GES releases 2023 capitation grant arrears to districts, with schools next in line

The government says the schools are intended to ease congestion and reduce reliance on double-track schooling. The World Bank approved the $300 million STARR-J project in June to expand secondary-school access and infrastructure.

President John Mahama has sworn in Sophia Rosetta Bernasko-Essah, Edward Amoako Asante and Anthony Forson Jnr. The Judicial Service now lists 21 members of the Supreme Court, including the Chief Justice.

The Roads Minister says Ghana’s planned multi-lane free-flow tolling system will be deployed on every improved public road. The latest statement broadens the apparent scope beyond the 66 tolling locations reported under the existing 20-year concession, but government has not yet defined which roads qualify or published the rollout timetable.

The Ghana AIDS Commission’s Director-General says about 1,300 applicants could not join the security services because of their HIV status. In July, the Commission said the reported screening results were preliminary and that HIV status alone should not be grounds for denying employment.

The GPRTU and GRTCC say no fare increase has been approved after consultations began with the Transport Ministry. Existing approved fares remain in force while a joint team reviews the cost inputs used in fare determination.

The Education Ministry says 527,932 of 604,567 candidates qualified for placement were automatically placed. Its figures show that Ghana has more secondary-school vacancies than candidates, but demand is concentrated in a smaller group of schools.

Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh said 4,574 facilities are now providing services under the programme. When the Health Ministry announced the rollout in April, it said the first phase would cover 150 underserved districts.

The communications minister said 4,289 fibre cuts were recorded in the first half of 2026. He blamed uncoordinated excavation, named recent outages that lasted more than 17 hours, and said a Dig Once cabinet memo is awaiting a decision.

A Supreme Court suit is challenging a rule that allows the GRA Commissioner-General to determine how much baggage a traveller can bring into Ghana duty-free. GRA says carrying more than two phones does not automatically attract duty.

The Presidency has directed TDC Ghana Ltd to comply with the Tema Metropolitan Assembly on planning, permits, rates and municipal requirements. TDC will continue as a commercial developer while the two institutions work out a formal operating framework.

The Special Prosecutor has opened a preliminary investigation into a circulating memorandum that describes money advanced around Parliament’s Appointments Committee. Deputy Minority Leader Patricia Appiagyei says she did not write the document and did not receive the money.

From August 2026, credentialed providers began receiving a partial increase in National Health Insurance Scheme service tariffs. The National Health Insurance Authority says the full revised rates are due in October, but only after digital attendance checks are in place.

Government says the policy has reached more than 317,000 first-year students at a cost of about GH¢900 million. Africa Education Watch says the reimbursement route used for many university students still blocks the poorest applicants at the admission gate.

After a nationwide reassessment, the Gender Ministry says hundreds of thousands of households have improved enough to leave the cash-transfer programme. It is using that space, and a GH¢1.1 billion allocation, to enrol newly identified poor households.

Government wants voters to choose among candidates first nominated by the President. As an implementation committee begins drafting amendments, the NPP says it will oppose any model that keeps the ruling party in control of who can stand.

The Education Ministry postponed the 2026/2027 CSSPS release from 31 August to Friday, 4 September so outstanding school choices can be uploaded. About 20,000 qualified students were still missing from the platform, the ministry said.

After a threatened nationwide walkout, three pre-tertiary unions agreed to suspend their planned strike once government committed to placing about 80,000 promoted teachers on their correct salary scales by the end of September, with arrears calculated from January 2026.

A single Supreme Court justice dismissed Solomon Asamoah’s bid to pause the High Court case while his certiorari application remains pending. The ruling does not decide guilt or quash the trial judge’s no-case ruling; the accused must still file their defences by 23 September 2026.