By Taban Henry The United Nations International Children Educational Fund (UNICEF) has on Tuesday received a sum of 35 million US dollars from the USAID to support South Sudan in the fight against malnutrition. Speaking during the handover ceremony, Katherine Crawford, the USAID South Sudan Mission Director said that mothers[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David The government has laid a four year strategic plan to improve communication network across the Country through the use of fibre optics that will speed up the transmission of the network. This development came during the high level conference in Bucharest, Romania organized by the global[Read More…]

By Taban Henry The Bishop of Yei Diocese Alex Lodiong Sakor is urging all the armed holdout groups in the country to denounce violence and opt for dialogue as the only peaceful way to settle the prevailing political differences. This came after the Catholic Church represented by the Bishop of[Read More…]

By Mary Poni The Central Equatoria State Chamber of commerce has cautioned traders in Konyo-Konyo disputed market, warned against accepting tax duplication by the city council and Islamic council as the two institutions battle for ownership of the ground rent fees. The warning to the traders came as a reminder[Read More…]

By Tereza Jeremiah Chuei The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Deng Dau has urged South Sudanese students on Egyptian government scholarship who had been for a sit-in protest at the embassy in Cairo to vacate the premises. Dau’s call came following reported harassment of the students at[Read More…]

By William Madouk Garang Era of rewarding insurgents who flee to bush and wreak havoc in the country with high ranks is over, President Salva Kiir Mayardit said on Monday. The President made this remark during a meeting with a group of chiefs from Greater Mundri of Western Equatoria State,[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David Indian Embassy in collaboration with the Indian Association in South Sudan (IASS) has over the weekend celebrated a cultural event marking celebration of their 75th year of Independence. The event was celebrated at Hindu Temple premises in Juba and attended by a number of participants consisting[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David A senior clergy and a spiritual councilor belonging to the Episcopal Church of South Sudan (ECSS) has cautioned believers amid unnecessary joining of churches whose intention is to gain financial benefits from their congregation. He made the statement as a major concern during one of the[Read More…]

By Adia Jildo A culvert in Hai Thoura Main Street has partially collapsed leaving a car belonging to the UN stuck in the gully with its left hand tyres almost submerged in water. Hai Thoura road is one of the major roads linking the Buluk area and Hai Thoura to[Read More…]

By William Madouk Garang The mayor of Pibor town said Monday midnight fire engulfed Pibor market and razed down 36 makeshift shops destroying properties worth millions of South Sudanese pounds, but no injuries were recorded. Pibor town mayor, John Gain said the incident occurred on Monday at around 2 PM[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David The Undersecretary Ministry of Health yesterday said they were procuring testing reagents for Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), which are expected to reach Juba over the week. She as well confirmed disbursement of half a million US dollars from the Ministry of Finance formerly approved by the[Read More…]

By Taban Henry Authorities in Juba County of Central Equatoria state on Monday launched an awareness campaign on legal land acquisition aimed at discouraging land grabbing and how to make people aware on land rights. The new development came during the launching of the jingle on the local procedures of[Read More…]

By Tereza Jeremiah Chuei The first deputy Speaker in the Reconstituted Transitional National Legislative Assembly Nathaniel Oyet Pierino has argued that the 2013 civil war was not a coup as alleged by majority but it’s caused by differences of ideas. Oyet who is the deputy chairman of the Sudan People’s[Read More…]

By William Madouk Garang More than two hundred members from Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army in Opposition, under Dr. Riek Machar have reportedly shifted allegiance to President Salva Kiir’s camp on Friday according to the govern of Unity State. The alleged group of defectors, who hail from Panyijiar County in Unity[Read More…]