By Chol Makol Riak The newly appointed Jonglei state officials on Thursday took oath of office. These include Minister of Information, Chairperson of Relief and Rehabilitation Commission, four members of other Independence Commissions and Commissioner of Uror County. Speaking to the media, the newly appointed Minister of Information, John Samuel[Read More…]
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A cleaner becomes an administrator
By Ephraim Modi This story was first posted on the Save the Children website and later on followed by a conversation on phone call by one of our reporters and she said she never believed that she would land herself into such a great opportunity as a person who never[Read More…]
NBGs Education Ministry Recruits 60 Teachers
By Ngor Deng Mayem The ministry of Education in Northern Bahr el Ghazal State has announced the recruitment of 60 qualified teachers to improve learning. The new teachers shall be assigned in schools which are turned into modern learning schools namely; Aweil National, Salam Girls, Santo Ayang, Malek Alel, Gok[Read More…]
Activist urges IGAD to push for unification of forces
By Adia Jildo The Executive Director of Community Empowerment for Progress Organization Edmund Yakani has called on the chairperson of the sovereign Council of Sudan Abdel Fattah al-Burhan to call for an urgent IGAD summit to handle the issue of security for the implementation of peace in Sudan and South[Read More…]
Yambio Mayor bans free movement of Livestock
By Digi The Mayor of Yambio municipality on Thursday this week issued an order banning the movement of Livestock in the area of Yambio town during cultivation periods. Speaking to journalists in Yambio town, Mayor John Singira said the order is to save farmers. “This order goes to all livestock[Read More…]
Rumbek Bishop-elect back to serve the Lord
By Adia Jildo Bishop-elect Christian Carlassare has returned to South Sudan after being taken to Nairobi for treatment and later he was taken back to Rome following shooting of his legs by gunmen alleged to scare him from his service on 26th April 2021 in his resident in Rumbek Diocese.[Read More…]
Burhan, Kiir set to develop unitized oil fields
By Taban Henry South Sudan and Sudan have agreed to set models of peace through the development of unitized oil fields, including the Abyei area. This was revealed in a joint communiqué issued by the foreign affairs ministries. President Salva Kiir Mayardit and the head of the Sudan Sovereign Council[Read More…]
Police unveils tougher actions against SGBV culprits
By Philip Buda Ladu Brigadier James Dak Karlo, the Deputy Spokesperson of the South Sudan National Police Service who doubles as the Director of Special Protective Unit is encouraging survivors of Sexual Gender-Based Violence to report cases to police when it’s still fresh with evidence to receive justice. He made[Read More…]
VP Hussein concludes investigation over Aneet issue in Twic
By Ngor Deng Matem The committee that was formed to investigate Aneet conflict has concluded its investigation in Twic County of Warrap state and shall move to Aneet and Abyei to carry out the same task respectively. The Head of the investigation committee Vice President Hussein Abdelbagi Akol says “We[Read More…]
About 500 women empowered on soap making and tailoring
By Matia Samuel Timatio Women for Change South Sudan and the Turkey Cooperation Agency have launched an initiative to empower women on self-sustaining economic activities for livelihood. The project which was launched on Wednesday in Juba targets the disadvantaged women by empowering them with trainings on soap making, tailoring and[Read More…]
Youth denies the existence of public university the higher minister renames in Aweil
By Ngor Deng Matem Youth from Northern Bahr el Ghazal state have denied the presence of a public university which the minister of higher education will rename to polytechnic or institute. The move came after the minister of higher education said he would change the names of universities in four[Read More…]
Social media used for fueling hate speech
By Adia Jildo Budding hate speech and hostile propaganda on social media allegedly by political elites is bound to fuel violence despite calmness in the security situation in Magwi County. The Executive Director Community of Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO) Edmund Yakani warned authorities that are inciting hate speech among[Read More…]
Ruling SPLM misuses money to mobilize party members
By Taban Henry A political analyst has on Thursday said the ruling SPLM party is spending a lot of money in mobilizing its party members instead of mobilizing priorities behind the implementation of the peace agreement. Speaking in an inclusive interview with No.1 Citizen Daily Newspaper, Mr. Boboya James, a[Read More…]
Finally Parliament Passes SSP 338 Billion Budget
By Philip Buda Ladu The Reconstituted Transitional National Legislature (RTNL) has on Thursday passed the long overdue budget for the Fiscal Year 2021/2022, 8 months later into the financial year. The budget ceiling of 287 billion SSP that was approved by the Cabinet and presented to the parliament by the[Read More…]
Minister suggests tax exemption on agricultural machineries
By Philip Buda Ladu The Minister of Livestock and Fisheries has suggested that agricultural machineries and tools should be exempted from taxes at the custom in order to encourage farmers to boost food production in the country. Oil revenues account for 91 percent of the 2021/2022 fiscal year national budget,[Read More…]
There was no mysterious illness in Fangak -Minister
By Chol Makol Riak The Jonglei state health ministry said the mysterious illness which was reported to have killed dozens of people in Fangak County last year is false. Fangak County Commissioner Boutros Biel said at least 97 people died of unknown disease in Fangak County in September last year.[Read More…]
Residential area in Yambio upgraded to Boma
By Digi One of the Residential areas called Naakiri in Yambio County of Western Equatoria State, on Tuesday this week has been upgraded to Boma. The announcement of the upgrading of the Naakiri Boma was made by the Governor of Western Equatoria State Lt. Gen. Alfred Futuyo Karaba during his[Read More…]
Parliamentary Sitting Abruptly Adjourned Again
By Philip Buda Ladu The Parliamentary Sitting of the Transitional National Legislature scheduled for Wednesday the 16th of March 2022 was called-off abruptly. The August House was supposed to table the budget in its third reading with the incorporation of some amendments by the Finance Committee. This made some lawmakers[Read More…]
Activist urges government to drive herders away
By Adia Jildo The Executive Director Community Empowerment for Progress Organization [CEPO] Mr. Edmund Yakani has called on the government to intervene on the situation of Magwi by providing mobile forces to drive away cattle herders form Magwi County. Mr. Yakani said the communities of Aruu are living under fear[Read More…]
University of Juba lecturers give gov’t more time to pay salaries
By Adia Jildo The deans of the University of Juba have given the government one more week to swiftly respond to their demand. Lecturers in the University of Juba lifted the ultimatum in regards to the failure of the Minister of Finance to pay their six-month’s salaries. Bek Thurjang, the[Read More…]