By Staff writer and Agencies The UN Security Council voted Tuesday to extend an arms embargo and sanctions imposed on individuals in South Sudan, urging all parties to “avoid a relapse into widespread conflict.” The council resolution drafted by the United States was approved with 10 votes in favor and five members abstaining. It[Read More…]
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Measurement is crucial in food chain
By William Madouk South Sudan’s National Bureau of Standards (SSNSB) joined the world to celebrate belated World Metrology Day. Metrology is a science of measurement of things as checking weight, temperature, length and time among others. The Executive Officer for SSNBS, Mary Gordon Muortat said weight and measurement are vital[Read More…]
Aweil hails UN peacekeepers
By Hou Akot Hou Acting governor for Northern Bahr El Ghazal state, Tong Lual Ayat has hailed United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) peacekeepers for making the world a peaceful place to live. The acting governor, made the remark during celebration of the International Peacekeepers’ Day in Aweil under the[Read More…]
South Sudan returnees receive aid
By Yien Gattuor Over 10,000 Returnees who fled fighting from the neighboring Sudan and now camped in Unity State Rubkona County have received food and non-food assistance. The humanitarian assistance was donated by the state government to the returnees in Rotriah Payam, north of Rubkona County in Unity State. Peter[Read More…]
South Sudan Parliament passes Insurance Act
By Bida Elly David The Revitalized Transitional National Legislative Assembly (R-TGNONU) is inching closer to passing a legal framework concerning the implementation of the National Social Insurance Fund. Specialized labor committee at the parliament, presented its report on the South Sudan National Social Insurance Bill 2022 in second reading during[Read More…]
South Sudan Gov’t urged to implement Peace roadmap
By Ephraim Modi Duku Sokiri Peace monitoring body, the Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (RJMEC), is urging the parties to the 2018 Revitalized Peace Agreement to expedite the implementation of the roadmap to prepare the country for a transition to democracy. R-JMEC’s Chairperson, Amb. Charles Tai Gituai, reminded the[Read More…]
Controversial “Cush International Church” crisis deepens
By staff writer Cush International Church turned theatrical on Sunday as believers aligned to Abraham Chol, attempted forceful entry into the premises, only to meet resistant from others opposed to their dogma. The brawl in South Sudan’s Capital city, Juba, took the intervention of the Police and the military forces[Read More…]
South Sudan detects Toxic import food at Nimule
By William Madouk South Sudan’s National Bureau of Standards (SSNSB) has launched investigations into a 150-tonne consignment of maize flour from Uganda considered unfit for human consumption at Nimule. Mary Gordon, the Executive Officer for SSNBS, confirmed that preliminary results showed that there is a high level of aflatoxin in[Read More…]
Uganda deputy IGP visits West Nile region
By Jurugo Emmanuel Ogasto Uganda’s Deputy Inspector General of Police (IGP), Maj. Gen. Tumusiime Katsinzi, is in the West Nile region on a mission to assess the security situation and the performance of the police. The 3-day tour is aimed at identifying challenges and finding possible solutions to addressing them.[Read More…]
Coalition pushes gov’t to prioritize child-focused budget
By William Madouk Child Right Coalition (CRC) is calling on the government to prioritize and step-up funds for child protection to ensure their proper upbringing. According to the child advocacy team, the government should allocate enough budget for service ministries such as the ministries of health, education, social welfare, water,[Read More…]
Prioritize agriculture, education-CEPO tells gov’t
By Bida Elly David South Sudan civil society activist has urged government to increase the budget for key ministries such as agriculture, education, and infrastructure. Executive director of the Community Empowerment for Progress Organization Edmund Yakani made the call as the cabinet approved SSP 1.8 trillion for the 2023–2024 fiscal[Read More…]
Gen. Dickson expected in Juba
By William Madouk General Dickson Gatluak Jock, the leader of the breakaway South Sudan United Front/Army-Nairobi Declaration [SSUF/A-ND], will arrive in Juba in two weeks’ time for peace talks. He is expected to jet in Juba with his top 15-member delegation, comprising both political and military wing, to interact with[Read More…]
NCAC mandate extended by 4 months
By Bid Elly David The Council of Ministers has extended the mandate of the National Constitutional Amendment Committee (NCAC) by four months as their task clocks towards its deadline. The NCAC was established under Chapter 1 and Article 13 of the ARCSS as one of the organs for implementation of[Read More…]
High Court stays verdict
By Manas James Okony Kator High Court in Juba has issued an order suspending a decision by Malakia County court, ordering South Supreme Airlines to compensate plane crash victims. Family members of eight victims of March 2021, plane crash, that took place at Pieri town in Uror County of Jonglei[Read More…]
SSP 10 billion for auction- BoSS
By William Madouk Bank of South Sudan (BoSS) has announced it will auction ten billion South Sudanese pounds to commercial banks for the first time. All along, the central Bank of South Sudan has been on a dollar-auctioning spree, injecting 13 million dollars on a weekly basis to tame the[Read More…]
Tycoon urges traders to persevere
By William Madouk South Sudan Business Community Chairperson has called on traders to halt sit-down-strike rising foreign exchange rate, that weakens the South Sudanese pounds. A section of traders in Juba city had submitted protest letter to local business community, noting that they would be forced to close down[Read More…]
SPIRITUAL EYE: Pentecost Day Celebration
By Pas. Santo Ladu Many Christian scholars agree that the birthday of the Church was when the Holy Spirit descended on the Apostles and Disciples in the Upper Room in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost. The Holy Spirit descended on them in power. That day marked the era of[Read More…]
Gov’t warns against sale of donated toilet slabs
By Hou Akot Hou Northern Bahr El Ghazal State Ministry of water resources has issued a stern warning to locals in Aweil against selling the distributed latrine covers (Slabs). Mr. Dut Deng Gabriel, Director for water and sanitation at the ministry noted that some individuals who were given the latrine[Read More…]
A returnee dies in road ambush
By Manas James Okony A man who escaped war in Sudan has been killed, three children abducted, and woman goes missing following a road ambush in Nyirol, Jonglei state on Wednesday, authorities said. The attack victims, all members of the same family, are among a group of citizens returning from[Read More…]
Hippopotamus kills a woman in Aweil
By Hou Akot Hou A hippopotamus has 52-year-old woman identified as Aluat Aluong Mawien at Wun-atem Mei village in Aweil East County, Northern Bahr El Ghazal. Mawien, a mother of three children was killed on Thursday morning, as she attempted to cross a river. An eyewitness, Garang Ben Ben said[Read More…]