By Bida Elly David Some secondary school teachers have raised their concerns over the delayed invigilation incentives for the 2021-2022 Secondary Certificate of Education (SCE) and slammed the Ministry of General Education for being discriminative in following payment of markers before them.  These concerns were raised following the declaration of[Read More…]

By Taban Henry The Republic of South Sudan has been placed at the level of bottom twenty globally in terms of literacy ranking. This came during the launching of the South Sudan Education Sector analysis and Education Sector development plan. The program was organized by the United Nations Education Scientific[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David The Vice President for Service Cluster has showed commitment under his jurisdiction to punish anyone who attempts to grab any school land and banned the sale of government learning textbooks within the circumference of any market. This development came following a comprehensive assessment exercise carried by[Read More…]

By Ijoo Bosco At least six people have been confirmed dead, a child injured in a revenge attack involving two villages of Iloli and Oguruny over the weekend in Hiyala Payam of Torit County in Eastern Equatoria State on Friday This came after suspected youth from Oguruny attacked local farmers[Read More…]

By Ijoo Bosco A 30-year-old man identified as Ojum Sestilio on Friday hanged himself after beating his wife to dead in Omono Village, Ifwotu Payam of Torit County in Eastern Equatoria state. Local authorities say the two couples died after a small domestic family quarrel that led to misunderstanding amongst[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David The authorities of Juba City Council and the Chinese Embassy over the weekend agreed to jointly strike a deal to execute developmental projects to upgrade infrastructure, electricity and drainage structure in the city to profit the entire city domiciles. This development came following a high delegation[Read More…]

By Taban Henry A recommendation has been given to the government of the Republic of South Sudan to criminalize cattle raiding in order to reduce the exorbitant dowries and disarm pastoralists. This came after the National Conference on Livestock was concluded on Saturday in Juba with a call for effective[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David The first deputy governor of the Bank of South Sudan had reiterated commitment to allocate financial resources to support South Sudan Young people who are enthusiastic to exercise their skills and appreciated Stanbic Bank for their firmness towards supporting the junior NBA league. This development came[Read More…]

By Bida Elly The national Ministry of General Education and Instructions over the weekend released the senior four results for the year 2021-2022 examination where Jonglei State took the lead with seven students among the top ten followed by Central Equatoria State. Recently, students across the Country sat for the[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David The Ethiopian Ambassador to South Sudan has over the weekend reiterated his country’s commitment to aid the implementation of the peace roadmap and appreciated President Salva Kiir Mayardit for being among Presidents in Africa that advocate for peace amid the conflicts in Ethiopia. This development came[Read More…]

By Malek Arol Dhieu  How bright is the future being prepared by China? What if Chinese prepare our future in their own image? Small eyes, flat bottom, narrow face, short stature, depressed head, light-skinned, brown hair and alikeness of faces. Can such a foreign future be accepted by our ancestors?[Read More…]

By Akol Madut Ngong The Minister of Local Government and Law Enforcement in Western Bahr el Ghazal State has urged young South Sudanese to put down guns used for cattle rustling and go to school. He made the appeal yesterday during the national livestock conference in Juba that brought participants[Read More…]

By Mary Poni The Council of Ministers in their regular meeting on Friday deliberated on the report of the National Minister of Roads and Bridges. They discussed on the Juba-Terekeka-Rumbek Highway project budget presented to the Cabinet. The Minister of Information and Government’s spokesperson, Michael Makuei Lueth said the report[Read More…]

By Tereza Jeremiah Chuei The Police authorities said they had found three dead bodies in three different locations within Juba city neighborhoods on 31st August 2022. Brig. Gen. James Dak Karlo, the deputy spokesperson of the national police service said the corpses were recovered in Munuki Suk Libya, Hai Referendum,[Read More…]

By Taban Henry       The Revitalized Transitional Government of National Unity (R-TGoNU) has on Friday called on the Troika countries (US, UK and Norway) to support the government roadmap on the extension of the transitional period. This came after the Minister of Cabinet Affairs briefed the Cabinet on the extraordinary meeting[Read More…]

Akol Madut Ngong Floods have seriously affected and disconnected five counties of Northern Bahr el Ghazal State from the State capital Awiel due to climatic change and global impact. Emmanuel Dhel Peter, the Assistant press secretary in the Office of the Governor of northern Bahr el Ghazal State said the[Read More…]

By Tereza Jeremiah Chuei The South Sudan Women Coalition, South Sudan Youth Coalition and Civil Society forum have yesterday called on the government to expedite the redeployment and operationalization of the phase two of the Training of the Unified Forces. Speaking during the R-JMEC Extraordinary Meeting in Juba on Thursday,[Read More…]

By Taban Henry The Juba City mayor has acknowledged and regretted the failure of the city council authorities to properly collect and manage garbage from across the city. Speaking in an interview with No.1 Citizen Daily Newspaper, Mayor of Juba City Michael Lado Allah-Jabu said they regret their incapacity to[Read More…]

By John Sylvester Timba A chief in Mundri East County of Western Equatoria State has publicly accused the authorities of Mundri East County for not doing enough in order to restore back the hope of development in the County. Levis Kiropa made the remark last week on Friday during the[Read More…]