By Matia Samuel Timatio The Executive Director of the Association for Media Development in South Sudan (AMDISS) said the welfare of journalists in South Sudan should be prioritized to promote the basic wellbeing of the journalists and boost the professional performances. Michael Duku, the AMDISS Executive Director was speaking[Read More…]
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Security normalizes, floods threaten lives in Pibor
By Akol Madut Ngong Greater Pibor Administrative Area authorities said the security situation in the area has been relatively calm for almost two months after series of insecurity incidents were reported related to crimes such as cattle rustling and child abduction amongst the neighbouring communities. Speaking to No.1 Citizen Daily[Read More…]
City Council to extend garbage fees to residents
By Taban Henry The Mayor of Juba City has on Thursday said they are going to extend the payment of the garbage collection fees to the residential areas within Juba City. This came after some residents of Juba City complained over the failure of the City Council authorities to remove[Read More…]
16 year old girl raped in Gurei
By Tereza Jeremiah Chuei A 16-year-old girl was reportedly raped in Gurei suburb of Luri Payam in the outskirts of Juba city, police said. According to the deputy national police spokesperson Brig. Gen. James Dak Karlo, the incident happened at around 10:30pm in the evening of Wednesday 31st August 2022,[Read More…]
R-JMEC members decide on extension of transitional period
By Mary Poni The Chairperson of the Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (R-JMEC), Maj. Gen. Charles Tai Gituai, convened an extraordinary meeting for members to deliberate and state their position on the adoption of the peace roadmap extension signed by the parties to the 2018 R-ARCSS. The transitional unity[Read More…]
Troika discards adoption of peace roadmap
By Taban Henry The Troika countries (United States, United Kingdom, and Norway) who were part of a voting by membership of the Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (R-JMEC) to adopt the extended peace roadmap on Thursday, boycotted the voting to extend the transitional period. In the statement extended to[Read More…]
R-JMEC endorses extension amid Troika’s boycott
By William Madouk Garang Members of the peace monitoring body, the RJMEC have endorsed the two-year extension of the transitional period, but diplomats representing Troika countries abstained from the vote. The United States of America, United Kingdom and Norway known as the Troika countries declined to back the extension, citing[Read More…]
Citizens slam City Council over poor garbage management
By Taban Henry Some residents of Juba’s Hai Malakal neighborhood have criticized the Juba city council authorities for failing to properly manage garbage collection in the city and particularly their residential areas. The residents said solid waste are being piled close to their houses blocking water channels which in turn[Read More…]
South Sudan lacks specialized fistula doctors
By Bida Elly David The Undersecretary of the National Ministry of Health yesterday said South Sudan lacks specialized doctors in the field of fistula surgery as many patients battled with the health complication. She disclosed this during the launch of fistula training program organized by the administration of Juba teaching[Read More…]
Juba Teaching Hospital, partners launch fistula training
By Mary Poni and Bida Elly David Juba Teaching Hospital (JTH) yesterday launched a second obstetric fistula training program for internal staff. The launch of the program came following the graduation of the first batch of surgeons from the same department. Speaking to the press yesterday, Dr. Anthony Lupai, the[Read More…]
IGAD lauds R-ARCSS signatories for pushing complex implementation of agreement
By Mary Poni The IGAD’s Special Envoy to South Sudan Amb. Dr. Ismail Wais acknowledged and recognized the commitments so far exhibited by the parties’ signatory to the 2018 revitalized Agreement continuing to uphold significant progress on the implementation of the agreement. He said the September 2018 peace parties have[Read More…]
No need for rebels, Kiir tells holdout groups
By Akol Madut Ngong President Salva Kiir Mayardit urged the holdout rebel movements that are still locking horns with the government to embrace the spirit of the Revitalized Peace Agreement and desist from rebellions saying they no longer want rebels in the country. The President made the call to the[Read More…]
CES cabinet passes over SSP 16 Billion Fiscal budget
Bida Elly David The Central Equatoria State Council of ministers in their meeting on Thursday approved and passed over Sixteen Billion (16,000,000,000) South Sudanese pounds for the fiscal budget 2022/2023 to the parliament for further scrutiny and approval. The proposed budget was presented by the Minister of finance, planning and[Read More…]
Museveni urges S. Sudanese to work for national interest
By Tereza Jeremiah Chuei The President of the Republic of Uganda, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni urged South Sudanese to concentrate on looking at their interest and not their identity saying “we the progressive forces, we say look at the interest of the people not the identity”. The Ugandan President spoke during[Read More…]
Defend the flag: You are not Oyee or Viva soldiers
By William Madouk Garang A renowned civil society activist has urged the newly graduated unified forces to defend the Country’s flag but not political parties’ interest, citing that let politicians under Kiir’s SPLM chant Oyee and Riek’s SPLM-IO hymn their own Viva. The Executive Director of Community Empowerment for Progress[Read More…]
Adil applauds National basketball team
By Tereza Jeremiah Chuei The Governor of Central Equatoria State (CES) Emmanuel Adil Anthony had yesterday congratulated the National Basket Ball Team for winning and qualifying for the 2023 FIBA Basketball world Cup. Speaking during the graduation of the first batch of the Unified Forces, Adil said “Special Note, I[Read More…]
Organization advocates for refugees land rights in Yei
By James Innocent The Initiative for Peace and Communication Association (IPCA) organized a one day brief community dialogue with justice Actors to provide opportunities for youth, women IDPS, Refugees and returnees, to reclaim and advocate for their rights in Yei River County of Central Equatoria State on Tuesday which brought[Read More…]
Woman boils feet of 9 months’ old baby
By Ephraim Modi D.S A 9 months’ old baby was on Monday evening found burnt on her both feet at home in Juba’s Gudele two suburb, allegedly with hot water by a woman who lives at the same compound. The mother to the baby who identified herself as Monica Michael[Read More…]
Pay soldiers well to eliminate unknown gunmen
By Mary Poni A civil society activist and the Executive Director of Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO)Mr. Edmund Yakani, has urged the government to pay the unified forces good money in order to eradicate the chronic issues of unknown gunmen. He made the appeal while delivering remarks on behalf[Read More…]
Citizens express hopes over graduation of unified forces
By Akol Madut Ngong South Sudanese couldn’t hide their excitements any longer as they welcome the historical first phase graduation of the Unified Forces in Juba restoring their hopes in the political leadership willingness to implement the Revitalized Peace Agreement. Some of the citizens who flock to Dr. John Garang[Read More…]