By Bida Elly David Central Equatoria State Ministry of General Education has cautioned private institutions over charging high tuition fees on learners across the country. The initiative arose during the launch of consultative meeting on the transforming of education system in the country to boost learning. Last year, the national[Read More…]

By William Madouk Garang The governor of Central Equatoria State, Emmanuel Adil Anthony has directed all hotel owners to beef up check-in security to prevent unauthorized personnel from entering premises with harmful tools. This order comes as a safety measure following the killing of a woman and a man alleged[Read More…]

By Taban Henry The Minister of Information, and the government’s official spokesperson, Michael Makuei Lueth said the holdout groups will not be obstacles to the anticipated 2023 elections except parties’ signatory to the peace agreement. Addressing journalists after the Regular Council of Minister’s Meeting No.9/2022 on Friday, Minister Michael Makuei[Read More…]

By William Madouk Garang The United Nations Secretary General has urged South Sudan Parties to the Revitalized peace agreement to resolve on an electoral timetable to avoid unilateral actions that might undermine conducive environment for the anticipated elections at the end of the transitional period that’s due in February 2023.[Read More…]

President Salva Kiir Mayardit on Thursday said the spiky altered Political Party Act deadlock will now be referred to Presidency desk to deliberate on the opposition’s concerns and come out with consensus.  President Kiir made this promise during a meeting with delegation from Transitional National Legislative Assembly led by Speaker[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David The Central Equatoria State Minister of education decried shortage of teachers in public schools over poor remuneration and delayed arrears that constitute teachers’ exit for greener pastures to improve their standard of living. Speaking during the launching of National Consultative meeting yesterday the State Minister of[Read More…]

By John Sylivestor Timba The Commissioner for Mundri West County has donated scholastic materials to more than two hundred school pupils in Mundri Two Primary School of Mundri West County to support their learning. Speaking to No.1 Citizen Daily Newspaper on Thursday, Commissioner Zilipha Dawa had retired her county authorities’[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David The National Minster of Health has promised to work closely with partners to improve the health facilities and control cholera outbreak with affirmative prevention measures in the country. Minister made the statement during the launch of oral Cholera vaccination campaign in Juba early this week. The[Read More…]

By Akol Madut Ngong The Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning Agok Makur said the Ministry of Finance and Planning has increased budget allocations to the educational sector as the government strive hard to improve the quality of education in the country. Speaking at the national launch of Consultation on[Read More…]

By Ijoo Bosco Police authorities in Chukudum town of Budi County have arrested a man of about thirty-five years for allegedly shooting his younger brother to death on Tuesday late evening. Budi County executive Director of Homiri Payam said the incident occurred at late evening around 8:00 PM at the[Read More…]

By Taban Henry The World Bank has urged the government of South Sudan to improve on transparency and accountability while reducing the misuse of oil revenues in order to sustain future growth. A report released by the World Bank revealed that in the rest of the region, South Sudan has[Read More…]

By Tereza Jeremiah Chuei The Vice President for Economic Cluster Dr. James Wani Igga yesterday said that the country is facing a challenge of health cases due to lack of; equipment, drugs, adequate qualifications, human resources which has led to losses of life’s. The remarks were made during the program[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David South Sudan government and the United Nations Immunization Scientific Education Fund (UNICEF) yesterday launched a scene to improve education system in the country. The National Ministry of general education and instructions and UNICEF has initiated a national consultative program aimed at transforming education in the Republic[Read More…]

By William Madouk Garang The gender-based violence (GBV) and Juvenile court in Juba on Thursday commenced the initial court hearing of a case involving a foreign female teacher accused of sexually assaulting a 3 year-old girl at school in March this year. A female teacher at the Mercy British International[Read More…]

By John Sylvester Timba The Commissioner of Mundri East County in Western Equatoria State said the security agents in Terekeka County of Central Equatoria State have intercepted drugs consignments stolen from Lui hospital in Mundri East County.  The drugs consignment belonging to Lui hospital, in Mundri East County of Western[Read More…]

By Akol Madut Ngong South Sudan government has promised to improve the salary scale of teachers at both primary and secondary education. The minister of general education and instructions, Awut Deng Achuil made the pledge in Juba yesterday during the launch of national statement of commitments of the Republic of[Read More…]

By William Madouk Garang An advocate and defense lawyer in the case of a school minor’s sexually assaulted has threatened to sue the Ministry of General Education and Instruction to court for unjustly suspending Mercy British International School. Reech Ring Bol the defense lawyer, of the teacher implicated in the[Read More…]

By Ephraim Modi D.S The Government of South Sudan and Beijing Jiaotong University organized a fourteen days’ online seminar on Wednesday in Juba focusing on road, bridge construction and maintenance for South Sudan’s engineers. The training is sponsored by the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China to[Read More…]

Response to Mr. Joul Nhomngek and other SPLM-I.O. members over lame accusations against the Rt. Hon. Speaker of the Transitional National Legislative Assembly. I am obliged to respond to the baseless, misguided and unfounded accusations leveled against Rt. Hon. Speaker of the Transitional National Assembly by Mr. Nhomngek and his[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David The Commissioner of Yei River County said the security situation along Juba-Yei and Yei-Kaya Highway has finally improved after continuous attacks of civilians and business people over the past weeks by unknown crooks. Few weeks ago commissioner revealed that South Sudan People’s Defence Forces gunned down[Read More…]