By Taban Henry The government of the Republic of South Sudan has declared the flood affected areas as national disaster. This came in the Council of Ministers meeting number 14 after the Minster of Public Service and Human Resource Development briefed the Cabinet on the new salary structure. Speaking to[Read More…]
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Government earmarks crude oil to pay salaries
By Mary Poni The government has decided to allocate crude oil as a source of income to generate salaries for the civil servants. “I don’t think the gov’t will be having any excuse to delay for more than one month to implement it,” said John Agany Deng, in an inclusive[Read More…]
Why the least fit don’t survive
By Ngor Khot Garang In the race against the world, to win your space and make the most of life, you also have to be so sure of the fact that the race to the grave is the hardest one. We don’t have an idea who gets there faster and[Read More…]
Collective and urgent action needed to address insecurities and uncertainties
By Dr. Samuel Doe, UNDP Resident Representative We live in a world of increasing worry and uncertainty owing to crises and shocks, economic hardships, inequalities, political turmoil, climate emergencies, polarization, and weak service delivery systems. This is happening at a speed and scale beyond what humans have ever experienced. The[Read More…]
PWD urged to offer land for ‘High Court Circuit’ establishment
By Jurugo Emmanuel Ogasto The chairman of Moyo District local government, William Anyama is pursuing persons living with disabilities (PWD) to offer land for establishing High Court Circuit in the district. He made the appeal during the recent Open Court Day in the district that was presided over by the[Read More…]
Executives petitioned over abuse of office
By Martha John Savio – Kitgum Uganda Kitgum District councilors have petitioned the district Ad-hoc committee over lack of competency and abuse of office by the district executives, but the petition has been thrown out by the council speaker over lack of justifications. The petition came as a result of[Read More…]
Hundreds healed by traditional bone healer in Mundri
By John Sylivestor A man behind a traditional bone healing miracle in Greater Mundri of Western Equatoria State has distanced his treatment magic from being associated to witchcraft as perceived by some individuals. According to the head of Madu-Ngama Charity Bone Healing center Youlia Koze, he had received the talents[Read More…]
Refugees cautioned against consuming sachets alcohol
By Jurugo Emmanuel Ogasto South Sudanese refugees living in Palorinya settlement camp are being cautioned to stop consuming alcohol packaged in sachets as the banned deadly killer “City 5 Gin” unfit for human consumption liquor is reportedly being sneaked into refugee settlement camps. The deadly City 5 Gin manufactured in[Read More…]
Deputy Governor WES briefs Kiir on security situation
By Matia Samuel Timatio The deputy Governor of Western Equatoria State who is also the SPLM interim chairman in the state said they met President Salva Kiir Mayardit to seek his support to prepare the ground for the upcoming election 2024. Dr. Gaaniko Kennedy told No.1 Citizen Daily Newspaper that[Read More…]
Kiir urges Jonglei people to shun inter-communal violence
By Tereza Jeremiah Chuei President Salva Kiir Mayardit has called for unity among the citizens and particularly the people of Jonglei State urging them to remain united and eradicate the culture of inter-communal fighting with their neighboring communities. The President cited that inter-communal conflicts are threatening to erode and jeopardize[Read More…]
Over SSP658 billion salaries’ budget awaits approval
By Taban Henry The unity government at the level of the Council of Ministers has started deliberating on an earmarked budget ceiling of over 658 billion South Sudanese Pounds as the new salary structure proposed budget for the civil servants. This came during Friday’s Council of Ministers regular meeting No.14/2022[Read More…]
Why the world’s poorest starve in the age of plenty
By Ngor Khot Garang In the world of ten billions, there is a life that is more important than the other but this is not the case with the universal declaration of human rights. To the western world, every life, even the one lived at the extreme is a life[Read More…]
The next step to permanent peace
By Theem Isaac Machar Akot Since the government graduated over three thousand unified forces, a first genuine step to permanent peace, another step left to ensure prevalence and permanence of peace all over the country is disarming civilians carrying unauthorized weapons. The civil war which erupted in 2013, divided the country[Read More…]
A watched pot never boils
By Malek Arol Dhieu So many South Sudanese have sat around the fire on which the pot of change is placed, expecting it to boil faster as they are time bad. If something takes time to finish, don’t watch it too closely because it will seem like it’s taking forever.[Read More…]
Nation Talks
Will citizens survive these economic hardships? By Kiden Stela Mandela The economic hardship in the country is beyond normal understanding of every individual more especially the Citizens who are trying to put their efforts to change the abuse of the nation by foreign countries but instead it is a waste[Read More…]
SPLA-IO accused of attacking Adidang in Upper Nile
By Tereza Jeremiah Chuei The head of Agwelek Delegation in Juba Paul Achot Achobek has accused the Sudan People’s Liberation Army in Opposition (SPLM-IO) of attacking civilians in Adidang of Upper Nile State. A source on the ground who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Adidang came under attack two[Read More…]
Moyo District warns schools hiking fees in refugee camps
By Jurugo Emmanuel Ogasto The Moyo District Education Officer has warned school administrators in the Uganda refugee settlement camps against hiking school fees that in turn forces refugee children out of class. As schools opened for the third term of this academic year 2022 on Monday, administrators of government aided[Read More…]
If your beloved is mentally ill, choose hospital, not prison
By Tereza Jeremiah Chuei Many Health issues are being faced by human beings within this planet and South Sudan in particular is not an exception, Mental illness has been seen to be a very crucial issue that needs attention as the country continues to face it rough, since it lacks[Read More…]
Kajo-Keji citizens voluntarily fix feeder roads amid gov’t reluctance
By Ephraim Modi D.S Hundreds of citizens of Kajo-Keji County on Thursday challenged the government to fix feeder roads linking the County Administrative center to the main hospital and the airstrip as the roads were becoming impassable. The air strip, the main town, the health science institute and the South[Read More…]
Gov’t didn’t approve Juba-Yei road project
By Taban Henry The Minister of Roads and Bridges on Wednesday said the Juba-Yei-Kaya Highway road project was not approved by the government. This came after Simon Mijok Mijak inspected the Juba-Bor road construction on Wednesday in order to acquaint himself with the progress of the construction of the road.[Read More…]