By Taban Henry The President of the Republic of South Sudan on Thursday disclosed the extension of the Transitional period for the next 24 months. The transitional period in South Sudan began in February 2020 but the 2018 peace agreement key provisions remain largely unimplemented. General elections are scheduled to[Read More…]

By Ijoo Bosco Authorities in Kapoeta North County of Eastern Equatoria State have promised to support the best top 3 Primary Eight candidates who excelled highly in the recently released Certificate of Primary Education examinations results. Kapoeta North County emerged the 1st in the recently released South Sudan Certificate of Primary[Read More…]

By Taban Henry The resource estimate in South Sudan is constrained given the rise in the prices of the imported commodities. This came on Wednesday after the Minister of Finance and Planning presented the 2022-2023 fiscal year budget first reading in the Transitional National Legislature in its regular sitting number[Read More…]

By Akol Madut Ngong The National Minister of Finance & Planning Agak Achuil Lual said attaining the growth objective in the FY 2022/2023 demands that the private sectors must play a stronger role in economic development also imperative that South Sudanese participate fully in the various economic activities. Minister Agak[Read More…]

By Adia Jildo The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-in Opposition (SPLM/A-IO) has slammed its main opposition rival and peace partner, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in Government (SPLM-IG) over the tabling of the 2022/23 fiscal year budget terming it a continuous violation of the agreement as the SPLM/A-IO continues with their[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David The National Ministry of General Education and Instructions has faulted the apprehended teachers who formerly protested over their unpaid accumulated arrears in Rumbek and distanced themselves from the case terming the teachers as criminals. Recently, a group of teachers in Rumbek, Lakes State were reportedly apprehended[Read More…]

By William Madouk Garang National accountability sectors’ work is severely curtailed due to low allocated budget which has not been disbursed to institutions, especially the National Audit Chamber said Amb. Stephen Wondu, the Auditor General. According to Wondu, the National Audit Chamber (NAC) was supposed to receive their funding directly[Read More…]

By Tereza Jeremiah Chuei The Ceasefire Transitional Security Arrangement Monitoring and Verification Mechanism (CTSAMVM) the body tasked to monitor ceasefire violations yesterday appealed to the South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF) to withdraw from the Sudan People’s Liberation Army in Opposition (SPLA-IO) cantonment sides. The cantonment sites in question are;[Read More…]

By Taban Henry The National Minister of Finance and Planning has on Wednesday tabled a draft budget of 1.3 trillion South Sudanese Pounds as the fiscal year budget for the financial year 2022-2023 at the floor of Parliament. The presentation of the fiscal year budget to the parliament comes about[Read More…]

By Ijoo Bosco Authorities in Imurok payam of Torit County in Eastern Equatoria State has on Monday said a 35years old man identified as John Buga committed suicide after killing his twenty-five-year-old wife called Achan Ifuho on Saturday last week. The local authorities said, the incident happened at around 8pm[Read More…]

By Matia Samuel Timatio  The Ministry of General Education and Instructions has cautioned both private and public secondary schools to stop enrolling students without passing their Certificate of Primary Education (CPE) examinations which is against the country’s laws or face punitive measures. The Deputy Minister of the Ministry of General[Read More…]

If the Central Bank’s auctioning is failing, what next? If the government believes that the use of the dollar by the bank of South Sudan to stabilize and maintain the dollar rate in the market as a short-term solution will bring the already worrying economic crisis to a better and[Read More…]

By Ijoo Bosco Eastern Equatoria State Ministry of General Education and Instruction has suspended the Deputy Head teacher of Ikotos Secondary School suspected of killing SSPDF soldier in Hai Turuju residential area of Ikotos town last month. The Deputy Head teacher identified as Omoi Valent Gasper was arrested over the[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David An education expert has urged the government as well as secondary and primary schools to prioritize extra curricula activities as one way to improve the performance of the learners towards achieving practical knowledge. Speaking to No.1 Citizen Daily Newspaper yesterday, George Kenyi, a senior education expert[Read More…]

By Adia Jildo Malakal Teaching Hospital has reportedly been occupied by civilians who fled their residential areas due to insecurity since the 2013 war and now their presence impedes operations of the State hospital. When the 2013 conflict erupted, residential areas had been most affected and destroyed hence most sought[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David A Civil Society activist has appealed to political parties involved on the roadmap process to table the document before peace monitoring body R-JMEC for comprehensive reaction from the women leaders, civil society organizations among others to clear off doubts that may arise later. Speaking to No.1[Read More…]

By Akol Madut Ngong The Reconstituted Transitional National Legislature (R-TNL) has ratified the Parliamentary Service Commission (Staffs) Regulations, 2022 and Schedules of the Reviewed Staffs Wages/Salaries structure of the transitional national legislature on Tuesday. The item which was discussed and deliberated yesterday (Tuesday) came in a presentation of the Report[Read More…]

By Tereza Jeremiah Chuei The South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) has denounced calls from casted civil rights movement group, People’s Coalition for Civil Action (PCCA) persuading the army to intervene to stop the top principal to the peace agreement from extending the transitional government that is due to elapse[Read More…]

By Taban Henry A man has proposed to give his daughter for marriage as he could not afford money to pay tuition fees. This came after the Central Equatoria State Advisor for Gender Child and Social Welfare in the office of the governor paid a visit to the Internally Displaced[Read More…]