DREDGING THE SUDD WETLANDS IS STILL A NO GO There are still talks about the dredging of the Naam River and digging the Jonglei Canal, a confusing and disturbing series of talks, convincing and events held to address the serious national issue of dredging of the Nile basin covered by[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David The authorities of Juba City Council together with Juba County Commissioner have agreed to crackdown criminal activities in Juba County and make a market set-up to reduce overcrowding and mitigate road occupancy for commercial activities. This came during a meeting between the City Council Mayor and[Read More…]

By Ijoo Bosco The press secretary in the office of the Eastern Equatoria State Governor said calm has returned to the Eastern Equatoria border town of Ikwoto and businesses started to move on as usual with the deployed forces in the ground. Aliardo Lotok said, the two days incident that[Read More…]

By William Madouk Garang A 15-year-old South Sudanese girl and a daughter to a South Sudanese journalist who went missing in Egypt on Tuesday has been found yesterday unconscious due to strong chemical substance she was injected with. Lino Garang Mayen, a father to the young girl who is identified[Read More…]

By Adia Jildo The National Minister of Finance and Planning, Agak Acuil Lual has urged institutions tasked with revenue collection to relevantly collect taxes to ensure timely payment of arrears as well as service delivery in the country. Minister Agak made the appeal during the opening of the NRA offices[Read More…]

By William Madouk Garang Two foreign teachers affiliated to King Solomon School are under police custody suspected for attempted rape against a 16-year-old school girl in Maper West of Aweil Center County. Police in Northern Bahr el Ghazal State on Wednesday confirmed that the suspects, Henry Iseko, 34 and Philip[Read More…]

By Tereza Jeremiah Chuei Two people were reportedly killed by unknown gunmen on Tuesday in Bor town of Jonglei State. While one victim is currently under Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at UNMISS facility. The three persons were attacked at night in their residential area. Speaking to No.1 Citizen Daily Newspaper,[Read More…]

By Tereza Jeremiah Chuei President Salva Kiir Mayardit has relieved Eng. Awou Daniel Chuang, the Undersecretary in the Ministry of Petroleum on Tuesday evening. Eng. Awou was replaced immediately by Mayen Wol Jong through a Presidential Decree read on the South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation (SSBC). Mr. Wol was Awou’s Undersecretary[Read More…]

By Akol Madut Ngong A Lawmaker representing Central Equatoria State in the Transitional National Legislative Assembly (TNLA) yesterday raised a motion over the killings in Ngangalla Boma of Liria payam for deliberations. The motion was raised after a presentation of report by Samuel Buhori Lotti, a member of parliament in[Read More…]

By Adia Jildo The Juba City Deputy Mayor for Physical Infrastructure, Thiik Thiik Mayardit has blamed unclear revenue collection policy for the numerous and unnecessary taxations harming traders and the common man. Thiik Thiik made the statement during the launch of the National Revenue Authority (NRA) office in Konyo-Konyo which[Read More…]

By Alex Digi The Commission for HIV/AIDS in Western Equatoria State in collaboration with Food and Agriculture Organization FAO on Tuesday distributed seeds to 110 people who are living with HIV/Aids in Yambio. The seeds included; Maize, Sorghum, Beans and Okra, according to Commission this is the second time they[Read More…]

By Tereza Jeremiah Chuei The Vice President for Gender and Youth Cluster said the resumption of Jonglei canal and dredging of Naam River is not a priority saying citizens’ attention should not be driven away from the major focus now which is the implementation of the peace agreement that’s about[Read More…]

By Ijoo Bosco Lawmakers in Ikwoto County have called for a truce between residents and soldiers in the area. Speaking to No. 1 Citizen Daily Newspaper yesterday, Silvia Imoya, one of the MPs from the area appealed for calm asking both sides to embrace peace. She said dialogue should be[Read More…]

By Alex Digi The Ambassador of Norway to South Sudan yesterday visited Western Equatoria State to assess the food security situation. She specifically sought to inspect agricultural and resilience projects funded by the Norwegian Government in the state. Speaking to the media after the meeting with state officials, Ambassador Siv[Read More…]

By Adia Jildo South Sudan representatives in the East African Legislative assembly have expressed concerns over unpaid membership fee to the regional body. South Sudan’s EALA members are now calling on their government to clear the pending dues for an efficient EAC. The government of South Sudan has not been[Read More…]

By Tereza Jeremiah Chuei The Vice President for Gender and Youth Cluster, Rebecca Nyandeng De Mabior weighed in on the Nile water management jigsaw. Yesterday, Nyandeng stated that South Sudan is not ready to be dragged to court or have grudges with any members of the Nile Basin or the[Read More…]

By Ijoo Bosco Nine suspected armed criminals have been arrested in Kapoeta Municipality. The group is believed to be behind the recent spate of break-ins in shops, robberies and nigh attacks. Elia Lokuda, the Mayor of Kapoeta Municipality, said the suspects, seven male and two women were nabbed in a[Read More…]