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260 Heavy flooding on parts of the campus of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology disrupted movement and academic activities on Thursday morning, leaving many students stranded between halls of residence and lecture venues. The flooding, triggered by a heavy downpour, overwhelmed drainage systems across sections of the campus and rendered several key […]
329 Residents of the Ridge Nhyiaeso Electoral Area in the Kumasi Metropolis have participated in a massive clean-up exercise as part of activities marking this year’s National Sanitation Day, reaffirming their commitment to environmental cleanliness and public health. The exercise, which brought together residents, students, assembly staff and other stakeholders, was led by the Assembly […]
395 The Ashanti Regional Forestry Commission has launched the 2026 edition of its “Tree for Life” (T4L) Reforestation Initiative, with a target of planting three million trees across the region to restore degraded lands and strengthen environmental sustainability. The launch, held at the Armed Forces Senior High School in Kumasi to coincide with the observance […]
375 The Twafoɔhene of the Bekwai Traditional Area, Nana Boampim Perko II, has made a passionate appeal to the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, to temporarily close the country’s forest reserves for four years in a bold effort to restore their depleted ecological strength. According to the traditional leader, Ghana’s forests […]
376 The Ahafo Ano South West District Assembly has secured approval for the construction of mechanised boreholes in four underserved communities following a formal request by the District Chief Executive, Hon. Abubakar Sedik, to the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC). The beneficiary communities, Gyaekontabuo, Boatengkrom, Achiase, and Wioso Konkomba have long faced challenges in […]
457 Residents of Adubinso, a community in the Afigya Kwabre South District in the Ashanti region , have expressed deep frustration and anger over what they describe as years of neglect by authorities regarding the deplorable state of the community’s only public toilet facility. According to residents, the sole toilet serving the entire community has […]
520 Residents and businesses across Kumasi are set to temporarily halt economic activities this weekend as the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) rolls out a sweeping, metropolis-wide clean-up exercise aimed at restoring sanitation and environmental order. In a statement issued on April 9, 2026, the Assembly announced that the exercise will take place on Saturday, April […]
444 The Ejisu Municipality in the Ashanti Region is grappling with an escalating sanitation crisis following the absence of a designated landfill site, a challenge that local authorities say is severely hampering waste management efforts and threatening public health. The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Ejisu, Hon. Jerryne Asante, has disclosed that the situation stems […]
543 A long-standing sanitation challenge that plagued residents of Deduako–Kodiekrom, a community near Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in the Oforikrom Municipality, has finally been resolved, bringing relief and renewed hope to the area. For years, the community battled with indiscriminate waste disposal, largely due to the absence of a designated skip […]