By Bida Elly David   Eastern Equatoria State Governor Louis Lobong Lojore has pledged to develop Kuron village as part of the Late Bishop Paride’s legacy. Late Bishop Paride Taban who died last week was finally laid to rest yesterday in Torit. Speaking during the burial ceremony, Governor Lobong promised[Read More…]

By William Madouk   United Kingdom ambassador to South Sudan expressed concern over a shrinking political and civic space as the planned 2024 election approaches. Ambassador Guy Warrington, during the 33rd R-JMEC monthly meeting, said a plan for the next 13 months is necessary to get the elections on a[Read More…]

By Mamer Abraham   South Sudanese employed in the East African Community Secretariat is very low compared to other member states. Chairperson of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA), Dr. Anne Itto said South Sudanese employees in the executive structures of the regional body remain low. She noted that despite[Read More…]

By Charles K Mark   Late Bishop Paride Taban, founder of Holy Trinity Peace Village Kuron has been named the 2023 Opus Prize Laureate. The announcement was made by The Opus Prize Foundation and Villanova University in a ceremony held on Thursday. Late Paride, former Bishop Catholic Diocese of Torit[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David   Bishop Emeritus Paride Taban of the Catholic Archdiocese of Torit has finally been laid to rest, at Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral, after three days of requiem. Bishop Emeritus Paride died on 1st –Nov 2023, the feast of all saints, and his remains landed in[Read More…]

By Mamer Abraham   The government of South Sudan has paid $7,000,000 to the East African Community as part of its membership fees and arrears. A statement issued by the Ministry of East African Community Affairs noted that the payment was directed towards the settlement of arrears and the commitment[Read More…]

By Aweye Teddy Onam   United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has reported a sharp increase in new arrivals at the Renk Transit Centre fleeing the raging in Sudan. OCHA, in a statement released yesterday seen by this outlet, said the increase in numbers of refugees[Read More…]

By Mamer Abraham   Latest report from the IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC) covering October to December 2023 indicates a possible decrease in commodity prices in South Sudan. This is attributable to a good harvest, but the ICPAC noted that there would be possible post-harvest losses as feeder[Read More…]

By Charles K Mark   Undersecretary of the Ministry of General Education and Instructions, Kuyok Abol Kuyak said some students speak more sense than some members of parliament. The degree of competence displayed by many school-age youngsters, according to Kuyok indicates a more promising future for the nation. “The way[Read More…]

By William Madouk   United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has expressed deep concerns about the alarming recruitment of children into the army. According to UNMISS, there is a disturbing surge in reports documenting the recruitment of minors by armed forces and groups in Western Equatoria. In his remarks[Read More…]

By William Madouk   Interim chairperson of the Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (RJMEC), Maj. Gen. Charles Tai Gituai, has appealed to the transitional unity government to address the welfare of all the graduated unified forces. “It is understood that among the graduates of the National Unified Forces (NUF)[Read More…]

By Mamer Abraham   Residents of Ruweng Administrative Area decry the health-wise loss of a generation of young people as a result of environmental degradation. Bol Dau, a resident of Ruweng whose nephew was born in April with a deformity, disclosed that scientific evidence shows that the deformity is linked[Read More…]

By Gladys Fred Kole   A free medical consultation camp has kicked off at Juba Teaching Hospital. The campaign dubbed as Hapato Pancreto Biliary Consultation Camp is being organized by MOIT International Chennai, an Indian-based, and will run for three days. Expected to end on the 11th of November, 2023. The[Read More…]

By Charles K Mark   As government and development partners work to promote girls’ enrolment and retention in schools, some students are concerned about the potential consequences of empowering one gender. This was highlighted during a child-led parliamentary session organized by Save the Children in Juba on Thursday, November 9,[Read More…]

By William Madouk   Interim chairperson of the Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (R-JMEC) Maj. Gen. Charles Tai Gituai, praised the government for the reconstitution of key election institutions. This came after President Salva Kiir last week reconstituted the National Constitutional Review Commission (NCRC), the National Elections Commission (NEC),[Read More…]

By William Madouk   European Union [EU] said it supports any mediation efforts that would restore peace and tranquility in Sudan, especially that of President Salva Kiir. “We did appreciate a lot the efforts to advance the Juba Peace Agreement and welcome the recent talks that were held in Juba[Read More…]

By Mamer Abraham   South Sudanese Network for Democracy and Election (SSuNDE) has called for speedy preparation for the 2024 elections. Executive director of the civil society organisation, Galdino Ochama Ojok said that is limited time left to conduct elections. Ojok urged parties to the agreement to double their efforts[Read More…]

By Charles K Mark   Doctors without Borders cites insecurity as a major factor hindering service delivery in the country. MSF Country Director Mamman Mustapha remarked this during an occasion to mark the 40th anniversary of the medical charity agency’s service in South Sudan. Mustapha said that on several occasions[Read More…]

By Gladys Fred Kole   Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO) urges the presidency to speed up redeployment of the first graduated batch of unified forces. In 2022, over 50,000 security personnel graduated as the first batch of the Necessary Unified Forces (NUF) to join various ranks within the security[Read More…]

By Aweye Teddy Onam   Over 1,000 people from Lafon County have started trekking to Juba, fleeing starvation. A lawmaker representing Lafon County in the National Legislative Assembly (TNLA), Ungang Nelson Uthuou has disclosed to No. 1 Citizen Daily Newspaper in an exclusive interview He said that drought has hit[Read More…]