Staff writer Governor of Northern Barh-el Ghazal state, Tong Akeen Ngor, pledged SSP 20 million to support the renovation of Majak Paluil Primary School in Malual Baai Payam. Accompanied by state government officials, Ngor visited the area to assess the needs of the citizens. Speaking to the thousands of[Read More…]
Year: 2024
US urges gov’t to fund girls’ education
By Kidega Livingstone The United States Embassy criticized South Sudan’s transitional government for underfunding girls’ education. “In South Sudan, women and girls are disproportionately affected by the lack of funding for basic education,” the Embassy said, noting that 84% of girls over 15 are illiterate. The US in its[Read More…]
Former commissioner tips students on job creation
By Kidega Livingstone Former Commissioner of Nzara County, Western Equatoria State, Zizi Richard, has urged students in the higher institutions of learning in the country to be job creators rather than job seekers. Richard, who was the commissioner for Nzara County from 2023 to 2024, gave a speech on[Read More…]
Nairobi talks promising-Activist
By Charles K Mark Executive Director of Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO), Edmond Yakani, expressed optimism about the ongoing peace negotiations taking place in Nairobi, Kenya. Yakani stated that the non-signatories to the Revitalized Peace Agreement (R-ARCSS) are participating in the deliberations with honesty and openness. He added[Read More…]
Returnees flee back to Sudan over dire conditions
By Hou Akot Hou An official at border town of Majok-Yithiou, Northern Bahr El Ghazal has reported an alarming trend of returnees fleeing back to Sudan due to dire conditions and lack of assistance. Peter Wol Duang, the director for administration at Majok-Yithiou municipality, revealed in an exclusive phone[Read More…]
Army deploys to quell Twic, Ngok conflict
By Bida Elly David South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) has set military measures to end cycle of violence between Ngok Dinka of Abyei and Twic in Warrap State. The conflict between Ngok and Twic communities over land ownership at the South Kiir River has been a long-standing issue,[Read More…]
NAIROBI TALKS: Gov’t prepares response to SSOMA concerns
By Willliam Madouk All eyes are currently focused on the transitional government as they work to address the concerns raised by holdout groups during their initial presentations, to pave way for ‘genuine’ peace talks in Nairobi, Kenya. Michael Makuei Lueth, Minister of Information and also a rapporteur, reported that[Read More…]
MTN to sponsor Basketball fans to Paris Olympics
By Kei Emmanuel Duku With less than seventy days until the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics games, scheduled to kick off on Friday, July 26, 2024, to August 11, 2024, Telecom MTN has launched a campaign dubbed “Play to Win.” Launched on Wednesday, the “Play to win” campaign will run[Read More…]
Woman dies in love triangle
By Hou Akot Hou A 20-year-old woman has been found hanging, dead in her room at Warawar town, Aweil East County, Northern Bahr El Ghazal State, earlier this week. The cause of death of the woman identified as Amiir Garang, remains under investigation, as four suspects are in police[Read More…]
A round-up of National League games as Malakia FC Juba maintains a 100% unbeaten run
By Kei Emmanuel Duku Juba Local League Champion Malakia FC and representatives to the ongoing 2023/24, 11th edition of the South Sudan National League have progressed to the second round of the competition unbeaten after 2:1 win over Lion Hunters of Yei. Emmanuel Jowang Kaka was named man of[Read More…]
Two beheaded in Yirol East
By Yang Ater Yang Two elderly men have been killed, and four children abducted by suspected armed youth from Panyijiar County, Unity State, in an attack on Yirol East County, Lakes State, on Thursday. Lakes State Police Spokesman, Maj. Elijah Mabor Makuac who confirmed the tragic incident reported that[Read More…]
Four ministers await MP’s grilling
By William Madouk Members of National Legislative Assembly are warming up to grill four ministers over the looming hunger in the country. The minister of finance, Awow Daniel Chang; the minister of petroleum, Puot Kang Chol; the Minister of Agriculture, Josphine Lagu; and the Minister of Trade, William Anyuon[Read More…]
Parliament takes U-turn on VP Igga
By William Madouk National Legislative Assembly has retracted its earlier stand to summon Vice President for Economic Cluster, Dr. James Wani Igga over looming hunger in the country. Spokesperson to the National parliament, Oliver Mori Benjamin told the press on Friday that though the House had summoned VP Igga,[Read More…]
WES Deputy Governor calls for Unity to restore Peace
By Kidega Livingstone Western Equatoria State’s newly appointed Deputy Governor urges government officials and intellectuals to unite for peace to reign in the region. Speaking during a visit to Kuda University in Juba, Richard Elia Box, made the call following a recent violence in Tombura County. According to the deputy[Read More…]
COME HOME TO VOTE-Kiir calls refugees
By Bida Elly David President Salva Kiir Mayardit calls on South Sudanese refugees in the neighboring countries and others in internally displaced camps, to return home to participate in nation building and vote in elections. The president made the call during his opening address at the peace process, dubbed[Read More…]
Promoting Inclusion: Call for gender and social inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in South Sudan
By Lupai Emmanuel South Sudan has unprecedented levels of violence against women with disabilities. The majority of them are exposed to various forms of violence throughout their lifetime. Due to the intersecting factors of being a woman, disabled, illiterate, and poor, these intersections put them in a very precarious[Read More…]
When is Gudele becoming infrastructurally independent?
As obvious as the fact that Gudele is highly populated, the truth that it is using only one road is a problem looking for a solution. A day hardly passes without an accident occurring on Gudele Road and this is brought about by a quotidian jam to and fro. For[Read More…]
Army to disarm Tombura
By Bida Elly David South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) will conduct disarmament exercises in Tombura County, Western Equatoria State, following deadly violence between armed groups. The last two weeks have turned Tombura into a battleground for rival armed militias, leading to killings, abductions and displacement of thousands into[Read More…]
South Sudan, ready for elections-Goc
By Bida Elly David Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation reiterated readiness of South Sudan to conduct elections in December, this year. Ramadan Mohammed Abdallah Goc made the declaration in in his office, on Wednesday while meeting Egyptian Ambassador to Juba, Moatez Mostafa AdbelKader. In a statement after[Read More…]
Fire kills four in Northern Bahr el Ghazal
By Hou Akot Hou A fire ripped through a grass-thatched tukul in Majok-Yithiou, Northern Bahr el Ghazal State on Wednesday, killing an elderly man and three children. The incident shocked the town near the border with Sudan. The victims were identified as Kuol Kawach, a visually impaired man, and[Read More…]