Top News in Ghana Today

Reconstruction works has started on a portion of the Madina market which was gutted by fire on April 10, this year in the La Nkwantanang Madina Municipality in the Greater Accra Region.

The Mortuary Workers Association of Ghana (MOWAG) is embarking on an indefinite strike effective today, Thursday, September 26, 2024.

The workers have accused the government of failing to address their demands and improve their working conditions.

In a statement dated Tuesday, September 17, MOWAG General Secretary Richard Kofi Jordan stated that the government has failed to address their concerns, which include inadequate provision of personal protective equipment (PPE), leaving workers exposed to diseases and hazards.

The workers also raised salary arrears dating back to 2020 that remain unpaid, and the request for financial clearance to employ 500 additional mortuary workers has been ignored.

MOWAG also demands payment of the COVID-19 bonus announced by the President, which mortuary workers have yet to receive.

A seven-member delegation from the Energy Regulatory Board of Zambia has paid a three-day working visit to the NPA to understudy the Authority’s operations in the regulation of the petroleum downstream industry.

The 11 Democracy Hub protestors who appeared in court Wednesday have been remanded into police custody.

Here are the front pages of some of Ghana’s newspapers today.

The University of Ghana has postponed the commencement of the 2024/2025 academic year following the ongoing strike action by various teacher unions.

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced plans to undertake emergency maintenance works on the CLOU Prepayment Metering System’s server.

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has called for the Ghana Police Service to discontinue the prosecution of the members of Democracy Hub held in police custody.

Ghana is at risk of evolving into a “GalamState,” a captured state where illegal mining is normalised and institutions have been compromised by entrenched corruption, according to Professor Kwesi Anning, Director of the Faculty of Academic Affairs and Research at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre.

U.S. President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday the donation of 1 million mpox vaccine doses and at least $500 million to African countries to support their response to the outbreak.

President Akufo-Addo has been honoured with the 2024 Atlantic Council Global Citizen Award, recognizing his exceptional contributions to global peace, democracy, and human development. 

Here are the front pages of some of Ghana’s newspapers today.  

Thirty-nine (39) participants from the Democracy Hub protests have been remanded into custody.

The Minerals Commission has appointed a six-member caretaker team to work alongside it’s regional manager on the operations of FGR Bogoso and Prestea mines. This follows the termination of the company’s mining leases.

The Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has highlighted the pressing need for reform in Africa's legal frameworks surrounding international arbitration.