TaxForGalamsey: Levies were institutional, not personal – Kwakye Ofosu explains lack of sanctions

The Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has defended the decision not to sanction Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) implicated in the collection of levies from illegal mining (galamsey) operators. His comments follow investigations into the JoyNews “Tax for Galamsey” exposé, which uncovered how some district assemblies were charging operators […]

A Tax For Galamsey: JoyNews exposé links DCE to GH₵6,000 ‘galamsey fees’

A chilling exposé by JoyNews’ Hotline Documentary has uncovered a sophisticated pay-to-destroy syndicate operating in the heart of the Amansie Central District in the Ashanti Region. The investigation reveals that the assembly have effectively legalised environmental destruction by forming a task force to issue stickers and levying taxes on prohibited mining equipment, including the notorious […]