By Bida Elly David   The Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning, with support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), has developed an Information Management System (IMS) for regulating financial aid from donors. Finance Minister Bak Barnabas Chol disclosed this during the stakeholders’ validation meeting on AID in Juba[Read More…]

By Mamer Abraham Recently concluded Saudi-Africa Summit has resolved to consider robust opportunities and novel alliances between Africa and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. President Salva Kiir Mayardit returned to Juba with his accompanying delegation yesterday after successful attendance. According to the presidential press, President Kiir wooed his counterpart into[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David & Ijoo Bosco Modi   Holy Trinity Peace Village Kuron has earned high praise as a popular destination for peace and tranquility, but its sustainability is a growing concern among its residents. After the demise of its Founder Emeritus Bishop Paride Taban, residents in Eastern Equatoria[Read More…]

By Gladys Fred Kole Executive Director of the Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO) has accused state governors and chief administrators of administrative areas of undermining resolutions adapted from the annual governors’ forums. CEPO’s Edmund Yakani has often expressed concerns over the ineffectiveness of the forum. Last year, Yakani called[Read More…]

By Aweye Teddy Onam   South Sudanese Pound has hit a record low against the United States Dollar, causing a surge in commodity prices. No. 1 Citizen Daily Newspaper has established that in the parallel market, as of yesterday, $1 trades between SSP 1,086 to SSP 1,150. While at the[Read More…]

By Aweye Teddy Onam Leaders from the regional bloc, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), are fully supporting President Salva Kiir Mayardit in his efforts to convince the warring parties in Sudan to end the ongoing conflict. This came after Kiir met with the IGAD leaders on Saturday at the[Read More…]

By Ijoo Bosco Cargo trucks have parked at Elegu border point, in protest against a new tax levied by traffic police. National Director General for Traffic Police recently ordered for collection of 20,000 South Sudanese Pounds from business vehicles entering and exiting the country. As the order takes effect, Business[Read More…]

By Aweye Teddy Onam   China has donated food items worth $1,400,000 to the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs in response to the influx of returnees and refugees and food insecurity in the country. China’s Ambassador to South Sudan, Ma Qiang, said China is going to send emergency food aid to[Read More…]

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…]