Tension is rising due to economic difficulties and the issue of illegal mining, known as galamsey, which is destroying lands and major water bodies. The dire state of water bodies ...
The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has called on Ghanaians to rally behind the government’s efforts to combat illegal small-scale mining, also known as galamsey. In ...
Residents along the banks of the River Pra are raising alarm over a surge in stomach upsets and birth deformities linked to the polluted river. The illegal mining activities, locally ...
Eco-Concious Citizens' Executive Director, Awula Serwaa, has called on Ghanaians to channel their anger into demanding action from political leaders ahead of the 2024 elections. Serwaa insists that the political ...
The Executive Director of Eco-Concious Citizens, Awula Serwaa, has called on the government to immediately repeal Legislative Instrument 2462, which permits mining in forest reserves. In an interview with ABC ...
Land Economist, Prof Seth Asiamah has called on the government to take off the L.I 2462 which allows for mining in forest reserves. Prof Seth Asiamah indicated that the law ...
Land Economist, Prof Seth Asiamah has charged the government to crack the whip by arresting paramount chiefs who are either directly involved or complicit in illegal mining activities on their ...
Prof. Seth Asiamah, a Land Economist with Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), has highlighted the severe challenges posed by the uncoordinated nature of illegal mining, commonly known ...
The Commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Joseph Whittal, has expressed strong discontent with President Nana Akufo-Addo’s handling of the illegal mining crisis, commonly referred ...
The CEO of the Minerals Commission, Martin Kwaku Ayisi, has raised concerns over the potential negative effects of a blanket ban on small-scale mining in Ghana. Speaking in an interview ...
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