By Digi Alex Internal Centre for Aids Programme [ICAP] in collaboration with the state Government on Thursday this week inaugurated 3 centres for Anti-Retroviral Therapy in Western Equatoria state. The three centres; Bodo and Gangura PHCU of Yambio County and Sakure Primary Health Care Unit Nzara County were constructed by[Read More…]

By Digi Alex The Sudan People’s Liberation Army in Opposition [SPLA-IO] in Western Equatoria State is calling on their forces who left the training on leave to return back for graduation. In an interview with No.1 Citizen Daily Newspaper on Thursday this week, the Commander in charge of Division 9B[Read More…]

By Adia Jildo The Director General of the Directorate for Passport, Nationality and Immigration Lt. Gen Atem Marol Biar has launched an annexure in Suk Libya, Munuki to start registration for National Identity, visa and passport next week. Atem said the step taken would help reduce congestion of people at[Read More…]

By Alex Digi The Government of Western Equatoria State yesterday announced that the state has learned about illegal mining in the area. The announcement was made by the state minister of Information Isaac Mursal after the State Council of Ministers meeting No. 5 which took place on Tuesday this week.[Read More…]

By Taban Henry The government of South Sudan on Friday warned its people to learn from the post Rwandan conflict. This was revealed after the Council of Ministers’ meeting number three where the Minister of Cabinet Affairs presented a report on the visit of the South Sudanese delegation to Rwanda[Read More…]

By Chol Makol Riak Jonglei state authorities have launched an investigation into the incident that led to the death of two children who got drown in River Nile. The siblings aged 3 and 5 respectively were travelling on a commercial boat from Juba to Malakal. The boat capsized along the[Read More…]

By Akol Madut Ngong   The Minister of Higher Education Gabriel Changson Chang has challenged students to be innovative. Minister Chang was speaking on Wednesday 6th April 2022, during the first Convention of South Sudan Students’ Union held at freedom Hall. He said the policy of the Ministry of High Education[Read More…]

By Adia Jildo The Co-founder of Divine Mercy Action Home Paolino Tipo said the children living in the orphanage are being affected due to lack of shelters, food and access to school due to rise in the amount of school fees. Children in the orphanage live in tents which are[Read More…]

By Adia Jildo The Chairperson for Chamber of commerce Central Equatoria State Robert Pitia Francis has warned traders against the sale of expired goods for consumers stating that their consumptions are of great effects on health. He said some traders are repackaging goods that were expired and selling the goods[Read More…]

By Taban Henry The Revitalized Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission is calling for inclusion of Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) in the unification process of forces. This was revealed in a meeting that brought together all the generals from various political parties convened by the chairperson for National Transitional Committee[Read More…]

By Philip Buda Ladu The Central Equatoria State Transitional Legislative Assembly (STLA) has urged the State government to recruit and deploy planning and budget officers in the various State government institutions that will ease planning and budget drafting. The recruitment of the planning and budget officers comes as one of[Read More…]

By: Yien Gattuor Mead At least 18 soldiers including a Major General were killed in Mirmir cantonment area on Wednesday 6th April 2022. The attack allegedly came after arrival of sector two commander LT Gen. Ruot Chuol. An eyewitness said the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement Army in Opposition SPLA-IO attacked[Read More…]

By Ngor Deng Matem At least one thousand people with cataracts are set to receive free medical treatment in Aweil, capital of Northern Bahr El Ghazal State. The initiative is being facilitated by the Ophthalmological Association of South Sudan (OASS) in partnership with the department of health in the Catholic[Read More…]

By Alex Digi The Parents whom their children are studying at Daa Dokolow Primary School in Mvolo County of Western Equatoria State are appealing for provision of clean water at the School premises Daa Dokolou Primary School was established in 2011 with 5 classes from P1 to P5 and has[Read More…]

The SPLM-IG has confirmed that 60 percent of the unified forces will be for the government of South Sudan while 40 percent will be given to the two parties of the agreement having political wings. Tut Gatluak said issues of the negotiation on the percentage were decided at a ratio[Read More…]

By Matia Samuel Timatio Thirty female South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) officers from the Female Directorate Affairs are undergoing human rights training in Juba organized by UNMISS Human Rights Division in Juba. The training is phase three targeting female SSPDF soldiers covering topics such as military Justice System, right[Read More…]

By Adia Jildo Civil Society Activist Edmund Yakani has called on the government to give special priority to women and persons with disability so as to contribute to the consultation. On Tuesday, President Salva Kiir Mayardit launched public consultation on the establishment of the Commission for Truth, Reconciliation and Healing,[Read More…]

By Taban Henry The South Sudan Business Community is calling on the East African Community to exempt the taxes being imposed on them as they transport their goods from Mombasa to Bibia. This was revealed to the media on Wednesday during the meeting held between the South Sudan Chamber of[Read More…]

By Taban Henry Industrial actions resumed as the Joint Operating Companies failed to implement the unified human resources policies to the national staff. Earlier in 2020, the Minister of Petroleum issued an order instructing the Joint Operating Companies to immediately unify human resources policies to the national staff. South Sudan[Read More…]

By Philip Buda The Central Equatoria State Transitional Legislative Assembly (STLA) on Wednesday passed the State fiscal budget ceiling of about 7.2 billion South Sudanese Pounds up from an initial draft budget estimate of 5.1 billion South Sudanese Pounds. The State assembly deliberated on the annual budget for 2021/2022 in[Read More…]