By Martha John Savio Thousands congregated for memorial service at Irene Gleason Community Church Kitgum Municipality in memory of Mama Irene Gleason yesterday. The Memorial service that took nine hours was dedicated with a course of extending hands to the vulnerable families affected and still live with children suffering from[Read More…]

By Alex Digi The County Commissioner of Yambio in Western Equatoria State died yesterday in Khartoum. Late Hussein Inoka’s death was confirmed by his royal family member Dazanga Richard to No.1 Citizen Daily Newspaper in Yambio that he died of illness in the Sudanese Capital Khartoum, He said arrangements were[Read More…]

By Taban Henry The Central Equatoria State governor Emmanuel Adil Anthony has called on community leaders to work together with a view of uniting people and improving the lives of all citizens across the State. This came during an interactive session between the governor and community leaders from various parts[Read More…]

By Ijoo Bosco – Kapoeta The Eastern Equatoria State governor has blamed the state and national politicians from Budi County and their collaborators for influencing the killing of people in Kapoeta North and Machi in series of attacks in greater Kapoeta region. Louis Lobong Lojore cited some tribal community leaders[Read More…]

By William Madouk Garang Parties to the Revitalized Peace agreement have pressed their feet on pedal to wrap up the transition period as their inputs will now be added to the proposed roadmap document before its adoption. The developed electoral roadmap was rolled out to the political parties on Saturday[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David South Sudan’s Minister of Presidential Affairs said that the country among other countries has been mandated and tasked by the East African Community bloc to serve as information rapporteur to the regional bloc’s chronicles. He said this during the East African Community regional meeting as well[Read More…]

By Akol Madut Ngong Renegade Stephen Buay’s threats and calling on oil workers in Unity State’s Tharjiath to vacate the area alleging that the government will not protect them are just empty threats, said the spokesperson of the army, Maj. Gen. Lul Ruai Koang. The South Sudan People’s Defense Forces[Read More…]

By Ijoo Bosco Over thousand Toposa youth turned up to attend the Governor’s rally in Kapoeta North County to listen to his words after a devastating killing of their beloved ones and cattle raids that left many of them in total agony. The Eastern Equatoria State Governor, Louis Lobong Lojore[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David The Authority of the Juba City Council and a delegation from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) on Thursday held a meeting to lay a strategy in regards to waste management project in Juba city. This came following a long term plan that the City Council in[Read More…]

By Adia Jildo The youth of Murle community in Juba have condemned the act of defaming them citing accusation of several incidences of raids, attacks that lead to death and abduction alleged to Murle armed youth. The chairperson of Murle Youth Association in South Sudan David Ngiro Yangkon said the[Read More…]

By Patrick Godi Upper Nile Youth Development Association (UNYDA), a civil society organization with focus on Environmental and natural resource governance in South Sudan has highlighted the looming effects of climate change in South Sudan. In a workshop organized in Melut county of Upper Nile State to increase knowledge on[Read More…]

By Adia Jildo Traders in Konyo-Konyo market have blamed price hike on rampant tax charges often without copy of receipts. They cited that most tax collectors levy heavy and irrelevant tax leading to collapse of their businesses and increase in commodity prices. On Wednesday, the National Minister of Finance Agak[Read More…]

By Akol Madut Ngong The Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (R-JMEC) is urging the Ministry of Finance and Planning to fast-track disbursement of an estimated budget of 2,000 US dollars approved by the National Transitional Committee for repatriation of ex-combatants currently in the training Centers. This appeal came on[Read More…]

By William Madouk Garang The Kit-gwang splinter group under Lt. Gen. Simon Gatwech Dual has resounded “alarm bell” accusing his peace partner the SPLM-IG under President Salva Kiir of dishonouring the Khartoum peace agreement. The Kit-gwang and Agwelek delegations signed peace agreement on Mid-January 2022 with government representatives led by[Read More…]

By Tereza Jeremiah Chuei The Commissioner of Mayom County of Unity state and eleven others have been killed yesterday in a deadly fresh attack. The South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) and the South Sudan People’s Movement (SSPM) have traded accusation on the fresh clashes in Mayom County of Unity[Read More…]

By Innocent James The Deputy Director for Agriculture Forest and Environment in Yei River County of Central Equatoria State, Dudu Emelia Kenyi appealed to all the communities living in and around Yei to continue cultivating hard to fight hunger. She said as the second cultivation season looms people should cultivate[Read More…]

By Akol Madut Ngong The Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO) has called on the government to consider the rights of persons with disabilities following the latest statistics where ten cases were noted in communal violence. Edmund Yakani, the Executive Director of CEPO, denounced killings and called for government intervention,[Read More…]

By Ijoo Bosco The Governor of Eastern Equatoria State Louis Lobong Lojore has urged youth in Kapoeta to desist from the culture of cattle raiding and revenge attacks that jeopardizes security situation in the area. He made his appeal on Thursday as he arrived in Kapoeta town on a tour[Read More…]

By Alex Digi The inmates in Yambio Central Prison have received food assistant from the government of Western Equatoria State following an official courtesy visit to assess the conditions of the prison services by the Deputy Governor and the Minister of Local Government and Law Enforcement. This came after the[Read More…]

By Adia Jildo The Chairperson of the standing specialized committee of Finance and Economic Planning at the Transitional National Legislative Assembly, Changkuoth Bichiock Reth said they adjourned a meeting aimed at intervening on the issue of standoff between transporters and Kenyan and South Sudan transport authorities over relocation of South[Read More…]