Vincent Oppong Asamoah, chairman of Parliament's Works and Housing Committee, has called for decisive enforcement against illegal developments on waterways and wetlands, arguing that Ghana needs political will and enforcement of existing laws alongside sanitation efforts to address recurring flooding in Accra and other parts of the country.
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Former Presidential Advisor on Health Dr. Anthony Nsiah-Asare has defended progress on the Afari Military Hospital project, stating it was about 96 to 97 per cent complete when the NPP administration left office, with only outstanding works and specialised equipment installation remaining. The facility was scheduled to be commissioned and operationalised in early 2025 to ease the patient burden on Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital and improve healthcare access in the northern Ashanti Region.
10 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Director of the CSIR Soil Research Institute says the institute receives zero government funding for research activities, though government covers researcher salaries. He warns this threatens Ghana's ability to develop evidence-based agricultural solutions and food security.
10 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Director of the Soil Research Institute of CSIR has cautioned that many imported fertilisers are not suited to local soil conditions and may be degrading Ghana's farmlands because decisions about fertiliser importation are taken without sufficient technical input from soil experts. He argued that applying unsuitable fertiliser blends to soils that don't need them, such as adding NPK to nitrogen-rich soils, contributes to ecosystem damage and called for closer collaboration with soil specialists to guide importation and application practices.
10 June 2026 · Joy Online →
A CSIR soil scientist warns that imported fertilisers often do not suit local soil conditions and may be contributing to land degradation, arguing that many products fail to enhance soil fertility because fertiliser decisions lack sufficient input from soil experts. He calls for closer collaboration with specialist institutions to guide importation and application practices.
10 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Director of CSIR's Soil Research Institute has warned that Ghana's soils are in moderately poor condition, rating the country's soil health at seven or eight on a scale of one to ten, and called for urgent national action to restore soil fertility and ensure food security.
10 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The director of CSIR's Soil Research Institute rated Ghana's soil health at seven or eight out of ten, describing it as moderately poor and warning that declining soil fertility constrains agricultural productivity and threatens food security. He called for urgent national action and investment to restore soil health as central to Ghana's agricultural policy.
10 June 2026 · Joy Online →
South Africa's Minister for International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamola has urged officials and the public to base discussions on xenophobia on verified facts rather than misinformation, stating that authorities have verified only two deaths from recent incidents, contrary to reports claiming multiple Nigerian and Mozambican fatalities.
10 June 2026 · Joy Online →
South Africa's Minister for International Relations Ronald Lamola called for verified facts rather than misinformation in reporting on xenophobia concerns, saying authorities have confirmed only two deaths while rejecting claims of two Nigerians and five Mozambicans killed.
10 June 2026 · Joy Online →