By William Madouk Garang The United Kingdom on Friday announced new waves of sanctions on two government officials for alleged involvement in the perpetration of sexual violence and human rights abuses. The county commissioners of Koch and Mayendit – Gordon Koang Biel and Gatluak Nyang Hoth are among the 30[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David The mayor of Juba City Council has warned foreign companies and merchants against establishment of small lodges for promoting sexual immoralities and directed them to render nationals, full chances to exercise businesses for the sake of promoting domestic industries. He said this during the event of[Read More…]

By Philip Buda Ladu President Salva Kiir Mayardit has met at State house J1 with the king of Chollo Kingdom to discuss modalities on how they can arrest the appalling situation in the restive northern Upper Nile Chollo kingdom areas. The president last Friday rescued the King of Chollo Kingdom,[Read More…]

By Mary Poni South Sudanese youth have called on their government, UN agencies and the diplomatic community to honour their commitment to resolutions 2250. The Youth peace and security agenda to accelerate the implementation of resolutions 2250 urges the government to form the Youth Peace and Security Commission. Young people[Read More…]

By Tereza Jeremiah Chuei The South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) spokesperson Maj. Gen. Lul Ruai Koang said preparation is now in top gear to dispatch the SSPDF unified forces on a mission to quell conflict in the restive Western Bank of Upper Nile State that’s witnessing violence which has[Read More…]

By William Madouk Garang Commissioner of the South Sudan Anti-Corruption Commission, Christina Henry Jada has lamented that low civil servants’ wages are one of the triggers of corruption in the government. Speaking during the commemoration of global anti-corruption Day on Friday, Ms. Jada stated that to accelerate the battle against[Read More…]

By Tereza Jeremiah Chuei The Special High Court in Juba has dismissed all the charges brought against the former Governor of Northern Bahr el Ghazal Kuel Aguer Kuel. Passing the final court verdict yesterday, the presiding Judge Sumiya Sallah said the court decided to acquit Kuel of all charges levied[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David The national minister of water resources and Irrigation has cautioned South Sudan urban water Corporation against passive inspection of dirty commercial water to the citizens calling them to seriously ensure consumption of sufficient and clean water to set the locals free from diseases. He said this[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David The chairperson of Central Equatoria State chamber of commerce has slammed the authority of Juba city Council over poor waste management pointing out that the city has become so dirty as garbage has taken lead in surrounding most parts of Juba with bad smell. Last year[Read More…]

By Tereza Jeremiah Chuei The Special High Court in Juba has charged the self-proclaimed prophet Abraham Chol Maketh of Contempt of Authority of the President and undermining the Authority of the President and the other, using the religion in political purpose. The preliminary court ruling was made yesterday by the[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David A vocal legislator at the transitional national legislative assembly has revealed that continuous delays of civil servants’ salaries by the government had been happening due to the fact that the parliament has been muted and compromised making it difficult to stand for the citizens. In a[Read More…]

By William Madouk Garang                             The second deputy chairman of the SPLM party, Daniel Awet Akot has appealed to party’s bigwigs and members to deliver services to the people as a payback for their substantial support to SPLM/A movement during the struggle. Awet said the party has restructured itself therefore[Read More…]

By Tereza Jeremiah Chuei The South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) has yesterday hit back at the Gatwech Kitgwang faction warning them to cease fighting civilians or prepare to face them (SSPDF). This reaction comes as a response to SPLA-IO Kitwang warning and condemning the SSPDF against involvement in the[Read More…]

By Tereza Jeremiah Chuei The main opposition party, Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO) under Dr. Riek Machar has dared SPLM led by President Salva Kiir Mayardit to proceed with a legal suit threat. This reaction came a day after the SPLM threatened that anyone who uses the name[Read More…]

By Mary Poni The Bishop of the Episcopal Church, Diocese of Kajo-Keji, Emmanuel Murye Modi died in Nairobi hospital at around 5am yesterday (Wednesday). Bishop Murye was flown to Nairobi on Tuesday night and admitted at the Nairobi Hospital in Kenya when he collapsed in Kajo-Keji where he served. The[Read More…]

By William Madouk Garang The Office of the President has swiftly extinguished President Salva Kiir’s remark that punches a hole sparking public debate, citing that he does not imply his administrative inability but rather means he can’t solve it alone. This comes barely a day after President Kiir said during[Read More…]

By William Madouk Garang South Sudan Government has urged the public, and government officials to stop using unauthorized South Sudan maps that omit some of its territorial parts. Chairman of the South Sudan Joint Border Commission with Sudan, Michael Makuei Lueth said vast majority are using non-governmental organizations’ relief maps[Read More…]