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Feb 1, 20217 min read
How the neglect of the human factor of security has contributed towards the increase in
social engineering attacks – Part 2 (June 2019) By Jamil Jaward In part one I talked about the various categories of attack, the...
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Jan 30, 20213 min read
Social Engineering:
How the neglect of the human factor of security has contributed towards the increase in social engineering attacks – Part 1 By Jamil...
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Jan 20, 20214 min read
ROAD SAFETY: Pedestrian Crossings
By Freddie Mpanga-Sempa BA (Hons), MSc. CMILT, ADi. CEO Tramarrs Consultancy Ltd www.tramarrs.com On the afternoon of 1st October 2018...
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Jan 19, 20213 min read
CHILD STREET TRADING: a by-product of circumstances or abuse?
By Gibrilla Abass Wisdom Kamara - Mar 2019 The International Labour Organization (ILO) refers to Child Labour as work that deprives...
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Jan 17, 20213 min read
THE NEXUS BETWEEN URBANISATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
By Juliet Efalola Thomas Pollution happens when nature is unable to destroy harmful substances faster than they are introduced into the...
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Jan 14, 20212 min read
WATER CRISIS - a never ending Salone problem
BY CORNELIA OLABISI THOMPSON Water is an inorganic, transparent, tasteless, odourless and nearly colourless chemical substance, which is...
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Jan 10, 20213 min read
SAY NO TO CHILD MARRIAGE!!!
BY CORNELIA OLABISI THOMPSON Photo Credit: Africa Health Organisation Marriage is a legally sanctioned contract between a man and a...
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Jan 8, 20212 min read
THE KILLER DISEASE
By Cornelia Olabisi Thompson The malaria parasite is deadly, and Sierra Leone is highly afflicted by it. According to statistics, about...
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Jan 6, 20212 min read
JANUARY 6, 1999; A LESSON LEARNT?
By Juliet Efalola Thomas Who will forget this day? Even the younger generation is struck by the upheaval of January 6, 1999, in Sierra...
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Jan 5, 20213 min read
Raped by my uncle when I was 12
By Ornette Turay Rape in Sierra Leone and elsewhere is a heinous and horrible experience. It is a violation of the rights of the victims....
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Jan 4, 20214 min read
The Path Back To Our Roots
By Jacob Otieno African culture, is a culture of togetherness, respect, peace, strong work ethics and love. It is in every definition a...
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Jan 3, 20216 min read
Newspaper Seller Builds School for Underprivileged Children: The story of Gibrilla Bangura
By Cyril Jengo People have inspirational stories about their lives that prompted other people to go for their dreams and never give up....
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Jan 2, 20214 min read
A Time to End the Rape Culture
By Fayia Sellu “We have also committed our nation to the protection of the Girl Child, from rape, early marriage, exploitation,...
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Jan 1, 20215 min read
52 Accolades and Counting – The Collins Archie-Pearce Story
By Osman Benk Sankoh He was looking for a hobby that would help to bolster his bravado, make him self confident and be able to influence...
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Dec 18, 20204 min read
POVERTY AND HOMELESSNESS; SHOULDN'T, WE BE CONCERNED?
By Juliet Efalola Thomas Considering that poverty and homelessness are not natural, they can be tackled by wilful actions of society....
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Dec 16, 20202 min read
Gestational Diabetes - what you need to know
By Juliet Efalola Thomas Gestational diabetes is high blood sugar (glucose) that develops during pregnancy and normally disappear after...
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Dec 8, 20202 min read
Gender-based violence: Downplaying the Pandemic
By Juliet Efalola Thomas This global peril called gender-based violence or violence against women and girls affects 1 in 3 women in their...
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Nov 24, 20202 min read
Child Labour - robbing our children of their future
Andrew is a ten-year-old boy who lives with his father and siblings in Hastings, one of the construction and quarry areas in the Western...
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Aug 6, 20205 min read
From Freetown to “Treetown”: Can urban reforestation build environmental resilience in Sierra Leone?
By Nina Meghji On 14 August 2017, a devastating mudslide claimed the lives of more than 1,000 people in the hillside village of Regent,...
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Jul 30, 20204 min read
Blowing the ‘Afere’ on Morrison Jusu’s social conscious paintings
24- year-old Morrison Jusu first made a significant break at an arts exhibition in December 2016 at O-Casseys in Freetown, Sierra Leone.
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