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By Abdul Rahman Suagibu –   NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS, Freetown, Sierra Leone- The National Office of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has pronounced increment in fees for would be candidates of both Primary and Junior high school that will have to write the certificate examinations across the country in the coming years. The fees have been increased from L$1,000 to L$ 2,000 for primary and from L$ 2,350 to L$3,500 for Junior high school pupils. WAEC also...

By Abdul Rahman Suagibu – NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS, Freetown, Sierra Leone- Naspers a valuable company in Africa has appointed a new Chief Executive Officer for its South Africa Unit and made history in the process. Phuthi Mahanyele – Dabengwa (48), takes on the role and becomes the company’s first female and first black Chief Executive. Her appointment follows a long male chauvinistic white CEO’s. Mahanyele – Dabengwa will lead its daily business activities and also...

By Abdul Rahman Suagibu – NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS, Freetown, Sierra Leone- Atupere Mwalweni- Koranga’s District Social Welfare Officer announced that fifteen girls from Traditional Authority Kilupula are feared to have been feared to have been trafficked to Tanzanian between January and June this year. This came to the limelight, during the commemoration in June 16 on the day of the African Child conducted at Kaundi Primary School in the area with funding from Evangelical...

By Abdul Rahman Suagibu – NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS, Freetown, Sierra Leone- Members of the opposition UPND has received stringent warnings from its party hierarchy not to favor resolutions of the National Dialogue Forum when presented in the currently sitting of Parliament. Recently held National Dialogue Forum (NDF) in Lusaka, some UPND law makers attended the proceedings against the party leadership with party leader Hakainde Hichilema saying those who attended should not...