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Quarry blasts leave a trail of damage in Pwalugu

Quarry blasts leave a trail of damage in Pwalugu

NDC boys rack up GHS 5million  electricity debt at illegal mine despite anti-galamsey crackdown

NDC boys rack up GHS 5million electricity debt at illegal mine despite anti-galamsey crackdown

Researchers sound alarm as galamsey contaminates Black, White and Red Voltas

Researchers sound alarm as galamsey contaminates Black, White and Red Voltas

Huge swathe of Dodowa Forest cleared to relocate traders, raising alarm among environmentalists

Huge swathe of Dodowa Forest cleared to relocate traders, raising alarm among environmentalists

Plastic waste collectors struggle as questions raised over use of recycling levy

Plastic waste collectors struggle as questions raised over use of recycling levy

Gold rush: Galamsey boom sends communities in hunt for water

Gold rush: Galamsey boom sends communities in hunt for water

Ghana’s rubber industry under strain as raw exports drain value and threaten jobs

Ghana’s rubber industry under strain as raw exports drain value and threaten jobs

How Jospong Group was paid GHC1.48 billion to clean up the country, yet Ghana remains in filth and dirt

How Jospong Group was paid GHC1.48 billion to clean up the country, yet Ghana remains in filth and dirt

Billions in Sanitation Levy Collected, yet Deaths and Piles of Waste Mount

Billions in Sanitation Levy Collected, yet Deaths and Piles of Waste Mount

Chemicalised foods: FDA lacks resources to test for pesticide residue

Chemicalised foods: FDA lacks resources to test for pesticide residue

Gold rush: 70% of sites in four main mining regions are illegal

Gold rush: 70% of sites in four main mining regions are illegal

Chief’s u-turn on galamsey angers and divides Anyinasin

Chief’s u-turn on galamsey angers and divides Anyinasin

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In 2023, the Akufo Addo administration introduced a digital platform to centralise property rate collection, promising to modernise the system and boost local revenue. But an investigation by The Fourth Estate revealed that instead of solving the problem, the digital platform led to a sharp decline in collections. In this episode, Seth Bokpe explains why the system failed, how much was collected, and why the money remains unaccounted for.