The government is set to overhaul Ghana’s workplace inspection and occupational safety regime with the introduction of a new digital system designed to identify high-risk workplaces and prevent accidents before they occur. The National Workplace Compliance and Safety Management System (NWCSMS), being introduced through the Ministry of Labour, Jobs and Employment, will replace the largely manual and paper-based approach to …

Former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu, has emerged as the preferred candidate among NPP voters in the party’s National Chairman race, according to a new survey by Global InfoAnalytics. The poll, released on August 20, 2026, puts Mr Boadu ahead of former Energy Minister Boakye Agyarko and former NPP National Chairman Paul Afoko in what …

The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) has attributed Thursday morning’s widespread power outage to a major fault on the Akosombo–Volta transmission line. According to GRIDCo, the fault triggered the automatic shutdown of the Akosombo generating units and some thermal plants as part of the National Interconnected Transmission System’s protection mechanisms. The company said the shutdown was necessary to safeguard the …