Bono PURC Office and VRA end decade-long power crisis in Kuraso
By: Austin Agyenim Boateng After more than a decade of crippling power challenges, the farming community of Kuraso is finally witnessing a major breakthrough. The Bono Regional Office of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), in collaboration with the Volta River Authority (VRA), has installed two new transformers in the community to address persistent low-voltage […]
Anyone seeking perpetual power threatens GFA’s integrity – Dr. Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe
By: Kwame Bediako Former Ghana Football Association (GFA) Chairman, Dr. Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe has issued a stern warning to the current administration regarding plans to amend the GFA statutes to extend the presidential term limit from two to three terms. Speaking ahead of the GFA’s August 12 Congress meeting, he urged caution, reminding stakeholders of the […]
PURC Volta/Oti resolves 99.6% of utility complaints in first half of 2025
By: Jones Anlimah The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) in the Volta and Oti Regions has achieved a 99.63 percent resolution rate of utility complaints in its mid-year 2025 report. Out of 1,353 complaints filed between January and June 2025, the Commission resolved 1,348, with the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) accounting for the majority […]
Foreign Affairs Minister welcomes new UN Resident Coordinator, reaffirms Ghana’s commitment to multilateralism
By: Hannah Dadzie Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has officially welcomed the new United Nations Resident Coordinator, His Excellency Zia Choudhury, as the country deepens its commitment to multilateral cooperation and UN-led development efforts. The Minister received the open letters of the new Resident Coordinator in Accra, expressing Ghana’s delight at his appointment […]
Côte d’Ivoire-Ghana Cocoa group commends Ghana government for increasing producer price
By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH The Côte d’Ivoire-Ghana Cocoa Initiative (CIGCI) has highly commended the government of Ghana on the official opening of its 2025/2026 cocoa season and the announcement of a new producer price of $5,040 per ton. The CIGCI described the increment as a record level that reflects a sustained commitment to the welfare of […]
GPRTU distances itself from proposed 20% public transport fare increase
A proposed 20% increase in public transport fares, set to take effect from Friday, August 8, 2025, has sparked controversy, with the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) distancing itself from the announcement. The fare hike was announced in a statement issued by the Ghana Road Transport Coordinating Council (GRTCC) in collaboration with several transport […]
Fair Wages and Salaries Commission Board Inaugurated
By: Doreen Ampofo A seven-member governing board of the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) has been inaugurated to promote fairness and transparency in public sector compensation. The board, chaired by a legal practitioner with Adom Mbrodo Law Chamber, Samuel Adu-Yeboah includes prominent professionals from various fields, including law, public service, and the Ghana Employers […]
Public transport fares to increase by 20% effective Friday, August 8, 2025
Public transport fares across the country are set to rise by 20%, beginning Friday, August 8, 2025. The fare adjustment follows a directive from the Ghana Road Transport Coordinating Council (GRTCC), issued in collaboration with Transport Unions, in line with the Administrative Arrangement on Public Transport Fares. The Council explained that the fare adjustment had […]
South African farm worker says he was forced to feed women to pigs
A white South African farm worker accused of killing two black women says he was forced to feed their bodies to pigs, according to lawyers. Adrian de Wet is one of three men facing murder charges after Maria Makgato, 45, and Lucia Ndlovu, 34, were killed while allegedly looking for food on a farm near […]
Thomas Partey ordered not to contact alleged victims as bail conditions set
By: Kwame Bediako Ghanaian international footballer, Thomas Partey has been granted conditional bail after appearing at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, August 5, 2025, facing five counts of rape and one count of sexual assault. The alleged offences reportedly took place between 2021 and 2022 while he was playing for Arsenal in the English Premier […]
New guide launched to strengthen media reporting on financial transparency
By: Jennifer Frimpong Wiredu A new guide to equip journalists with the necessary knowledge to report effectively on illicit financial flows (IFFs), progressive taxation, resource-based lending, and domestic resource mobilization has been launched in Accra. Launching the guide, Senior Programme Manager for Media and Good Governance at the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), Rosemond […]
CID arrests suspects in robbery attack on taxi driver at Madina
The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) has made significant progress in its investigation into a robbery attack on a taxi driver, Mr. Vic Martin Obeng, which occurred on January 1, 2025. On the day of the incident, the victim was operating his ash-and-yellow Toyota Corolla taxi (registration number GM 296-16) when three young men requested a […]
Parliament unveils 2025 graduate training programme
By: Valentia Tetteh The Parliamentary Training Institute (PTI) has launched its third cohort of the Graduate Entry Training Programme to build the capacity of new staff of the Parliamentary Service. The three-month training, running from August 4 to October 31, 2025, is designed to equip participants with the skills and knowledge needed to meet the […]
GES to dismiss supervisors, invigilators caught in exam malpractice
Any supervisor or invigilator caught engaging in examination malpractice in this year’s West African Senior School Certificate Examination for School Candidates (WASSCE-SC) will be dismissed, the Ghana Education Service (GES) has warned. It said the GES Council had given the service the power to dismiss any supervisor or invigilator found to have assisted candidates to […]
