Feature

Residents of Pyke Street in Brookfields struggling to fetch water from a community well

By Allieu Sahid Tunkara

By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay

FIFA is going through its worst corruption scandal in its 112 year history. Its name, its image and its credibility have all been battered and public interest in the body has fallen to a record low.

There have been scandals in the football world governing body before, allegations of bribery, racketeering and sometimes the bypass of due processes but there have been nothing of this current magnitude.

The UK manufactured Universal Anesthesia Machine is under testing in Sierra Leone. Credit: http://www.ingmarmed.com/

By Kemo Cham

By Allieu Sahid Tunkara

The sharp and shrill voices of women and children scrambling for water from one of a few taps in the Mount Aureol community break the silence of the quiet morning. The clinging of metal and rubber buckets and jerry cans, accompanied by petty skirmishes, have become a familiar blend in this community at this time.

By Ezekiel Nabieu 

There have been media attacks on the role of Diasporans in the political affairs of this country for reasons that can best be conjectured by a state citizen. The matter had been comprehensively discussed in a radio program-Night Line-with DJ Base, as the moderator.

Disabled and homeless on the streets of Freetown (Photo Credit: Mustapha Kamara)

By Mustapha Kamara Jnr.

By Allieu Sahid Tunkara

At the ‘Lorry Park’ on Bombay Street, in the east of Freetown, a long queue is building up. Passengers, wearing deep frustrations on their faces, anxiously await the next vehicle to take them to their various destinations, and eventually to Waterloo.