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September 03
Ghana: Fire Guts Three-Storey Building At Zongo Lane
Fire gutted a three-storey building for the second time, yesterday, after the structure was engulfed by fire last Sunday, at Zongo Lane, near Rawlings Park, in Accra. Read more »
September 02
Ghana: Pres Approves Saglemi Negotiation Framework
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has approved a framework for negotiations with the successful bidder(s) in the ongoing resolution of the Saglemi Housing Project. Read more »
August 27
Ghana: Akosombo Dam Spillage - Gh¢200m Released for Resettlement Project
The government has made available GH¢200 million for the resettlement of households in the Tongu areas of the Volta Region affected by the spillage of the Akosombo Dam. Read more »
August 26
Ghana: Building Collapses At Kasoa, Killing 3 People
Three people were killed on Saturday when an uncompleted two-storey dormitory building collapsed at Richmere Vocational Institute (RVI), near Kasoa Timber Market, Asempa Down, in… Read more »
August 22
Ghana: No Room for Delay, Extension of Secondary Cities Project - Local Govt Minister
There will be no room for delays or requests for contract extensions in the execution of the Ghana Secondary Cities Support Projects (GSCSP), the Minister of Local Government,… Read more »
August 15
Ghana: Winneba's Fish Smokers Struggle With Blindness and Poverty
For the past six years, Ewurama Annan has been living with significant visual impairments. She is completely blind in her left eye and experiences what she describes as extremely… Read more »
July 02
Ghana: Streamline Building Permit Processes to Save Time, Resources - Dr Ato Arthur
The Head of the Local Government Service, Dr Nana Ato Arthur, has called for the streamlining of building permit processes at the Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies… Read more »
June 07
Ghana: Address Issue of Squatters' Settlements
Fire outbreaks have become common in certain places in Accra such as Circle and Kantamanto market mainly due to careless behaviour like overloading electricity extension boards or… Read more »
May 09
Ghana: GNFS Ready to Rescue Flood Victims
The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has conducted simulation exercises in readiness for recusing victims of potential flooding, as the rains set in. Read more »
April 24
Ghana: Brawl Over Increase in Transport Fares
There was near brawl on some commercial vehicles (trotro) from the Kwame Nkrumah Circle Station to Ablekuma when passengers were informed of a sudden increase in transport fare… Read more »
February 06
Ghana: Do Decongestion With Human Face!
It is good news to learn from the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) that having noticed that the trader population in Accra is ever increasing, it has adopted plans to redesign the… Read more »
Ghana: Accra Central Congestion Worsens
City authorities in Accra are grappling with the persistent challenge of street hawking and sales on pavements, pedestrian walkways, and median of road at Kwame Nkrumah Circle and… Read more »
November 08, 2023
Ghana: 1,105 Benefit From Rent Assistance Scheme - Asenso-Boakye
A total of 1,105 persons have so far benefited from government's National Rent Assistance Scheme, which was rolled out in January 2023. Read more »
October 26, 2023
Ghana: Ghana Collaborates With South Africa to Provide Sustainable Human Settlement
The Ministry of Works and Housing is exploring partnerships with its counterpart from South Africa to provide affordable and sustainable human settlement systems to enhance… Read more »
October 02, 2023
Ghana: Enforce By-Laws to Address Sanitation Challenges, Authorities Told
Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) have been told to fully enforce their bye-laws in addressing sanitation challenges confronting the nation. Read more »
September 19, 2023
Ghana: Mining Companies Urged to Deepen Cooperation With Host C'nities
Mining companies in the country have been urged to court the cooperation and support of their host communities by deepening local content participation and undertaking… Read more »
September 13, 2023
Ghana: GREPA Launches Africa Real Estate Conference, Expo 2023
The third edition of the Africa Real Estate Conference and Expo has been launched in Accra with the commitment to create the needed platform for estate developers to explore the… Read more »
September 12, 2023
Ghana: Rent Control Department Receives 73,352 Complaints in Four Years
The Rent Control Department received a total of 73, 352 cases from landlords and tenants in the last four years. Read more »
September 14, 2023
Ghana: Reconstruction of U.S.$346 Million Ofankor-Nsawam Road Project 40% Complete - Engineer
Reconstruction of the $346.5 million Ofankor-Nsawam dual carriageway project is progressing steadily with 40 per cent of work completed so far, the resident engineer, Mr Thomas… Read more »
Ghana: Reconstruct All Congested Stretches On International Routes
The Ofankor-Nsawam road has become one of the most important roads in the country because of the places it connects, and the number of users and the volume of traffic on it. Read more »
June 16, 2023
Ghana: 50 Houses On Westland Waterways to Be Demolished - Deputy Minister
At least 50 buildings in the buffer zone along the 900-meter Sober Downstream, a tributary of the Odaw River at Westland in the Ayawaso West Municipality are to be demolished. Read more »
June 13, 2023
Ghana: Ghana Committed to New Urban Agenda, SDGs - Asenso-Boakye
The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Francis Asenso-Boakye, has reiterated government's commitment to sustainable urban development in order to address housing challenges in the… Read more »
April 19, 2023
Ghana: Flood Mitigation Efforts - Govt to Halt Encroachment On Water Bodies Nationwide
The Ministry of Works and Housing is to join forces with the Ministry of National Security to clamp down on encroachment on the Kpeshie wetlands and other water bodies across the… Read more »
Ghana: 16.9 Percent Urban Residents Live in Metal Containers, Wooden, Kioks Structures - Report
A research conducted by African Cities Research Consortium (ACRC) indicates that 16.9 per cent of urban residents in Accra live in non-conventional housing structures, such as… Read more »
April 17, 2023
Ghana: Businessman Petitions Housing Minister Over East Legon Plot of Land
A Ghanaian businessman, Nana Osei Kyeretwie Prempeh, has petitioned the Ministry of Works and Housing over a plot of land at East Legon another business tycoon allegedly wants to… Read more »
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