By Taban Henry Warehouses with food aid for thousands of people affected by floods have been looted by armed groups in South Sudan in areas that are now out of reach for aid workers. In a statement released to the media on Thursday, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), Kennedy Mabonga,[Read More…]
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Juba University collaborates to launch Hospitality school
By Adia Jildo The University of Juba and Zetech University in Kenya are set to launch a joint school of hospitality and tourism in the University of Juba. The school set to be launched in the next academic year will help boost economic empowerment in the country as part of[Read More…]
Armed herders attack Chomboro Boma in Magwi
By Taban Henry Huge number of people has been displaced and one wounded after cattle keepers attacked an area known as Chomboro boma of Magwi County in Eastern Equatoria State on Wednesday. Last month local authorities in Magwi County reported a high influx of cattle in the area and warned[Read More…]
Citizens express mixed reactions over 2023 elections
By Dokada William Dobo Some citizens have expressed mixed reactions over the proposed conduct of the 2023 elections schedule as spelled out in the September 2018 Revitalized peace agreement at the end of the transitional period. The implementation of the Revitalized Peace Agreement has been moving in a snail pace[Read More…]
Passengers survive another tragic plane crash
By Chol Makol Riak Another plane has crash-landed in Bor of Jonglei State on Thursday, the second in the country in a month. Authorities at Bor airport say the plane which was coming from Uror County crash-landed on Wednesday in Bor town. Kuot John Akech, the Director of Bor Airport[Read More…]
Thousands households affected in Abyei incident
Some of the displaced persons/Courtesy Photo By Ngor Deng Matem Authorities in Abyei Administrative Area have confirmed that ten thousand households in areas of Aneet, Agok, Juoljok, Mading Jokthiang and other surroundings have been affected by the recent violence. Chief Administrator Kuol Diem Kuol said the people who are displaced[Read More…]
Aweil youth calls for free and fair election of union leaders
By Ngor Deng Matem Aweil Youth Union in Juba have expressed commitment to hold free and fair elections in March as it is being postpone from 26th February 2022. The union’s speaker Mr. Angelo Baak Mawien said that 49 delegates representing five counties of Northern Bahr el Ghazal shall be[Read More…]
About sixteen perish in cattle raid violence
By Chol Makol Riak Authorities in Jonglei state are calling on communities in Jonglei state’s Ayod, Nyirol and Uror counties to cease hostilities following inter-communal clashes that claimed more than a dozen lives in the area. The Jonglei State minister for local government and law enforcement, Simon Hoth, said the[Read More…]
Governor Manytuil addresses State Assembly on worsening security
The Governor of Unity State Lt. Gen Dr. Joseph Manytuil Wejang/Courtesy Photo By Yien Gattuor Mead The Governor of Unity State Governor Lt. Gen Dr Joseph Manytuil Wejang on Tuesday briefed the members of the state August house on the general security situation in Unity state. The briefing to the[Read More…]
Warrap to begin disarmament next week
By Ngor Deng Matem The Warrap state government has announced plans to begin a massive Peaceful Disarmament of illegal weapons next week. The state government said that well equipped army personnel from the Tiger division in Juba have already started the journey to Warrap state. Ring Deng Ading is the[Read More…]
Ceasefire under threat, near collapse
By Taban Henry The South Sudan peace monitoring body, the Ceasefire & Transitional Security Arrangements Monitoring & Verification Mechanism has warned that the ceasefire is nearing collapse and parties continue to engage in confrontations. This was revealed in a meeting convened by CTSAMVM during its monthly sitting of the technical[Read More…]
Jonglei civil servants paid October salary
Some teachers receiving their salaries at the ministry of education, Bor. Photo: Chol Makol Riak By Chol Makol Riak The civil servants in Jonglei state on Monday started receiving their October salaries. The payment started with three ministries which include the ministry of health, ministry of education and ministry of[Read More…]
Dr. Lam stresses inclusivity in Kampala retreat
By Philip Buda Ladu The leader of the National Democratic Movement for Change (NDM) party, Dr. Lam Akol Ajawin has called for inclusivity in the planned Kampala retreat in which President Salva Kiir and FVP Dr. Riek have been invited for talks. Ugandan President Kaguta Museveni has invited President Salva[Read More…]
Governor Lobong echoes peaceful removal of cattle in Magwi
Eastern Equatoria State Louis Lobong Lojore meeting with representative of the cattle keepers/Photo: Arop Daniel Otto By Arop Daniel Otto The governor of Eastern Equatoria State said the state government will work collectively with the cattle keepers to ensure peaceful return to their home of origin in an act to implement[Read More…]
Finally one suspect confesses shooting bishop
Bishop-elect of Rumbek Diocese Fr. Christian Carlassare in the hospital after he was shot on both legs/Courtesy Photo By Adia Jildo One suspect accused of shooting Bishop-elect of Rumbek Diocese Fr. Christian Carlassare has confessed to committing the act. Yesterday, the court listened to testimonies from three accused persons in[Read More…]
AU Security team in Juba to review peace progress
The AUPSC team addressing the media upon arrival at Juba International Airport-Photo Taban Henry By Taban Henry The African Union’s Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) team is in Juba as the country gears towards the end of the transitional period. The planned visit is one of the recommendations aimed at[Read More…]
City Council shuts Trojan Petrol station over leakage
Pitia Solomon (L) and Morris Maitha Kiema Station Manager (R) Monday 21st February 2022/Photo by Dominic Paul By Taban Henry Juba City Council Authorities have shutdown Trojan Petrol Station in Nyakuron West residential area after some home owners around the station complained of oil leakage. After alerting the City Council,[Read More…]
Over 70,000 returnees in Magwi need food aid
Magwi County commissioner Otto David Remson By Arop Daniel Otto Magwi County Commissioner Otto David Remson said more than seventy thousand returnees have voluntarily repatriated from the neighboring refugees camp in Uganda to Magwi County since October last year. The 2016 conflict which spread across South Sudan forced half of[Read More…]
Police arrest five over Bor Church shooting
Courtesy Photo By Chol Makol Riak Police in Jonglei state’s capital Bor have arrested at least 5 suspects in connection with last month’s assassination attempt of bishops inside a church. The incident happened after a group of armed assailants who were believed to be supporters of the defrocked archbishop Ruben[Read More…]
Bishop’s shooting: Three accused persons deny involvement
One of the accused persons appearing before the High Court in Juba/Photo: Adia Jildo By Adia Jildo Three people arrested in connection to the shooting of bishop-elect of Rumbek Diocese have denied all the allegations labeled against them in relation to the incident. The first, second and third accused stood[Read More…]