Mining in Forest Reserves

Don’t just promise to revoke law regulating mining in forest reserves, terminate leases granted under it—CSOs tell gov’t

Gov’t hides behind national security to withhold information on drones for anti-galamsey fight

Forest Invasion: The Fourth Estate seeks information on waivers granted for mining concessions from the Presidency

Withdraw all licences granted for prospecting and mining in forest reserves – GIF to Akufo-Addo

Forest Invasion: Companies owned by Wontumi, Kumasi mayor & others scramble to mine in Ghana’s forest reserves

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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.