By Bida Elly David The Commissioner of Juba County has been accused by some residents of Loriki for illegal land grabbing in the area driven from the attempted displacement that resulted into exchange of guns formerly between the community and the county police. This came following the land dispute among[Read More…]
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UN plane skids off runway in Malakal
By William Madouk Garang United Nations run airplane skidded off the runway while landing at the airstrip in Upper Nile State’s Malakal town, on Monday evening; this is according to UN Mission in South Sudan. According to UN peace mission, the 78-seater plane got seriously stuck in the mud which[Read More…]
MTN, Zain still pay Sudan registration licenses
By Taban Henry Members of Parliament have discovered that MTN and Zain, the main telecom mobile operating companies in South Sudan are still paying their registration licenses to Sudan. This was revealed during the presentation of the report of the standing specialized committee on finance and Economic planning on the[Read More…]
Parliament passes whopping SSP1.4 trillion fiscal budget
By Taban Henry The Transitional National Legislative Assembly on Tuesday passed a whopping record 1.4 trillion South Sudanese Pounds as the fiscal year budget for 2022/2023 financial year. Earlier in August, the Minister of Finance and Economic Planning tabled the 2022/2023 fiscal year budget. In early August, the former National[Read More…]
Petroleum Ministry embarks on training technical, non-technical staff
By Mary Poni The Ministry of Petroleum is currently conducting training for the technical, non-technical, accountants and others from the oil sectors companies under the theme “staff training is the blocks-making for building competent workforce in the oil sector.” The training commenced yesterday (Monday) in Juba and facilitated by an[Read More…]
SPLM-IO denies claims of allocating positions on clan lineage
By Tereza Jeremiah Chuei The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army in Opposition (SPLM-IO) has denounced claims by one of its members the party allocates political posts to its cadres based on clan lineage. An anonymous source yesterday revealed that Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO) nominate candidates or Ministers to[Read More…]
Mayor grieved as two Ugandans perish in fire outbreak
By Bida Elly David The mayor of Juba city council was saddened by the demise of two Ugandans who perished after a carpentry and joinery workshop caught fire in Gudele one over the weekend. A carpentry workshop at Gudele One over the weekend caught extreme fire burning two professional Ugandan[Read More…]
Archbishop Yugusuk condemns rumors of Holy Communion poisoning
By Mary Poni The Archbishop of Central Equatoria State Internal Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan (ECSS) Dr. Paul PitiaYugusukhas refuted reports circulating on social media about Christians being poisoned one month ago at the Episcopal church of South Sudan in Gabat Parish, Juba. Dr. Yugusuk countered the[Read More…]
Bishop Ameyu cautions Christians against tribalism
By Taban Henry The Metropolitan Archbishop of Juba and Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Torit Dr. Stephen Ameyu has cautioned the faithful in Eastern Equatoria against tribalism and rather asked them to work as the people of God to serve the nation. This came as the Catholic Diocese of[Read More…]
Bishop calls for improved civil-military relations
By Hassan Arun Cosmas The Catholic bishop of Yei Diocese is calling for improvement of civil military relations in greater Yei region. The call came during his meeting with the team leader of UNMISS in Yei and the Ceasefire Transitional Security Arrangements Monitoring and Verification Mechanism (CTSAMVM) on Monday in[Read More…]
Gov’t launches first ‘cybercrimes court’
By William Madouk Garang Anyone having grievances related to cybercrimes, misuse of computers and devices can now submit petition to cybercrimes specialized public persecution attorneys and the court. This new development came following the launching of Cybercrimes Specialized Court in Juba on Monday, that will be run by two public[Read More…]
Ministry punches Ministry over poor roads
By Bida Elly David The Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management has raised concerns over poor infrastructure hindering delivery of humanitarian items to affected areas and called on the Ministry of Roads and Bridges to speedily improve the roads. He made the statement during his recent visit to Magwi[Read More…]
Nimule in panic as Ebola death toll rises in Uganda
By Bida Elly David South Sudanese living at the South Sudan border town of Nimule annexing Uganda to South Sudan are living in fear as Ebola mortality rate hiked to 12 this week leaving others unconscious in the sick bed at Mubende district of Uganda. This development came following pronouncement[Read More…]
Governor Akeen tells parents to take children to school
By William Madouk Garang The governor of Northern Bahr el Ghazal State (NBGs), Tong Akeen Ngor has encouraged parents to take their children to schools to enable them have a brighter future. Governor Akeen made the statement on Saturday during his inspection visit to Yargot Upper Primary School in Aweil[Read More…]
Adil lures South Sudanese diaspora to rally for SPLM victory
By Taban Henry The Central Equatoria State governor Emmanuel Adil Anthony has called on the South Sudanese in Diaspora to rally behind the SPLM party comes 2025 general elections. Adil who is part of a government high-level delegation to New York for UN General Assembly got an opportunity to meet[Read More…]
Government sharpens sword to demine explosive war remnants
By William Madouk Garang Protracted civil war left landmines and unexploded bombs still litter vast areas in the country, posing threats to lives and livelihoods of South Sudanese nationwide. This has forced the Cabinet to review the law governing the National Mine Action Authority on Friday, in a bid to[Read More…]
Mayor blasts Islamic Council on threats against traders
By Bida Elly David The authority of the city council has cautioned Islamic Council over ownership of public assets and urged them to distance themselves from collecting rent from any merchants in the market. The land row between the two councils has been a devastating threat to the affected market[Read More…]
Kiir heartens household farmers to part take in agriculture
By Taban Henry President Salva Kiir Maryardit is calling on the household farmers to engage in serious agricultural activities to improve livelihoods. The President made the appeal to the local farmers on Saturday during an inspection visit to his vast stretches of maize and rice plantation in Luri payam west[Read More…]
CEPO wants States investigated on PIT tax scandals
By Taban Henry The Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO) said there is no transparency in the collections and the use of the Personal Income Tax (PIT) in the States and Administrative Areas, saying it’s petitioning the Council of States to investigate the scandals. In a statement extended to No.1[Read More…]
Gov’t urged to complete pending tasks within extended period
By Mary Poni The chairperson of ceasefire monitoring body CTSAMVM has urged the Reconstituted Transitional Government of National Unity (R-TGoNU) to quickly implement the remaining tasks of the transitional period within the extended period in order to give democratic elections a chance. The chairperson of the Ceasefire Transitional Security Arrangement[Read More…]