By Kemo Cham
As you would expect, if you were part of our line of work, on September 17 we were inundated with calls in the newsroom, thanks to our lead front page story – ‘Beware! Expired drinks in the market.’
This story was the result of three weeks of investigation. It took sheer hard work and commitment to grind out a story like this one.
By Abdul Tejan-Cole
On September 29 at Bonmont Abbey Golf & Country Club just outside Geneva, Switzerland, one of the world's oldest and largest auctioneers of fine art and antiques, Bonhams Auction House, offered for sale 26 enviable supercars belonging to Teodoro “Teodorín” Nguema Obiang Mangue, Vice President of Equatorial Guinea and the 51 year old son of the country’s long-serving President. The 26 fast cars included seven Ferraris, five Bentleys, three Lamborghinis, a Maserati, a McLaren, a Koenigsegg and a Bugatti Veyron.
By Alimamy Sultan Koroma
Imagine you have just rented a three-bedroom apartment in the heart of Freetown. Shortly after moving in, you invite your friend to the house. As he enters the compound however, he sees your landlord and greets him politely. Instead of responding, your landlord shouts that he does not want to see all types of visitors in his property. If it were you, what would you do?
By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay
On September 19 this year, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) listed Sierra Leone among 41 countries in the world that needed food assistance. Sierra Leone is in that bracket with Eswatini, Somalia, Yemen, and Afghanistan.
Like many other international reports, this one just faded in the background. No one is talking about it or at least not loud enough.
By Kemo Cham
For someone who has been following keenly development in the health sector, I must acknowledge that there has been a lot of progress, especially since after the 2014 – 2016 Ebola outbreak.
A lot of money, mostly donor funds, has been poured into the health sector, both during the response to the epidemic and in its aftermath as part of the recovery efforts. And we have heard repeated blaring of political statements, which show that there is the commitment, even if just in words.
By: Stephen T. Fomba
The Sierra Leone Police has a long history of protecting the interest of the ruling party of the day, which includes using excessive force against political oppositions and other groups and ordinary citizens who oppose or deny support for the ruling government. However, public awareness and a stance against police brutality is realized now more than ever before, with a strong demand for the immediate reformation of the national police force.
Supported by: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
