You wake up and need to send an urgent email, but once again your internet isn’t working. You try switching between networks, hoping one will be better, but the connection is either painfully slow or doesn’t work at all. By midday, your phone suddenly shows “emergency calls only,” even though you still have active service. It’s frustrating, but it’s also familiar.
For many people in Ghana, this has become a normal part of daily life. Throughout the week, social media is filled with complaints about weak signals, disappearing data, and calls that drop in the middle of conversations. Videos refuse to load, and just when you need your data the most, it seems to vanish.
Telecom providers receive constant complaints, yet very little is said in response. There are rarely clear updates, no real timelines, and no visible urgency to fix the problem. Customers are left wondering if their concerns are even being heard.
At the heart of the issue is failing infrastructure. In some cases, the systems needed to support reliable connectivity simply aren’t there. In others, they exist but are poorly maintained. Road construction often damages fibre optic cables, which are essential for stable internet. Network towers can go offline for hours due to power outages. The very systems meant to keep people connected are struggling to hold up.
Without proper investment and stronger management, this situation is unlikely to improve. And the impact goes beyond inconvenience. Businesses lose money when they can’t stay online. Students fall behind when they can’t access digital learning. Even healthcare services are affected when telemedicine becomes unreliable.
This is why speaking up matters. Sharing these experiences online helps create visibility and pressure. Every post, every complaint, and every shared story adds to a growing demand for accountability. When enough people speak out, companies are forced to pay attention.
Real change often begins when customers refuse to stay silent. In other countries, consistent public pressure has pushed telecom providers to improve their services. The same can happen here.
No-Code Isn’t Empowering Everyone; It’s Creating a New Breed of Weak Developers
There’s a popular idea being sold today: that anyone can build an app, launch a platform, and start a business without writing a single line of code. At first glance, it sounds like a breakthrough. I believed it too until I built a product myself and quickly ran into serious issues, especially around payment security. I had to shut everything down. That experience changed how I see no-code tools.
The problem isn’t the tools themselves. It’s how they are marketed. Many platforms make it seem like building a digital product is as simple as dragging and dropping elements into place. While that can help you create something quickly, it doesn’t guarantee quality, security, or long-term reliability.
What we’re seeing now is a flood of unfinished and poorly structured platforms built by people who don’t fully understand development. To someone experienced, it’s easy to spot these products. The designs often feel repetitive. The layouts follow predictable patterns. Interactions don’t feel smooth or natural. Everything looks functional on the surface, but lacks depth underneath.
It’s similar to assembling furniture from a basic kit. You might end up with something that works, but it doesn’t always fit your space properly or meet your needs in the long run.
For businesses, this creates real risk. Hiring someone who only knows how to use no-code tools without understanding user experience, system design, or basic security can lead to serious problems, especially in industries like fintech or healthtech. These are areas where mistakes are costly and sometimes dangerous.
No-code can be useful, but it’s not a complete solution. Building something that truly works requires more than just tools. It requires knowledge, structure, and a clear understanding of how systems should function.
