By Lodu William Odiya National Communication Authority (NCA) has reported a huge internet usage in the country, rising from twelve to fifteen percent. According to NCA, South Sudan’s ICT landscape has undergone a remarkable transformation, since its inception. Highlighting the move from copper-wired poles and basic telephone exchanges before[Read More…]
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SPLM-IO interim chairperson suspends members
By Jacob Onuha Nelson Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO) interim leadership has suspended eleven officials in Western Bahr El Ghazal state. The suspension letter dated 2nd July, that No.1 Citizen Daily Newspaper has seen, was signed by party’s interim chairperson, Stephen Par Koul. “I, Cde. Amb. Stephen[Read More…]
Activist Biar’s weapons saga takes new twist
By Lodu William Odiya A new report has exposed activist, Peter Biar Ajak’s accomplices in the alleged arms purchase for regime change in South Sudan. According to Bloomberg report, Ajak was introduced by a legendary Russian Chess player, Garry Kasparov to an American financier to source weapons for arming[Read More…]
Opportunities in disaster; Farmers target floods for rice cultivation
By Hou Akot Hou Farmers in Aweil South County of Northern Bahr El Gazal state have shifted from sorghum to rice farming in order to convert flood water for agricultural benefit. Partners, supporting agricultural projects in the state have mapped out the mitigative initiative against losses when farms are[Read More…]
SPLM-IO loops Peace Monitors in feud
By Yiep Joseph Despite Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO) internal feuds, a faction casts doubt over status of 2018 peace Agreement. A faction led by Nathaniel Oyet Perino, aligned to Dr. Riek Machar, has demanded to know the current stand of the Peace Agreement. Entangling the Revitalized[Read More…]
Two men who fought cancer with smiling faces
There are moments in life that leave you different. Not just emotionally deflated but completely changed. Your viewpoint changes, your heart softens, and suddenly, the things you used to worry about feel so small. One of those moments happened to me in 2023, in a hospital room in Egypt. That[Read More…]
Nation Talks
High inflation instability can damage economic growth through reducing consumers’ purchasing power. This causes uncertainty, leading to higher interest rates in dangerous cases. It also leads to a breakdown in value of a currency as it happens in some other countries, which, could equally explain the ongoing situation in South Sudan. Stemming from economic policy failure, tall[Read More…]
Jobs in South Sudan; Where do they really go?
By Isaac Chol Aguer The other night, while strolling through Facebook, I came across a post from a friend asking a question so simple it hurt: “Who actually gets the jobs posted on South Sudan NGO Forum?” I laughed, not because it was funny — but because it was[Read More…]
China vows to advance Africa, South Sudan partnerships
By Kei Emmanuel Duku China reaffirms unwavering commitment to strengthening cooperation with Africa as a whole and South Sudan. Chinese Ambassador to South Sudan, Ma Qiang, made the remarks on Tuesday during “Topping-Out” ceremony for Phase Two of Juba Teaching Hospital’s modernization and expansion project. The Chinese envoy highlighted[Read More…]
‘We are not divided,” SPLM-IO rebukes RJEMC call to resolve wrangles
By Jacob Onuha Nelson Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO) has refuted any division in the party, as perceived by Peace Monitors. Pal Mai Deng, Spokesperson of SPLM-IO under Dr. Riek Machar, said in a statement that “the notion that the party is divided is not true”. Mai’s[Read More…]
Police detain officer over revenge killing
By Hou Akot Hou A police officer is being detained for shooting a man whom he accuses of killing his brother. According to authorities in Turalei payam, Twic county of Warrap state, Sergeant Major, Pab Atem killed a man, identified as Angok Akoon, in revenge of his brother. Twic[Read More…]
Sudanese nomads kill two farmers
By Hou Akot Hou At least two people succumbed to injuries sustained from a fight between Dinka Malual and Rezigat nomads in two separate incidences. The incidents occurred on Wednesday last week, at Kiir-Adem border point in Aweil North County of Northern Bahr El Gazal state. Secretary of Dinka[Read More…]
Revenue Authority embarks on Door-to-Door taxpayer registration
By Jacob Onuha Nelson South Sudan Revenue Authority has launched door to door taxpayer registration in Juba city. In a press statement issued on Tuesday, the national tax collector informed the public, business community, and all stakeholders, about a zonal registration exercise. According to SSRA, the registration exercise is[Read More…]
Inclusive youth participation in governance, critical for South Sudan’s future
By Lodu William Odiya Youth are advised to embrace individual roles and responsibilities in building a more peaceful, prosperous future for all South Sudanese. Spokesperson of South Sudan National Elections Commission (NEC), George Lemi Yata sounded the advice, recently, while lecturing 400 university students. “Any citizen of sound mind,[Read More…]
Yakani calls on City Council to use taxes for internal road renovation
By Nakwam Rose Executive Director of Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO), Edmund Yakani, has urged Juba City Council to renovate internal roads. Yakani expressed in a statement extended to the media, that the status of the infrastructure in Juba is worsening. He added that the series of potholes[Read More…]
Unity State condemns killing of traders, calls for arrest of perpetrators
By Jacob Onuha Nelson Unity State government has condemned road ambush of a commercial boat, demanding arrest of the perpetrators. The ambush of a commercial boat on Friday, last week, resulted in the death of four people, while six remain missing. Carrying a huge number of traders, the boat[Read More…]
40 women sexually abused in three months
By Kei Emmanuel Duku A new report paints a grim picture of the country’s human rights situation, revealing a surge of about 40 cases of sexual violence, in the last three months. The revelation comes from United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) report which linked the cases to[Read More…]
President Kiir returns to Juba
By Lodu William Odiya President, Salva Kiir Mayardit has returned to the country after an official visit to United Arab Emirates. The head of state was received at Juba international Airport by the vice president for Economic cluster, Dr. Benjamin Bol Mel along with a number of cabinet ministers[Read More…]
The Week Before: Waiting for a Birthday No One Announced
By Isaac Chol There’s a strange quietness in Juba this week. Not the calm kind — it’s the kind of silence that sits in your chest, making you wonder if you’ve forgotten something important. It lately happens every year around this time. The Secondhand clothes “Aly-wara” vendors at Konyo-Konyo[Read More…]
The vital interconnection between social well-being and environmental health
By Garang Garang Adim The foundation of any thriving society lies in the well-being of its people and the health of its environment. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), social well-being refers to the overall health, happiness, and quality of life experienced by individuals and communities, shaped by[Read More…]