalaamThe University of Dar es Sa-laam Business School is one of the leading institutions in Business and Management Research, Teaching and Con-sultancy in the Sub-Saharan region. It also houses an Entre-preneurship Centre.

The University of Witwatersrand Wits Business SchoolThe Wits Business School of-fers learners the most extensive exchange programme on the continent thanks to its network through more than 50 of the world’s best Business Schools. Wits Business School is one of Africa’s prime research Univer-sities located in Johannesburg.

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8 reasons to study your EMBA at CEIBS (Africa)

Number 1 Business School in Asia, with campus inAccra, Africa.

CEIBS MBA programme is designed to preparepeople with career aspirations, managerial potential,and international orientation for a career as globalbusiness leaders of tomorrow.

You will receive a world-class education with aunique vantage point of China’s rapidly changingbusiness and economic landscape.

CEIBS EMBA programme is for high potentialupper-level entrepreneurs and executives, toadvance their careers by deeply enriching anddeveloping their leadership skills analyticalability.

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Tel:0302 226689 / 0248 883553 / 0544 341029www.ceibs.edu/africa

Email: [email protected]

Investment Opportunities in Africa Country: GhanaIndustry: Education

Details of Opportunity:A Company, developing an easy-to-use e-learn-ing software needs investment; product has been licensed by the Ministry of Education to be used by educators to create interactive student tests and surveys. Approval is given to introduce software to 630,000 public senior high school students in Gha-na every academic term. The goal is to introduce this software to schools in other African countries.

Country: GhanaIndustry: Manufacturing

Details of Opportunity:Capital needed to assemble household appliances in Ghana. Distributor of household goods needs finance to assemble mechanical components into home appliances; factory space and warehouses available; products include refrigerators, TVs and electric irons.

Country: GhanaIndustry: Office workspace

Details of Opportunity:Capital needed to expand this rapidly growing business. Providers of office Booths and shared of-fice workspace need finance to expand their busi-ness and also marketing. The goal is to move to expand their network in Accra by acquiring addi-tional premises and also to expand to other African countries such as Nigeria.

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What’s on your Mind?

WhichGhana is a private, non-govermental entity that empowers consumers by providing a forum for their complaints and comments on products and services in Ghana.

Your review/comments may be investigated by us, published or shared with other readers of the magazine. Please be fair and accurate in your comments. We do not publish your identity but must have it for our records. All reports become the property of WhichGhana.

If you have any feedback, stories or pictures, please visit our web site: www.whichghana.com or send us an email at [email protected]

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WhichGhana at the African and Carribean Expo, London


WhichGhana was honoured to be one of the Media Partners at the African and Caribbean Expo in London. The Packed seminars at the Expo covered a wide range of topics, including developments in infor-mation technology in Africa and invest-ment opportunities in key sectors such as agriculture and infrastructure.

Rt. Hon. Vince Cable Business Secretary, UK Government

Oscar Onyema CEO, Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE)

Herman Chinery-Hesse CEO, Softtribes, Ghana


More than 3,000 business representatives attended the Expo which took place at Lon-don prestigious Grosvenor House Hotel on Park Lane. Notable speakers included UK Business Secretary Vince Cable, Nigerian Stock Exchange CEO Oscar Onyema and the CEO of one Ghana’s leading IT firms, dubbed the “the Bill Gates of Africa” Her-man Chinery-Hesse.



The Expo also attracted significant media interest, generating coverage in many outlets, including the London Metro newspaper, the Huffington Post, Bloomberg Business News and the BBC. Further reports on the Expo are set to appear on the Ghanaian owned Af-rica Channel, the African Banker Magazine and also in the voice of Ghanaian consumers – WhichGhana magazine.

For more detailed information about the Expo visit www.aacbe.co.uk.

Seminar – Audience

Seminar PanelLeft to right

Ms Em Ekong – Director, The African and Caribbean Business Experience LtdMr Peter Longworth – Deputy Director General, Commonwealth Business Council

Lord Falconer, Chair Ravensbourne CollegeMr Bola Akindele, CEO Courteville Business Solutions

Mr Henry Bonsu, Broadcaster

Mr Calvin Rattray - Managing Partner, WhichGhana Magazine

IPhone 5 vs Samsung Galaxy S3


In Terms of Specs, Performance, and Features, The Iphone 5 is Apple’s Best to Date; However How Does it Fare when

Compared with Samsung Galaxy S3?

