Kwasi Amoako-Attah, Minister of Road and Highways has directed the Motor traffic and transport Department (MTTD) to take over road and bridge tolls across the country effective Thursday, November 18, 2021. This is in line with the government’s decision to abolish road and bridge tolls across the country. In a …
Read More »Fix our roads, we can’t swim in the mud anymore – Amansie South residents to govt
• Amansie South residents embarked on demonstration on Wednesday • The residents said the state of roads are hampering business activities • They want the government to render its promises to them by fixing the road Residents in Amansie South in the Ashanti region have embarked on a demonstration over …
Read More »Why a Kenyan road sign has become a burning issue
IMAGE COPYRIGHTGETTY IMAGESimage captionFrancis Atwoli has led Kenya’s Central Organizations of Trade Unions (Cotu) since 2001 A furious row has erupted in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, over the renaming of a road in honour of the head of the organisation representing labour unions, Francis Atwoli. The backlash has seen the fresh …
Read More »Fix Afiadenyigba-Havedzi road to stop the deaths – Youth appeal
A youth group from Anlo-Afiadenyigba and Havedzi in the Keta Municipality is appealing to the authorities to bring contractors back to fix their deplorable roads. The Group, known as Concerned Youths of Anlo Afiadenyigba-Havedzi, said the road, full of potholes, had been a death trap to users for years and …
Read More »Roads in my constituency are of poor quality – Dr. Apaak
The Member of Parliament for Builsa South, Clement Apaak, has decried the deplorable nature of roads in his constituency. The MP, in a statement, wondered why the President announced his second term as the ‘second year of roads’, but his constituency has been deprived of motorable roads. He said although …
Read More »WATCH: Don Little hits the road, shows off driving skills
• The video shows Don Little happily turning a steering wheel on an untarred road • He was in the company of his fellow Kumawood actor, Salinko • The video has generated several reactions on social media Diminutive Kumawood actor, Don Little has proven that the ability to drive …
Read More »End of the road for Netanyahu, Israel’s longest-serving PM
Rival politicians in Israel have formed a new government to remove Benjamin Netanyahu, the country’s longest-serving leader, from power. After four parliamentary elections in two years, opposition leader Yair Lapid, a former TV news anchor, put together a coalition with Naftali Bennett, a former settler leader and hard-right religious …
Read More »VIDEO: Shatta Wale leads gang to assault road Engineer for not extending road to his office
Dancehall musician Shatta Wale has allegedly led a gang to assault a supervisor at a road construction site at Adjiringanor in Accra for not extending the road to his office. According to the engineer, Kennedy Acquah, Shatta Wale had on Saturday sent a delegation to workers on the site to …
Read More »Four mourners including a child perish in Nkawkaw road crash
Four mourners including a child have died in a fatal accident on the Nkawkaw-Kwahu-Atibie road in the Eastern Region. The accident occurred Tuesday, May 25 around 2:30 pm. The deceased persons were reportedly carrying funeral logistics from Tease in Afram Plains South District heading towards Nkawkaw but the break …
Read More »Roads Minister only constructing roads in his hometown – NPP Women’s Organiser
The National Women’s Organizer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Kate Gyamfua has accused the Minister of Roads and Highways Kwasi Amoako Atta of constructing and tarring roads in his Constituency leaving other deplorable roads in other parts of the country. According to Kate Gyamfua, the sector Minister should not …
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