By William Madouk Garang The US ambassador to South Sudan has accused unspecified politicians in Juba of being behind the ongoing conflict in restive Upper Nile region. In his statement on Human Rights Day, Ambassador Michael J. Adler called on South Sudanese leaders to act with urgency to end human[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David President Salva Kiir Mayardit has warned citizens and holdout groups against random highway attacks on traders and civilians urging them to work towards peace and vowed to open more roads to promote national and international trade. This development came during the launching of Terkeka-Rumbek highway that[Read More…]

By Mary Poni South Sudan’s First Lady Mary Ayen Mayardit sent delegates from her office to meet with the King of Chollo Kingdom H.M. King Reth Kwongo Dak who was evacuated to the capital Juba by the President. Early this month, President Salva Kiir Mayardit rescued the King of Chollo[Read More…]

By Mary Poni The King of Chollo Kingdom His Majesty Reth Kwongo Dak Padiet said South Sudanese are one tribe and one nation as he advocates for peace in the country. He said the blood in his body contains a mixture of three different tribes within the country, thus, he[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David The national chamber of commerce has declared a fight against drug dealers and critiqued their import and export saying that they would distant themselves from supporting merchants who would fall under security arrest due to passive dealings as well as advocate for serious punishment. Speaking during[Read More…]

By William Madouk Garang The United Kingdom on Friday announced new waves of sanctions on two government officials for alleged involvement in the perpetration of sexual violence and human rights abuses. The county commissioners of Koch and Mayendit – Gordon Koang Biel and Gatluak Nyang Hoth are among the 30[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David The mayor of Juba City Council has warned foreign companies and merchants against establishment of small lodges for promoting sexual immoralities and directed them to render nationals, full chances to exercise businesses for the sake of promoting domestic industries. He said this during the event of[Read More…]

By Philip Buda Ladu President Salva Kiir Mayardit has met at State house J1 with the king of Chollo Kingdom to discuss modalities on how they can arrest the appalling situation in the restive northern Upper Nile Chollo kingdom areas. The president last Friday rescued the King of Chollo Kingdom,[Read More…]

By Mary Poni South Sudanese youth have called on their government, UN agencies and the diplomatic community to honour their commitment to resolutions 2250. The Youth peace and security agenda to accelerate the implementation of resolutions 2250 urges the government to form the Youth Peace and Security Commission. Young people[Read More…]

By Tereza Jeremiah Chuei The South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) spokesperson Maj. Gen. Lul Ruai Koang said preparation is now in top gear to dispatch the SSPDF unified forces on a mission to quell conflict in the restive Western Bank of Upper Nile State that’s witnessing violence which has[Read More…]

By William Madouk Garang Commissioner of the South Sudan Anti-Corruption Commission, Christina Henry Jada has lamented that low civil servants’ wages are one of the triggers of corruption in the government. Speaking during the commemoration of global anti-corruption Day on Friday, Ms. Jada stated that to accelerate the battle against[Read More…]

By Tereza Jeremiah Chuei The Special High Court in Juba has dismissed all the charges brought against the former Governor of Northern Bahr el Ghazal Kuel Aguer Kuel. Passing the final court verdict yesterday, the presiding Judge Sumiya Sallah said the court decided to acquit Kuel of all charges levied[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David The national minister of water resources and Irrigation has cautioned South Sudan urban water Corporation against passive inspection of dirty commercial water to the citizens calling them to seriously ensure consumption of sufficient and clean water to set the locals free from diseases. He said this[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David The chairperson of Central Equatoria State chamber of commerce has slammed the authority of Juba city Council over poor waste management pointing out that the city has become so dirty as garbage has taken lead in surrounding most parts of Juba with bad smell. Last year[Read More…]

By Tereza Jeremiah Chuei The Special High Court in Juba has charged the self-proclaimed prophet Abraham Chol Maketh of Contempt of Authority of the President and undermining the Authority of the President and the other, using the religion in political purpose. The preliminary court ruling was made yesterday by the[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David A vocal legislator at the transitional national legislative assembly has revealed that continuous delays of civil servants’ salaries by the government had been happening due to the fact that the parliament has been muted and compromised making it difficult to stand for the citizens. In a[Read More…]