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Mate escapes death as truck carrying 600 bags of cement plunges into Tano River

Abigail Bonney — Thu, 14 Aug 2025 10:19:23 +0000

A DAF long truck transporting about 600 bags of cement plunged into the Tano River on the Techiman–Kumasi Highway on Tuesday after an attempt to avoid colliding with a motorbike.

According to the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS), the incident occurred near Kuntuso when the truck, with registration number GX-8042-22, was travelling from Offinso to Drobo.

The driver reportedly swerved off the road to avoid hitting a Hajue motorbike rider, causing the vehicle to veer into the river.

A rescue team from the Techiman Metro Fire Station arrived promptly at the scene and found the truck’s mate trapped inside the cowl.

He was safely removed and handed over to the National Ambulance Service for medical attention.

The GNFS reported that a significant quantity of the cement was salvaged during the operation.

Personnel are advising motorists on the stretch to drive with caution as investigations continue into the incident.

Nsuokyire residents protest illegal mining along Tano river [Photos]

Gertrude Okyere — Mon, 24 Mar 2025 11:38:50 +0000

Some residents of Nsuokyire in the Aowin District of the Western Region have confronted illegal miners operating along the Tano River, setting fire to their settlements in protest.

The residents vowed to prevent mining activities along the river, fearing the destruction of their water source and the risk of flooding in their communities.

Their action follows a viral video by Green Gold TV, which exposed illegal mining activities in the Tano Numre Forest and the pollution of the Tano River.

Reports indicate that Chinese miners have taken control of parts of the riverbank in Samereboi and nearby villages, leading to direct contamination of the water.

Despite several reports by JoyNews on the issue, no significant action has been taken by authorities.

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Galamsey: Chinese miners continue to wash mining residue into Tano River

Gertrude Okyere — Wed, 18 Sep 2024 16:17:12 +0000

JoyNews can confirm that Chinese miners continue to contaminate the Tano River with their tailings at Samreboi in the Western region, despite continuous reports of direct washing of mining waste into the river.

Close to two years after we reported Akonta Mining Limited polluting the Tano River, our team has captured recent footage of mining activities along the river with poisonous mining residue.

Luv FM’s Erastus Asare Donkor went back to Samreboi to gauge the situation and filed the following report.

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Illegal miners arrested; equipment destroyed at Wassa Dunkwa [Photos]

Gertrude Okyere — Tue, 24 May 2022 14:14:38 +0000

The Operation Halt II team has arrested some illegal miners and decommissioned galamsey equipment at Wassa Dunkwa through to Asankragua in the Western Region.

This was as part of a three-day operation being spearheaded by a Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, George Mireku Duker on the Tano River.

The team on the first day of the operations led by Brigadier General Amoah Ayisi conducted a successful swoop on some galamsey sites.

Addressing the media at Wassa Dunkwa, Mr Duker commended the military for the swift action and condemned the negative activities of the illegal miners.

He further indicated that, government will continue to fight against the menace which has become a burden on state coffers.

The Government through the Lands and Natural Resources Ministry has launched a relentless war against the illegal mining activities with the aim among others of Sanitising the mining sector particularly small-scale mining operations and its resolve to also protect the country’s lands, forest and water bodies.