DesignApple has taken aggressive measures to make the iPhone 5 as thin as possible. As a result it’s just 7.6mm thick, a full millimetre less than the Samsung Galaxy S3 - which is 8.6mm thick. The Samsung Galaxy S3 is also significantly larger than the iPhone 5, thanks to its massive 4.8in screen. It’s 71mm wide, while the iPhone 5 is around 58mm wide.

AccessoriesiPhone 5 - new-design Earpod headphones, new Lightning power connector. Samsung Galaxy S3 - microUSB charge cable, Samsung noise isolating IEM earphones, adapter. The power cable of the iP-hone 5 is also different, using the new 8-pin socket rather than the 30-pin type that has been in use for years. Samsung’s Galaxy S3 is more ordinary in its approach, though no less useful.

ScreenEvery generation of iPhone since the original of the species back in 2007 uses the same size screen - 3.5in. That has all changed with the iPhone 5. It now has a widescreen 4in display of 1,136 x 640 pixels. The Samsung Galaxy S3 cares a lot less about how wide it is than the iPhone 5. With a gigantic 4.8in display, the Galaxy will be too wide for some hands - it’s a whopping 7.6cm across.

Power One area where the Samsung Galaxy S3 might beat the next iPhone is its processor’s figures. The Samsung Galaxy S3 uses the impressive Exynos 4412 chip, which has four cores and runs at 1.4GHz.

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ConnectivityPerhaps the most earth-shattering change in the iPhone 5 is that it rejects the 30-pin connector used across iPods, iPads and iPhones in favour of a much-smaller 8-pin model. The problem with chang-ing connector is that the new iPhone will be incompatible with cur-rent iPhone docking accessories. The Samsung Galaxy S3 is pretty much the polar opposite in its approach. It lets you use microSD cards and uses the microUSB standard.

CameraAlthough many elements of the iPhone 5 have been improved huge-ly over its sensor and reams of features including image stabilisa-tion, touch focus, 1080p video capture and an LED flash predeces-sor, the camera has only been given a slight upgrade. It’s still an 8-megapixel sensor, and it still uses a pretty standard LED flash. The Samsung Galaxy S3 has an 8-megapixel.

VerdictSamsung Galaxy S3 is more flexible, with expandable memory; However, the metal body of Apple’s phone feels a lot more premi-um, and is a much friendlier design for those with less than giant hands. And with the larger 4in screen, it won’t feel quite so tiny next to the Samsung Galaxy S3, either.


Young Ghanaian women to watch in 2013

Ghanaian Women are Making Great Marks in History, Here are some Young Women to Look out for:

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GLORIA BUCKMAN YANKSON A Senior Partner of one of Ghana’s fin-est Public and Event Planning Com-pany, PlanIt Ghana. The company was awarded Young Creative Star of the Year Award at the 10th Annual Global Pro-fessional Achiever (GPA) Awards UK.

LEILA DJANSIOne of Africa’s female leading film mak-ers to have come out of West Africa in the past three years. She was honoured by BAFTA for her film ‘I Sing of a Well’ and nominated for 11 AMAA awards in 2010. Her movie ‘Sinking Sands’ won 3 awards at the 2011 AMAA awards.

AMA KONADU ABREBRESE An award winning actress, a TV pro-ducer, and broadcaster. Her role in the movie Sinking Sands won her Best Ac-tress, at The 2011 African Movie Acade-my Awards. Her most recent production ‘A Day in the Life’ on the TV station Via-sat 1 is set to take over Ghanaian reality talk shows.

ESI CLELAND A young entrepreneur with a passion for Ghana. Esi and her partner Ama head AfroChic, one of the first African textile unisex online fashion stores in Ghana. The store aims to have a distribution line almost all over Ghana by 2013.


