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Kitgum ends interschool athletic competition, YY Okot Memorial Girls emerged winner

By Martha John Savio/Kitgum Uganda A two-day inter-secondary school athletic competition in Kitgum District ended yesterday, morning; a single girl school, YY Okot Memorial Girls Secondary School emerged the champion with 198 marks that put them in position one, and Reverent Jabuloni Memorial College Isoke came second with 118 marks.[Read More…]

Adil warns parents, men abusing young girls

By Bida Elly David The Governor of Central Equatoria State has cautioned parents over auctioning their daughters for pre-matured marriages exempting them from attaining their education at a premature age. Governor Emmanuel Adil Anthony made the statement amid rampant cases of giving out young girls by their parents for marriages[Read More…]

Kiir cautions transparency in NRA

By Taban Henry President Salva Kiir Mayardit has cautioned transparency within the National Revenue Authority (NRA) in executing its mandate of collecting the non-oil revenue in the country. The President said openness is the biggest challenge facing smooth running of Revenue Authority as it struggles towards performing its task to[Read More…]

Nonviolence organization orates peace session in Yei

By James Innocent Nonviolence Peace Force, a community-based organization in collaboration with Yei River County Youth Association has organized a four-day peace conference for youth from all six counties of Central Equatoria State. The participants in the workshop included church leaders, community leaders and government officials. The conference brought up[Read More…]

Protestors storm SPOC Oil Company in Bentiu

By Yien Gattuor Mead  Hundreds of protesters reportedly stormed the field office of SPOC oil Consortium Company at Tharjiak oilfields in Koch County of Unity State. The demonstrators protested over failure of SPOC to deliver required services to communities in the oil producing State, despite their promise last year. One[Read More…]

Parliament warns politicking national disasters

By William Madouk Garang The Reconstituted National Legislative Assembly on Wednesday issued a statement warning individuals who politicizes or see matter of national disasters with tribal lens. The Deputy Speaker at reconstituted national legislative assembly, Rt Hon. Oyet Nathaniel Pierino said, as parliament they will not condone issues of national[Read More…]

Nurturing girls ruin their socialization

By Ephraim Modi D.S The Undersecretary at the National Ministry of Gender, Child and Social welfare, Esther Ekere has challenged the way in which young girls are being brought up by their parents in the society. The Undersecretary made the statement on Wednesday while addressing a workshop organized for women[Read More…]

Pastor killed in Torit

By Adia Jildo A pastor has killled in Torit by unknown men at his resident in Hai InKash on Tuesday evening while taking rest in his compound. Pastor Gideon Andrea was rushed to the hospital at 9:00 pm after the incident, and later succumbed to the bullet wounds at 6:00[Read More…]

Chamber pleads for inflation remedy

By Bida Elly David Central Equatoria State Chamber of Commerce is pleading to form business cooperative units to mitigate the on-going economic recession. The head of Central Equatoria State (CES) chamber of commerce, Robert Pitia statement follows six months inflation situation, where commodity values and prices have been skyrocketing. Over[Read More…]