Illegal Mining Crackdown: NAIMOS launches “Operation Water Shield” to protect Ghana’s rivers from illegal mining, targeting key river systems and source areas with sustained, intelligence-led enforcement. SOE Governance Debate: An IMF report praising Ghana’s SOE reforms also flags rising liabilities as a fiscal risk, while a legal scholar rejects claims the IMF is targeting the NDC, calling it a bipartisan governance problem. Education & SHS Placement: Education officials and politicians trade blame over CSSPS placement chaos; the Education Minister says 20 Category B schools will be upgraded to Category A and 10 new model Category A schools built to ease pressure. National Cathedral Process: The Christian Council of Ghana forms a technical committee to review the stalled National Cathedral project’s funding and location within a month. Road Safety: Seven killed and 21 injured in a crash on the Hwideim-Acherensua Highway after a tyre burst. Sports (GPL): Asante Kotoko and Hearts of Oak meet in a major derby as Kotoko push for a “fortress” Baba Yara; Medeama face TP Mazembe in the CAF return leg needing to overturn a 1-0 deficit. Business/Green Finance: Finance and industry leaders urge more private capital to drive Ghana’s green industrial transition, citing limits of public budgets and donor funding.