By Staff writer   As the world braces for mystery of darkness at day, when a total eclipse, on 8th April, engulfs the globe, a South Sudanese puzzles an X mark on his palm. A 60-year-old Makur Gurin Chigok Meen, a police officer, who prefers a lifestyle of an ordinary[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David   Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has called on South Sudan to implement 2018 revitalized peace deal to have peaceful elections. IGAD delegation led by Executive secretary, Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu made the call while wrapping up a three-day visit in Juba, The visit aimed at assessing[Read More…]

By James Innocent   Kikiji National Orphanage Center in Yei County on Friday received a donation of scholastic materials and clothing from well-wishers. Victoria Kija, a tailor based in the United States, one of the founder members of Kikiji National Orphanage Center, offered the donation. Dominic Living Wawa, another founder[Read More…]

By Kidega Livingstone   Central Bank reveals its readiness to strengthen the South Sudanese Pounds by mobilizing sufficient foreign exchange to intervene in the market. In a statement released yesterday, the Central Bank notes taking proactive measures to clear the outstanding auction claim, in a bid to rescue the economic[Read More…]

By Kidega Livingstone   Kenya’s President, William Samoei Ruto, has appointed a chief mediator and assistant, to arbitrate peace talks between South Sudan government and holdout groups. The development is resumption of Rome peace talks between the government and holdout non-dignitary groups that had stalled. After the impasse, South Sudan’s[Read More…]

By Charles K Mark   Archbishop of Episcopal Church of South Sudan (ECSS), His Grace Primate Justin Badi Aram, calls on South Sudan’s political leaders to use Easter period to reflect on peace. The head of ECSS church preached about resurrection of Christ as the foundation of Christian faith and[Read More…]

Kidega Livingstone   President Salva Kiir Mayardit has directed the economic cluster to adapt appropriate remedies to address a runaway inflation in the country. In his Easter message seen by No. 1 Citizen Daily Newspaper, Kiir acknowledged that citizens had lost hope because of what he described as “immense challenges”[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David   South Sudan’s economic situation is deteriorating as fuel prices soar due to a continuous appreciation of US dollar against South Sudanese Pounds. For two months, South Sudan has grappled with rising commodity prices due to a fluctuating foreign exchange market. As of yesterday, a liter[Read More…]

By Kidega Livingstone   Various civil society organizations (CSOs) are advocating for transitional justice, accountability, reconciliation, and healing, as peace roadmap implementation slows. Chapter five of the Revitalized Peace Agreement (R-ARCSS) talks about truth, reconciliation, and healing. However, the extended roadmap remains the only legal framework guiding necessary reforms and[Read More…]

By Gladys Fred Kole   Ministry of Health has received mobile laboratory, screening, and quarantine/isolation health facilities donated by the EU and IGAD. The newly constructed health facilities in Nimule and Wounthou border posts, together with the mobile laboratory and different equipment, were handed over to the Ministry of Health[Read More…]

By Charles K Mark.   National Minister of Youth and Sports gives two more months for a preparatory committee to complete organizing the 3rd national youth convention. Minister Joseph Geng Akech had formed the steering committee to organize the 3rd national youth convention within ninety (90) days, which elapsed today,[Read More…]

Kidega Livingstone   South Sudan has begun assessing its progress on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – a global effort to tackle poverty, hunger, inequality, and other challenges. This voluntary national review (VNR) is a first for the country. Its data will be presented to the UN General Assembly[Read More…]

By Kidega Livingstone   Over 2.8 million children, mostly girls, are still out of school in South Sudan, Education Minister Awut Deng Acuil revealed. “We still have 2.8 million out of schools so for us to be able to reach where the rest are,” the minister said during the launch[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David   National minister of finance and economic planning announced, working towards releasing one-month salaries for public civil servants and organized forces. Amidst an ongoing economic crisis, civil servants and the organized forces are marking seven months, after September, last year’s pay. Speaking to journalists at the[Read More…]

By Charles K Mark   Greater Equatoria Land Alliance (GELA) appeals to policymakers to give priority to protection and recognition of women’s land rights. Chairperson of GELA, Stephen Sokiri Mule said that women should be at the forefront of every operation to achieve success. He added that women possess the[Read More…]

  By William Madouk   Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has named Lawrence Korbandy of South Sudan as the blog’s special envoy for war-ravaged Sudan. The appointment of Korbandy as the IGAD Special Envoy for Sudan is seen as part of IGAD’s effort and commitment to addressing the conflict in[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David   A legal expert and Deputy Registrar of Land at the Judiciary of South Sudan, Cosmas Juma, has expressed worries about the country’s land allocation system. Speaking at a forum on land matters organized by the Initiative for Peace Communication Association (IPCA) in Juba, Juma highlighted[Read More…]

By Jurugo Emmanuel Ogasto   Uganda Farmers Association has urged refugees to take advantage of the ongoing off-seasonal rains to prepare their land for the planting season as reductions in food ratios continue. The statement was made during the donation of farm tools by Ugandan farmers in conjunction with the[Read More…]