My younger brother was rushed to Korle-Bu Accident & Emergency Centre last month after a motorbike accident in Accra Central. He was bleeding profusely. Instead of receiving immediate care, my mother was told to buy a "registration folder" from a vendor outside for GH₵50, then pay GH₵200 for "em...

Every rainy season, Accra floods. Every flood season, lives are lost. And every year, politicians point fingers at "drainage challenges" while ignoring the real culprit: industrial waste. I live at Abosey Okai, near the Odaw River. For the past two years, my family and our neighbors have watched fa...

For the past three years, residents and commuters on Spintex Road have endured a nightmare. The stretch from the Teshie-Nungua Estate junction to the Spintex Barrier has become a death trap. What used to be a 20-minute drive now takes over an hour due to massive potholes that appear after every ligh...