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By Allieu Sahid Tunkara

Sacked Vice President Samuel Sam-Sumana has replaced his lawyer Blyden Jenkins-Johnston with veteran politician Charles Francis Margai in his ongoing case in the Supreme Court.

The appointment of Mr Margai to the hot seat was confirmed in a letter done by Mr Sam-Sumana himself, a copy of which was obtained by Politico.

By Kemo Cham

The space for freedom of expression is gradually shrinking in Sierra Leone, Kelvin Lewis, President of the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ) lamented over the weekend.

He cited a recent spate of clampdown on both the traditional media and social media users as suggesting hard time for journalism in the country and this, he said, required journalists to reflect thoroughly.

By Kemo Cham

The role the media played in the fight against the Ebola virus disease can`t go unnoticed, Kelvin Lewis, President of the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ) said Friday.

He told the opening of the 44^th SLAJ AGM the association was determined to pursue its role as contributor to national development as it demonstration in the course of fighting the deadly epidemic that has claimed thousands of lives since May last year.

By Zainab Joaque

A group of football managers and administrators opposed to the administration of the current SLFA president Isha Johansen has spoken out about issues of corruption engulfing world football by calling on the world governing body of football "to mount a rigorous investigation into the allegations and ensure that the culprits are brought to book and the credibility of the Association which has come into question in recent weeks fully..."

By Allieu Sahid Tunkara

The Social Mobilisation and Respectful Burials Through faith-based Alliance (SMART) consortium has won the prestigious Bond International Award for its effort in stemming the spread of the Ebola virus disease in Sierra Leone.

At the height of the epidemic, controlling the spread of the virus became difficult largely due several reasons, but mainly through unsafe burials. This had to do with lack of training and proper coordination.

By Mustapha Sesay 

The chairman of parliamentary oversight committee on Works, Housing and Infrastructure, Kombor Kamara, said in parliament on Wednesday that the Sierra Leone Road Authority (SLRA) was not doing its job properly as it wasn’t correctly supervising ongoing road projects.

The long wait for the long planned biometric passport maybe about to be over but the cost of acquiring one has generated a heated debate.

The past few weeks have witnessed sustained criticism of the Le 500, 000 (US$100) price tag the Immigration Department placed on it and those opposing it say it is expensive and will be out of reach for most Sierra Leoneans. But the authorities say the price has been reached with consideration of what is involved in preparing the document.