While the world was mourning the death of American country music icon Dolly Parton, Ghana was also bidding farewell to one of its own screen legends, veteran actress Grace Nortey, who died at the age of 89.

The Africa Policy Lens (APL) has called for an immediate and comprehensive forensic examination of the Ghana Gold Board’s purchasing and pricing model, following disclosures of more than US$1.7 billion in gold trading losses under the Government of Ghana’s Domestic Gold Purchase Programme (DGPP).

The Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, has named former Power Minister Kwabena Donkor as a 'person of interest' in the Asante Berko/Aksa Energy bribery investigations.

A Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Alhassan Malaika Jibril, who is alleged to have led the controversial demolition exercise at the Accra Race Course in Borteyman on Saturday, August 22, 2026, has been interdicted by the Ghana Police Service.

The interdiction, announced in a statement posted by the Police on Facebook on Wednesday, is to facilitate investigations into the incident.

“The Police Administration has interdicted DSP/Mr. Alhassan Malaika Jibril for his involvement in a demolition exercise at the Accra Race Course at Borteyman on Saturday, 22nd August 2026,” the statement said.

President John Dramani Mahama has made another resuffle to his government, with the Minister for Labour, Employment and Job Creation, Dr Abdul-Rashid Pelpuo, moving to the Special Initiatives portfolio.

The Ministry of Works, Housing and Water Resources has announced that it will close sections of the Dr Busia Highway at Kaneshie in Accra from September 7, 2026, to pave the way for the construction of a new underground drain.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has declined a GH¢20 million donation intended for Ghanaian victims of the recent xenophobic attacks in South Africa from MTN Ghana.

In a statement issued by Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the Minister of Foreign Affairs in Accra on Wednesday (August 26, 2026), the Ministry indicated that while the government commended MTN for the gesture, it was unable to accept the offer.

The Israeli Ambassador to Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone, Roey Gilad, has called on Ghana to join international efforts to pressure Iran to stop interfering in the affairs of the Middle East.

Addressing a press conference at the Israeli Embassy in Accra on Wednesday (August 26, 2026), Mr Gilad said Iran's activities remained a major source of instability in the region.

"Ghana needs to be part of the international pressure to tell Iran to hold its horses and stop interfering in Middle East issues and stop destabilising the Middle East," he said.

An immigration officer, who was on a motorcycle ride with a police officer friend at Assin Fosu in the Central Region has died following a crash.

He was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital.

Identified only as Amoakoh and commonly referred to as Ahuoden, he was the pillion rider at the time of the crash on Monday, around midday.

The 54-year-old poacher accused of killing a forest guard in the Kakum National Park in the Central Region has been remanded into police custody after he was arraigned at the Nyankumasi Ahenkro District Court.

His plea was not taken on his first day in court.

The US has paused immigrant visa appointments at embassies and consulates worldwide as the Donald Trump administration steps up scrutiny of applicants who could potentially become dependent on government benefits, according to a Financial Times report.

The country has recorded rising levels of stroke cases in the last three years, with the numbers going up in thousands per 100,000 members of the population.

Former Ghanaian boxer Michael Ayitey Okai, popularly known as Ayitey Powers, has been remanded for one week following his arrest over an alleged death threat against National Sports Authority (NSA) Director-General Yaw Ampofo Ankrah.

The widely beloved Dolly Parton has died at age 80, and President Donald Trump has issued an official statement honoring the late "Queen of Country Music."

Ghanaian winger Antoine Semenyo has made history by becoming the first Ghanaian ever selected for the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) Premier League Team of the Year, following an outstanding 2025/26 campaign.

Semenyo was one of four Manchester City players named in the prestigious XI, alongside Nico O’Reilly, Rayan Cherki and Erling Haaland.

The four players made significant individual contributions during a season in which the Club won both the Carabao Cup and FA Cup.

The team is voted for by fellow professional footballers, making the recognition a significant endorsement from his peers.

The United States Department of State has initiated a comprehensive review process aimed at revoking the nonimmigrant visas of foreign nationals who entered the country on temporary business or tourist visas and subsequently filed for asylum.

The sweeping initiative marks a significant escalation in the administration’s broader immigration enforcement strategy. The policy shift targets individuals holding standard B1 and B2 visas issued over a 10-year period from 2016 through 2026.

The Chief Executive Officer of the National Youth Authority (NYA), Osman Ayariga, has cautioned young people against recording and sharing nude photographs and videos, warning that such content could have serious consequences for their future.

He urged them to be mindful of the potential impact of intimate content shared with partners, particularly as such material could resurface when they take up leadership or other public positions.

Iconic country musician Dolly Parton has died at the age of 80, her family announced on her social media.

There have been back-to-back conversations on education in recent weeks, beginning with JoyPrime’s morning show on August 18, 2026, and later Adom TV’s morning show on August 21. At the centre of both discussions was a group calling itself the Concerned Parents Association, raising concerns about textbook costs, “single-use” textbooks and the need to standardise textbooks.

The International Monetary Fund’s latest assessment of Ghana's economy provides a remarkably balanced evaluation of the nation's financial landscape.

Beyond the heat of political debate, empirical data demonstrates that Ghana has achieved substantial economic progress.

Headline inflation has fallen sharply to 5.3% in June 2026, real GDP grew by 6.0% in 2025 and reached 6.4% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2026, and gross international reserves reached approximately US$11.9 billion by the end of 2025.

The Youth Employment Agency (YEA) has announced that it was setting up an EV Delivery Brigade, aimed at creating over 10,000 jobs for young Ghanaians.

The Ghana Police Service has pledged its full support for the 2026 Democracy Cup, with the Inspector General of Police, COP Christian Tetteh Yohunu, assuring Parliament of the Service's readiness to provide security for Friday's clash between Asante Kotoko and Hearts of Oak at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium.

President John Dramani Mahama is expected to cut the sod on Thursday, August 27, 2026, for a multi-storey car park and airport hotel complex at the Accra International Airport.

The Ministry of Labour, Jobs and Employment is set to introduce the National Workplace Compliance and Safety Management System (NWCSMS), a new system intended to transform labour administration from a largely manual, paper-based process into an integrated, data-driven and risk-based digital platform.

Ghana’s online passport application service is temporarily unavailable due to a technical fault, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced.