By William Madouk   Members of National Legislative Assembly are warming up to grill four ministers over the looming hunger in the country. The minister of finance, Awow Daniel Chang; the minister of petroleum, Puot Kang Chol; the Minister of Agriculture, Josphine Lagu; and the Minister of Trade, William Anyuon[Read More…]

By William Madouk   National Legislative Assembly has retracted its earlier stand to summon Vice President for Economic Cluster, Dr. James Wani Igga over looming hunger in the country. Spokesperson to the National parliament, Oliver Mori Benjamin told the press on Friday that though the House had summoned VP Igga,[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David   President Salva Kiir Mayardit calls on South Sudanese refugees in the neighboring countries and others in internally displaced camps, to return home to participate in nation building and vote in elections. The president made the call during his opening address at the peace process, dubbed[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David   South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) will conduct disarmament exercises in Tombura County, Western Equatoria State, following deadly violence between armed groups. The last two weeks have turned Tombura into a battleground for rival armed militias, leading to killings, abductions and displacement of thousands into[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David   Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation reiterated readiness of South Sudan to conduct elections in December, this year. Ramadan Mohammed Abdallah Goc made the declaration in in his office, on Wednesday while meeting Egyptian Ambassador to Juba, Moatez Mostafa AdbelKader. In a statement after[Read More…]

By Kidega Livingstone   Ceasefire Transitional Security Arrangements Monitoring and Verification Mechanism (CTSAMVM) has received a new chairperson to continue mandate of the body. The incoming CTSAMVM Chairperson, Maj. Gen. Yitayal Gelaw Bitew, replaces Maj. Gen. Hailu Gonfa Eddosa, whose term elapsed this year. Speaking during the CTSAMVM Technical Committee[Read More…]

By William Madouk   Interim chairperson of the Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (R-JMEC) views Nairobi peace talks as an antidote to South Sudan’s stability. Rtd. Maj. Gen. Charles Tai Gituai cited the Nairobi Peace Initiative as a way of achieving inclusivity, justice, and building peace processes. Mr. Gituai[Read More…]

By Kidega Livingstone   Opposition parties to Ceasefire and Transitional Security Arrangements Monitoring and Verification Mechanism (CTSAMVM) have accused SSPDF of jeopardizing security arrangements by recruiting more soldiers. In a recent report by CTSAMVM discussed by the members, it was alleged that the South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) was[Read More…]

By William Madouk   The leader of Real-Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (Real-SPLM), Pagan Amum, has made a clarion call to the unity government to stop looking at them as enemies but instead, see each other as brothers and sisters to pave the way for genuine peace in the country. Amum,[Read More…]

By William Madouk   South Sudan is set to make history once again, in Kenya, the birthplace of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), as talks between the transitional government and holdout group begin. The eyes of the world are now focused on Nairobi, with high hopes that these talks will[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David   Undersecretary in the National Ministry of Land, Housing, and Urban Development, Louis Kuoth, said they will review the South Sudan Land Act in a bid to address pressing land issues on land across the country. He spoke on Wednesday to the media in an interview[Read More…]

By William Madouk   A Brigade-four commander in charge of Barpuot military barrack, along with several officers have been arrested in Warrap State following death of seven people in a container detention facility. This came after at least seven people died of suffocation after being locked up in a 20-foot[Read More…]

By Kidega Livingstone   Uganda has sent a serious alert to South Sudan to get prepared for looming flash floods as it plans to release water downstream from its reservoir in Lake Victoria. This will affect most parts of the country this rainy season. The alert was sent to South[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David   Lawmakers from Unity State in the national parliament are calling for an investigation into the allocation of 2% oil shares to communities in oil-producing areas. They claim that these communities are being cheated out of their share, which is intended to fund development, education, health,[Read More…]

By William Madouk   All security apparatus, civil servants, and humanitarian workers found participating in age-set fights in the Greater Pibor Administrative Area will face persecution and risk losing their jobs, the area authority warned. In an order No. 07/2024 seen by this outlet, the chief administrator of Greater Pibor[Read More…]

By William Madouk   In a barracks of displacement camp in Western Equatoria State, thousands of survivors are staring hunger in the face, a symptom of vast humanitarian crisis gripping Tombura’s turbulence.  Since April 25, thousands have run to camps for safety and some recount to No. 1 Citizen Daily[Read More…]