Tag Archives: WATER

A graduate of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Gyimah Tawiah Elvis has shared his story of how he has had to resort to selling sachet water on commercial basis after failing to land a corporate job. After completing school in 2016 with a bachelor’s degree in Natural …

A research finding by the Center for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) – Water Research Institute (WRI) and Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (EAWAG) has revealed that about 920, 000 persons in Northern Ghana are exposed to fluoride contaminated water. The report said most of the population …

Ahead of the second season of Heart and Soul on LifeStyle TV, former Ghana U-17 captain Emmanuel Bentil has revealed on LifeStyle TV’s Heart and Soul investigative programme that his colts football team frequented the Korle Gonnor beach to consult maame water spirit at midnight to win football matches. Hosted …

The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has confirmed that there will be an upward review of utility tariffs in the coming weeks. This follows proposals it received from the public utility companies for the upward adjustment, which they say is due to their rising operational costs. At least the Ghana …

An unnamed man residing at East Legon has been arrested for illegally connecting to the main water supply for the community. The arrest was effected by the taskforce of the Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources on Sunday, April 10. Addressing the press on Monday April 11, the sector minister, …

The National Association of Sachet and Packaged Water Producers (NASPAWAP) has announced that effective April 1, 2022, prices of packaged water will experience some “slight” adjustments. In a press statement signed by its President Magnus Nunoo, the association stated that this has become necessary due to the cedi’s depreciation and …

The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the National Association of Sachet and Packaged Water Producers (NASPAWAP) has recommended to all its members to review upward the prices of their products. In a press release signed by the National President, Magnus Nunoo, the Association announced that, iced sachet water remains unchanged …

Some communities in the Cape Coast Metropolis of the Central Region have been faced with water shortages for a while now. This, however, has made life frustrating for some people living in the Metropolis. Some of the affected communities are; Nkanfoa Old and Newtown, Abura, Amamoma, Tantril, Apewosika, and Kwesipra. …

The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has disclosed that its Weija plant will be shut down temporarily on Wednesday, March 23, 2022. In a statement issued on March 22, 2022, the management of the GWCL disclosed that shutdown is to enable the ECG complete its expansion works on the plant. …

Water shortage has forced residents of Kpane, a community in the Sagnerigu Municipality of the Northern Region to share the same source of water they drink with animals. On a visit to the community on Friday, March 18 by GhanaWeb, the residents (women), were seen fetching water from the same source …