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… Speaking on JoyNews’ Newsfile programme on Saturday, August 1, Mr Barker-Vormawor maintained that, although the new electoral system may not completely eradicate the influence of money in politics, it represents a significant step towards creating a more inclusive and democratic …
Oliver Barker-Vormawor demands broader state support for party primariesJoy Online
… Speaking on JoyNews’ Newsfile on Saturday, August 1, Mr Fuseini said the ruling served as an important reminder that the criminal justice system must remain anchored in the principle that every accused person is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt. …
Prosecution’s duty is to pursue justice, not simply secure convictions – Inusah FuseiniJoy Online
… Speaking on JoyNews’ Newsfile on Saturday, August 1, Mr Awuni analysed portions of the appellate court’s judgment, particularly the evidence relating to the alleged return of funds by a beneficiary identified in court proceedings as Obaatanpa. …
Manasseh Azure says key evidence in MASLOC case strengthened Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu’s defenceJoy Online
… Speaking on JoyNews’ Newsfile on Saturday, August 1, Mr Awuni, whose work exposed MASLOC’s dealings that led to the trial, said he had taken time to study both the Court of Appeal’s judgment and the original High Court decision before arriving at his assessment. …
Manasseh Azure: Court of Appeal’s MASLOC ruling offers lessons but raises concerns over parts of judgmentJoy Online
… Speaking on JoyNews’ Newsfile on Saturday, August 1, Mr Awuni admitted that the appellate court’s decision had left him questioning whether the sacrifices associated with investigative journalism were worthwhile. …
Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu’s acquittal: Manasseh Azure expresses disappointmentJoy Online
This Saturday, JoyNews’ flagship current affairs programme, Newsfile, discusses another compelling edition as a distinguished panel dissects some of the most consequential legal, constitutional, and governance developments shaping Ghana’s national discourse. …
Livestream: Newsfile discusses Supreme Court rulings, Sedinam Tamakloe’s legal twist, and OSP powersJoy Online
This Saturday, JoyNews’ flagship current affairs programme, Newsfile, discussed another compelling edition as a distinguished panel dissected some of the most consequential legal, constitutional, and governance developments shaping Ghana’s national discourse. …
Playback: Newsfile discussed Supreme Court rulings, Sedinam Tamakloe’s legal twist, and OSP powersJoy Online
… Speaking on JoyNews’ Newsfile on Saturday, July 25, during discussions on the 2026 Mid-Year Budget Review presented by Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, the Tano North MP said government cannot measure success solely by favourable fiscal and macroeconomic statistics while t …
‘A growing economy with unemployed youth is a factory of frustration’ – Gideon BoakoJoy Online
… Speaking on JoyNews’ Newsfile on Saturday, July 25, Mr Lartey said while there were some positive outcomes from savings in compensation and interest payments, the shortfall in capital spending remained a major concern. …
Mid-Year Budget Review: 40% underspend on capital expenditure raises questions over project delivery – Yaw LarteyJoy Online
… Speaking on JoyNews’ Newsfile on Saturday, July 25, he argued that while the government deserves credit for maintaining some of the policies it inherited, it cannot claim exclusive responsibility for the country’s improving macroeconomic indicators. …
Economic gains are driven by IMF programme not superior economic management – Dr BoakoACEP's Ben Boakye warns that Ghana's energy sector inefficiencies are draining public finances and worsening inequality. He notes ECG records losses of more than GH¢20 billion annually, with government increasingly relying on borrowing to finance power obligations.
13 September 2026 · Joy Online →
ACEP's Ben Boakye warns that Ghana's energy sector inefficiencies are draining public finances and worsening inequality. He notes ECG records losses of more than GH¢20 billion annually, with government increasingly relying on borrowing to finance power obligations.
13 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Ben Boakye, Executive Director of the Africa Centre for Energy Policy, has urged the government to focus on improving the quality of education in all senior high schools rather than emphasising the categorisation of schools into categories A, B, and C. He argued that the government should ensure all schools have capable teachers and adequate support to deliver quality education across the board.
