By Yiep Joseph Chief of Defense Forces (CDF) has instructed organized security forces to stop unnecessary searches of diplomatic vehicles and those belonging to non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Gen. Paul Nang Majok said that his office had received complaints regarding the searches. While addressing joint security forces deployed to ensure a[Read More…]

By Philip Buda Ladu As the 2024 comes to closure, South Sudan National Police Service (SSNPS) has announced tight security strategy for New Year, 2025 celebrations. Key focus is on locations including Juba International Airport, Churches, Public places, major routes and bridges, markets, government institutions, NGOs, and embassies. According to[Read More…]

By Kei Emmanuel Duku   South Sudan Red Cross has reported that 199 people have succumbed to cholera, and another 13,206 suspected cases have been identified across the country as of December 29, 2024. Renk and Malakal in Upper Nile State, Juba in Central Equatoria State, and Bentiu in Unity[Read More…]

By Yiep Joseph To ensure a peaceful celebration of New Year 2025, South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) has warned the public and security forces to refrain from celebratory gunfire. Chief of Defense Forces Gen. Paul Nang Majok said that those who disregard this warning will face severe penalties. ,[Read More…]

By Kei Emmanuel Duku   South Sudan Premier League is gaining momentum after its successful launch. Five games have been played in the first week of the competition, with two matches involving Al-Hilal-Wau and the Nile City of Yambio, and Olympic FC-Renk and Holy Family FC from Rumbek, postponed. Juba[Read More…]

By Yiep Joseph Chief Administrator of the Ruweng Administrative Area (RAA), Tiob De Monyluak, recently inspected the Palath Agriculture Scheme and pledged to establish agricultural cooperative societies to enhance farming activities. During his visit to the Palath Agriculture Scheme in Touch County over the weekend, the Chief Administrator intend to[Read More…]

By Yiep Joseph   Civil society activist has called on the government and peace monitors to form an election safety and protection team on time in order to gain public trust in the 2026 election. According to the statement extended to the media, Edmund Yaknai, the Executive Director for Community[Read More…]

By Yiep Joseph   Right2grow (R2G) Consortium has conducted a two-day workshop that brought at least 30 young change-makers together to deliberate on public awareness techniques to improve nutrition and hygiene in families. While malnutrition persists in the country, the youth engagement was aimed at equipping young people on how[Read More…]

By Yiep Joseph A civil society activist has urged President Salva Kiir and First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar to publicly apologize to the citizens for the hardships experienced throughout 2024. In an exclusive interview, the Executive Director of the Center for Peace and Advocacy (CPA), Ter Manayang, emphasized that[Read More…]

By Yiep Joseph A senior advisor in the office of the Vice President in charge of the Economic Cluster, Dr. Abraham Maliet Mamer, has attributed ongoing instability to the country’s oil wealth. In an exclusive interview, Dr. Mamer argued that the political elite are engaged in a fierce struggle for[Read More…]

By Kei Emmanuel Duku and Philip Buda Ladu Despite a generally calm security situation across the Country during the Christmas period, a series of violent incidents, including stabbings, shootings, and suicide were reported by Police. According to a report by South Sudan National Police Service, a total of seven people[Read More…]

By Yiep Joseph   People’s Coalition for Civil Action (PCCA) has called on the government to double efforts in ensuring that the Tumaini Peace Initiative succeeds. The group claimed that the Tumaini talks continues to delay due to the government’s unwillingness. This month the talks between the government delegation and[Read More…]

By Yiep Joseph   As the country witnessed crisis in 2024, a prominent economist suggests government should focus on investment for recovery and relax stress on oil resumption, new year. Dr. Abraham Maliet Mamer, a senior advisor in the office of the vice president in charge of Economic Cluster, in[Read More…]

By Yiep Joseph   Threats of Cholera scourge in Juba and other parts of the country, altered Christmas preaching to sensitization on preventing spread of the deadly disease. Talks on Cholera scourge, capitalized Christmas prayers at St. Stephen, in Giada, Juba, as Church leaders laid emphasis on hygiene. Addressing a[Read More…]