Beyond The Surface
Under Scrutiny: The Troubled Tenure of Ghana’s Sports Authority Director General
Ghana's National Sports Authority is facing its most serious crisis in years, as Acting Director-General Yaw Ampofo Ankrah becomes the subject of a police investigation into an alleged $623,000 World Cup visa scheme — the latest in a string of controversies that have defined his time in office
Gaps in Accra’s Building Permit System Need a Reality Check After Recurring Floods
When soldiers tore down the Pink Flamingo Lounge on a Sunday morning in September, they were clearing more than a lagoon buffer zone. They were confronting a permit system that has, for years, made unauthorized construction possible — and a digital fix, promised in 2019, that never materialized.
Demolition of Historic Accra Turf Club Ignites Land Dispute and Public Outcry
A century-old horse racing institution says armed men and police-escorted bulldozers razed its Borteyman track last month. The demolition has triggered a police interdiction, street protests, and an unresolved land dispute reaching back to a 2006 government relocation deal.
Paying for Justice: How Ghana Keeps Failing Victims of Sexual Assault
Financial barriers, an understaffed unit, and a culture of silence are conspiring to deny justice to thousands of sexual assault victims across the country each year
Twenty-Six Years On, Construction of a High Court Complex in Wa Remains Stalled
Twenty-six years after ground was broken, Wa's regional High Court complex still stands unfinished — its latest contractor gone, gates unlocked, and peeling paint the newest evidence of a promise repeatedly broken to a region still administering justice from colonial-era buildings
Ghana Moves to Draft First National Organ Donation Policy, But Legal Gap Persists
Ghana's health ministry has begun drafting the country's first national policy on organ and tissue transplantation, a step advocates say has been decades overdue
Is It Time for an African FIFA President? South Africa’s Endorsement of CAF President Motsepe Reopens the Debate
South Africa's Sports Minister Gayton McKenzie has publicly endorsed CAF President Patrice Motsepe as the man to succeed Gianni Infantino at FIFA
Nigeria’s Mission XI Failed. But The Story Of The Super Falcons Is Not Over
WAFCON 2026 has officially been marked as the worst year on record for Nigeria’s women’s national football team. But what does one bad tournament mean in the grand scheme of an extraordinary history?
Is Ghana’s Jury System Begging for Structural Reform?
Ghana's jury system for capital cases traces back to a 1960 law and Article 19 of the 1992 Constitution, but the seven-citizen jury pool has grown dangerously shallow
Inside the Decades-Long Battle To Rehab Ghana’s Trade Fair Centre
Redevelopment promises collide with demolitions, court fights, and shifting deadlines at Ghana's oldest exhibition ground
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