By Tereza Jeremiah Chuei The head of Agwelek advance team in Juba, Paul Achot Achobek has blamed the recent armed confrontation in greater Upper Nile for delaying the integration of the Agwelek forces under General Johnson Olony into the South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) as per the Khartoum Agreement[Read More…]
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Council of States refute Manytuil’s impeachment claims
By William Madouk Garang The Council of States has not cast vote of no confidence against governor of Unity State, Dr. Joseph Manytuil Nguen; the assembly spokesperson rebutted impeachment allegation. Yesterday, reports on social media claimed that the governor of Unity State Manytuil was impeached by the Council of States[Read More…]
Cruel step-mother burns children’s private organs
By Matia Samuel Timatio Authorities in Ezo County of Western Equatoria State are holding a husband and a wife over burning the private parts of three kids including two girls and a boy by their step mother last week according to the County Commissioner. The Commissioner of Ezo County, Abel[Read More…]
Induction of Judicial Reforms processes kicks off
By Mary Poni The Judicial reforms processes are of a kind feature in many countries all over the world, the need to take a close look at a country judicial structure with its judicial effectiveness and the institutional sectors of the judiciary is a health exercise in every nation, said[Read More…]
Curb flooding, don’t showoff with photos – Aweil gov’t told
By William Madouk Garang A civil society activist, Samuel Garang Dut has criticized governor Tong Akeen’s visit to flood affected areas describing it as a ‘showoff’, and rather induce the State to provide relief and dig drainage systems to mitigate perennial flooding. The outspoken activist was reacting to governor Akeen’s[Read More…]
Activist slams Jonglei police over missing detained protesters
By Taban Henry A civil society activist and the Executive Director of the Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO) has slammed police authorities in Jonglei State over the irresponsible statement saying the three detained members of workers union escaped from police cell. CEPO’s Executive Director, Mr. Edmund Yakani criticized the[Read More…]
Awut warns activists using teachers’ salaries for political interest
By Taban Henry Civil society activists have been warned against using teacher’s salaries and allowance to advance on their political interest in the State. Earlier this month, police in Jonglei State arrested the head of Workers’ trade Union with his secretary as well as the chairperson of Teachers’ Union for[Read More…]
Gov’t approved conditional transfers to pay civil servants salaries
By Taban Henry The Minister of General Education and Instruction Awut Deng Acuil has revealed that the government have made six month conditional transfers to the ten States and the three Administrative Areas to pay the salaries for the civil servants and the operational costs of the schools This came[Read More…]
Gen. Olony’s forces allies no more – says Gatwech
By William Madouk Garang The leader of SPLM-IO Kitgwang faction Simon Gatwech said the Agwelek forces under Gen. Johnson Olony are no longer affiliated to Kitgwang and their atrocious crime against humanity shouldn’t be counted on the Kitgwang faction. On Friday, the trio SPLM/A-IO loyal to Dr. Riek Machar accused[Read More…]
Squads of soldiers to symbolize graduation of forces in Juba
By Taban Henry The South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF’s) spokesperson said only a company of about a hundred soldiers of the unified forces from the units of the police, army, prison, civil defense, wildlife and national security, will be sent to Juba to symbolize the graduation of the first[Read More…]
Students’ speaker refutes suspension by the president
By Ephraim Modi D.S The Speaker of the South Sudan Students’ Union (SSSU) in Uganda Mamouch Deng has disregarded reports of his suspension as the head of the students’ parliament by President Gum Beny Machar who was ostensibly to have been impeached a month ago. SSSU was formed about a[Read More…]
Gov’t launches 3-years’ employers’ strategy plans
By William Madouk Garang The Government through the national Ministry of Labor launched a three year Employers Association of South Sudan strategy plan 2022-2025, to strengthen the number of inspectors and enhancing training, and to promote the objectives of straight work and well-regulated labor market in the country. James Hoth[Read More…]
Man murders his son in cold blood
By Jurugo Emmanuel Ogasto A local resident of Edua Cell in Moyo Town Council in Uganda’s Moyo District, has killed his son in cold blood. The police spokesperson for North West Nile region, Ignatius Dragudu identified the resident as 21-year-old Steven Ayiasi. Dragudu told No.1 Citizen Daily Newspaper that Steven[Read More…]
Leaders follow up permanent Nile bridge construction project
By Jurugo Emmanuel Ogasto Some leaders of Moyo District in Uganda West Nile region have reminded Ugandan government to expedite the process of building a bridge across the River Nile to inter-link between Moyo and Adjumani to ease movement of the people of the two West Nile districts and beyond.[Read More…]
Moyo authorities urge gov’t to improve roads leading to refugee camps
By Jurugo Emmanuel Ogasto The existence of South Sudanese refugees at Palorinya Refugee settlement in Obongi District of Uganda’s West Nile region has positively contributed to development of the livelihoods of business people of Moyo and Obongi districts and beyond. This is because the over 226,000 refugees who settled at[Read More…]
Delegation briefs Kiir on S. Sudan-Ethiopia bilateral ties
By Bida Elly David The Presidential Advisor on National Security Affairs said the governments of South Sudan and Ethiopia have agreed to establish passport and immigration offices at their common border to enable facilitation and movement of citizens of the two Countries as well as pave ways to boost trade[Read More…]
Riek, Gatwech and Olony camps’ tongue waging amid fresh clashes
By Tereza Jeremiah Chuei The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army in Opposition (SPLM/A-IO) under Riek Machar has accused Agwelek forces of General Johnson Olony of attacking their forces in Diel of Upper Nile State, while the Agwelek blame Gen. Gatwech forces of fighting them. The Agwelek camp has also released a[Read More…]
Passports delayed due to technical issues
By William Madouk Garang People who had processed passports have not been receiving their passports because of some technical issues, the boss of the Immigration department, Lt-Gen. Atem Marol Biar said. This clarification from the authority came after some citizens who processed their passports have spent a month now without[Read More…]
Officers warn against issuing national documents to foreigners
By William Madouk Garang Immigration officers under verification unit at Directorate of Civil Registry, Nationality, Passport and Immigration (DCRNPI), are asked to be wary not to issue national identification documents to foreigners. Director General of DCRNPI, Lt. Gen. Atem Marol Biar made the cautious remark on Friday, directing officers at[Read More…]
Unity governor clarifies suspected killing to President Kiir
By Tereza Jeremiah Chuei The Governor of Unity State Dr. Joseph Nyuen Monytuil has explained the summary execution of the captured suspects linked to the murder of Mayom County Commissioner with others to President Salva Kiir Mayardit. This came after the President summoned governor Monytuil to his office to explain[Read More…]