Question: Who is your top Ghanaian woman to watch? Leave us a comment at www.whichghana.com

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PATRICIA MAWULI NYEKODZI In December 08, 2010 Patricia Mawuli Nyekodzi is Ghana’s first female pilot. The 22 year old ROTAX Aircraft Engi-neer built an operational aircraft and became the first black African woman to obtain the highest Rotax Aircraft En-gines Engineering Certificate.

RASHEEDA MANDEEYA YEHUZAA Ghanaian female software and game developer. She has created the SnapSO Web Browser (a simple and compre-hensive interface browser). Rasheeda is one of the few African women in tech-nology and an inspiration to aspiring female African developers.

KOSI YANKEYThe owner of Nuba Foods, a specialty food processing and agro foods and commodities sourcing company. She was one of the five applicants select-ed from almost 300 other applicants around the world in the Women in Busi-ness Challenge 2012.

GOLDA ADDOThe owner of Energy Solutions Founda-tion, a Ghanaian NGO which focuses on the development and use of Renewable Energy Technologies (RETs) in Ghana. The eco-rocker which is not yet in pro-duction is about to become a big hit on the market once produced.



Hotel Reviews THE AKNAC HOTEL, TRASSACCO VALLEYLuxurious hide out away from the hustle and bus-tle of town. A very chic, sleek and clean hotel with grey and white décor for a cooling effect.

OAK PLAZA HOTEL, SPINTEX Clean and modern, with a nice terrace restaurant by the pool, and inside restaurant with breakfast and dinner buffets.

MEAGLENT HOTEL Excellent services, very polite staff. Spacious rooms with large outdoor sitting area by the pool. A place you will consider staying again.

STELLAR LODGE & CHAMP BARStellar Lodge is a boutique hotel which specifically targets the international visitor to Takoradi, oil , gas or the mining industries . Our Champs Sports Bar and Restaurant will have you coming back.Telephone: 03120 32777/ 03121 95435

MERCY LODGE, TAKORADI SERVICE: Accomodation, Bar & Restaurant and Conference.Telephone: 0312 021823 / 0312 027393Email: [email protected]

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Shopping for ChristmasChristmas shopping can be fun and yet very hectic. A lot of buyers flood the market and shopping centres at the last min-ute grabbing as much as they can, look out for the best deals possible. Another year is just about to end.

Here are some shopping tips to help you enjoy your CHRISTMAS

Make a list and look out for shops with the best deals.

Do not wait for the Christmas and last minute rush, it is advisable to shop as early as you can. This gives you enough time to prepare for other activities before Christmas.

Take note that shopping in Makola the Central District in Accra, a few days before and during Christmas is a very tiresome task you may want to avoid. It is a very hectic situation with unmovable traffic. You will get the best of bargains but will have very little time to take a good look at the products you are about to purchase due to the hu-man flow of traffic.

Remember to look out for expiry dates on biscuits, drinks and sweets when shopping. Increase in prices, therefore always keep that in mind and make provision for price hikes. That is why it is advisable to begin shopping as early as possible to avoid the inconvenience on your budget.


he ballroom and foyer of The Movenpick, in the city centre of Accra was transformed into a fashion hub of print and an array of colour and style during the just ended Ghana Fashion and Design week. Day one started off rather late but our designers did not fail in giving us the wow fac-tor in their collections and this made up for its flaws. The models on the runway strutted African pride and beauty and quirky wild fashion. Designers for the day included Love April, Rebekah Opuni, Kachi De-signs, Sarah Duah, Duaba Serwa, Orange Culture, Konfidence, Maria Mia and Jil Boutique.

The exhibition hall and seminar was open to all both days and created a great network and interac-tive platform for buyers, models, press, designers and a vibrant mix from dif-ferent countries.

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GHANA FASHION AND DESIGN WEEK 2012

Day two did not fail in giv-ing off very interesting col-lections of some of Ghana’s finest designers from all over the world. They in-cluded Mina Evans, Bri-gitte Merki, Alali Boutique,

1981, Coccolily, Morts & More, Mimi Lee, AFG-Trade Not Aid(e) and our own Christie Brown. The next Ghana Fashion and Design Week is one we look forward to.

