By Nawa Mutumweno – Government has removed the subsidy on maize, a move likely to trigger an increase in mealie-meal prices. The state has also revised the Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP) in which farmers would be paying double for inputs effective this marketing season. The maize subsidy, known as millers-consumer subsidy, was the money that the Government availed to enable millers to maintain stable prices of mealie-meal sold to consumers. Agriculture and Livestock minister Bob Sichinga announced the Cabinet decision to remove the subsidy, a move he said was aimed at reducing losses that the Government had been incurring... Continue Reading
By State House Communications Unit – BOYS SCHOOL CAMPUS, Magburaka Town, 17 May, 2013/–His Excellency Dr Ernest Bai Koroma has confidently told the people of Magburaka that their township is on the rise. “Magburaka is rising again with paved roads, solar-lit streets. Magburaka is rising again, with employment opportunities opening up for its inhabitants; Magburaka is rising again, with renewed zeal, faith and action. And with the rise of this town, our school, the Government Secondary School Magburaka, will continue to sustain its heritage of producing sterling leaders for all fields of endeavours in our country”, he said . The... Continue Reading
It is with a profound sense of sadness and regret that I here and now, have to inform you that the SHOUT-AFRICA hosted boat race event mooted for Saturday, 25th May 2013, will now alas, not be taking place. Given the interest and commitment to this undertaking that so many people have identified themselves with, I can understand it if you might feel deflated on now being made aware of this somewhat unwelcome news. Before one continues, I need to bring to your attention that we have applied ourselves most vigorously in attempting to make this enterprise a profound and... Continue Reading
Jonathan & Esther Resort, Koribondo Road, Bo City, May 9th 2013/– A three day performance contracts development workshop for tertiary institutions has ended on Saturday 11 May, 2013 at the Jonathan & Esther Resort, along Koribondo Road, Bo. Organized by the Strategy and Policy Unit (SPU), Office of Chief of Staff, the performance contracts development seminar brought together, Vice and Pro-chancellors, finance administrators and registrars, from constituent colleges of the University of Sierra Leone, Njala University, Milton Margai College of Education & Technology, Northern and Eastern Polytechnics, Port Loko and Freetown Teachers’ Colleges, among others. In his opening remarks, the... Continue Reading
Bringing together the expertise of two undisputed leaders in their fields, a new partnership between the World Wide Fund for Nature – South Africa (WWF-SA) and the University of Cape Town’s Graduate School of Business (GSB), has produced a programme to equip and inspire sustainability leaders across Africa to improve their impact. The groundbreaking executive education short course, the One Planet Leaders in Africa Programme, is aimed at supporting the development of sustainability-leadership competence and will offer delegates the technical, relational and transformational skills to enable processes of social change through sustainability innovations. The work on the programme will also... Continue Reading
