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Tasers have 50,000 volts of electric shock and are  used by authorised security personnel to subdue people they deem to ...
03/07/2024

Tasers have 50,000 volts of electric shock and are used by authorised security personnel to subdue people they deem to be behaving aggressively.
But on the streets of Accra, they are being sold to people without scrutiny.

Cheap and Dangerous: The unregulated taser market in Ghana - There is a growing public security risk on the streets of Ghana’s capital, Accra as tasers are being sold in the streets

FULL DOCUMENTARY: Cheap and Dangerous: The unregulated taser market in Ghana
03/07/2024

FULL DOCUMENTARY: Cheap and Dangerous: The unregulated taser market in Ghana

Cheap and Dangerous: The unregulated taser market in Ghana - There is a growing public security risk on the streets of Ghana’s capital, Accra as tasers are being sold in the streets

MFWA trains over 30 journalists on Reserve-Based Lending and Illicit Financial Flows
02/07/2024

MFWA trains over 30 journalists on Reserve-Based Lending and Illicit Financial Flows

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has organised a capacity building training programme to enhance the investigative skills of Ghanaian journalists

The Bank of Ghana and the government have announced plans to raise more capital for the central bank, following a record...
02/07/2024

The Bank of Ghana and the government have announced plans to raise more capital for the central bank, following a record loss of GHS10.5 billion in 2023 and a GHS60.9 billion in 2022 due to debt restructuring.
Here's our story on the losses.

Each of the 10 board members of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) took home GH¢510,000 in allowances last year despite presiding over a GH¢60 billion unprecedented loss.

01/07/2024

Tasers have become more accessible than ever, posing a greater security threat to the country.The Fourth Estate explores this and more in our latest documentary.

29/06/2024

[Trailer] Cheap and Dangerous: The unregulated taser market in Ghana.

Watch out!
28/06/2024

Watch out!

Pipeline to prison: Barker-Vormawor seeks justice for man imprisoned wrongly
21/06/2024

Pipeline to prison: Barker-Vormawor seeks justice for man imprisoned wrongly

A Founding Partner of Merton and Everett LLP, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, says the firm is preparing to seek compensation for Kwabena Huletey, a farmer who was

The GRA has defied KPMG's recommendation to secure a parliamentary approval for the SML deal, given the company the gree...
21/06/2024

The GRA has defied KPMG's recommendation to secure a parliamentary approval for the SML deal, given the company the green light to begin revenue assurance in the downstream petroleum sector this month.

Ghana is not the only African country to implement such an initiative. Other African countries have also launched simila...
20/06/2024

Ghana is not the only African country to implement such an initiative. Other African countries have also launched similar policies, some even preceding the Ghana Smart Schools Project.
Dr Bawumia's claim is, therefore, false.

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has said that Ghana is the only country in Africa to provide laptops or tablets to students in Senior High School (SHS). Dr Bawumia, who is also the flagbearer of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), made the claim when he paid a courtesy call on the Ashanti Re...

During his tenure as Vice-Chancellor, Prof Aryeetey of UG approached the late President Mills to construct the UGMC.As a...
20/06/2024

During his tenure as Vice-Chancellor, Prof Aryeetey of UG approached the late President Mills to construct the UGMC.
As a result, the University through the gov't secured a US$217 million loan facility from Israel.
Read more here:

On June 14, 2024, Former President John Mahama touted the infrastructure projects completed under his tenure. John Mahama, who is the presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress, went on to highlight some of his achievements in infrastructure development as President. “My track reco...

False! Ghana is NOT the only country in Africa to give SHS students laptops, tablets
19/06/2024

False! Ghana is NOT the only country in Africa to give SHS students laptops, tablets

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has said that Ghana is the only country in Africa to provide laptops or tablets to students in Senior High School (SHS). Dr Bawumia, who is also the flagbearer of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), made the claim when he paid a courtesy call on the Ashanti Re...

Who built UGMC? Here are the facts
18/06/2024

Who built UGMC? Here are the facts

On June 14, 2024, Former President John Mahama touted the infrastructure projects completed under his tenure. John Mahama, who is the presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress, went on to highlight some of his achievements in infrastructure development as President. “My track reco...

18/06/2024

Richard Addopleh, Paul Jaguar, Theodore Mensah, Nana Yaw, Kimathi Rafiatu Adia, Emmanuel Amiba, Yakubu Abdul-Majeed, Precious Attih Alshalpas, Harry QY Isaacs, Aliu Sisi Alhaji, Jake Kobah, Abeku Baidoo, Yaw Iner, Abdulrahmanibrahim Moro, Mawudem Yawli Adzaklo, Michael Hilary Sackey, Mohammed Awal, Elijah Acquaye, Jayson Blaise, Gordon Kuuper-Attipoe, Akoose Atubila, Liberty Tiase, Mo Barhama, Meg Fosu, George Scott Mensah, Jonny Jones, Atinyere Kuzula, Geoffrey Batse, Suleman Bawa, Ilyaas Al-Hasan, Alice Mensah, Asa Bee, Brains Bee, Uptown Flex, Felix Dornu Amewuda, Richard Abilba, Mc Innocent Kwadwo, Michael Nortey, Simon Azaang, Stephen Favour, Ibrahim Alhassan, Kofi Danso David, Abdul Rashid

Thank you for actively engaging our posts!!! Richard Addopleh, Paul Jaguar, Theodore Mensah, Nana Yaw, Kimathi Rafiatu A...
18/06/2024

Thank you for actively engaging our posts!!!