Ghana Fashion took the Centre Stage of African Pride Filled with Style,

Glitz And Glamour on the Runway at a Two Day Event at The Movenpick in Accra

F A S H I O N A F R I C A

Distinguished guest, Kofi Ansa, and Jennifer Williams-Baffoe


Sarah Duah

Question: IS THERE A NEW FASHION PHASE IN AFRICA?Check out more designs from the GFDW on www.whichghana.com

Love April

Konfidence Orange Culture

Duaba-Serwa


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OTHER RESTAURANTSIL CAVAILIERE PAZZO 030 282 3131 024 676 7777TAVERNA TROPICANA 030 222 9101MELTING MOMENTS 0244 661 069 030 277 0834LE MUST FRENCH REST 0244 661069MICHELANGELO 0244 223 533CHASE LOUNGE 030 277 8477 0544 104 204CAFE DEZ AMIS 0302 782 9371RED CHILLI 024 790 2809FIREFLY LOUNGE BAR 030 277 7818RHAPSODY’S REST 0244 337 825OSEKAN REST. 0245 352 912 0302 775 4963121 SUSHI BAR 026 777 3121CROWN APARTMENTO 030 277 1713PISASSO 030 277 1712 /CROWN APARTMENT 030 291 7527MAGNOLIAS REST BAR 0206 400 615THE GRILL 024 433 1000 024 966 6333CHEZ MARIE LOU REST 030 277 4891JADE GARDEN 024 460 8281KOFFEE LOUNGE 030 292 5067 0302 50 0185EDDY’S PIZZA 054 413 3397LE BISTRO REST 030 776 738RICE ‘N’ SALADS 027 740 1009RISTORANTE BOI MOI 030 278 4015SWEET ROSE CHINESE 030 281 6252


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HOOKSCAPTAIN

restaurant

4 Kakramadu Str. Cantonments-Accra (Near NAFT)

Telephone: (030 276 2228/278 2984)

www.captainhooksgh.com

Email: [email protected]

A C C R A ’S W O R L D C L A S S R E S T A U R A N T

www.captainhooksgh.com

World Class Seafood dishes

Friendly Atmosphere

Excellent Service

CAPTAINHOOKS

Tasty Treats at

RestaurantNo doubt you already have your favourite eateries, but have you ever visited Captain Hooks? If not, you should. I’m certain it will end up in your Top 10 restaurants in Accra.

Based at 4 Kakramadu Str., Cantonments, Accra (Near NAFTI), Captain Hooks is one of the most delightful restaurants that Whichghana has visited for a long time. As they say ... E dey be keke.

Captain Hooks is a medium sized restau-rant that seats 110 customers when full. Housed in a Spanish styled single storey building, it’s a welcome change from the usual high end restaurants in Accra who pride themselves on a feeling of exclusiv-ity. Not so in this establishment. On the day we visited we were greeted by one of Accra’s friendliest receptionists, and staff who were only too happy to make you feel special. It’s the smallest of courtesies that makes all the difference. You know what I mean. How many times have you gone out and been made to feel as if staff were doing you a favour whilst they take your money!!

WhichGhana had the opportunity to speak to the owner, David Bader and Manager, Jean Pierre Hollaus about the business. We were impressed to note that the values which informed their business, were self-evident.

“...If our people don’t care about custom-ers, then we don’t have a business...”

David and Jean-Pierre know what mat-ters to customers. Amongst their priorities are providing an efficient, friendly service, using the best suppliers and high quality produce, and delivering well prepared, fla-voursome dishes which are value for mon-ey; hence whilst prices may not be cheap, portions are generous. Coupled with an ambience which feels like you’re visiting good friends, means they have a formula hard to beat.

...what matters to our clients is excellent quality of food, great service and a clean and spotless place ... even going to the wash-room should be part of a positive experi-ence. We want customers to say ‘Wow’...”

Ambassadors, ministers, families, cou-ples, tourists and locals can all be found seated side by side enjoying hot plates of calamari, prawns, lobster, grouper, snapper and a medley of the best of Africa’s West Coast fishes. If you haven’t been to Captain Hooks as yet make a date to do so soon... and don’t forget to mention WhichGhana when you do. See you there ....Ye be hyia!


