By William Madouk Garang The Council of Ministries has approved occupational safety and health policy meant to prevent hazardous fatalities, and provide conducive environment for employees at workplaces in both public and private sectors. Addressing the media after the first Cabinet meeting in 2023, chaired by President Salva Kiir, Minister[Read More…]
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Peace Principals to meet over Kiir’s unilateral decrees
By Bida Elly David The leadership of the peace partners; the SPLM and SPLA-IO are set to sit for a dialogue over unilateral decisions made by President Salva Kiir in governing the Unity Government. This was revealed to No.1 Citizen Daily Newspaper by Puok Both Baluang, the Acting Press Secretary[Read More…]
Chamber injects SSP45 million for company awards
By Bida Elly David South Sudan chamber of commerce has injected Forty-five million (45M) South Sudanese Pounds for inter-company awards set to kick off on the 9th –December-2022 as well as launched its on-line website meant to disseminate its business activities to the World. The National chamber of commerce is[Read More…]
Government resolves to improve Country’s financial position
By Bida Elly David The Minister of Cabinet Affairs has reiterated government’s commitment to resolve the numerous challenges impeding financial institutions to improve the fiscal and monetary sector in the country. He made this statement while briefing journalists shortly after the council of minsters’ meeting on Friday regarding the current[Read More…]
Kiir heartens household farmers to part take in agriculture
By Taban Henry President Salva Kiir Maryardit is calling on the household farmers to engage in serious agricultural activities to improve livelihoods. The President made the appeal to the local farmers on Saturday during an inspection visit to his vast stretches of maize and rice plantation in Luri payam west[Read More…]
Finance Minister debunks stealing $15 million
By William Madouk Garang Minister of Finance and Planning, Dier Tong Ngor has debunked rumors that he was under investigation for remitting US dollars 15 million, a public money to his personal account in one of the national banks in the neighboring Country. This comes after a source claimed that[Read More…]
R-JMEC endorses extension amid Troika’s boycott
By William Madouk Garang Members of the peace monitoring body, the RJMEC have endorsed the two-year extension of the transitional period, but diplomats representing Troika countries abstained from the vote. The United States of America, United Kingdom and Norway known as the Troika countries declined to back the extension, citing[Read More…]
No need for rebels, Kiir tells holdout groups
By Akol Madut Ngong President Salva Kiir Mayardit urged the holdout rebel movements that are still locking horns with the government to embrace the spirit of the Revitalized Peace Agreement and desist from rebellions saying they no longer want rebels in the country. The President made the call to the[Read More…]
Museveni urges S. Sudanese to work for national interest
By Tereza Jeremiah Chuei The President of the Republic of Uganda, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni urged South Sudanese to concentrate on looking at their interest and not their identity saying “we the progressive forces, we say look at the interest of the people not the identity”. The Ugandan President spoke during[Read More…]
Defend the flag: You are not Oyee or Viva soldiers
By William Madouk Garang A renowned civil society activist has urged the newly graduated unified forces to defend the Country’s flag but not political parties’ interest, citing that let politicians under Kiir’s SPLM chant Oyee and Riek’s SPLM-IO hymn their own Viva. The Executive Director of Community Empowerment for Progress[Read More…]
SPLA-IO lawmakers call off parliamentary boycott
By Taban Henry The members of parliament at the Reconstituted Transitional National Legislative Assembly (R-TNLA) under the docket of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM/A-IO) on Monday called off their boycott of the parliamentary sitting. This came after the President and the First Vice President Dr. Riek[Read More…]
Kiir, Machar mull over security bill
By William Madouk Garang President Salva Kiir and his deputy Dr. Riek Machar have mulled over National Security Bill that bestowed unfettered (autonomous) authority the rights to detain suspects without warrant of arrest. On Thursday, the two principals exchanged views on various topics regarding the implementation of the Revitalized Peace[Read More…]
Adil, Mayen vow to end disasters by enacting bill
By Bida Elly David Central Equatoria State in partnership with the National Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management have jointly promised to speed up the implementation of the disaster, risk management bill to remedy natural and man-made disasters that have almost caused turmoil to the County. This development arose[Read More…]
Riek ready to face Kiir over Parliamentary row
By Taban Henry South Sudan First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar and the Chair of the Governance Cluster in the unity government is ready to meet President Salva Kiir to resolve the discrepancies of the Opposition lawmakers over passing of the political parties Act (amendment) Bill 2022. Earlier last week[Read More…]
Kiir sends team to assess States’ conflicts
By Bida Elly David President Salva Kiir Mayardit has directed the leadership of the Council of States to carry a visitation exercise in conflict affected States and the three Administrative Areas to trace out causes of the skirmishes and catastrophes. Kiir made the order when he met with the[Read More…]
Gov’t to launch nationwide consultation on truth, reconciliation and healing
By Taban Henry The Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs has on Thursday planned to launch the National Public Consultation as a way of establishing the Commission for Truth, Reconciliation and Healing as indicated in the chapter 5 of the Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic[Read More…]
R-JMEC enlightens Council of States on R-ARCSS
By Philip Buda Ladu The Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (R-JMEC) on Thursday convened an orientation workshop for the Members of Council of States on the Revitalized Peace Agreement, its status of implementation and the functions of the Council of States. Dr. Thomson Fontaine, the R-JMEC Chief of Staff-Strategy[Read More…]
Troika meets SPLM officials over sluggish peace implementation
By Adia Jildo Representatives of the Troika countries and members of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) party met on Thursday at the Party’s Secretariat in Juba to discuss challenges facing the implementation of the Revitalized Peace Agreement. Briefing journalists after the meeting, Bol Makueng, the SPLM Secretary for External[Read More…]
National Minister of Agriculture visits Western Equatoria
By Alex Digi The National Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries on Monday this week paid a visit to Western Equatoria state to assess the situation of the Agro-Complex in Nzara Speaking to the media on her arrival, Minister Josephine Joseph Lagu said the purpose of her visit was to assess[Read More…]
Committee meets military officers over Aneet incident
By Yien Gattuor Mead The fact finding Committee to investigate Aneet incidents under the leadership of the Vice President for Service Cluster, H.E. Hussein Abdelbagi Akol Ayii and Governor Lt Gen Dr Joseph Manytuil Wejang paid courtesy visit to Rumkor Military Baracks to assess and listen from the Joint Forces.[Read More…]