The Vim Views & Versions - Blogs of a MIghTy African

Was January 2025 very long for you? I met a nurse this month, after I gave her a free ride from Adenta to Danfa. She said she could not wait for December 2025 to come. This is because she cannot wait to finish her studies. I believe she is in the minority. I want the days to go slowly because I have so much to do. But if there is a good reason for the days to go fast , it is because you are expecting some money to hit your account, and that day should come faster . If you want more money to hit your account, you have to work to achieve more. This is where I introduce you to Achieve, an app by Petra that I have been using to save and invest money. The  Achieve App  was just named as one of the winners of the World Summit Awards 2024, alongside other Ghanaian apps - Chango and Khaya. Shout outs to Kofi, Chris, Seth, Huzaifa, Daniel , and all those involved in Achieve.  In years past, Ghanaian startups like  Leti Arts ,   Bloom Impact ,   Farmerline , an...

So the last time I was in Ghana, I succeeded in not using an MTN chip. Good riddance. With number portability coming to GH this summer, perfect timing. I switched to Vodafone. I won't lie. I chose Vodafone for two reasons. 1: They sponsored Barcamp Ghana . 2: They bought Ghana Telecom and my mother used Vodafone too. I enjoyed their services for the most part and moving forward, I think I'll be sticking with them. Besides, their marketing tagline is 'Power to You'. Doesn't that shout VIM to you? I was encouraged by how Vodafone was marketing itself while I was in Ghana. It seemed they had realised they needed to push the envelope with reaching the Blackberry and texting-crazy Ghanaian youth in order to increase their market share. I saw a friend get a Vodafone Blackberry phone locally for an affordable price. By the way, have you seen their new ultra modern headquarters located in Airport City? See some ads - Power to You http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_g-ZgmJxDb...

Hopefully, you know this already, but Google is doing stuff in Ghana. Last year, they organized their first conference there called G-Ghana . If you missed it, not to worry, I blogged about it. Click here . I wasn't even there, but with Twitter and hashtags like #gghana , who said I needed to be? 2011's G-Ghana is coming up soon. Before I give you details, let me give you a few reasons why you should attend it. At least you know that there is www.google.com.gh . Yeap, Google's Ghana version. Tired of Ghanaweb? Try out http://news.google.com.gh . Google's Ghana homepage also offers search in Twi , Ewe , Ga and Hausa . And on March 6th, it celebrated Ghana's 54th by adorning the google.com doodle in Kente Looking for directions from Auntie Muni Waakye in Labone to Katawodieso in Osu because the former run out of waakye ? Map it in Google . I be fienipa like that, I dey love nududu . For those in Ghana who use GMAIL , you can use it to text messages to local phone ...