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389 Four senior university administrators have pushed back against a recent rejoinder on the controversial Market Premium arrangements for Teaching and Non-Teaching Senior Members in public universities, insisting that the debate should focus on evidence-based pay equity rather than occupational hierarchy. The authors — Patrice Dzontoh, Michael Osei Owusu, Confidence Kakraba and Cynthia Ameyaa Oduro […]
427 The Oforikrom Municipal Assembly in the Ashanti Region has recruited 100 people to undertake daily sweeping and cleaning exercises along principal streets, major commercial areas and other busy locations within the municipality. The initiative, spearheaded by the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Oforikrom, Hon. Anwel Sadat Ahmed, forms part of his “Keep Oforikrom […]
546 The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) has announced measures to strictly enforce planning regulations governing the erection, installation and occupation of temporary structures within the Kumasi Metropolis. The Assembly, in a public notice issued on August 10, 2026, said all temporary structures in the metropolis are required to go through the statutory planning approval process […]
475 Residents of Behenase in the Bekwai Municipality of the Ashanti Region have received a major boost in their access to clean and safe drinking water following the completion and handover of four mechanised boreholes under the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission’s (PURC) Pro-Poor Water Project initiative. The four water facilities, which are expected to improve […]
490 Residents of Boatengkrom in the Ahafo Ano South West District of the Ashanti Region are set to benefit from improved sanitation following the sod-cutting ceremony for the construction of a modern 16-seater public toilet facility. The project, jointly financed by the District Chief Executive (DCE) for Ahafo Ano South West, Hon. Abubakar Sedik, and […]
495 About 90% of households in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality in the Ashanti Region have access to household toilet facilities, with the Municipal Assembly intensifying efforts to ensure that the remaining households construct their own toilets to help end open defecation. The Municipal Environmental Officer, Mr Prosper Argum, disclosed that nearly 2,150 household toilets […]
469 The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Obuasi West, Hon Faustilove Appiah Kannin, has called on the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources to establish a Community Mining Scheme in parts of the AngloGold Ashanti concession as a sustainable solution to the persistent menace of illegal mining in the municipality. According to her, despite repeated […]
677 The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Oforikrom, Hon. Anwel Ahmed Sadat, has appealed to the Government, development partners and non-governmental organisations (NGOs), particularly World Vision Ghana, to support the municipality with resources to increase household toilet coverage and eliminate open defecation in underserved communities. According to the MCE, several communities, including Anloga, Ayigya and […]
764 The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Asokwa, Hon. Amoh Kamel , has disclosed that the Asokwa Municipality is on the verge of becoming completely open defecation-free, attributing the achievement to sustained investment in household and public sanitation infrastructure. According to him, open defecation is no longer a widespread challenge in the municipality as the […]
543 The Media Coalition Against Open Defecation (M-CODE), with support from World Vision Ghana, has launched a week-long nationwide accountability campaign aimed at ensuring Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) deliver on government’s new policy that makes sanitation a Key Performance Indicator (KPI). The initiative, which will be implemented across seven regions, seeks to […]