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Business coverage from Ashanti Report tracks markets, enterprise, jobs, public finance, trade, investment, and the economic issues affecting Ghanaian communities.
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GRIDCo must explain recurring power outages – Energy Expert
The Director of the Africa Sustainable Energy Centre, Justice Ohene-Akoto, has called on the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) to be more transparent about the causes of the frequent…
Okada rider dies, passenger critically injured in Buduburam truck crash
An Okada rider has died and his passenger is in critical condition after a cargo truck reportedly collided with their motorcycle at Budumburam in the Gomoa East District…
IGP Yohuno urges religious leaders to take active role in protecting Ghana’s peace
Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Christian Tetteh Yohuno has called on Christian and Muslim leaders to take a more active role in safeguarding Ghana’s peace rather than limiting their…
One dead, 14 injured in crash on Accra-Kumasi Highway
One person has died while 14 others sustained injuries in a road crash on the Accra-Kumasi Highway near Paradise Restaurant at Bunso in the Eastern Region. The accident…
Police arrest man captured in viral video allegedly assaulting suspect
The Ghana Police Service has arrested Sibamay Zakaria, the man captured in a viral video allegedly assaulting a suspect. Zakaria was arrested following a police investigation into the…
Education Minister to engage GAUA over strike as union demands concrete action
Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu is set to meet the leadership of the Ghana Association of University Administrators (GAUA) this week as the government seeks to end the association’s…
Police arrest six over armed robbery syndicate linked to Wa attacks
The Upper West Regional Police Command has arrested six suspects believed to be members of an armed robbery syndicate operating in parts of the Wa West District and…
Court orders three Young men to refund GHc38,450 after E-Cash fraud
Three young men from Assin Breku have been convicted by the Assin Fosu District Court for defrauding a 26-year-old trader of GH¢38,450 in a deceptive electronic money transaction.…
Gov’t maintains Adamus Mining lease revocation, hands mine to Minerals Commission
The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has confirmed the government’s decision to revoke the mining lease of Adamus Resources after a Ministerial Review Committee…
Ghana’s Galamsey crisis linked to years of weak support for Small-Scale Mining — Sammy Gyamfi
Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), Sammy Gyamfi, has linked Ghana’s longstanding illegal mining crisis to years of inadequate formalisation, regulation and state support for…