SML Ghana Scandal

GHS3 Billion lie: OSP goes after SML

GRA Disputes SML’s claims of expanded mandate in petroleum and mineral sectors

KPMG confirms SML cannot take credit for revenue increase in downstream sector

Presidency refuses MFWA’s request for full KPMG audit report on GRA/SML contracts

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

The GHS3 billion lie: Ministry of Finance says it has no information on revenue losses in petroleum sector

The GHS3 billion lie: Ministry of Finance rejects The Fourth Estate’s request for SML contracts

KPMG not the best to audit shady SML contract — CSO activists

Bright Simons: Ghana’s Billion-Dollar “Timber Merchant” Deal to Protect Taxes

THE GH₵ 3 BILLION LIE: Akufo-Addo suspends shady SML contract, appoints KPMG for audit

Parliament directs GRA to suspend payments to SML as it investigates questionable contracts

The Fourth Estate’s response to SML/GRA’s Rejoinder on the GH₵3 billion lie & the billion-dollar contract

SML official contradicts himself and his Boss as he defends GH₵ 3 billion lie

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The Fourth Estate launches membership drive to support public interest journalism

From September 2026, The Fourth Estate is inviting its readers to become stakeholders in a new membership model that keeps its public interest journalism going while giving supporters a stake in the mission. In this episode of the podcast, we sit down with Sulemana Braimah, Executive Director of the Media Foundation for West Africa to unpack how this membership drive works, why it matters, and what it could mean for the future of public interest journalism in Ghana.