Author: Truth Media

Kabala, Koinadugu District — Women traders at Tender Hill Market in Kabala are raising concerns over a growing shortage of onions, a staple ingredient in local cuisine. The scarcity has disrupted business for vendors and food sellers alike, sparking frustration among residents across the Koinadugu–Falaba District.

Freetown, 2nd October 2025 — Sierra Leone’s main opposition party, the All Peoples Congress (APC), has officially rebuked the ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP), accusing the SLPP-led government of attempting to dismantle the country’s democratic framework through a series of controversial reforms.

Freetown, 2nd October 2025-Sierra Leone is taking a decisive step to fix one of its most persistent public health blind spots: the chronic underreporting of deaths. In a landmark move, the Ministry of Health has partnered with the World Health Organization (WHO), the National Civil Registration Authority (NCRA), and other key agencies to launch a national sub-committee aimed at transforming how deaths are recorded and reported across the country.

October 2nd 2025: Sierra Leone may soon see the return of commercial train services, decades after rail transport ceased operations in the country. The Minister of Transport and Aviation, Alhaji Fanday Turay, made the announcement during the Civic Day Series in the United States, outlining the government’s ambition to revive rail as part of broader efforts to modernize the nation’s transportation system.