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By Hajaratu Kalokoh

A cross section of women and girls have held a dialogue session on their leadership journey. The dialogue was held as part of the commemoration of International Women’s Day (IWD) which was marked on Sunday, March 8^th.

The program, which was held on at the Brookfields Hotel in Freetown, was facilitated by Campaign for Good Governance (CGG) and Civicus, and it was aimed at inspiring women and girls through leadership experiences from prominent women.

By Francis H. Murray

Some prospective customers of the Electricity Distribution and Supply Authority (EDSA) have expressed concern and frustration over the fate of their application after the Authority announced it had outsourced energy meter sales.

Some who spoke to Politico and have applied for their meters to the Authority, are particularly worried that EDSA failed to provide them answers about payments they had already made for the service.

By Kemo Cham

Popular Islamic preacher and motivational speaker, Mufti Ishmail Ibn Musa Menk, used about an hour-long public lecture last Friday urging Sierra Leoneans to espouse a culture of tolerance, despite the existence of differences.

Mufti Menk told thousands of people who thronged the National Stadium to listen to him preach that tolerance was a form of warship as was preached by the Prophet Mohammad (PBH).

By Mabinty M. Kamara

Magistrate Abdulai Sheriff of Pademba Road Magistrate Court Number 3 has on Friday 6^th March granted bail to Samuel Joseph Bassie, accused of raping a 13-year old deaf and mute girl.

By Hajaratu Kalokoh

The winner of the recently conducted Anti-Violence beauty pageant has committed to ending violence in communities and schools.

Shalom Properia Emmanuelle John, who won the crown in the competition that was conducted on 29 February, is an SSS III pupil at the St Joseph Secondary School in Freetown. She is also Brand Ambassador for Sierra Leoneans Dream Foundation, an organization founded by youth activist and artist, Mohamed Arkmalin Kamara, which seeks to rebrand the lives of young people through career opportunities.

By Prince J Musa in Kenema.

The Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE) and the Teaching Service Commission (TSC) have both been handed keys to new buildings in Kenema.

The ministry’s office in the district was rehabilitated whiles a new building was constructed for the Teaching Service Commission.

The handing over ceremony was done in Kenema city on Friday, 6 March.

By Francis H. Murray

Eight accused persons alleged to have been involved in raping an elderly woman last month have been denied bail.

The eight men made their 3^rd appearance before Magistrate Abdul Sheriff at the Padempa Road Magistrate Court No 3 on Friday. They face 18 count charges.

The matter was charged to court on the 27^th February 2020 by Detective Police Constable Joseph Aliho Bangali, attached to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Sierra Leone Police.