Feature

By Ezekiel Nabieu

We shall not tire. We shall continue the relentless assault on Ebola. We shall not stop until we wish Ebola good riddance. Never in human history has an endemic disease caused on estrangement of friends and families rather than the much-needed love that can elicit a placebo effect. What disease is this? Where has it been lurking in human history only to surface in 1976? Are there more of these kinds of diseases in the bag? Only God knows.

It was in like manner that HIV/AIDS awoke from its somnolence in the past couple of decades.

By Kemo Cham

Thirty years of efforts in the fight against Malaria - a major killer disease in Africa - maybe just about bearing fruits. This is according to reports last week that British drug manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline was seeking approval for its malaria vaccine.
The vaccine - RTS,S - will be the first of its kind for malaria or any parasitic disease, if approved for mass production and distribution.

24th July 2014

Your Excellency,

The President,

Republic of Sierra Leone.

Dear Mr. President,

Re: THE EBOLA VIRUS DISEASE OUTBREAK IN OUR NATION

By Milton Margai

Cross-checking information and hearing the other side of the story is good journalistic practice. A journalist must not take sides; hence it is important to cross-check information wherever possible. Two or more sources are better than one. The role of a journalist is to present different sides of a story objectively and leave the reader to reach informed conclusions.

By Brima Bah

After the South Africa FIFA World Cup 2010 - hosted in the continent for the first time in the history of the tournament - it was hoped that it would inspire Africa to higher heights in the game millions of Africans so passionately follow.

Africa, through Ghana, then came very close to overcoming the quarter final hurdle that the continent had found impossible to jump. Four years on, African football fans were highly anticipating an improved performance by the continent at Brazil 2014.