General News of Friday, 19 May 2017Source: Myjoyonline.comSandy Gold: The bloody race to win sand in Ghanaplay videoThe growing worrying trend of illegal sand winning is also known as sand galamseyThe universal urbanization explosion is devouring vast amounts of sand, which is the key ingredient of concrete and asphalt. Sand mining companies, both legal and those that are illegally operating on the black market are raking in GHS40,000 an equivalent of £3,241.1238 a year from trading in the humblest of commodities: SAND. Most often than not, sand winners fall trees before they mine the sand at the various sites. The farmer who resisted attempts by the sand winners was shot multiple times in the back and died on the spot. The Ministry of Agriculture is also worried about the level of destruction being perpetrated by the sand winners.

Source: GhanaWeb May 18, 2017 19:30 UTC