Month: April 2026

* * * Of Murky Beginnings Heath Goldfields announced its first gold pour on 19th February 2026. The mine had been dormant for two years. Fourteen hundred workers, the company said, were back on payroll. The Trafigura offtake agreement for 700,000 ounces of gold doré, with $65 million in debt...

I have been inundated with messages from all quarters following my earlier article on the issue of the Damang mine controversy. After my appearance on Newsfile today, the messages spiked. I sense a lot of confusion due to incessant misinformation and spin so I am writing this follow-up article to...

It is a heroic saga made in Ghana. A homegrown company rises from contract mining to full ownership of a major gold mine. A local champion finally takes command of one of our most strategic assets. What’s there not to cheer? But this story is why the katanomics framework was...

I have been busy but this matter is important A crowded desk has put me behind on Ghana’s news and current affairs. Since I write mainly about policy, and policy matters are always voluminous, backlogs build up dramatically. Meanwhile, persuading those who ought to be most interested in policy –...