Ghana may have to import water in the next fifteen years to come. This is as a result of illegal mining activities being perpetrated by illegal miners. The situation moves the country far from achieving
Farmers in the Central Region are perplexed by activities of illegal miners as they face possible loss of their farms and arable land, situations that can plunge them into perpetual poverty. Large plantations of cocoa
The Media Coalition Against Galamsey (MCAG) is imploring Parliament to pass legislation against mining and other mineral exploration activities in forest reserves. The coalition’s demand follows news about an attempt by a mining company, High
The Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, George Mireku Duker, has expressed disappointment in Ghanaians who are calling on him and the sector Minister Samuel Abu Jinapor to go after illegal miners. Speaking in
The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Ellembelle in Western Region, Kwasi Bonzoh, has suggested the use of bottom-up approach in dealing decisively with the growing phenomenon of illegal mining in the country. He says since
The main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has accused President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia of encouraging illegal mining which has destroyed water bodies across the country. According to the
The US Embassy in Ghana, is collaborating with University of Mines and Technology (UMat) to build capacities of stakeholders fighting the menace of Illegal mining in the country They have teamed up to work closely
"My government has fought and is fighting corruption not just in high-sounding words, but, actually, in concrete deeds. We have shunned mere exhortations and showy denunciations of unproved corruption. It has been a holistic approach.
The District Chief Executive of Akyemansa District in the Eastern region, Paul Asamoah Gyemah, has called for government intervention to fight illegal mining popularly called "galamsey'' on the Pra River that flows its banks across
Embattled Chinese national Aisha Huang has denied any involvement in mining or its related activities. Aisha Huang, affectionately called Galamsey Queen, disclosed in her witness statement during her criminal trial. The Galamsey kingpin is facing
