By Kei Emmanuel Duku Kajo-Keji County commander Brig. Gen. Malong Agat said a Monday shooting inside a military barracks left three South Sudan People’s Defense Force (SSPDF) soldiers dead. The deceased were identified as Maj. Santino Lual Akol Bul, 1st Sergeant Victor Deng Ajang Deng, and William Deng Mawien[Read More…]
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At least 1,000 police officers graduate in Aweil
By William Madouk South Sudan National Police Service graduated 1,000 police officers after successfully completing a 6-month refreshment training in Aweil, Northern Bahr el Ghazal State. Addressing the officers, the Assistance Inspector General of Police for Training, Lt-Gen, James Duop said the refreshment training is to up the capacity[Read More…]
Rights Body condemns harassment of Eye Radio Journalist
By Bosco Bush A human rights organization has condemned the continued harassment of journalists in South Sudan, with the latest incident involving an Eye Radio reporter. Eye Radio reported an assault on one of their reporters (name withheld) while covering an official inspection of AK Company in Juba Na[Read More…]
Attack near South Sudan-Ethiopia border leaves 5 students dead
By Deng Ghai Deng Five students were killed and four others were injured in an attack near the South Sudan-Ethiopia border by armed assailants. The students were traveling to Jonglei State’s Akobo County when the attack occurred. Several others are still missing as a result of the incident. Akobo[Read More…]
Abductors demand SSP 2 million ransom
By Bosco Bush Abductors of two medical staff and a local chief are now demanding a ransom of SSP 2 million. On July 20, 2024, in Morobo County, two medical staff and a local chief were abducted by alleged members of the National Salvation Front. According to the office[Read More…]
Finance Minister to face MPs’ wrath over economic decay
By William Madouk A member of national assembly has expressed grave concerns over the country’s deteriorating economic situation, marked by a skyrocketing exchange rate and runaway inflation. Legislator Natalina Amjima raised alarm over the failing economy, citing the fluctuating exchange rate that has weakened the value of the South Sudan[Read More…]
If the truth kills them, then let them die
By Ustaz Mark Bang We live in a community where all people desire to live while others continue to perish, where socialization is dying, where culture is swept off, and where pride is the focus of the day. Those in government are not serving us but eating our resources,[Read More…]
Can Samuel Kot Mading step aside for James Woja Igele?
Hats off to President Joe Biden! One of the most annoying things on earth is to win a competitive marriage, but you produce only one child and become infertile. You and your dear wife are still brand new spouses, but one of the rights that forces a woman to divorce,[Read More…]
It would be proficient for those aggrieved in a nation to seek amity to resolve any discontent than through abduction of citizens and subject them to misery. As the rest of South Sudan grapples with economic turmoil, citizens trying to come to terms with high cost of living, those in[Read More…]
In 1983, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLA/M), led by the late Dr. John Garang, emerged as a key player in the conflicts. They advocated for the South to gain independence after witnessing human rights violations, mass displacement, economic hardships, famine, and other harmful atrocities committed in southern Sudan. The[Read More…]
Police rushes to quell deadly Duk, Twic East clashes
By Deng Ghai Deng Authorities in Jonglei State have dispatched police forces to quell deadly clashes between rival communities of Duk and Twic East Counties. Maj. Gen. Elia Costa, the Jonglei State police commissioner, confirmed that nine people were killed and eight others wounded during clashes between the Hol[Read More…]
Prison Director suspended after jailbreak
By Deng Ghai Deng The director of Bor Central Prison has been suspended following a daring prison break that saw at least four inmates forcefully freed by armed assailants in the Tibeek suburb on Saturday. Eyewitness Nyok Malet, reporting via a WhatsApp group, stated that members of the Hol[Read More…]
South Sudanese arrested with loaded Pistol at Elegu border
By Kei Emmanuel Duku Border officials have intercepted South Sudanese national at Elegu One Stop Border post, smuggling loaded pistol. The discovery was made during a routine check of passengers entering Uganda. According to the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), the pistol was found hidden inside a passenger’s luggage. The[Read More…]
Medical staff, local chief abducted in Morobo
By Bosco Bush Parts of Central Equatoria State, have been plagued by a series of abductions and disappearances allegedly carried out by members of the National Salvation Front (NAS) rebel group. The latest incident occurred on Saturday, July 20, 2024, in Morobo County when an ambulance transporting medical staff[Read More…]
Heavy rains leave over 1,000 homeless in Leer
By Kei Emmanuel Duku Over 1,300 people have been displaced by floods triggered by heavy rains in Leer County, Unity State, according to the Community for Progress Organization (CEPO). The affected areas include Adok, Yang, and Thonyor Payams, where the week-long downpours have destroyed homes and farmland. Residents who[Read More…]
Applicants to sue Central Bank over alleged malpractice
By Deng Ghai Deng Eighty-three job applicants have issued a formal notice of intent to sue the Bank of South Sudan (BoSS), alleging discriminatory and unfair recruitment practices. In a letter addressed to the Minister of Justice Ruben Madol Arol Kachuol, the group, led by Mr. John Mangol Majier,[Read More…]
Parliament sitting halts over Power shortage
By Philip Buda Ladu Transitional National Legislative Assembly (TNLA) has felt the pinch of the unreliable electricity supply in the country as its Monday ordinary sitting was abruptly adjourned due to a power shortage. The August House, on meeting its quorum for the day, was set to debate the[Read More…]
NAIROBI TALKS Tumaini delegates persuade Machar
By Bosco Bush The National Unity Government’s delegation to the Tumaini Initiative peace process met with First Vice President, Dr. Riek Machar Teny, to brief him on the progress made in the ongoing negotiations. This is after the SPLM-IO Political Bureau met in Juba and unanimously decided to withdraw[Read More…]
LEADERSHIP AS GOD INTENDED: The ripples effects of a leader who walks in integrity Proverbs 20:7 NKJV
By Very Rev. Nathaniel Garang Aduotdiit “The righteous man walks in his integrity; His children are blessed after him.” Little do leaders often know that it’s not always about them only, but the generation they are called to stand for. Human life is often compared to a seed. Once[Read More…]
Elections 2024 in Ruckus
By James Aniceto Batikayo Chairman of the Real SPLM, Mr. Pagan Amum has of late revealed in a Radio Interview that the end result of the ongoing Tumaini Peace Talks in Nairobi – Kenya would be “a National Constitution Conference” to be held first in Kenya before it is officially[Read More…]