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By Newman Anthony Levey in Bo

The Chairman of the Local government and rural development committee in Parliament, Musa Foday Fofanah, has said that he was pleased with the cleaning operations in Bo. His comments came following a visit to the southern region as part of an oversight mission of the Committee.

Fofanah said: "Parliament in the past eight months instituted a program to monitor the national cleaning exercise with reference to the presidential proclamation.”

By Mabinty M. Kamara

Sierra Leone’s government has held talks on Friday with the European Union Delegation in Sierra Leone. The talks focused on seeking for more investment and how to improve the business climate in the country.

The discussion also bordered on economic growth, job creation and revenue generation.

By Newman Anthony Levey in Bo

Girls Empowerment Network (GEN) Sierra Leone, an advocacy group for women, has celebrated the International Women’s Day with rural women in Bo district.

The occasion was held on Sunday at Mattru on the Rail, a community in Tikonkor Chiefdom, seven miles away from Bo City.

The occasion which started with a march-past attracted community women, men and children. Naomi Tewo Gborie, a leading women’s rights advocate within the community, praised GEN for their decision to bring such an occasion to their community.

By Hajaratu Kalokoh

A cross section of women and girls have held a dialogue session on their leadership journey. The dialogue was held as part of the commemoration of International Women’s Day (IWD) which was marked on Sunday, March 8^th.

The program, which was held on at the Brookfields Hotel in Freetown, was facilitated by Campaign for Good Governance (CGG) and Civicus, and it was aimed at inspiring women and girls through leadership experiences from prominent women.

By Francis H. Murray

Some prospective customers of the Electricity Distribution and Supply Authority (EDSA) have expressed concern and frustration over the fate of their application after the Authority announced it had outsourced energy meter sales.

Some who spoke to Politico and have applied for their meters to the Authority, are particularly worried that EDSA failed to provide them answers about payments they had already made for the service.

By Kemo Cham

Popular Islamic preacher and motivational speaker, Mufti Ishmail Ibn Musa Menk, used about an hour-long public lecture last Friday urging Sierra Leoneans to espouse a culture of tolerance, despite the existence of differences.

Mufti Menk told thousands of people who thronged the National Stadium to listen to him preach that tolerance was a form of warship as was preached by the Prophet Mohammad (PBH).

By Mabinty M. Kamara

Magistrate Abdulai Sheriff of Pademba Road Magistrate Court Number 3 has on Friday 6^th March granted bail to Samuel Joseph Bassie, accused of raping a 13-year old deaf and mute girl.