By Adia Jildo The Vatican Secretary of state Cardinal Pietro Parolin has arrived in Juba this morning paying his ecumenical visit following the failure of Pope Francis to visit South Sudan and The Democratic Republic of Congo due to health concerns. Cardinal Pietro met the President H.E. Salva Kiir Mayardit[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David and Taban Henry President Salva Kiir Mayardit on Monday met with a team from the Agwelek faction to deliberate on the status of the security arrangements as well as its implementation as agreed upon in the Khartoum accord. Agwelek Division is a break away Kit-gwang faction[Read More…]

By William Madouk Garang The National Ministry of Environment and Forestry has echoed that getting dredging facts right before project kicks off is necessary to avoid report of the bitter past of Juba-Rumbek Highway shoddy work alleged to Shyandong Hi Speed Company which was washed away by rains. In May[Read More…]

By Ijoo Bosco Authorities in Kapoeta civil hospital said some staff working at the stabilization department in the hospital had laid down their tools over salary delay making the stabilization center’s operations to come to a standstill, putting lives of malnourished minors at death front. The Hospital Director said the[Read More…]

By Tereza Jeremiah Chuei The Minister of Environment and Forestry Josephine Napwon said citizens will be evacuated from their areas of origin to high lands due to the climatic changes that has cause devastating floods within the country. This Minister’s announcement of the evacuation plan comes amid her continues firm[Read More…]

By Taban Henry The President of the South Sudan Basket Ball Federation (SSBF) has on Monday suspended two officials for allegedly violating what they called as integrity of the federation. Among the officials that were suspension included the Secretary General Mr. Marier Anyuat Angui and the finance secretary Mr. Deng[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David A civil society activist has called on South Sudanese leaders to execute and respond to Pope Francis’s message of putting down guns for peaceful co-existence through his representative who would soon arrive Juba. Speaking to No.1 Citizen Daily Newspaper, Edmund Yakani the Executive Director for the[Read More…]

By Taban Henry The revitalized government of the Republic of South Sudan launched public consultation and fact-finding of river dredging project in Juba on Monday. Chairperson of the committee, Akoc Akuei Manhiem was tasked by President Salva Kiir Mayardit to organize a public consultation on water management. Mr. Akoc said[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David The authority of Juba City Council has cautioned traders over blames for rampant and illegal tax collections from their enterprises. The City Council Mayor, Michael Lado Allah-Jabu has urged traders to refrain and cooperate with government. Allah-Jabu made the remarks during a workshop on tax harmonization[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David Central Equatoria State government has vowed to revive and reform the State’s fiscal and monetary policies through tax minimization to encourage domestic production, and reduce economic recession. The promise came in a workshop earlier this week in a bit to transform tax sector and create affirmative[Read More…]

By Adia Jildo The Governor of Warrap State, Lt. General Aleu Ayieny Aleu said the massive launch of disarmament in the State can no longer work as communal conflicts transpired and guns infiltrate from neighbouring communities. He said despite voluntary disarmament that had taken place, a few people have resisted[Read More…]

By staff writer Citizens of Kajo-Keji County have had a sigh of relief after MSF brought in their helping hand to rescue the county in attending to major cases at the county’s main referral hospital devastated by the 2016 war, now making it a fully operational hospital. According to Dr.[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David The national Minister of Labour has stated that the country’s status of having insufficient medical facilities has contributed to death of many government officials and citizens. He spoke during the last funeral rite prayers of the late Minister of water and irrigation Peter Manawa who died[Read More…]

By William Madouk Garang Jonglei State’s Ministry of Health and Concern Citizen Health Awareness Organization (CCHAO) on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to boost health awareness and service delivery in the State. The signed MOU will create avenues for training and sessions to educate societies on health matters,[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David Pope Francis in his video message to South Sudan over the weekend has communicated a consoling letter urging South Sudanese to maintain confidence and hope despite the alarming obstacles. The message was delivered following his planned mission to deliberate on the on-going insecurities that have been[Read More…]

By Ijoo Bosco The Governor of Eastern Equatoria State, Lt. Gen. Louis Lobong Lojore has called on the military and other organized forces to be steadfast in taking civil and security responsibilities as mandated by the constitution. Governor Lobong was addressing a military parade a head of the country’s 11th[Read More…]

By Adia Jildo South Sudanese entrepreneurs who happened to showcase their business contents and creativity have called for more business trade shows to enable them show their innovations, sell ideas as well as meet with potential consumers. The group of young South Sudanese owned companies urged a need for a[Read More…]

By Tereza Jeremiah Chuei The leader of the main opposition Party Sudan People’s Liberation Movement and Army in Opposition (SPLM/A-IO),  Dr Riek Machar  slammed the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in Government (SPLM-IG) questioning them about where they get funds for their party mobilization. Dr. Machar accused his rivalry party the[Read More…]

By William Madouk Garang Pope Francis has called on leaders and people of South Sudan and Congo to put guns down ‘turn a page’ and a blaze new path for reconciliation, peace and progress. The Pontiff made this remark on Saturday in a video message issued on the day he[Read More…]

By Tereza Jeremiah Chuei The First Vice President, Dr Riek Machar has thumped up to the resumption of the Jonglei Canal digging amid growing public criticism over the disrupted project. The Jonglei Canal was a project initiated by the then Sudan and Egyptian government, aimed at draining the waters of[Read More…]