By Michelle McKenzie

AFCON2013

5-NIGERIAThe Super Eagles hope to win their 3rd Af-rican cup of Nations after their last win, in Tunisia in 1994. After missing the last edi-tion they qualified against Liberia by beat-ing them 8-3 on aggregate.

The CaptainJoseph Yobo has been an outstanding play-er for the Eagles since taking the arm band from Nwankwo Kanu. The Fenerbahce centre back will be the key man to help lift the title and serve as a big inspiration.

4-MALIThe Eagles of Mali qualified for their 8th AFCON cup by defeating Botswana both home and away. They beat Botswana in Bamako and repeated the dose in Gabo-rone. Now, they seek to improve on their 3rd place finish which is their best in the history of AFCON.

The CaptainSeydou Keita has been captain of the side since 2010 when Fulham’s Mamadou Diara called it quits from international football. The former Lens, Marseille and Barcelona midfielder retired from international foot-ball somewhere last year only to bounce back and lead the Eagles to 3rd place in the 2012 AFCON in Gabon and Equato-rial Guinea. Keita who currently plays in the Chinese league for Dalian Aerbin is the main unifier in the team as he is highly re-spected by the players.

S P O R T S

Who will be theKING?

History will be written on February 10, 2013 at Soccer City in Johannesburg, as the 29th (AFCON) Africa Cup of Nations comes to a climax and a winner is crowned.

AFCON is fast approaching and 16 teams aim to become the next continental champions. This takes place from 19 January to 10 February 2013, to be held in the 2010 World Cup host nation, South Africa.


3-ZAMBIAThe Chipolopolo’s of Zambia who are the defending champions of the tournament had to ride on luck to qualify for the 2013 edition after beating the Cranes of Uganda in a grueling penalty shoot out in Kampala.

The CaptainWOII Christopher Katongo who played for the relegated Chinese club Shanghai Construction is one of the dedicated skip-pers on the continent and the greatest in the country’s football history after Bwalya Kalushia. Going forward, they have a lead-er who can motivate his men and also de-liver when the going gets tough.

2-GHANAThe Black Stars of Ghana would be seeking to annex the trophy for the 5th time after they had been eluded in Libya in 1982. They still showed that they really meant business as they dispatched Malawi by beating them 2-0 in Accra and 1-0 in Lilongwe to book a place in the 2013 AFCON.

The CaptainAl Ain striker Asamoah Gyan was a couple of weeks ago appointed as the permanent captain of the side after acting in that ca-

pacity during the qualifying games with Malawi and he is expected to lead the team to glory. Gyan has taken over the mantle and Ghanaians will like to see him exhib-iting the same sense of patriotism, humil-ity and dedication which was exhibited by his predecessors Stephen Appiah and John Mensah in order to move the team for-ward. Asamoah is currently Ghana’s top striker, having scored 28 goals in 59 games since making his debut for the Black Stars against Somalia 9 years ago.

1-IVORY COASTTheir best ever was when the likes of Omar Ben Salah, Alain Gouamene, Diaby Ab-doulaye Traore, Sie Donald, Joel Tielhi helped them beat Ghana 12-11 in a mara-thon penalty shoot out in Senegal in 1992.The elephants qualified by taming the Teranga Lions 4-2 in Abidjan and 2-0 in Dakar to book their place in the event.

The CaptainTalismanic Didier Drogba who now plays for the Shanghai Shenhua of China is a real leader and captain of the elephants since 2006. The Chelsea legend is the main en-gine of the team and commands a lot of re-spect with more than 50 goals to his credit after deciding to play for Ivory Coast in 2004. Read more: www.whichghana.com

Which team is more likely to win AFCON 2013?Join us with your comments on www.whichghana.com


EMBASSIESAUSTRALIA 030 221 6400AUSTRIA 030 278 3368BELGIUM 030 277 6561BENIN 030 277 4860BRAZIL 030 277 4908CANADA 030 277 3791CHINA 030 277 7073COTE D’IVOIRE 030 277 2611DENMARK 030 222 6972FRANCE 030 221 4950GAMBIA 030 231 5840GERMANY 030 222 1311GUINEA 030 277 7921INDIA 030 277 5601IRELAND 030 251 8112ITALY 030 277 5621KOREA 030 277 7533JAPAN 030 276 5060LEBANON 030 277 6727LIBERIA 030 277 5641MALI 030 266 3278MOROCCO 0303 277 5669NIGERIA 030 277 6158NORWAY 030 222 0101PHILIPPINES 030 251 6442POLAND 0303 250 2829SPAIN 030 277 4004RUSSIA 030 277 5611SENEGAL 030 277 0265SWITZERLAND 030 222 8125TOGO 030 277 7950CONGO 030 224 5977TURKEY 030 276 8567U.K 030 222 1665U.S.A 030 277 5347

