Author: Truth Media

The Sierra Leone Teachers Union (SLTU) has officially declared a nationwide strike set to begin on Monday, September 8, 2025, citing persistent government inaction on critical education funding and payroll concerns. The announcement follows months of suspended industrial action and repeated appeals to the Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education.

September 2025, Geneva- More than 1 billion people worldwide are living with mental health disorders, according to new data from the World Health Organization (WHO). Conditions like anxiety and depression are now the second leading cause of long-term disability, driving up health-care costs and costing the global economy an estimated US$ 1 trillion annually in lost productivity.

Freetown, 3rd September 2025 -The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has reaffirmed its commitment to fighting corruption, citing significant progress in institutional reforms and compliance across Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs). Speaking at a press briefing, Patrick Sandi, Coordinator of Operations, emphasized that the Commission’s strengthened mandate bolstered by the 2019 amendment to the 2008 Anti-Corruption Act has enabled deeper enforcement and alignment with the government’s Medium-Term National Development Plan and the “Big Five Changers.”

Sierra Leone’s flagship Free Quality School Education (FQSE) program has fulfilled all five core commitments since its launch in 2018, according to National Program Coordinator Augustine Moses Koroma. The announcement comes amid a dramatic rise in school enrollment from 37% to 85% marking a major milestone in the country’s education reform agenda.