12 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's Education Minister has requested that the Ghana Education Trust Fund allocate GH¢250 million this year to expand infrastructure in Category A senior high schools, citing rising student numbers under the Free SHS programme. The funds will support facilities expansion at schools including Achimota, Wesley Girls', Wesley College, PRESEC, and Prempeh College.
12 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The Trades Union Congress deputy secretary-general has argued that the Electricity Company of Ghana's difficulties stem from management problems rather than failures by ordinary workers, and questioned whether Ghana should consider handing ECG to foreign operators when the country has qualified people capable of managing it.
12 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Ben Boakye, Executive Director of the Africa Centre for Energy Policy, has accused politicians and politically connected individuals of benefiting from ECG procurement practices. He argues that ECG's financial challenges include inefficiencies and alleged abuses in procurement, describing the utility as part of the "spoils of election" where politicians "milk" money through overpriced purchases and other leakages.
12 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has acknowledged challenges with this year's Senior High School placement process. Of about 604,000 students in the placement system, 527,000 (87 per cent) have been placed, though available vacancies remain concentrated in less-preferred schools.
12 September 2026 · Joy Online →
JoyNews' Newsfile programme will examine Senior High School placement challenges affecting about 55,000 students, tensions over the Electricity Company of Ghana's operations, organised labour's confrontation with the World Bank, and questions over government's management of State-Owned Enterprises.
12 September 2026 · Joy Online →
IMANI Africa Vice President Bright Simons and State Interests and Governance Authority Director-General Prof. Michael Kpessa-Whyte clashed on JoyNews over SIGA's report on Ghana's state-owned enterprises, with Simons questioning the figures, methodology and conclusions, while Prof. Kpessa-Whyte defended the report's integrity and data.
7 September 2026 · Joy Online →
A Deloitte partner has cautioned state-owned enterprises against treating audited financial statements as sufficient corporate governance compliance, noting that SOEs must also hold annual general meetings. While he welcomed the increase in entities submitting audited accounts—from 53 to 108—he stressed that filing accounts alone is insufficient for proper governance.
5 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Dennis Miracles Aboagye, Director of Communications for the Bawumia Campaign Team, has criticised a State Interests and Governance Authority (SIGA) report, claiming errors in the document affected some of its conclusions. He acknowledged SIGA's improved reporting quality and said his concerns centred on errors rather than methodology.
5 September 2026 · Joy Online →
IMANI Africa Vice President Bright Simons denied accusations from SIGA Director-General Michael Kpessa-Whyte that he used AI to analyse a 448-page SIGA report, saying technology was used only for data extraction and that he has not delegated his professional judgment to AI over 20 years of policy analysis.
5 September 2026 · Joy Online →
IMANI Africa's Bright Simons has challenged the State Interests and Governance Authority's portrayal of state-owned enterprises' financial performance, arguing that underlying data do not support the claim of a "massive" turnaround despite SOEs posting a combined net profit of GH¢19.8 billion in 2025 against a loss of GH¢2.25 billion in 2024. Simons cited indicators including the number of profitable entities, cumulative losses, current ratios and dividend payments as evidence that the turnaround narrative is not borne out by the data.
5 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Bright Simons of IMANI Africa challenges SIGA's claim of recording the highest proportion of audited financial statements from state-owned entities, arguing that the 2021 figure of 68% exceeded the latest 66%. Simons also questions the report's presentation of profitability and claims the number of profitable entities declined.
5 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's state-owned enterprises swung from a GH¢2.2 billion loss in 2024 to a GH¢19.8 billion net profit in 2025, attributed to higher revenues, lower finance costs and improved foreign-exchange performance. President Mahama has dissolved the governing boards of nine major state institutions including BOST, VALCO, CBG, GNPC, Ghana Post, TDC and the National Sports Authority.
4 September 2026 · Joy Online →
State-owned enterprises reported a GH¢19.8 billion net profit in 2025, a turnaround from a GH¢2.2 billion loss in 2024. President Mahama has dissolved the governing boards of nine major state institutions, including BOST, VALCO, CBG, GNPC, Ghana Post, TDC, and the National Sports Authority.
