The Executive of the Sports Writers Association of Sierra Leone (SWASAL) wishes to inform the general public and especially all those who applied for membership that it will conduct interviews in Kenema, Bo, Makeni and
Weekly Message From Mohamed K Mansaray As Sierra Leoneans, we must not settle for mediocrity, indigence and poorness. Today, I want to talk with you about my vision to prioritize education if elected president in 2017/18. Education
A picture keeps coming to my mind. It’s a picture of our Sierra Leonean compatriots who have resorted to finding their survival on the streets of Freetown and other big towns and cities. They sit,
Mariam Koné left Canada five years ago to start a business consulting firm in Bamako, the capital of Mali. As her client base grew steadily, earnings from her company, Koné Conseil, also increased. Business has
The attention of the Sports Writers Association of Sierra Leone (SWASAL), has been drawn to a letter from the Ministry of Sports and authored by one Y.A Lahai calling for The Director-General and the Ambassador
On the 15 – 16 October 2013, 20 entrepreneurs will be presenting a business case for investment at Viridis Africa. Among them will be Ben van Rooyen, CEO, ZEO Africa Zeo Africa was established in 2013
Sierra Leone’s Transport and Aviation Minister Hon. Leonard Balogun “Logus” Koroma has on Thursday August 8 2013, met with some members of the World Bank Africa Region in charge of Sustainable Development Department, headed by
More women in Africa enter public office, but still wield little power “If you want to be influential in the political arena, you need to influence policy,” Betty Kaari Murungi, a social justice advocate, recently told
Wandering around a digital world today, I am again reminded that there are times that being a young African is embarrassing. In preparation for International Youth Day, I thought it might be nice to give
August 7th, 2013 -- This year’s observance of International Youth Day focuses on the issue of youth migration. Of the annual total of some 214 million international migrants, young people constitute more than 10 per
Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone, woke up Friday morning 9th August to heartbreaking painful tragedy caused by landslide, precipitated by heavy torrential rain that plagues this West African nation during the rainy season. The
THE OSWALD HANCILES COLUMN In his “agendas”, and “attitude change” assault, “transformation” clarion call, President Ernest Bai Koroma in his rhetoric, and some of his actions, is determined to make a difference in Sierra Leone’s, and,
When Consul General (CG) of Jamaica in New York, Herman G. Lamont took the podium inside his Consulate’s auditorium, he was jovial as he articulated a list of upcoming activities during the month of August
As Sierra Leone grapples with the review of the 1991 constitution, it is pertinent that we seize the opportunity to bring our laws up to meet with the challenges and realities of the 21st century. While we do
The Southern Regional Office of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has on Wednesday 31st July, 2013 warned officers of the prisons department against corrupt acts in a meeting with Prison Officers at the Prison regional office
