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By Politico staff writer

The Government of Sierra Leone has successfully negotiated a proposed tariff increase with Mobile Network Operators (MNO) to ensure a win-win situation, according to a report from the Strategic Communication Unit at the Ministry of Information and Civic Education.

From the 120%, tariff increase that was proposed, the report said the government, got the service providers “to agree to a modest increase in voice calls, and an even lower if not negligible increase, in data”. 

By Sorie Ibrahim Fofanah

The Minister of Local Government and Community Affairs, Tamba Lamina has said they want to review the Chieftaincy Act of 2009.

The Minister made this statement during the weekly press conference of the Ministry of Information and Civic Education held at the Foreign Affairs Ministry in Freetown on 31^st October, 2023.

By Politico Staff writer

The Sierra Leone Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (SLEITI) Multi-stakeholder Group (MSG) has completed a nationwide dissemination of the 2020 and 2021 EITI Report following its publication in May this year.

The dissemination according to SLEITI officials is an approach designed to ensure that stakeholders are engaged in a dialogue about natural resource revenue management and to discuss the positive contribution that mineral resources make to the economic and social development of the country.

By Saio Marrah

Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) have during discussions with major international investment institutions for access to finance, urged banking institutions to reduce the high interest rate and increase the duration of payment when giving out investment capital.

Africa Resilience Investment Accelerator (ARIA) and Invest Salone organized the event held at Freetown City Hall on Wednesday 1^st November 2023.

By Chernor Alimamy Kamara

To mark the 1^st edition of the Inclusive Journalism Awards, the Media Reform Coordinating Group (MRCG) has awarded three journalists with prize money from a total of nine applicants who participated in an Inclusive and Anti-conflict Journalism Award for 2023.

The three recipients, all reporters, are Mohamed Sahr from A-Z Newspaper, Cecilia Alice Sesay from SLBC TV, and Patricia Sia Gevao from Awoko Newspaper. The event took place at the 50/50 Group Hall, Tower Hill, Freetown on the 31 October 2023.

By Saio Marrah

Schoolboy Mohamed Aroun Conteh, has appeared at the High Court in Freetown indicted for the murder of Providence school teacher, Edward Gillis Ola Johnson, his private lesson teacher.

By Saio Marrah

Magistrate Mark Ngegba in Freetown has remanded four accused persons, Abubakarr Jah, Abdurrahman Mansallay, Arthur Matturi, and Finnah Hawanatu Marrah on an allegation of defrauding a complainant, Iye Mansaray of $5,000 and NLe 60,000.

Jah (32), 38-year-old Mansallay, Matturi (29), and 21-year-old Ms. Marrah were said to have committed the crime between Tuesday 3^rd and Wednesday 4^th October 2023.