4 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Lawyers for Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin have rejected claims their client is avoiding service of a defamation suit writ on Ghana Gold Board CEO Sammy Gyamfi, stating the writ was served on Gyamfi's lawyers after they notified the High Court they had authority to accept service on his behalf.
29 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Office of the Special Prosecutor's Director of Strategy, Research and Communications has alleged that the Attorney-General's office turned down several requests from the OSP to collaborate on cases, though he maintains the two institutions generally have a good working relationship.
29 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Manhyia South MP Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah has called on Ghanaians to avoid personalising the Office of the Special Prosecutor, arguing that public discussion should focus on the institution's legal mandate and performance rather than the individual holding the position. He cautioned that personalising the OSP weakens public confidence and distracts from questions about its effectiveness and relationship with other state agencies.
29 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Office of the Special Prosecutor says its intervention has helped sanitise vehicle auction processes within the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority and minimise corruption opportunities there. The OSP director cited changes to benchmark values and work stemming from the Labianca case as examples of behind-the-scenes anti-corruption efforts.
29 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Sulemana Braimah, Executive Director of the Media Foundation for West Africa, questions Ghana's commitment to fighting corruption, noting that the creation of anti-corruption institutions like the Office of the Special Prosecutor has not stopped corruption from growing despite existing bodies such as EOCO, FIC, CID, and CHRAJ.
29 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Media Foundation for West Africa's Executive Director has expressed cautious optimism about the government's renewed constitutional reform efforts, welcoming the inauguration of an 11-member committee to advance recommendations from the Constitution Review Committee and noting that President Mahama has committed to pursuing a comprehensive constitutional reform process.
29 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Akwatia MP Bernard Bediako Baidoo has expressed confidence in Ghana's constitutional reform process and the newly inaugurated 11-member implementation committee, saying previous court challenges should not create fear around the current effort and that legal challenges should be viewed as part of Ghana's democratic safeguards.
29 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Executive Director of the Media Foundation for West Africa claims that former President Akufo-Addo showed little interest in reviewing Ghana's 1992 Constitution while in office, having argued during CSO meetings that the Constitution had sustained Ghana's democracy for decades and should not be altered.
29 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's Newsfile programme will scrutinise the corruption fight including the Aksa power deal bribery investigation with former Power Minister Dr Kwabena Donkor named as a person of interest, alongside concerns over organised political vigilantism ahead of the 2028 elections.
28 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo Markin has filed a High Court suit against Ghana Gold Board CEO Sammy Gyamfi and Multimedia Group Limited, seeking GH¢15 million in damages, an apology and retraction over comments made on the Newsfile programme where Gyamfi allegedly called him an "extortionist."
25 August 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin is expected to address members of the NPP Parliamentary Caucus over extortion allegations made against him by Ghana Gold Board CEO Sammy Gyamfi. Afenyo-Markin has denied the allegations and said he is considering legal options, but some senior NPP MPs are demanding further clarification.
24 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Senyo Hosi, Trustee of the Ghana Coalition Against Galamsey, says illegal small-scale mining has become so embedded in Ghana's economic and social fabric that enforcement alone cannot eliminate it. He notes galamsey attracts young people with financial returns reportedly ranging from GH¢3,000 to GH¢10,000 weekly, making it more lucrative than many formal employment options.
22 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana Gold Board CEO Sammy Gyamfi has denied insulting Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin during a recent exchange about GoldBod losses, saying his response was justified by what he described as personal and unfounded allegations about his role in the institution's financial affairs.
22 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Gold Board CEO says the state institution has moved its gold purchase pricing from the forex bureau rate to the interbank rate, minus 10 pesewas, a change he describes as significant after more than a century of using the bureau rate.
22 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana Gold Board CEO Sammy Gyamfi has accused the NPP of applying double standards, saying the party previously defended costs incurred under the Gold-for-Oil programme but now criticizes financial costs associated with the Domestic Gold Purchase Programme. The NPP had rejected IMANI Africa's allegations of GH¢7.2 billion in financial leakages under the G4O programme, arguing the costs represented foreign exchange liquidity support rather than evidence of mismanagement.
22 August 2026 · Joy Online →