Audio By Carbonatix
Ghana’s Railway in colonial terms received the single largest expenditure item in budgets. Railway expenditure accounted for 31.4% of total public expenditure in 1898-1931.
By the year 2000, the coaches hitherto seen weaving through towns carrying gold cocoa and timber have largely screeched to a loud halt.
Latest JoyNews hotline documentary reveals low investment and failure by governments to walk to the talk is to blame for the decline.
President Akufo-Addo’s pledge to revive the sector is not reviving the backing of all players. Here are excerpts of the documentary titled Rusty rails.
Rusty Rails airs at 8:30 pm Monday with a repeat broadcast at 6:30 pm on Tuesday on the JoyNews Channel on Multi TV.
It will also air this Thursday, October 31, at 8:45 am, on the Super Morning Show on Joy FM.
Watch the preview below:
DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
Latest Stories
-
The final mic: A nation pauses as Daddy Lumba takes his bow
16 minutes -
Amin Adam rejects ‘blind loyalty’ claims, says Northern support for Bawumia is based on competence
23 minutes -
Ghana Card becomes mandatory for insurance transactions from 2026
25 minutes -
December in GH: Beware of ‘I don’t have Cedis borgas’
27 minutes -
No $300 daily allowance: GAF explains real UN peacekeeping pay
28 minutes -
One dead, another in critical condition after wild bees’ attack
37 minutes -
Michael Okyere Baafi hosts 2025 Christmas ‘Shop for Free’ initiative for elderly in New Juaben South
39 minutes -
Opoku-Agyemang urges long-term investment to grow Africa’s film and creative economy
43 minutes -
Analysing Bank of Ghana’s $10bn forex intervention in 2025
46 minutes -
LA police investigate ‘apparent homicide’ at Rob Reiner’s home
49 minutes -
Health Ministry secures GH¢22.8bn to upgrade facilities and expand workforce
50 minutes -
ECOWAS denounces coup plots, moves to bolster West Africa’s security architecture
52 minutes -
Brown University: ‘We made eye contact’: Ghanaian student describes alleged gunman bursting into lecture hall
58 minutes -
Galamsey and betting fuel rising school dropouts in Northern Ghana – Eduwatch
1 hour -
Beyond Kontrol 2025 kicks off Christmas with all-star support for Medikal
1 hour
