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By Sabrina Mahtani

Sierra Leone imposed a state of emergency in July 2014, with the stated aim of giving the government more power to deal with the Ebola outbreak. However, it has overstepped the mark in detaining citizens without trial.

By Ezekiel Nabieu

By Kemo Cham

Sierra Leone`s anti-malaria crusade received a major moral boost last week when the country was named among 12 recipients of the 2015 African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA) Award.

Sierra Leone was recognized for it efforts in improving on Malaria control. The awards were presented at the just concluded 24^th African Union Heads of State Summit in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, at the end of January, but the trophy was formally presented to President Ernest Bai Koroma last Thursday.

By Kemo Cham

Like many businesses in the country today, the Sierra Leone Postal Services (Salpost) is going through tough times. Depending on who you talk to, different managements have different diagnoses to their situations and Ebolaal most always takes the major share of the blame.

But the management of Salpost has much in their minds than the immediate aftermath of the epidemic for a recovery program.

By Aruna Kallon

By Kemo Cham

In October last year Khadija Konneh must have felt a second chance to life when the 23-year-old was presented with a return ticket to Accra in Ghana, where she was to undergo treatment for breast cancer.

Like many in Sierra Leone suffering from cancer (and their number is growing at an alarming trend, according to experts), the only chance of survival is through overseas treatment. This is because of the total absence of the requisite facilities locally. Yet very few people can afford the cost involved.