Leisure and lifestyle
Doing the Mambo Falls – the hard way!
Two things I learned about the Mambo Waterfalls hike. Firstly it’s a journey of two halves with an idyll in the middle and secondly, it’s as hard to go down as it is to go […]
Month: November 2020
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
The Waterloo Potters of Sierra Leone – creativity from clay
On the outskirts of Waterloo, is a hub of creativity. There, clay from Port Loko and Waterloo is taken, thrown, fired, glazed and transformed into unique and desirable pieces of contemporary homeware that are coveted […]
The Mistake that Made Me
The mistake that made me – Ash Songo-Williams, Pendrax Security
Arthur Ash Songo-Williams – Operations Director of Pendrax Security In 2004, Arthur Ash Songo-Williams set up Pendrax Security with his cousin Pierre Songo- Browne. The cousins had already gained considerable experience in the sector, from […]
Workplace
Investment in mental wellbeing in the workplace pays dividends
By Edleen B Elba, Managing Partner, JobSearch In a recent survey carried out by JobSearch, a human resources management company, only 30% of respondents said they knew how to access mental health wellbeing services in […]
Investment
Sierra Leone: an investor’s guide to environmental compliance – by Andrew Keili
Increasing emphasis on environmental compliance Achieving environmental compliance is a key risk to investment for many projects and is increasingly becoming a prerequisite for both private and public funding. Since 2008 when Sierra Leone set […]
Opinion and Analysis
The African Continental Free Trade Area: Africa’s bid to transform itself – by Beatrice Chaytor
Trade is a powerful engine for economic growth and development. However, Africa’s story in this regard has been different as compared to other regions of the world such as East Asia, where trade is believed […]
News
The people who brought hope to Sierra Leone’s neglected epilepsy sufferers (by Memuna Forna)
On Tuesday 3rd November, the Director of Non-Communicable Diseases at Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Health and Sanitation announced that it is planning to make epilepsy a health priority. The announcement took place at the start […]
News
OPPORTUNITY TO GET GRADUATE TRAINING FROM A US COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY
The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program provides one academic year of non-degree academic study and related professional experiences in the United States. Humphrey Fellows are selected based on their potential for leadership and their commitment […]
Changemaker
Creating pathways for prosperity through agriculture in Sierra Leone By Juanah Nyakeh Bellay
“Some heroes wear capes. Our heroes wear hats, Wellington boots and tattered clothes. These are the people at the frontline of agriculture in Sierra Leone, championing the cause, overcoming things that seem insurmountable. They toil […]
Tech Talk
Could the MOOC movement be Africa’s tertiary education lifeline?
“Higher and tertiary education has an important role to play in fuelling and sustaining economic growth, international competitiveness, social development and poverty reduction in Sierra Leone, and as such much more attention needs to be […]