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…]

By William Madouk   South Sudan National Bureau of Standards (SSNBS) has embarked on enforcing standards on goods in the markets around Juba town. The quality standards body started a sensitization campaign to effect standards. “Yesterday, I started a spot visit carried out on two fuel stations, a butcher shop[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David   Bishop Emeritus Paride Taban of Catholic Diocese Torit passed away, at aged 87, on Wednesday, All Saints Day. “The Catholic Bishops and the Catholic Church in South Sudan and Sudan would like to announce the return of our dear Bishop Paride Taban which occurred this[Read More…]

First Bishop of Catholic Diocese of Torit, Emeritus Bishop Paride Taban, passes away on All Saints Day at the age of 87 years, the Catholic Bishops’ conference has announced. “Bishop Paride Taban returned to our Heavenly Father” the announcement reads in part. According to the announcement, Bishop Paride died in[Read More…]

By William Madouk   First Vice President and Minister of Justice got enraged over the low turnout of key government officials at a consultation on the review of the Land Act and Local Government Act event. The two-day consultation meetings to review the Land Act (2009), and Local Government Act[Read More…]

By Gladys Fred Kole   Executive director of Community for Progress Organization (CEPO blames parties to the revitalized peace agreement for showing limited political will, commitment, and discipline in implementing the 2018 peace deal. Mr. Edmund YAkani, who is also a stakeholder signatory to the revitalized peace agreement, said that[Read More…]

By William Madouk   First Vice President, Dr. Riek Machar, has said weak land legislation scares away investors. According to the first vice president, most investors could not come to the country unfavorable land ownership laws and irregular appropriation of land. “We are now losing investors because we are unable[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David   President Salva Kiir has revoked the appointment of Gen. David Yau-Yau as a member of SPLM National Liberation Council (NLC) as well as a member of parliament at the national legislative assembly (R-TNLA). Yau-Yau’s removal was announced in a spree of presidential decrees read over[Read More…]

By Charles K Mark   His Eminence Stephen Ameyu Martin Mulla, who returned from Rome after being consecrated a Cardinal, called on the government and church to complement each other. Cardinal Ameyu, while addressing the congregation upon touching down at Juba International Airport on Monday, said there are a number[Read More…]

By William Madouk   Chief executive officer (CEO) of the South Sudan National Bureau of Standards (SSNBS), Mary Gordon, lashed out at the ‘doubting Thomases’ who show reservations over the recent maize test, citing that they cannot fabricate things. On May 15, South Sudan impounded 62 trucks due to high[Read More…]

UNMISS Crime prevention, making arrests, protecting and treating both suspects and survivors of violence humanely– these are all important, everyday policing duties. To keep 40 of their South Sudanese counterparts in Raja County sharp, UN Police serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) just conducted a refresher[Read More…]

By William Madouk   South Sudan National Bureau of Standards (SSNBS) has given a face-lift to a multi-functional laboratory in Juba, which is expected to start operations next week. On Monday, the boss of SSNBS, Mary Gordon, inspected the Juba Central Laboratory, a food safety lab that is used for[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David   National Legislative Assembly has emphasized the need for South Sudan to implement an electronic governance system for efficient public sector management and curb corruption. The push was prompted by recommendations from the International-Parliamentary Union summit (IPU), attended by South Sudan delegation led by speaker Jemma[Read More…]

By Charles K Mark/Bida Elly David   Thousands of catholic faithful, government officials and other people from all walks of life braved scotching sun heat to Juba International Airport Monday morning to receive the first-ever cardinal for South Sudan. October 30, 2023, will go down in history in the Catholic[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David   Government of China has promised to donate food items in a bid to mitigate the humanitarian crisis facing refugees in South Sudan. Charge d’affaires of Embassy of China in South Sudan, Ma Wenjun informed deputy minister of foreign affairs, Ramadhan Mohamed over the pledge in[Read More…]