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By Saio Marrah

After two consecutive hearings without presenting the prosecution witness,   Magistrate Mark Ngegba last Friday expressed his dismay over the delay in the Preliminary Investigations (PI) of a murder case at Court No.1 in Freetown.

He said the matter is a fresh one, but that the prosecution had not proceeded with even their first witness.

The Acting Prosecutor, Police Sergeant Lahai M, while applying for another adjournment, was unable to tell the court the reason for the absence of their witnesses.

By Mabinty M. Kamara

The reappointed Director- General of the Electricity Distribution and Supply Authority (EDSA) has expressed optimism over the Utility Company’s financial viability and efficient service delivery.

Speaking to Politico in an interview last Friday, Joe-Lahai Sormana PhD said one of the main challenges faced by his company is the fact that they are spending more to purchase power than they are selling to their customers.

By Prince J Musa in Kenema

Five persons are in police custody for an alleged theft of Electricity Distribution Supply Authority’s (EDSA) Cables and other items, which according to the Police Media officer in Kenema, Inspector Prince Bernard Jaygboi Kamara, were meant for TRANSCO West African Power Pool Project.

By Politico Staff Writer

As the challenges to pay power producers heighten, the Sierra Leone Electricity and Water Regulatory Commission (SLEWRC) has engaged stakeholders in a day’s public hearing for the proposed increase in the Electricity Distribution and Supply Authority (EDSA) tariff from 11 to 12 US cents.

The public hearing was held at the Freetown City Council Hall on Lightfoot Boston Street in Freetown   on the 21st September, 2023.

By Politico staff writer

Stakeholders from Member States of ECOWAS have met in Banjul in the Gambia where discussions centred on validating a Draft Action Plan on strategies to improve skills and employability to respond to current and future challenges in the Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) sector.

The meeting from 19th to 21st September 2023 brought together representatives of member states, development partners and experts in the field of TVET.

By Sorie Ibrahim Fofanah

Judges have started addressing cases in parts of the country under the Prison Court System that ensures cases addressed at Magistrate Court Level are reviewed.

By Alpha Abu

As the Commonwealth leads mediation efforts to end the political impasse between the ruling Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP) and the main opposition All Peoples Congress (APC), the UN Resident Co-ordinator, Babatunde A.Ahonsi  has urged the two parties to approach the process with genuine and honest commitment.

He was speaking at an event at the Bintumani Conference Hall in Freetown to observe International Day of Peace, on Thursday 21^st September.