General News

Proposed Vice Presidential Villa abandoned for 13 years after over $ 2.4 million spent

Four years after collapse, Navio bridge still claims lives

Power play at Nanton District Assembly: DCE accused of unauthorized appointments duplicating existing roles

Bongo youth reject GHS213,000 SOCO volleyball court, leaving it unused

Drilled on paper: The SOCO ghost boreholes

MFWA establishes GHS 544,000 Legal Support Fund for journalists in Ghana

The Fourth Estate opens its doors: Become a member

Bridge components worth over £43 Million abandoned while communities face dangerous crossings

MFWA drags Controller and Accountant General’s Dept. to RTI Commission over ‘Mahama Cares’ deductions

Ghana spent 8 billion cedis on streetlights in 3 years, yet darkness prevails

From Promise to Neglect: What Happened to Koforidua’s €70 Million Regional Hospital?

Attorney-General’s Office refuses MFWA access to information on Republic vs. Duffour and 7 others case

Auditor-General cites Common Fund Administrator for financial breaches amounting to GHS12.9 million

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Inside the Property Rate Deal That Cost Assemblies Millions

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.