By Bida Elly David The authority of Juba City Council has cautioned pastoralists who have taken advantage of using the town as their cattle stage and vowed to arrest any of them who will be caught and found roaming with cows in the city streets. Recently, reports from drivers, pedestrians[Read More…]
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Gov’t ready to dialogue with armed groups
By Bida Elly David The chairperson of the National Transitional Committee (NTC) on Wednesday called on the holdout armed groups fighting against the government to seek for peaceful dialogue to pave way for successful amity and graduation of the unified forces. The Presidential Security Advisor and the NTC chairperson Tut[Read More…]
City Mayor warns residents against protest
By Adia Jildo The Mayor of Juba City Council Michael Ladu Allah Jabu has called on the citizens to take their grievances to relevant authorities rather than protesting which might cause destruction and public alarm. Allah-Jabu made the statement while briefing the media in regards to the protest that was[Read More…]
Japan donates $9millions to WFP to support over 200,000 people
By Ephraim Modi D.S The government of Japan has on Wednesday provided the World Food Program (WFP) with $3 million from the Japanese Food Assistance Grant and $6 million from Japan Emergency Grant that sums up to $9 million to support 200,000 people who are food insecure in South Sudan.[Read More…]
We didn’t cut food assistance in SSD-Says WFP
By Ephraim Modi D.S The World Food Programme (WFP)’s Acting Country Director Ms. Makena Walker has assured that they did not suspend any food assistance to the people of South Sudan. This statement came after the WFP reported on June, 14 this year that they had suspended food assistance to[Read More…]
Aid workers killed in Ikwoto road ambush
By Ijoo Bosco At least two humanitarian workers have been killed and one other injured in a road ambush in Ikwoto County of Eastern Equatoria State. The Eastern Equatoria State Minister of Local Government and Law Enforcement, Peter Lokeng confirmed the incident to No.1 Citizen Daily Newspaper via phone. He[Read More…]
Threatening is not the position of Juba City Council
By Adia Jildo The Mayor of Juba City Council Michael Lado Allah-Jabu has reiterated a threatening statement from his subordinate saying the city council is not to threaten but to provide the city services as well as maintaining peace, order and public tranquility. Earlier this week, the Juba City Deputy[Read More…]
UN condemns Mayom extrajudicial killing
By William Madouk Garang The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has joined the government in condemning the extrajudicial killing of four suspects accused of murdering Mayom County Commissioner, Chuol Gatluak Manime. In a statement, the head of peace mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), Nicholas Haysom said the executions which[Read More…]
More dollars for you, Finance Minister tells traders
By William Madouk Garang Business community and local traders will now be provided with enough hard currency to upturn hiking food prices in the markets, the new Finance Minister said on Tuesday. The Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Dier Tong Ngor gave his assurances after meeting with President Salva[Read More…]
Gov’t fixes date to graduate unified forces
By Bida Elly David The national Minister of Cabinet Affairs has stated that the long awaited graduation of the unified forces was finally resolved and scheduled to take place on the 30th of August this year. This development came following the recommendation driven from the presidency meeting yesterday aimed[Read More…]
Interior Minister cuts down vehicles entrance’s tariff
By Taban Henry The Minister of Interior has on Friday declared that all the vehicles entering South Sudan will pay 60 US dollars as vehicles registration and control system charges. Earlier this month the Ministry of Interior and other relevant institutions officially launched a project on vehicle registration and control[Read More…]
Manytuil convenes peace, security conference in Mayom
By Akol Madut Ngong The Governor of Unity State convened and chaired a one day peace and security conference in Unity State’s Mayom County in Makien Payam following the series of security incidents in the area, the Office of the Governor has reported. The one day conference chaired by Governor[Read More…]
Citizens decry hyperinflation, declining businesses
By Ephraim Modi D.S South Sudanese are decrying the skyrocketing prices of basic commodities like the food items, and fuel, due to a deteriorating economic situation as a result of hyperinflation. South Sudan is a landlocked country that depends on essential imported goods from the neighbouring Uganda, Kenya and Sudan.[Read More…]
Release VOA reporter transferred to central prison-UJOSS
By Matia Samuel Timatio The Union of Journalists of South Sudan (UJOSS) is demanding the release of a female Journalist and a reporter with VOA who was arrested on Sunday evening while covering peaceful protest in Juba’s Konyo-Konyo market staged by the youth over the high cost of living in[Read More…]
Graduation of Unified Forces, two weeks from now
By William Madouk Garang The heads of security mechanisms and the National Transitional Committee have resolved on Tuesday to have the Necessary Unified Forces in training center graduated in two weeks’ time from now. Tut Gatluak Manime revealed this to media after a meeting that drew together the NTC and[Read More…]
South Sudan not a dumping ground for expired goods
By Tereza Jeremiah Chuei The Representative of Tanzania Bureau of Standards and also a Consultant at South Sudan National Codex Committee, Lawrence Chenge said South Sudan as a Country has done much in terms of growth therefore it’s not a dumping ground for expired goods as others might take it[Read More…]
Gatwech kicks out Olony, names Odwar as deputy
By William Madouk Garang The SPLM/A-IO Kitgwang splinter group under Gen. Simon Gatwech Dual on Tuesday issued an order sacking Gen. Johnson Olony Thubo as his deputy and appointed Henry Odwar, as his new deputy. In the reshuffling letter, Gen Gatwech, also relieved ex-minister of mining Henry Odwar from the[Read More…]
We didn’t authorize extrajudicial killing in Mayom
By William Madouk Garang The South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) leadership on Tuesday distanced itself from the execution of four suspects alleged to be the killers of Mayom County Commissioner, citing that the army’s leadership did not approve the firing squad. The SSPDF spokesperson, Major General Lul Ruai Kong[Read More…]
Economic downturn prompted Kiir to relieve finance minister
By Taban Henry The National Minister of Information, Communication and Postal Services Michael Makuei Lueth said the removal of the Finance Minister was provoked by the ongoing inflation in the country hence prompting President Kiir to relieve the Minister of Finance and Planning. Minister Makuei in his address to the[Read More…]
“I was misquoted,” Juuk denies US instigating conflict remark
By Tereza Jeremiah Chuei The Senior Presidential Advisor Kuol Manyang Juuk has clarified his statement regarding the accusation he labeled against US for instigating conflict in the country, citing that he was taken out of context. Yesterday, Juuk said the United States government was behind the mess that is happening[Read More…]
