In an effort to enforce civic responsibility and maintain cleanliness in the city, the Kumasi Mayor, Richard Ofori Agyemang Boadi, has taken a firm stance against traders who deliberately decided not to take part in the monthly clean-up exercise. As part of the city’s sanitation efforts, the Mayor ordered the closure of shops in the […]

A former Auditor-General, Daniel Yao Domelevo has called for the amendment of the Internal Audit Agency Act 2003, (Act 658). He said this should be done in a way that empowers internal auditors to act independently from the control of their heads of institutions. “Internal audit is the control over all the controls. They have […]

Private Legal Practitioner, Isaac Agyiri has disagreed with calls for an introduction of a reverse burden in trial of financial crimes and corruption-related cases in Ghana. Former Auditor-General, Daniel Yao Domelevo has proposed a “reverse burden” approach in the trial of cases of financial crimes and corruption-related cases in the country. Speaking in an interview […]

A former Auditor-General, Daniel Yao Domelevo has described the summoning of pub officials whose institutions have recorded financial irregularities in their operations before Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee as an exercise in futility. According to him, what needs to be done is for the Auditor-General to exercise his power to surcharge public servants who supervise such […]

Former Auditor-General, Daniel Yao Domelevo has proposed a “reverse burden” approach in the trial of cases of financial crimes and corruption-related cases in the country. Speaking in an interview on TV3’s Key Points, Saturday, November 1, 2025, Daniel Domelevo explained that the legal requirement of prosecution proving beyond reasonable doubt that the accused in financial […]

A Political Science lecturer at the University of Ghana, Dr Joshua Zaato, has attributed the level of corruption in the public sector, as announced by the Attorney-General Dr Dominic Ayine, partly, to poor management. According to him, the structures of corporate governance have been turned upside down. “What is happening now is due to poor […]

Former Auditor-General and a member of the Preparatory team for Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL), Daniel Yao Domelevo has bemoaned the deterrent measures in the country for persons who engage in stealing state funds or financial malfeasance in state enterprises. He explained that this has caused persons to continue to perpetuate the corrupt act of […]

A Political Science lecturer at the University of Ghana, Dr Joshua Zaato, has traced the source of the increasing incidence of corruption in the public sector to political patronage. He said if this practice is not curbed, the canker will continue unabated. “The political people they think they have a birthright for a position in […]

Political Analyst and Senior Lecturer at the Political Science Department of the University of Ghana, Dr. Joshua Jebuntie Zaato has charged government to put in measures to ensure accountability and transparency among state-owned enterprises. His comment follows the recent financial malfeasance uncovered by a forensic audit of state-owned enterprises by the Auditor-General as well as […]

The acting Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Shippers Authority, Prof Ransford Gyampo, has decried the level of financial malfeasance being discovered to have been committed by appointees in the erstwhile Akufo-Addo administration. According to him, the details provided by the Attorney-General, Dominic Ayine and a Forensic Audit by the Auditor-General, point to impunity on […]

On November 1 on The KeyPoints, Alfred Ocansey and his panelists discussed the following topics: 1. Termination of SML Contract: OSP to charge Ken Ofori-Atta, five others over deal. 2. Galamsey Fight: Lands Minister lays revocation instrument to repeal L.I. 2462. 3. Auditor-General’s Forensic Audit on National Service Authority. Watch the show live below:

Legal practitioner and governance analyst, Austin Kwabena Brako-Powers, has cautioned the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) against succumbing to partisan pressures that could undermine its integrity and public trust. He noted that while Ghanaians have legitimate concerns about the pace of investigations and prosecutions, it is crucial for the OSP to prioritise thoroughness and […]

Legal practitioner and governance analyst, Austin Kwabena Brako-Powers, has stated that under Ghana’s 1992 Constitution, Parliament lacks the authority to declare a Member of Parliament’s seat vacant for absenteeism, stressing that such power lies solely with the High Court. Speaking on the issue of absenteeism in Parliament, Mr Brako-Powers explained that while Article 97(1)(c) of […]