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The National Clean-Up: another photo op, or are we serious?
The announcement landed with the usual blast of trumpets. A National Sanitation Day. The Ghana Armed Forces deployed to crack the problem. Citizens called to action. Nobody quite seems to know what that action is. Let us call it what it is – yet another grand policy pronouncement that lands with a media splash, generat...
Korle-Klottey, Tema and Accra Metro lead HIV table in Greater Accra – AIDS Commission
The Ghana AIDS Commission has revealed that about 337,435 people are currently living with HIV in Ghana, with the Greater Accra Region recording the highest number of cases at 77,512.
Gov’t disburses over GH¢11m monthly allowance to assembly members — Local Government Minister
The Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Ahmed Ibrahim, has disclosed that government has disbursed over GH¢11 million for the payment of monthly allowances to all assembly members across the country in 2025.
Suame NDC women’s wing reports MCE to Mahama over nepotism, neglect
Members of the women’s wing of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Suame Constituency of the Ashanti Region have accused the Municipal Chief Executive of nepotism, abuse of office and poor leadership, warning that his actions are deepening divisions and undermining support for the party in the area. Th...
Flood crisis: political blame game hindering solutions, says NPP’s Osei Owusu
A member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) legal team Ross Osei Owusu has called for a bipartisan approach to tackling recurring flooding in the capital, Accra, warning that poor waste management, illegal construction and political blame games are worsening the crisis. Speaking on The Forum on Asaase Radio on Saturday (...
Ghana’s flood problem is an enforcement issue, not a policy gap — Osae-Kwapong
Director of the Democracy Project at the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), John Osae-Kwapong, has blamed weak enforcement of urban planning regulations for recurring floods in Accra and other Ghanaian cities, urging authorities to implement existing laws more effectively. Speaking on The Forum on Asaase Ra...
Don’t misuse PWDs’ funds—Parliament’s Committee on Local Govt to MMDCEs
The Parliamentary Select Committee on Local Government and Rural Development has warned Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) and coordinating directors against the misuse of funds allocated to Persons with Disability (PWDs), saying officials found culpable would face sanctions.
Flood crisis worsening because we fail to fund solutions – Oppong Nkrumah
Member of Parliament for Ofoase-Ayirebi, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has called for a fundamental shift in the approach to tackling perennial flooding, arguing that the country already knows the technical solutions to the problem but continues to fail in implementing them due to inadequate funding, weak project execution, poo...
Amansie West receives GHC200,000 road support from Asanko Gold
Asanko Gold Ghana Limited has presented GHC200,000 to the Amansie West District Assembly to support road rehabilitation efforts in the Ashanti Region. The intervention is aimed at addressing fuel constraints affecting maintenance equipment used to rehabilitate deplorable road networks in the district. It is expected to...
Flooding: MMDCEs must be held responsible for planning enforcement failures — Damba
Mohammed Alhassan Damba, immediate past president of the Ghana Institute of Planners, has called for a systemic approach to addressing failures in urban governance, arguing that accountability should focus on institutional responsibility rather than individual officers alone. Damba said weaknesses in Ghana’s urban mana...
Ghana’s NGOs should strengthen local government, not replace it
In a matter of months, an NGO can drill a borehole, build a clinic, or train community health volunteers. But when the funding ends, who pays the mechanic, replaces the supplies, updates the records, or answers residents when the service fails? Too many development projects in Ghana are judged successful by what is del...
The Trotro Promise Does Not Make Sense Anymore
In Ghana, the promise of the trotro, the ubiquitous form of public transportation, has long been a staple of everyday life for many commuters. Affordable, albeit sometimes crowded and unpredictable, trotros have been the go-to choice for navigating the bustling streets of cities like Accra. However, recent developments in the transportation landscape are challenging the […]