By Yien Gattuor Lokchuk County in Upper Nile State is grappling with a drug shortage, according to the county health department. Gatkuoth Nuer, the county health director, told the No. 1 Citizen Daily Newspaper that patients are in a dire situation as health facilities run short of drug supplies. According[Read More…]
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Parliament adjourns to mourn speaker’s nephew
By William Madouk Central Equatoria State reconstituted Transitional Legislative Assembly was on Monday forced to adjourn its ordinary sitting in solidarity with the speaker, who is mourning the death of his nephew. Deputy Speaker, Dr. Salaam Alhaj Abdallah, said they could not continue with the sitting because the Speaker, Peter[Read More…]
Cattle camp youth receive peace-building skills
By Yang Ater Yang Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO), with support from the UNMISS Civil Affairs Division, has trained at least 82 cattle camp youth on veterinary skills and peacebuilding. CEPO and UNMISS also provided the community animal health workers and peace ambassadors with veterinary drug kits after imparting[Read More…]
Returnees in dire situation
By Manas James Thousands of returnees who are seeking shelter in parts of Upper Nile State following the war in Sudan remain in dire need of humanitarian aid, local officials said. Malakal town and Renk in Upper Nile State have been home to returnees and refugees since war broke out[Read More…]
Tragic accident kills two in Unity State
By Yien Gattuor A tragic head-on collision involving a motorcycle and a truck in Bentiu, Unity State has left two people dead. According to the state traffic police, the incident occurred at 11Am on Sunday morning. One person died on the spot, while the other, the motorcycle rider, passed away[Read More…]
SPLM paints Wau red
By Ngor Deng Matem A mammoth crowd of SPLM party members across four states of Bahr El Ghazal region and Abyei administrative area, have thronged Wau town for one day historical event. SPLM chairman, Salva Kiir Mayardit is set to be officially endorsed in Wau town, probably today, as the[Read More…]
Bishops decry insecurity, sick economy
By William Madouk South Sudanese Catholic Bishops have decried rampant insecurity and a dwindling country’s economy. The clerics said the government’s failure to tackle insecurity led to hardship, poverty, and despair. “The country is unable to manage the national economy, and this is leading to hardship, poverty, and despair, as[Read More…]
Call for intervention in Sudan war intensifies
By William Madouk Senior catholic clerics of South Sudan have appealed to the international community to pressurize the Sudanese warring leaders to immediately cease hostilities. Speaking after a three-day ecclesiastical meeting; Archbishop of Juba, Stephen Ameyu Martin, sounded the alarm over a continued human rights violation in Sudan and the[Read More…]
Governor under fire for dismissing youth’s contribution
By Ngor Deng Matem A section of Aweil intellectuals in Northern Bahr El Ghazal State (NBGs) have dismissed the Governor’s statement denying the youth contribution towards the building of NBGs University. Last week, Governor Tong Akeen Ngor, speaking to, Deng Gau Mou, Radio Miraya FM’s correspondent in Aweil, on the[Read More…]
Muslim refugees request land for Mosque
By Hou Akot Hou Sudanese refugees resettled in Wadwil, Aweil West County of Northern Bahr El Ghazal state, have requested local authorities for a space to erect a mosque in the area. The appeal comes after the visit of the secretary for the Muslim community, Mr. Ibrahim Deng Akok. He[Read More…]
Refugees receive bulls for Eid Al Adha
By Hou Akot Hou Muslim faithful in Northern Bahr El Ghazal State donated seven bulls to thousands of refugees camping at Wadwil in Aweil West County over the weekend. The secretary general of the Muslim community in Aweil town, Ibrahim Deng Akok, confirmed the charity gift to this outlet. Deng[Read More…]
Troika urges heightened security in Malakal
By William Madouk Troika countries are calling on the government to urgently deploy Unified Forces to protect Malakal town in Upper Nile State after alleged continued mobilization among armed groups. The plea followed clashes between two ethnic communities in Malakal Protection of Civilian (PoC) camp, who brutally got involved in[Read More…]
Well-wisher funds 15 year old boy’s knee surgery
By Ngor Deng Matem Good Samaritans did not only live in the ancient times; others are amidst us, Mrs. Amuk Wol Mawien Ding, a South Sudanese lady, could be compared to the Biblical proverbial merchant, of Jesus Christ. Despite the economic hardship across the country, Mrs. Amuk has offered SSP[Read More…]
Gov’t rubbishes reports of attacks
By Manas James Upper Nile State government has dismissed reports alleging that there is an ongoing mobilization to attack the state capital, Malakal town. Last week, the Troika expressed deep concern regarding reports of an escalating mobilization of armed groups in Upper Nile State, particularly in Malakal Protection of Civilians[Read More…]
Violence claims over 120 lives in 4 months
By Ngor Deng Over 120 people, both South Sudanese and Misseriyia tribesmen of Sudan, have reportedly been killed in Aweil East of Northern Bahar El Ghazel since April this year, a UN peace mission field office report has indicated. Among these, 84 were South Sudanese, both civilians and SSPDF soldiers,[Read More…]
Kiir pleads for end to arms embargo
By Bida Elly David As South Sudan’s unity government races against time to conclude its peace roadmap implementation, President Salva Kiir calls on UN Security Council to lift off the arms embargo, it struck on Juba. The president made the appeal to signatories of the sanctions’ regime during a meeting[Read More…]
Farming begins in Jonglei State
By Manas James Officials with Jonglei State’s Ministry of Agriculture say residents have started farming in parts of the state, following delayed and insufficient rains since the beginning of the year. Atem de Gak Atem, the director for mechanization and programs at the state agriculture ministry, said rains started[Read More…]
Motorists irked by military manning traffic
By Bida Elly David Boda-Boda riders in Juba have aired concerns over the alarming encroachment by military officers on traffic duties; an act they said is unsafe for their operation at night. In an interview with the No. 1 Citizen Daily Newspaper on Thursday, John Likambo, a boda-boda rider stationed[Read More…]
NRA board cautions staff over infighting
By Bida Elly David South Sudan National Revenue Authority (NRA) Chairperson of Board of Directors has warned staff against infighting, urging them to embrace teamwork to treasure the Country’s economy. The tax institution was recently hit by internal disagreements between the staff and the administration of the former commissioner-general Patrick[Read More…]
Demolition leaves 400 people without shelter
By Yien Gattuor Local authorities in Leer County, Unity State, demolished at least one hundred households, comprising 400 individuals, in the Leer Temporary Protection Area (TPA) on Wednesday. The TPA was created in 2016 to accommodate locals affected by the 2016 conflict that erupted after Gen. Taban Deng Gai defected[Read More…]