Bereaved families of the infamous Melcom disaster will each receive an amount of GHC 1500.00 whiles those who sustained various degrees of injuries will receive an amount of GHC 1000.00 each.

Exactly a year after the whole nation was plunged into a state of mourning in the Melcom disaster, two lawyers have begun a class action in court against Melcom, the owner of the building and the ...

Some staff of the Achimota branch of Melcom who survived this morning's collapse of the multi storey shopping complex, have accused their managers of negligence leading to the disaster which claimed ...

An Israeli team, armed with specialised equipment and sniffer dogs, arrived Thursday to help with the rescue effort at the scene of the incident, now declared a disaster zone. But questions linger on ...

ACCRA, Ghana – Workers had congregated for morning prayers on the ground floor of the Melcom retail store in northern Accra Wednesday morning at around 9:15 when they heard a "boom, boom, boom" and ...

ACCRA, GhanaACCRA, Ghana — Workers had congregated for morning prayers on the ground floor of the Melcom retail store in northern Accra Wednesday morning at around 9:15 when they heard a “boom, boom, ...

As in many developing-world countries, construction in Bangladesh is typically a mix of formal and informal. Photo credit: AP The horrific collapse of a garment factory in Bangladesh last week, ...

Rescue efforts at the multi-storey shopping centre that collapsed in Ghana's capital, Accra, last week have ended, officials have said. The final death toll was 14, not 18 as initially reported by ...

Faulty construction caused a multi-storey shopping centre to collapse in Ghana's capital, Accra, killing at least nine people, officials have said. They say the building did not have the necessary ...