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Rape Case Puts The Independent Media Commission (IMC) In The Dock.

The allegation that a member of the ruling APC party was involved in a rape scandal has been doing the rounds in both political and social circles recently. The gravity [Read more]

Critique Column

The Paradoxical Irony of Hate Speech and Free Speech.

The Sierra Leone Telegraph published an article this month, “Sierra Leone Parliament to discuss repeal of seditious libel laws next month”. It chronicled a recently gazetted Bill entitled “The Public [Read more]

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Democracy: The Collective Wisdom of Individual Ignorance.

Democracy as been described as a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives. My primary school teacher gave [Read more]

Critique Column

Journalism is What We Need To Make Democracy Work.

While some will see journalism as “organised gossip”, the majority will agree that it’s a force for progressive social change that maintains democracy. The role of journalism in any given [Read more]

Critique Column

When Crime Takes The Pulse Of Our Culture, Does It Reveal The Truth About Us As A Nation?

It is that time of the year again, the season of good will to all men. It is yuletide and the season of plenty. It’s Christmas. It traditionally marks the [Read more]