By Mariama Bundu More than 35,000 vulnerable children across Sierra Leone have been directly enrolled in primary schools under the Education For Every Child Today (EFECT) programme implemented by Street Child – Sierra Leone. The organisation disclosed this during a press briefing held on Thursday, March 5, 2026, where it highlighted achievements recorded over the…
Holding, wrestling, battling … call it what you will. Corner kicks in the Premier League are becoming dominated by it. More goals are being scored, but the amount of pushing and pulling has at times verged on the farcical. Defenders are grappling with attackers, and attackers are tussling with defenders. Former Premier League assistant referee…
Sunday’s La Liga match between Elche and Espanyol was paused for three minutes under Uefa’s racism protocol, the match referee has indicated in his report. Referee Iosu Galech Apezteguia wrote that he halted the game after Espanyol’s Omar El Hilali said Elche’s Rafa Mir had made a racist comment to him, according to Spanish football expert…
Hundreds of people have been made redundant and dozens of bars have closed after craft beer firm Brewdog went into administration. US beverage and medical cannabis company Tilray has bought the company’s UK brewing operations, brand and 11 pubs in a £33m deal. Administrators said the sale had preserved 733 jobs – but that 484…
The authorities in South Sudan have said at least 169 people, including senior officials, were killed on Sunday when a group of unidentified men launched an assault on an area in the north of the country. Describing the attack as carried out by dozens of armed youth, Ruweng Administrative Area’s Information Minister James Monyluak Mijok…
By Ishmail Saidu Kanu The 2024 Auditor General’s Report has disclosed findings that raise serious operational concerns regarding the National Emergency Medical Services (NEMS). Of particular gravity is the revelation that 85 ambulances were found with empty oxygen cylinders, a circumstance that calls into question the agency’s compliance with minimum emergency medical standards and its…
By Hajaratu S. Bangura The Public Sector Reform Unit (PSRU) has presented a comprehensive Management and Functional Review (MFR) report aimed at overhauling the Sierra Leone Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC). The report, handed to the Minister of Information and Civic Education, Chernor Bah, outlines recommendations to strengthen governance, improve operational efficiency, and enhance service delivery at…
By Mariama Bundu The Minister of Information and Civic Education, Chernor Bah, has held talks with the Turkish Ambassador to Sierra Leone, Yusuf Burak Rende, aimed at strengthening media partnerships and capacity building between the two countries. The meeting took place last week at the Minister’s office in Freetown. It was also attended by the…
By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay This week, Sierra Leone’s national conversation turned toward a single announcement: a $124 million international conference centre to be constructed in Lungi, unveiled by Finance Minister Sheku Ahmed Fantamadi Bangura. Predictably, debate followed. Large infrastructure projects always invite scrutiny. But serious policy discussion requires more than reacting to price tags; it…
By Mohamed Kamara The Government of Sierra Leone, through the Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, has mentioned plans to host the second batch of participants for the 2026 Budapest–Bamako Rally finish line events in Freetown. Tourism Minister, Nabeela Tunis According to the Ministry, the second batch is expected to enter Sierra Leone on 5th…
