By William Madouk   President Salva Kiir Mayardit has walked the talk by reconstituting key election institutions that are necessary for the conduct of the 2024 general elections. On Friday, the head of state reconstituted the National Constitutional Review Commission (NCRC), the National Elections Commission (NEC), and the Political Parties[Read More…]

By Charles K Mark   Some senior government officials have warned journalists against reporting on the private lives of some officials and public figures. They issued the caution to journalists on Thursday at an event organized to commemorate this year’s International Day to End Impunity on Crimes Against Journalists in[Read More…]

Bida Elly David   Council of Ministers backs a plight of Vice President for Service Cluster, Hussien Abdelbagi Akol, to reclaim school lands from grabbers, across the country. The cabinet support came after VP Abdelbagi tabled a memo before the council of ministers on restoring school land grabbed by individuals[Read More…]

Relieved Dr. Kout Bol Nyor was relieved from his position as the undersecretary of the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management. Appointed William Chan Acuil, appointed as the new undersecretary.   Western Bahr El Ghazal State Relieved officials Adel Wadatanda Nasir, State Advisor on Economic Affairs State ministers Julius[Read More…]

By William Madouk   Specialized Committee on Water Resources and Irrigation in the National Parliament has taken the lead in establishing a South Sudan parliamentary caucus on WASH to address water, sanitation, and hygiene challenges in the country. The newly formed multi-sectorial body was launched under the theme “together for[Read More…]

By William Madouk   At least 63 percent of South Sudanese across the country still practice open defecation, according to the UNICEF and WHO 2019 joint monitoring program report. UNICEF deputy country representative, Mr. Kamil Kamil, said South Sudan continues to be affected by conflict coupled with the impact of[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David   Council of Ministers has passed Cyber Security and Computer Misuse Bill, as well as Fiscal Financial Allocation and Monitoring Commission Bill. The Cyber Security and Computer Management Bill is a bill meant to regulate the use of computers to avoid crimes. Meanwhile, on the other[Read More…]

By Charles K Mark   Ministry of General Education has announced another Girls’ Education South Sudan (GESS) cash transfer window to commence on Monday. Minister Awut Deng Acuil said the direct cash transfers will only be remitted to beneficiaries, enrolled in schools and regularly attending classes from primary five to[Read More…]

By Gladys Fred Kole   President Salva Kiir Mayardit conveys condolence to Catholic Diocese of Torit and the faithful worldwide over the death of Emeritus Bishop Paride Taban. Emeritus Bishop Paride died on Monday at the age of 87, in Nairobi, Kenya, where he had been taken for treatment. In[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David   Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning has suspended payment of constitutional post-holders and legislators in the adjusted salary structure. Government’s spokesperson, Michael Makuei, said that the new salary structure does not apply to constitutional potholders. “It is worth mentioning that the new salary structures are[Read More…]

By William Madouk   Inter-ministerial summit on migration governance has wrapped up with a call for South Sudan to ratify the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crimes (UNTOC). At least ten ministries signed a communiqué on Thursday to enhance proper migration governance in the country. “We urge concerned institutions[Read More…]

 By Bida Elly David   Government of South Sudan has signed a bilateral agreement with Ethiopia on the construction of roads connecting the two Countries. The development transpired during a bilateral meeting between President Kiir and the Ethiopian deputy prime minister, Demeke Mekonnen Hassen on Wednesday. A statement from the[Read More…]

By Staff writer   For Blue Helmets serving for peace with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), personal reward remains second to helping conflict-affected populations feel safe. However, 332 dedicated women and men from China deployed as engineers and medical peacekeepers to this young nation’s Western Bahr El[Read More…]

 By Gladys Fred Kole   As South Sudan joined the globe to mark the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists yesterday, the Union of Journalists South Sudan (UJOSS) and the Troika countries (the UK and Norway) reiterated their call for investigations into slain journalists while on duty.[Read More…]

By Gladys Fred Kole   South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have discussed the possibility of developing projects on road connectivity between the two neighboring East African Community member states. On Tuesday, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Dr. James Pitia Morgan met with Mr. Adolphe[Read More…]

By William Madouk   Thousands of residents in Gudele have filed a petition in the Gudele High Court against the Central Equatoria State Ministry of House, Lands, and Public Utilities over the allocation of their plots to Non-residents. The angry residents say they have been holding the land acquisition tokens[Read More…]

By Staff writer   President Salva Kiir last evening relieved 14 officials from national and different States. In a spree of decrees read on the state-owned South Sudan Broadcasting Cooperation (SSBC), Kiir removed the Undersecretary in the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management. In another decree, the speaker of[Read More…]

By William Madouk   South Sudan National Bureau of Standards (SSNBS) has increased its surveillance against substandard products. This follows equipping and upgrading of SSNBS’ state-of-the-art, multi-functional laboratory in Juba to carry out all testing on edible products. For safety and healthy food, things like cooking oil, honey, cereal, and[Read More…]

By Charles K Mark   Council of East and Central Africa Football Association (CECAFA) has invited South Sudanese football referees to officiate matches in the under-15 CECAFA Championship. The referees, Noah Makuac; centre referee, and Dote Charles Costa, assistant referee, will participate in the East and Central African football tournament.[Read More…]

By Charles K Mark   President of Geological Society of South Sudan, Ajak John Ateng, has urged citizens not to panic about the mild earthquakes happening in the country. The geologist reported that the weight of the occurrence of the latest earthquake shouldn’t cause alarm since it was shallow and[Read More…]