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

Mahama to investigate Songhor Salt Electrochem deal if elected

MFWA trains over 30 journalists on Reserve-Based Lending and Illicit Financial Flows

The Fourth Estate petitions OSP to investigate GHS84m Wi-Fi contract

1D1W: Govt warehouses decay while farmers store produce in living rooms

Frustration: Websites of govt institutions fall short in providing information to public

Stalled for 20 years: MP urges political parties to fund abandoned performing arts facility

SML sues The Fourth Estate, Manasseh Azure Awuni, demands GHS 10 million damages

$3.9-million tax waiver for hotel: MFWA petitions Speaker of Parliament

Ada chiefs, former PIAC Chairman file lawsuits to stop Electrochem salt project

Next NDC gov’t will not accept any SML agreement – John Mahama

Akufo-Addo rejects GRA’s request to continue using SML system

Landlords using electricity for free frustrated because of ECG’s failure to bill them

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After spending billions on streetlighting, why are Ghana’s streets still dark?

Most of Ghana’s major roads and streets are persistently dark at night. This is despite the fact that Ghanaians pay a 3 percent energy levy on their electricity bills. Investigations by The Fourth Estate found that, the Energy Ministry between 2023 and 2025 awarded street lighting contracts worth eight billion Ghana cedis – mostly without competitive bidding. On this episode of the podcast, we go behind the numbers to discuss why Ghana’s streets remain dark despite the billions awarded in contracts.