By Mary Poni Liquid Telecom South Sudan, a pan-African technology company and a business of Cassava Technologies, has been officially rebranded as Liquid Intelligent Technologies South Sudan. The CEO for Liquid Intelligent Technologies South Sudan Mr. Martin Mushambadope in a press conference yesterday declared to the media that Liquid Telecom[Read More…]
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Two dead one injured in separate road accidents
By Alex Digi At least two people have died and another injured in two separate road accidents in Yambio of Western Equatoria State this week. Speaking to No.1 Citizen Daily Newspaper, the acting director of traffic Police in Yambio Col. Morris Bakura confirmed the death of the two people from[Read More…]
Minister advocates for establishment of Safety house for GBV survivors
By Akol Madut Ngong Central Equatoria State ministry of Gender, child and social welfare has called for the establishment of Safe Houses in Collaboration with Government, International and National Stakeholders for handling gender cases. Bullen Soro the state minister of gender said it is the responsibility of the ministry of[Read More…]
City Council imposes ‘fines’ on waste disposers
By William Madouk Garang Juba City Council has issued an order unleashing fines to be imposed on residents and business owners who litter empty plastic bottles or dump waste along streets and in front of houses and shops. Mayor of Juba City Council, Micheal Lado Allah-Jabu banned with immediate effect[Read More…]
Examination Council fixes registration date for P.8 exams
By Bida Elly David Ministry of General Education and Instructions has mandated South Sudan national examination council to start registration of candidates for the Certificate of primary education examination (C.P.E) through school and post school examinations to determine qualification for candidature. Speaking during a media briefing yesterday, Simon Nyok Deng,[Read More…]
UN calls for resolute work to uproot hunger
By William Madouk Garang The United Nations is calling for resolute efforts to address the root cause of food security and malnutrition in the country. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), UN Children Agency UNICEF and the World Food Programme (WFP) during World Food Day celebration in[Read More…]
Kuel Aguer’s complainant to testify in court
By Tereza Jeremiah Chuei The Judges and Kuel Aguer’s defense Lawyer, Kiir Chol Deng yesterday finished the cross examination of the police investigator’s findings and the complainant is expected to testify in court on October 24th and 25th. The special high court will now be expecting testimony from the complainant[Read More…]
Angelina hints on establishment of military barracks
By Mary Poni The minister of Defense and Veteran Affairs Angelina Teny has raised a serious concern for an establishment of military barracks. She stated that at the current look of things, the armed forces are not organized in their respective places and working environments. “In our working environment, we[Read More…]
Journalists restricted from covering Kuel’s court session
By Mary Poni Journalists were threatened and told by the security organs not to use any journalistic gargets to record and cover the court proceedings of Kuel Aguer Kuel yet it’s an open court session. Kuel Aguer is the former Governor of Northern Bahr el Ghazal State who had been[Read More…]
Adil pleads church to engage holdout groups into dialogue
By Bida Elly David The governor of Central Equatoria State has called on the church leaders to use best of their powers to engage holdout groups to lay down arms taken against the government and commit to peaceful dialogue for the betterment of the citizens in the State. This development[Read More…]
Two settlers shot, 12 nabbed in Gumbo land saga
By William Madouk Garang Eviction of settlers in Highland Block One area of Gumbo Shirikat neighborhood by Rejaf Payam authorities has resulted to two settlers sustaining gunshot injuries and twelve others arrested after they were purportedly assaulted. This came after the Director of Rejaf Payam, Sarafino Lado on Saturday[Read More…]
Power blackout interrupts Kuel Aguer 3rd court session
By Tereza Jeremiah Chuei The third hearing of Former Northern Bahr el Ghazal State Governor Kuel Aguer Kuel has been adjourned to today 18 October due to power blackout during the session at a Special High Court in Juba. However, the Defense Lawyer of Kuel Aguer Kuel has continued to[Read More…]
UN Mission bridges gap between civilians and army
By Mary Poni The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNIMISS) in collaboration with the Ministry ofDefense and Veterans Affairs and civil society organization embarked on a milestone initiative to embrace trust between the armed forces and civilians in the Country. The Minister of Defense and Veterans Affairs Angelina Teny[Read More…]
Cabinet approves clearing and cleaning of waterways
By Bida Elly David The Council of Ministers yesterday in their extra ordinary meeting resolved and approved clearance and cleaning of water ways along the Nile as a mechanism to fight climate change and its impact to the eco-system as well as pave ways to navigation. This development came following[Read More…]
Uganda warns of releasing accumulated Nile water
By Bida Elly David The national Minister of Information and government spokesperson yesterday said the Ugandan government has issued an alert to South Sudan as they prepared to free their dam amid too much accumulation of water. South Sudan, the young East African nation since attaining its independence from Sudan[Read More…]
Gov’t slams rebel factions over Upper Nile insecurity
By Bida Elly David The government has slammed the Kitgwang faction and the Agwelek forces over continuous tension amongst themselves causing total insecurity in Upper Nile region especially in Malakal. Information Minister and government spokesperson Michael Makuei Lueth called on Gen. Gatwech and Gen. Olony military camps to speedily cease[Read More…]
South Sudan still below Universal Health Coverage
By Akol Madut Ngong South Sudan is still at seven per ten thousand populations to achieve the universal health coverage, this came during the graduation ceremony organized by Juba Health Science Institute. The Director General for training and professional development in the national ministry of health Dr Loi Thon said[Read More…]
Bridge construction destroys 41 shops in Wau
By Philip Buda Ladu Traders in Wau town are demanding for immediate compensation from the national and State government after at least 41 shops were affected by the Clement Mboro Bridge construction along the Jur River in Western Bahr el Ghazal State, Wau town on Saturday. The National Minister of[Read More…]
Islamic Council rubbishes mayor’s threats against market insecurity
By Bida Elly David The administration of the Islamic Council has warned the mayor of Juba city and his administrators against threats over deployment of forces in the market to threaten traders as well as forceful imposition of revenue collection from traders, saying that it was a baseless accusation. A[Read More…]
Security committee pronounces calm amid criminal activities
By Bida Elly David The Central Equatoria State security committee review has reiterated that the security situation in the state is generally calm and normal as unnecessary cases of human kidnapping and as well pilferages have condensed. This development was made after the State’s extra ordinary meeting was held covering[Read More…]
