Mabinty M. Kamara The umbrella body of motorists in Sierra Leone has complained of exploitation of its members in the hands of staff of the Sierra Leone Roads Safety Authority (SLRSA) in the course of acquiring driving license. The Sierra Leone Motor Drivers and General Transport Workers Union (SLMDGTWU) said it has received several reports from drivers complaining of
By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay Almost two years ago, former President of the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ), Frank Kposowa, died in a ghastly road accident, after a government bus ran in to his vehicle whiles he was travelling on the Freetown - Bo highway. Like Kposowa’s, hundreds more lives have been cut short on Sierra Leone's roads. Not one, two or three hundred,
By Mabinty M. Kamara Diesel, which is one of the second most used fuels in Sierra Leone, second to petrol, has been reported to be in shortage over the last two days. On Monday major highways were inundated with stranded passengers at various points in the east end of Freetown and in other areas in the west. Commuters who couldn’t bear the wait due to long queues were forced