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 …Office closed, Workers Gone Home, License Suspended in Barbados, Ghana, Investigations Intensify In UK all for one man’s Greed TNR FilesThe paper trail was complete by nightfall. By daybreak, Andrew Takyi-Appiah would file for bankruptcy.Today, July 28, 2026, the embattled chief executive of Zeepay is expected to petition the court for personal bankruptcy a move sources familiar with the matter describe as both an admission of defeat and a calculated legal maneuver to insulate himself from the mounting army of clients whose funds he collected but never delivered.The timing is anything but accidental. On August 1, Ghana’s legal vacation begins,…

By Philip Antoh In-a-much anticipated show of support, the Ashanti Regional Constituency Chairmen’s Caucus of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has set August 14, 2026, for a night vigil in honour of the party’s regional chairman, Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi’s conviction. The event planned to take place at DMB Regional Office in Asokwa on the eve of the party’s crucial Ashanti Regional elections. According to a press statement issued on July 27, the vigil is designed to show solidarity with Wontumi following his recent conviction and 20-year prison sentence in an illegal mining case—a development the caucus…

The Acting Chief Executive of the Millennium Development Authority (MiDA), Mr Alexander Kofi-Mensah Mould, has cautioned African leaders and policymakers against allowing the continent’s emerging critical minerals boom to become another resource curse. He urged a new approach centred on good governance, value addition and inclusive development. Mr Mould made the call while delivering the opening remarks at the High-Level Conference on Governance, Critical Minerals and Conflict in Africa, organised by the Open Society Foundations (OSF), in Accra. The three-day conference, which brought together government officials, policymakers, development partners, researchers and civil society actors, is examining how Africa can responsibly…

19% supports Bawumiah’s bid to freeze corruption trials The numbers came in on a Monday, delivered via a Facebook post from Global InfoAnalytics’ executive director, Mussa Dankwa. They were stark: 63% of Ghanaian voters back President Mahama’s push to revive tribunals a parallel justice system designed to cut through the morass of court delays. Only 19% oppose it; 17% are undecided.The poll, released July 27, lands less than two weeks after Parliament passed the Tribunals Bill on July 16 and exactly one week after the NPP’s flagbearer, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, made an unusual public plea: Do not sign it into…

.. as NPP Mobilises Labour ProtestsTNR Files In a week where Ghana’s industrial patrimony became a political football, businessman Ibrahim Mahama has issued a blistering denial of allegations that he is manoeuvring to acquire the state-owned Volta Aluminium Company (VALCO), threatening defamation suits against what he calls a co-ordinated disinformation campaign by opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) operatives.The controversy erupted on Monday, 27 July, when VALCO’s labour union staged a demonstration at the Tema smelter, with protesters alleging that President John Mahama’s younger brother was positioning himself to take control of the 1967-vintage facility. The protest swiftly amplified on social…

…as Appiah Kubi Substitutes for Atta AkyeaBy Philip Antoh For the second time in as many weeks, Bernard Antwi Bosiako the mining magnate and political heavyweight known to millions as Chairman Wontumi has watched his lead defense counsel walk away from the courtroom just as the legal net tightens. On Monday morning, before a packed Accra High Court, lawyer Andy Appiah-Kubi formally withdrew from Wontumi’s defense in the high-stakes EXIM Bank loan case, a move that came without public explanation and left observers scrambling for clues.The withdrawal, confirmed in open court, clears the path for Samuel Atta Akyea, a former…

Hannan & Wife Deploy a Two-Step Escape Plan-Medical Excuses, Forged Documents and a Child as Cover  TNR Files The motion landed in the Accra High Court registry on July 22, just six days before the scheduled hearing. It was neatly filed, politely worded, and, on its face, utterly sympathetic: a mother begging the court to let her take her seven‑year‑old son abroad for urgent psychiatric treatment.But to anyone who has been tracking the corruption case against former National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO) CEO Hanan Abdul‑Wahab Aludiba and his wife, Faiza Seidu Wuni, the application reads less like a plea…

A Story of How Ghana’s Sovereign Wealth Fund Became a Patronage Piggy Bank and Is Now Fighting to SurviveTNR FilesWhen Ghana’s Minerals Income Investment Fund (MIIF) announced a GH¢1.1 billion profit for 2025, the finance ministry called it a “resilient turnaround.” But a six‑month examination of the Fund’s internal records, audit reports, and court filings reveals a far less triumphant story: MIIF is still carrying the wreckage of nearly GH¢2.3 billion in investments made under the previous Akufo‑Addo administration many of them steered toward party financiers, some of them enforced by armed security operatives, and nearly all of them now…

…Claims Ato-Forson’s Budget is a spin By Gifty Boateng When Finance Minister Dr. Ato Forson stood before Parliament on July 23 to present the 2026 Mid‑Year Budget Review, the message was one of recovery: inflation tamed, the cedi stable, debt‑to‑GDP down from 61.8% to 45%. The government painted a picture of a nation turning a corner.And a new poll, released just days later by GlobalInfo Analytics, suggests the public agrees: 60% of voters say Ghana is moving in the right direction, and 72% approve of President John Mahama’s performance.But in a country where economic data is often as contested as…

By Kwesi B. Randolph Johnson South Africa occupies a unique place in Africa’s history. It is a nation whose struggle against apartheid inspired the world and whose transition to democracy became a symbol of reconciliation, justice and hope. It is therefore painful to witness the growing tide of xenophobia that threatens to undermine these hard-earned values. There is no denying that South Africa faces serious challenges. High unemployment, crime, inequality, pressure on public services and slow economic growth are genuine concerns that deserve urgent attention. Every sovereign nation has the right, and indeed the responsibility to regulate its borders and…