Feature

On 19 May 2014, the controversially-elected president of the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) stepped into the well of parliament to address MPs about allegations of match-fixing in Sierra Leone football, with particular reference to the country's Under-20 match against their Ghanaian counterparts in the southern city of Bo.

The mercurial and increasingly temperamental then sports minister, Paul Kamara had made the allegations following Sierra Leone's 2 - 0 defeat by Ghana in that match.

By Usman Kamara

Introduction

The issue of corruption in the Sierra Leone Police (SLP) has always been the reason for truncating its authority over the years and establishment of separate entities to discharge those functions.  Ironically public outcry against the succeeding ones remains unabated.  Public indignation and resentment against the police for its remnant functions whenever perception surveys are conducted is also said to be relentless.

By Abdul Tejan-Cole and Nana Afadzinu

By now, it has become almost a cliché to say that the war on drugs has failed. The prohibitionist approach, most fully articulated by former US President Richard Nixon, has done little to curb drug use, but it has had devastating consequences for individuals and societies worldwide. In Latin America, to cite one example, it has led to repressive state policies and the militarization of interdiction efforts at the expense of policies addressing the detrimental effects of drug use on health and social welfare.

By Kemo Cham

The founder of the social networking site Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, has outlined his plan for the future which envisions a global community interconnected than ever before.

Zuckerberg said social networking stood for connecting people and giving every person a voice and therefore he spoke against divisive gestures from other quarters. He was speaking at the annual F8 developer conference organized by Facebook which brings together developers and entrepreneurs who build products and services around the facebook website.

By Sonkita Conteh

Introduction

Open Letter:

Mr President Sir, with all due respect and good intention, I herein publish this letter to call for the occurrence of protection of copyrights in the country, under the Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Affairs.

Immediately the current Nigerian President Mohamadu Buhare took office, copyright protection, to one’s surprise, was among the first challenges he took on. Before laying down the plea properly, let’s see first what copyright is.

By Kemo Cham

Sierra Leone risks losing the fight to contain Tuberculosis or TBif adequate resources are not provided towards sensitization, officials and activists have warned.