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By Kemo Cham

The incoming Executive Director of the campaign group ActionAid Sierra Leone has said he will focus on building institutional capacity as his top priority.

Foday Bassie Swaray, who is expected to assume the mantle of leadership at one of the leading Non-Governmental Organizations in the country this December, said his top most priority will be improving on the capacity of its staff, with particular emphasis on women.

By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay

Residents of Docorty community have complained to Politico over the lack of pipe borne water in their community. They said the community has gone more than two months without pipe borne water, following a sudden halt of a Guma Valley water extension project in the area.

Docorty is a vast community located at the back of Wilkinson Road, Freetown. The community has thousands of inhabitants, most of whom have stretched their settlements right to the heart of Thompson Bay.

By Mohamed T. Massaquoi

Two people have been finally charged for the murder of Sierra Leonean journalist Ibrahim Samura, 17 months after his death.

Samura died on June 6, 2018, apparently from injuries he sustained when he was beaten earlier in March during the general elections.

He was reportedly attacked and beaten by some senior members of the then ruling All People’s Congress (APC) party.

By Mabinty M. Kamara

Officials of the National Telecommunication Commission (NATCOM) have called on the Bank of Sierra Leone to bring out a stronger legislative framework on mobile money service to complement the rapid growth of these services and curb cybercrime.

By Mabinty M. Kamara

The Executive Director of the Sierra Leone Standards Bureau (SLSB) has raised concern over the institution’s incapacity to effectively carry out its mandate of ensuring a safe society through a quality inspection regime.

Prof. Thomas B. R Yormah, who was speaking at the government’s weekly press briefing at the Ministry of Information and Communication on Thursday, said the Bureau lacked the necessary resources to enable it perform its functions.

By Hajaratu Kalokoh

The Ministry of Technical and Higher Education has told Politico that Mathematics and English are both core requirements for admission into any department in public universities in Sierra Leone. The Permanent Secretary, Gilbert Cooper, made the statement on Tuesday in an interview.

By Mohamed T. Massaquoi

A member of the presidential guard found guilty of beating two journalists has been removed and sent for retraining, the government of Sierra Leone has said.

Minister of Information and Communication, Abdul Rahman Swaray, said on Thursday that the government will also refund all the expenses spent for medical treatment by the two female journalists from SLBC who were beaten while covering a football match at the National Stadium.