By Charles K Mark   Executive Director of the Community Empowerment for Progress Organisation (CEPO) demands the government explains on the UN’s report of illegal entry of arms. Edmond Yakani reacted to UNMISS report, through a press statement, on Thursday He wondered what the government could be thinking of the[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David   Lainya Town Square was crowded on Wednesday to celebrate handover of water supply project donated by International Committee for Red Cross (ICRC). The water project, in Lainya town, Central Equatoria State, consists of two newly drilled boreholes fitted with solar water pumps. ICRC coordinator for[Read More…]

By Kidega Livingstone   Parties to the revitalized peace agreement need to dialogue to stop circle of subnational violence ahead of the general elections. Interim Chairperson of the Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (RJMEC), rtd. Maj. Gen. Charles Tai Gituai appealed, yesterday. “I urge dialogue to break the cycle[Read More…]

By Charles K Mark   Best overall performer in the country at 2023 Certificate of Primary Education (CPE) exams, aspires to pursue engineering at university. No. 1 Citizen Daily Newspaper followed up the 16-year-old Joshua Swaka Salvador Alfeo Lado to his family home at Nyakuron West for an exclusive interview.[Read More…]

By Gladys Fred Kole   Lecturers at University of Bahr El Ghazal have from Wednesday effected their planned sit-down strike after the ministry of finance and planning failed to heed a call to meet their demands. Last week, the lecturers had given a three-day ultimatum for the finance ministry to[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David   As South Sudan drives to elections, young people demand concrete action from the Interim Unity Government on key issues before they cast their votes. Some of the youth hinge their participation in the upcoming polls on government’s commitment to implement the peace agreement and addressing[Read More…]

By Charles K Mark   Archbishop of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan (ECSS) urges South Sudanese leader to place the interests of the people before parties. Archbishop Justin Badi Arama, during a press conference on Thursday, said that leaders should be conscious of election-related conflicts that are likely to[Read More…]

By Kidega Livingstone   UN special representative in South Sudan, Nicholas Haysom, has highlighted growing tensions between armed groups and inter-communal conflicts as major barriers to free and fair elections in South Sudan. He highlighted the fragility of the situation in Unity State and communal clashes as key concerns. “The[Read More…]

By William Madouk   Chairperson of the Business Community, Ayii Duang Ayii, is demanding the national prison service compensates business people for incurred losses after authorities shut down their buildings. On January 16, the national prison services deployed their forces at South Sudan Hotel, Park, and Hospital in Juba, meant[Read More…]

By Jino Wilson   Women in Budi County of Eastern Equatoria State are expressing outrage over ongoing violence that claims lives of women in the region. The women presented their dismay during a pre-consultation peace meeting facilitated by Root of Generations. They recounted the numerous deaths of women and their[Read More…]

By William Madouk   Ceasefire and Transitional Security Arrangements Monitoring and Verification Mechanism (CTSAMVM) is investigating recent fighting between the SSPDF and SPLA-IO in Rubkona County, Unity State. On January 29, the South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF) and the Sudan People’s Liberation Army in Opposition (SPLA-IO) clashed in Barkuor[Read More…]

By Kidega Livingstone   Delays in implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) by not depositing the document with the United Nations Disability Rights Committee worries persons with disabilities in South Sudan. President Salva Kiir Mayardit on February 24, 2023, signed the convention.[Read More…]

By Charles K Mark   South Sudan Basket Ball Federation Electoral body has released election timetable. On behalf of SSBF Electoral Committee, the returning officer, Bak Athian Bak read eight procedures that should be observed during the process. He said that the first is publication of the list of delegates,[Read More…]

Kidega Livingstone   African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has announced its plans to increase funding for South Sudan’s development projects by 60 percent. Vice President Regional Development Integration and Business for African Development Bank Group (ADfB), MS Marie Laure Akin Olugbade disclosed. “The support that we provide in South Sudan[Read More…]

By William Madouk   A section of parties to the 2018 revitalized peace agreement have raised a concern that their forces, who are part of the Necessary Unified Forces (NUF), are still not getting salaries. Sudan Peoples’ Liberation Movement/Army-in-Opposition (SPLM/A-IO) and the South Sudan Opposition Alliance (SSOA) complained yesterday, about[Read More…]

By Charles K Mark   Unity State leads in performance in 2023 Certificate of Primary Education (CPE) examination results released on Wednesday. South Sudan National Examination Council (NEC) announced results of 59,555 candidates who sat for the 2023 examination. However, out of 68,281 candidates—37,841 males and 30,440 females, who registered[Read More…]

By Charles K Mark   The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has reported an incident of undeclared ammunition being transported into Juba by an UN mission’s contingent rotating into the country. UNMISS revealed that 16 boxes of ammunition were included among the cargo on a charter flight that[Read More…]

By Gladys Fred Kole   Lack of regulatory policies and laws on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) in South Sudan puts the country at risk. Hon. Gideon Gatpan said the country imports food and agricultural seeds from countries encouraging GMOs, yet it doesn’t have regulatory policies and laws. “The GMOs are[Read More…]

By Kidega Livingstone   A businesswoman and philanthropist, Achai Wiir has over stayed under police detention than legal required period of time, without trial. Achai Wiir allegedly committed several offences that compelled the police to take action of arresting her over a week, ago. Though the legal period of detaining[Read More…]

By William Madouk   The ceasefire monitors have waved a red flag against the risk of rampant defections from one party to another, noting it could lead to skirmish and roil ongoing peace implementation. This warning came after several military and party defections on many occasions leading to clashes threatening[Read More…]