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Four years after collapse, Navio bridge still claims lives

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

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

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

Livestock farmers say Feed Ghana Programme has left them behind

The $35million Waste: Thieves strike Idle Komenda Sugar Factory [FULL VIDEO]

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

‘Circle Dubai’ brightens up again after years of darkness

Dry tap: GHS 1 billion Keta water project fails to deliver water in 10 years

Abandoned $14 million World Bank-funded Alogboshie drainage project leaves residents in fear

Volta Lake salvage project faces hard questions about profit over people

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

Police accused of abusing a 38-year-old man over a Tik Tok video about Special Ice Water

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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.