Richard Addopleh, Paul Jaguar, Theodore Mensah, Nana Yaw, Kimathi Rafiatu Adia, Emmanuel Amiba, Yakubu Abdul-Majeed, Precious Attih Alshalpas, Harry QY Isaacs, Aliu Sisi Alhaji, Jake Kobah, Abeku Baidoo, Yaw Iner, Abdulrahmanibrahim Moro, Mawudem Yawli Adzaklo, Michael Hilary Sackey, Mohammed Awal, Elijah Acquaye, Jayson Blaise, Gordon Kuuper-Attipoe, Akoose Atubila, Liberty Tiase, Mo Barhama, Meg Fosu, George Scott Mensah, Jonny Jones, Atinyere Kuzula, Geoffrey Batse, Suleman Bawa, Ilyaas Al-Hasan, Alice Mensah, Asa Bee, Brains Bee, Uptown Flex, Felix Dornu Amewuda, Richard Abilba, Mc Innocent Kwadwo, Michael Nortey, Simon Azaang, Stephen Favour, Ibrahim Alhassan, Kofi Danso David, Abdul Rashid

17/06/2024
If you have not had the time to read our story on how the Public Procurement Authority approved an GHS84 million contrac...
15/06/2024

If you have not had the time to read our story on how the Public Procurement Authority approved an GHS84 million contract for the provision of Internet in SHSs and educational office across the country to an unqualifiedcompany, here is a thread for you.

The Wi-Fi for schools projects fulfilled a 2016 manifesto promise by the governing New Patriotic Party to collaborate “with the private sector provide free

False! Not every public school in Ablekuma West has ICT lab
14/06/2024

False! Not every public school in Ablekuma West has ICT lab

The Minister for Communication and Digitalization and the Member of Parliament for the Ablekuma West Constituency, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has said every public school in her constituency has an ICT Lab. She made the claim on May 30, 2024, when she was hosted as a guest in a one-on-one interview on Ase...

The Fourth Estate petitions OSP to investigate GHS84m Wi-Fi contract
14/06/2024

The Fourth Estate petitions OSP to investigate GHS84m Wi-Fi contract

The Fourth Estate has petitioned the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) to investigate the Ministry of Education and Lifted Logistics (formerly Busy

Claim: “In 2018, Mr Speaker, the government of Ghana announced various tariff reductions ranging from 18 to 30 per cent....
14/06/2024

Claim: “In 2018, Mr Speaker, the government of Ghana announced various tariff reductions ranging from 18 to 30 per cent. It is a matter of record. This has never happened in the history of Ghana.”
Verdict: False
Read more here:

On June 11, 2024, Member of Parliament for Effutu Constituency and Majority Speaker, Alexander Afenyo-Markin said on the floor of parliament that the Akufo-Addo administration is the only government that has reduced electricity tariffs since Ghana’s Fourth Republic. Afenyo Markins added that the g...

False! Akufo-Addo’s administration is not the only gov’t to reduce electricity tariffs
13/06/2024

False! Akufo-Addo’s administration is not the only gov’t to reduce electricity tariffs

On June 11, 2024, Member of Parliament for Effutu Constituency and Majority Speaker, Alexander Afenyo-Markin said on the floor of parliament that the Akufo-Addo administration is the only government that has reduced electricity tariffs since Ghana’s Fourth Republic. Afenyo Markins added that the g...

Uphold free expression, review legislation that limits environmental protection – ECOWAS to Member States
13/06/2024

Uphold free expression, review legislation that limits environmental protection – ECOWAS to Member States

The Head of Democracy and Good Governance Division, Directorate of Political Affairs of the ECOWAS Commission, Mr Ebenezer Aseidu, has called on ECOWAS Member

This defeats Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia's statement that the free Wi-Fi initiative was part of a broader program...
13/06/2024

This defeats Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia's statement that the free Wi-Fi initiative was part of a broader programme to bridge the technology gap in the country and improve learning through internet use.

At least 750 senior high schools and Ghana Education Service offices have been without internet connectivity since March 2024. Internet infrastructure, such

Free Wi-Fi saga: Over 750 SHSs, offices without internet since March 2024
12/06/2024

Free Wi-Fi saga: Over 750 SHSs, offices without internet since March 2024

At least 750 senior high schools and Ghana Education Service offices have been without internet connectivity since March 2024. Internet infrastructure, such

Although Busy Internet appears not to have qualified to win a contract in Ghana, the then Minister of Education, Dr Matt...
12/06/2024

Although Busy Internet appears not to have qualified to win a contract in Ghana, the then Minister of Education, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, wrote to the PPA to approve a single source Wi-Fi contract of GHS84 million for it. This came with a monthly cost of GHS6.3m for maintenance.In May 2023 however, the current Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, wrote to the PPA to increase the monthly cost to GHS11.5m, citing inflation, VAT and galloping exchange rate. The PPA also approved the transfer of the contract to another unqualified company, Lifted Logistics.
Read more here: https://thefourthestategh.com/2024/06/10/free-wi-fi-rot-how-ppa-approved-ghs84m-contract-to-an-unqualified-company/

Although the Ministry of Education’s records submitted to parliament said they paid GHC56 million to Lifted Logistics in...
11/06/2024

Although the Ministry of Education’s records submitted to parliament said they paid GHC56 million to Lifted Logistics in 2023, a leaked EOCO report showed that between December 30, 2019, and December 19, 2022, the ministry paid GHC63.7 million to the company.

The Wi-Fi for schools projects fulfilled a 2016 manifesto promise by the governing New Patriotic Party to collaborate “with the private sector provide free

GHS84m Free Wi-Fi Deal: Committee on Education in Parliament to demand accountability from Education Ministry
11/06/2024

GHS84m Free Wi-Fi Deal: Committee on Education in Parliament to demand accountability from Education Ministry

Dr Apaak, Deputy Ranking Member on the Committee on Education, said parliament was left in the dark on the free Wi-Fi project in which a contract was signed

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