By William Madouk South Sudan President requests citizens for patience as government commits to implement resolutions of the just concluded first-ever national economic conference. President Salva Kiir Mayardit, while addressing delegates at the closing of the economic conference on Saturday, said civilians should be patient as changes do not happen[Read More…]

 Across the world, armed conflict, instability, drought and famine are situations that have driven many people away from their homes with some ending up in refugee camps, internally displaced camps with little or no education. As the world marks the 56th commemoration of the International Literacy Day event organized by[Read More…]

By Charles K Mark Episcopal Church of South Sudan (ECSS) appointed a new Vice-Chancellor for Bishop Gwynne College in Juba and launched a new School of Law, on Tuesday. The school of law is the latest faculty added at the ECSS-founded institution. Other faculties are Theology, School of Education in[Read More…]

By Mamer Abraham Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, James Pitia Morgan, who is praised for being a workaholic, has promised to advance the country’s foreign policy. Speaking during his welcoming ceremony, Pitia said he was willing to maintain the working spirit for the attainment of foreign policy goals.[Read More…]

By Mamer Abraham First Vice President, Dr. Riek Machar Teny, has emphasized the need to implement key tasks of the revitalized peace agreement to avert the arms embargo imposed by the United Nations. Dr. Machar said an arms embargo would be useless if the country fully implemented the agreement The[Read More…]

By Mamer Abraham Vice Chancellor of the University of Juba, Professor John Apuruot Akec, has decried the huge number of South Sudan army if wages were to be increased. In his presentation at the National Economic Conference, Prof. Akec said the oversized military will have a negative impact on the[Read More…]

By William Madouk Minister of Wildlife Conservation and Tourism, Rizik Zakaria Hassan plans to generate multi-million-dollar annual revenues from tourism sector. Addressing the National Economic Conference yesterday, Rizik said that based on the projections, South Sudan would benefit a lot from the tourism sector. According to him, tourism is the[Read More…]

By Charles K Mark The United Nations has pledged to deploy a technical team to build capacity and train staff at the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs in South Sudan. Special Representative of UN Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Pramila Patten said the team which will be deployed[Read More…]

By Mamer Abraham National Minister for Environment and Forestry, Josephine Napwon, has handed over three trucks and two vans to Juba City Council to boost garbage collection. The trucks were donated by the government of Japan through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). Napwon appreciated JICA for the grant they[Read More…]

By Mamer Abraham Leaders at the Africa Climate Summit have ruled that the continent does not contribute to global warming through carbon emissions related to the use of fossil fuels. The summit, in a joint communiqué, blames Western nations responsible for carbon emissions that culminate in Africa warming faster than[Read More…]

By William Madouk Minister of Information, Michael Makuei has emphasized the need for a reliable power source over generators to spur economic development in the country. “The first thing that we ought to do is to ensure that we are connected to a reliable source of energy. It is not[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David Economic experts are urging South Sudan government to reform the poor taxation system, tainted by malpractices and poor technological management. The idea came on the third day of ongoing National Economic Conference in Juba. The experts also said introducing clear guidelines and regulating tax procedures would[Read More…]

By Mamer Abraham Uganda government has exempted South Sudanese from paying pupil pass fees levied on foreign students in the country. South Sudan Ambassador to Uganda, Simon Juach Deng disclosed to No. 1 Citizen Daily Newspaper, on Thursday Amb. Juach said that South Sudanese students will no longer pay the[Read More…]

By Mamer Abraham East African Community Heads of State have extended the mandate of the East African Regional Force in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The regional heads of state on Tuesday resolved at the 22nd Extraordinary Summit in Nairobi to extend the mandate of the forces by three[Read More…]

By Mamer Abraham The United States announces US$163 million in humanitarian assistance for the displaced people in Sudan and neighboring countries. According to the statement published on Wednesday, US Ambassador to the UN, Linda Thomas-Greenfield declared the offer. Spokesperson of the United States Department of State, Matthew Miller said $103[Read More…]

By Mamer Abraham South Sudan anticipates hold its first-ever democratic elections in December, next year, but implementation of some provisions of peace agreement seem lethargic as the timeline approaches. Parties to the revitalized agreement (R-ARCSS) have been heard trading blames over lack of commitment to realization of the democratic elections.[Read More…]

By Mamer Abraham Internally Displaced Persons in Bentiu, Unity State of South Sudan are protesting against suspension of humanitarian assistance, as the agencies face constraints of resources. Visibly hungry protesters, most of whom are women and children, some with empty saucepans, on Wednesday, matched in the streets of Bentiu town.[Read More…]

By William Madouk A senior economist has suggested that South Sudan’s government distributes oil proceeds to citizens through cash transfer with a tax stipend as a proper way of managing the oil revenues. Prof. Shanta Devarajan, a Senior Director for Development Economics (DEC) and ex-acting Chief Economist at the World[Read More…]

By Mamer Abraham Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission commended the South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) for holding accountable soldiers responsible for capital crimes against civilians. While addressing the August House yesterday, the R-JMEC Interim Chairperson Charles Tai Gituai reported that there has been progress in enforcing accountability among[Read More…]