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Arthur Kennedy Writes: Rains, flood and sanitation
2+ hour, 6+ min ago (534+ words) I am an angry, demoralised Ghanaian, and you should be too. The rains came-- garbage and cars and people floated down our streets, and we wailed! Predictably, the President declared a National Clean-up exercise, and piles of garbage have been…...
Zoomlion deploys 2,000 workers, heavy equipment for nationwide clean-up exercise
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (450+ words) Zoomlion Ghana Limited has deployed 2,000 personnel and a fleet of heavy equipment across the country to support the two-day National General Clean-up Exercise initiated by President John Dramani Mahama following the recent floods. Speaking to journalists on the sidelines of…...
National clean-up exercises won't solve flooding problem — Environmental engineer
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (322+ words) Environmental engineer Dr Juliet Ohemeng-Ntiamoah has argued that periodic national clean-up exercises are not a lasting solution to Accra's persistent flooding, insisting that the focus should instead be on addressing structural and engineering deficiencies. Her comments come after President John…...
Why Accra’s current flood strategy may not be futureproof for the city of 2035
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (750+ words) Accra’s flood challenge is no longer simply a problem of blocked drains or inadequate culverts. It is becoming a structural consequence of rapid urbanisation, population growth, uncontrolled land conversion, increasing solid waste generation, the gradual loss of the natural systems…...
Mahama calls for stricter sanitation culture as Zoomlion deploys logistics for clean-up
2+ day, 42+ min ago (488+ words) President John Dramani Mahama has cautioned Ghanaians against the indiscriminate dumping of waste into drains, warning that such practices continue to worsen flooding and undermine efforts to improve sanitation across the country. The President issued the warning on Friday, July…...
Restore Zoomlion contract to improve sanitation – Madina traders appeal to government
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (479+ words) Traders at Madina Zongo Junction in Accra have appealed to the government to reinstate Zoomlion Ghana Limited’s waste management contract, arguing that the current arrangement is struggling to address sanitation challenges in the area. According to the traders, the absence…...
Cybercrime now ranks among world's biggest economic threats - e-Crime Bureau founder
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (782+ words) Founder and Executive Chair of e-Crime Bureau, Dr Albert Antwi-Boasiako, says the cost of cybercrime has become so large that it must be treated as a major economic threat, not only a technology or law-enforcement problem. He says online fraud,…...
BoG questions whether punishment for digital fraud offers enough deterrence
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (715+ words) The Head of Fintech and Innovation at the Bank of Ghana, Elhanan Owureku Asare, says it is difficult to conclude that existing punishments for digital financial fraud are enough to deter offenders. He says fraudsters often weigh the risk of…...
Otumfuo introduces new Asantehemaa to Kumasi Traditional Council as chiefs pay homage
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (237+ words) The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has officially announced the selection of a new Asantehemaa, Nana Ama Bonsu, who has assumed the stool name Nana Yaa Akyaa II, to the Kumasi Traditional Council during its sitting at the Manhyia Palace....
Fraud investigator urges regular account checks as cash suppression cases rise
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (768+ words) Certified fraud examiner and professional investigator Ransford Nana Addo Junior has urged bank customers and business owners to regularly check and reconcile their accounts, warning that delays in verifying deposits are making it easier for cash suppression fraud to go…...