INT. DIALING CODESAUSTRALIA 61AUSTRIA 43BELGIUM 32BENIN 229BRAZIL 55CAMEROON 237CANADA 1DENMARK 45EGYPT 20FRANCE 33GAMBIA 220ITALY 39JAPAN 81NORTH KOREA 850SOUTH KOREA 82LIBERIA 231LIBYA 218MALI 223MOROCCO 212NAMIBIA 264

NIGERIA 234SENEGAL 221SIERRA LEONE 232SOUTH AFRICA 27TOGO 228USA 1DRC 243ZIMBABWE 263

AIRLINES & AIRPORTSAERO AIRPORT 030 268 1978/9AEROGEM AVIATION 030 276 9298AMERICAN AIRLINES 030 268 8804AIR IVOIRE 030 224 2056AIR SENEGAL INT 030 278 0567ANTRACK AIR 030 276 5377ALITALIA 030 278 33119/21BELVIEW AIRLINES 030 233 0329BRITISH AIRLINES 030 221 4996BRUSSELS AIRLINE 030 224 3923CATHAY PACIFIC 0208 213 8270DELTA AIRLINES 030 276 5262EGYPT AIR 030 277 3528EMIRATE AIRLINES 030 223 0319KENYA AIRWAYS 030 224 1560KLM 030 221 4700LUFTHANSA 030 224 3893MIDDLE EAST 030 223 0867NORTH AMERICAN 030 291 1087ROYAL AIR MAROC 030 276 6333ROYAL DUTCH 030 277 6509SOUTH AFRICAN AIR 030 278 3676KOTOKA AIRPORT 030 277 6171

24 HR EMERGENCY CENTRESTRUST HOSPITAL 030 277 6787NYAHO CLINIC 030 277 5341

HOSPITALSAKAI HOSE CLINIC 030 278 4772AKAI HOUSE (OSU) 030 276 382137 MILITARY HOSP. 030 277 6111KORLE-BU 030 266 5401LISTER HOSPITAL 030 281 2315/6NYAHO CLINIC 030 277 5341PRINCESS MARIE 030 266 4137

MAJOR BANKSACCESS BANK 030 278 4143BANK OF GHANA 030 266 6902BARCLAYS BANK 030 278 4049CAL BANK LTD 030 268 0061CDH SECURITIES LTD 030 266 7425CREDIT REFERENCE 030 278 2581DATABANK GROUP 030 266 9421ECOBANK 030 268 1147NIB 030 266 1701SG-SSB 030 220 2020

REAL ESTATESREDROW DEV. LTD 0244201884A&C DEVELOPMENT 030 2515055ARABELLA RESID. 0302221742 / 0249666633EXPRESS PROP. MGT 030 276 8886/ fax: 030278 4210

RESORTSBUSIA BEACH 020 638 8029BUSUA INN 0207 373 579RAMANDA BEACH 030271 7235-7DUTCH HOTEL 030 271 1111ELMINA BEACH 033 234 00102HILLBURI ABURI 024 438 5008LOU MOON LODGE 020 824 1549NEW COCO BEACH 030 271 7235

CULTURAL CENTRESBRITISH COUNCIL 030 268 3068NEBUKE FOUND. 028 910 2163ALLIANCE FRANCAIS 030 277 3134GEOTHE INSTITUTE 030 277 6764

CASINOSMILLIONAIRES ACCRA 030 277 4339LA PALM CASINO 030 278 5420/1MILLIONAIRES KUMASI 030 204 9868PICADILLY CASINO 030 276 3095

BARS & CLUBSJOKERS CENTER 024 437 0752BUS STOP 030 222 0930RYAN’S IRISH PUB 030 276 2334ACCRA BAR 030 278 7811CHESTER’S BAR 030 276 2771THE HONEY SUCKLE 030 278 0774

SHORT CODE 191 POLICE EMERGENCY 192 FIRE SERVICE EMERGENCY


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with regional branches in Accra, Kumasi, Takoradi . Mr. Wassef stated at the Launch “Our existing Suzuki users and custom-ers are the best testimonial. Happy to see them running for more than 10 years trou-ble free – Glad to see some of them with us this evening.

