A competent government leads with systems, not brooms

July 12, 2026

• Justice Dr Ernest Owusu-Dapaa commended Ghana's judiciary for significant progress in modernizing justice delivery through digital technology.
• The Judicial Service's investment in technology has enhanced the administration of justice, making it more efficient and accessible through electronic proceedings.
• Digital innovation aims to overcome geographical barriers, ensuring wider access to courts for citizens across different parts of the country.
• The judiciary's goal is to deploy e-justice infrastructure to all courts in Ghana, with substantial progress already achieved.
• This commitment ensures that every Ghanaian has meaningful and equal access to justice, irrespective of their location.

July 12, 2026

• President Mahama directed the immediate operationalization of six waste transfer stations managed by Zoomlion Ghana Limited in Greater Accra, which had been unused for over nine years.
• The stations, located at Achimota, Teshie, Kpone, Ashaiman, Pantang, and Adipa, will serve as temporary collection points to compact waste before transport to final disposal/treatment facilities like ACARP and IRECOP.
• Zoomlion confirmed all stations are operational and deployed extensive logistics, including 150 haulage trucks, 30 compactors, 2,000 tricycle operators, and over 1,000 personnel, for the post-flood clean-up exercise.
• The National General Clean-up Exercise, involving various government agencies and the public, aimed to clear accumulated refuse, with the Ghana Armed Forces continuing the evacuation efforts.
• The initiative signifies a commitment to move towards a circular waste economy, treating waste as a resource for recycling and composting, supported by strong public-private partnerships.

July 12, 2026

• Recent severe floods in Ghana have exposed the nation's persistent and critical sanitation crisis, leading to deaths and property destruction.
• The article criticizes the government's recurrent, ineffective clean-up exercises and the lack of concrete long-term drainage plans, policies, and accountability for officials.
• Poor sanitation costs Ghana an estimated $290 million (1.6% of GDP) annually, excluding health costs like malaria and cholera, with only 25% of Ghanaians having access to good sanitation.
• The author highlights systemic issues including building in drainage plains, a significant cut in the sanitation budget by the current government, and a failure to learn from past disasters.
• It calls for fundamental changes: adequate sanitation budgets, waste-to-energy initiatives, holding incompetent officials accountable, and implementing policies like mandatory property insurance.