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Category Archives: The streets
Let’s just vote already!
I knew I was in trouble when I hummed “Stand up, stand up for Jesus” to myself on my way to work and found myself singing, “From victory unto victory, the NDC …” I quickly stopped myself, a shy smile … Continue reading
Posted in The streets
Tagged Accra, elections, Fiesta Royale, government, NDC, NDP, politics, Tetteh Quarshie Interchange, trotro, voting, Y FM
7 Comments
Lights, camera, action!
After a long hiatus, I’m back with a guest commuter today. Very briefly, he’s got to be one of the best wordsmiths I know on Twitter! Dela Kobla Nyamuame is a poet and a keen observer of Ghanaian life. One … Continue reading
Cargo
Not a cloud was in sight. On another day and in another country, this would’ve been described as a perfect day. The sky was gloriously clear, yet the masses sweating at Bridge had no time to admire the lovely blue … Continue reading
Posted in The streets
Tagged Accra, Adabraka, Emmanuel Eye Centre, hausa koko, Makola, Mercedes Benz 207, Nissan Urvan, trotro
4 Comments
One good turn
Our driver was getting on my nerves, and we weren’t even out of East Legon yet. The morning scramble had already created two lanes at the Shiashie village. After a short very impatient wait, he swung the stiff steering wheel … Continue reading
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Tagged Calvary Baptist Church, East Legon, Gentelmen's Code, Ghana Standards Authority, NIssan Patrol, Okponglo, Shiashie, trotro
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Please don’t scratch
I’ve always maintained that the gains are minimal when trying to dodge the traffic of the main road. If I were driving, I’d probably just stick it out along Mensvic Hotel rather than take the back road at L’Ecole Francaise. … Continue reading
Why did the chicken cross the road?
Every few minutes, I’d stare desperately at my watch. I was waiting for a trotro at Bridge, pacing up and down like an expectant father. No doubt I’d be very late for work, and the chicken scratching and pecking around … Continue reading
Posted in The streets
Tagged Accra, America House, Brewaniase, East Legon, Kanda Nima Highway, Nkwanta, trotro
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Authorized road users only, please!
I’ve had it with motorcycles not stopping at traffic lights, even in the full glare of the police. Take one morning when a smallish man zoomed through red at the Airport traffic lights after stopping less than five seconds. His … Continue reading
Good cop, bad cop
It was all so familiar. Driving through the slow motion of the morning commute, just a few metres past the Spanner Junction traffic lights, I saw a parked Nissan Urvan at the side of the road. The driver was pleading … Continue reading
Posted in The streets
Tagged 37, Emmanuel Eye Centre, fare, mate, police, red light, Tema Station, trotro
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Order in chaos
A gust of wind lashed my bare face early one morning as I made the short walk from the Accra Psychiatric Hospital bus stop to my office. Angry thunderclouds were quickly assembling high above my head. As usual, I had … Continue reading
Posted in The streets
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The Daily Commute: From Bridge to Ridge 