We the Mansour Group, one of the largest automotive business in Africa & Middle East, are proud to be associated with the successes of Suzuki.

LAUNCH OF 2013 NEW SUZUKI GRAND VITARA

How will you choose a wife? This is one of the greatest questions of all time. Just look at the mother and you can imagine how beautiful the daughter might look and will remain strong after so many years.

When you buy a Suzuki from Africa Mo-tors it is the same scenario after you see the oldest Grand Vitara on display. After this, you will confidently declare that you made the perfect choice after several years and over.

Africa Motors is the sole authorized dealer of Suzuki SUV’s, van’s and minibuses in Ghana – a division of the Delta Group. This group is a subsidiary of the international giant, the Mansour Group of companies

Mr. M. Wassef- Executive VP of the Delta Group - Automotive division

PLEASE READ THIS FIRST BEFORE YOU BUY AN ELEVATED SALOON CAR BASED ON PRICE OR STYLISHNESS!

By Africa Motors Ltd.

“Today we are happy to celebrate together the

New 2013 Grand Vitara especially that Ghana is the first country to get

this new model”.

Special Raffle Draw during the Grand Vitara Launch


Message from Suzuki We are happy and excited that the new model of the Suzuki Grand Vitara was launched on 16th October, 2012. Africa Motor’s Ltd. has an outstanding distribu-torship and a long history in contributing to Suzuki business in Ghana and have a strong knowledge of the Ghanaian market and believe that with the new Grand Vi-tara, success is guaranteed in meeting our customer’s requirements. Best wishes from Suzuki to all current and potential custom-ers.

Suzuki Facts:Fact #1 you don’t need an elevated salon - a model that changes its design every 6 months but will breakdown after a few years do you???I bet your answer is a big NO! – You need a car that will stick with you through thick and thin- A real SUV 4x4 with a difference. Fact #2 Do you need this real SUV proven to be bullet proof- ie. Has not changed in quality and will go anywhere…safely?You do! The New Grand Vitara is Japan Made and has gone through the most rig-orous testing to become what we see today in the pictures below. The new model is a facelift and has been evolved and devel-oped over 85 years of excellence by Suzuki.

Kafui Dey, a renowned MC - asked a GOOD question at the recent Launch of the New Grand Vitara on 16th October 2012 . He asked the user of Grand Vitara how his car has performed over the last 10 years and the answer he got from the cus-tomer is that…“If you value you or your family’s life, know that Suzuki can save your life in a bad col-lision and this is a fact”.

In short, it’s a real SUV 4x4 unlike the oth-ers that has gone under modifications into many internal parts of it to make it the best SUV 4x4 and it is the most fuel efficient in its range. Our delighted customers of many years will vouch for Suzuki.

Fact #3 The resale value of the Grand Vi-tara is high – minimum 50% cash back.

To back up the Suzuki range is a modern well equipped workshop with latest diag-nostic tooling and well stocked parts ware-house. Africa Motors – Division of Delta is committed to continuously introducing to you the newest Suzuki products, known for their reliability, Safety and fuel efficiency - and also provide on shelf availability of genuine parts and local support ALL DAY, EVERY DAY stated Mr. Wassef. The sales manager Fauster A. Addo and Marketing Manager Mrs. Naa. A. Barnor reiterated that – “rest assured, the spare parts are fully available and our aim is to exceed our customer’s expectations. We be-lieve in the products that we sell”.

2013 Grand Vitara AT ($)

2013 Similar Competitor SUV (AT) in its range($) (non-Japan made)

Initial Investment 42,000 35,000

2nd hand price after 2 years of usage

32,000 16,000

ILLUSTRATION - (All prices stated are examples only)


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