By Ruth Yeabu Sesay
The Manager of the Halal African Restaurant Alhaji Nyelenkeh says business at Lumley beach road is bad, as from morning till evening, only a few customers show up these days.
Nyelenkeh stated children in particular love his eatery but seldom come now because of the tension of the election in the country.
He stated that he is in a dilemma because his workers are looking forward to receiving their salaries at the end of the month.
By Politico staff writer
As part of their commitment to ensuring violent free elections, the Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and Caritas on Tuesday 20 June 2023 organized a non-violence training workshop with Religious Leaders, Civil Society Organisations, and Community stakeholders at Caritas Hall in Bo, southern Sierra Leone.
By Nasratu Kargbo
Results of a Poll published by the Institute for Governance Reform (IGR) on the 14th of June 2023, have predicted a change in the voting pattern of voters compared to the previous election, highlighting that there would be a lot of cross-voting this year’s General Elections, especially in Freetown.
By Chernor Alimamy Kamara
The Electoral Commission for Sierra Leone (ECSL) has responded to series of allegations made by the main opposition All Peoples Congress (APC) party on the conduct of the forth-coming multi-tier elections in the country.
The ECSL in its latest statement noted it issued an earlier press statement accepting that the quality of photos for some Voters Cards was poor, but stated that the Final Voters Lists were printed in coloured with enlarged and identifiable photos of the voters so that they could be clearly identified.
By Politico staff writer
In order to boost rural electrification in the country, the Minister of Energy Alhaji Kanja Sesay has lit up the Pujehun Township with two sets of 640kva thermal generating plants after 40 years without electricity. The electrification was done on 20th June 2023.
Sesay said the commissioning is part of the seven-township electrification process President Julius Maada Bio committed to undertake and called on the people of Pujehun to take care of the facility.
By Mabinty M. Kamara
The Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ) last Monday launched a Fund for Public Interest Media in Sierra Leone aimed at supporting media viability in the country.
Speaking at the launch of the Fund at the Cabenda Hotel in Freetown, the President of the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ) Ahmed Sahid Nasralla said the initiative was borne out of the many recommendations from the Media Viability Investment Conference held in the country last year by Media Stakeholders.
By Saio Marrah
The Sierra Leone Land Alliance (SLLA) has in partnership with Amnesty International called on the Chief Justice to set up a tribunal that will swiftly and efficiently deal with land disputes.
The Director of SLLA, John Paul Bai told a policy briefing event organised by the alliance, at the Council of Churches Sierra Leone Auditorium in Freetown on Monday 19th June that the call is among recommendations contained in the 2021-Land Complaints Committee’s Murtada Report.
Supported by: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
