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At least 53 thousand soldiers have been graduated as the first batch of the unified forces that have been in the training camp for nearly three years. By James Chatim The latest multiple defection of opposition troops into the national army lurks the threat to the Necessary Unification f Forces program, a civil society member […]
National
Dozens of armed men reportedly entered the hospital and MSF office, threatening staff and taking medical supplies and equipment. By Aguok Chok The Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said it has shut down its hospital in Ulang, Upper Nile State, after an armed group stormed the facility and looted vital medical supplies. The incident, […]
National
By Agar Mayor Gai-Makoon Despite the many flaws that have crippled South Sudan healthcare sector, the need for a healthier and more productive population keeps rising every minute. This is attributed to the fact that as the health care sector fails, the whole nation fails too. No single human being can go opposite to this […]
Opinion
The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army in Opposition has filled the vacancies in the National Liberation Council (NLC) as the political outfit embarks on a revamp. The SPLM-IO Director for Information and Public Relations, Puok Both Baluang, told The City Review yesterday that the country’s main opposition had filled all the NLC vacancies, but had yet […]
Politics
The SPLM/A-IO generals who defected to the SPLM cited bigotry as the reason for their defection. The generals said this in their meeting with President Salva Kiir Mayardit yesterday. Those who defected included Maj. Gen. Khor Chuol Giet, Maj. Gen. Kang Riek Diew, Maj. Gen. Lol Nguoth Chom, and the commissioner of Longechuk County, which […]
Politics
Action Girls Africa (AGA), in partnership with the British Council and Zain South Sudan, yesterday joined the world in commemorating 16 days of activism against sexual gender-based violence. The celebration was conducted under the theme, “Digitalisation, Skills Empowerment and Raising Voices” as the vulnerable women groups were trained in handcrafts and were awarded certificates. The […]
National
The study by Oxfam shows that five locations, including Juba, Rumbek, Kapoeta, Torit, and Pibor, have noted increased cases of gender-based violence, forced early marriages, and teenage pregnancies. According to the report, these cases have discouraged or demotivated female learners from continuing with their studies. The report from Oxfam indicates that in 10 countries in […]
National
A lawmaker in the national parliament has said the dominance of the market by foreign nationals poses a great threat to the economy of the country. According to Paul Yoane Bonju, the designated Chairperson for Information in the Reconstituted Transitional National Legislative Assembly (RTNLA), Ethiopians and Eritreans manage wholesale businesses, hotels, and water supply, while […]
Business
A Member of Parliament has criticised the legislature for misplacing the document on the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACRWC) passed in 2014. Simon Malual Deng, a former member of the special committee on human rights at the defunct Transitional National Legislative Assembly (NTLA), attributed the misplacement of the document […]
National
The government and health partners such as the World Health Organisation (WHO) have embarked on mapping existing and potential resources to strengthen South Sudan’s health security. The strategy includes determining the pending priority activities, funding gaps, and potential funding sources for the implementation of the five-year South Sudan National Action Plan for Health Security (NAPHS). […]
Health
The national Ministry of General Education and Instruction has raised concerns over the lack of funds to protect schoolgirls who run away from early marriage. According to the ministry, most young girls who escape from marriage after returning to school have no home to live in. Esther Akumu Adire, Director General in the Ministry of […]
Education
President Salva Kiir is expected to grace the commemoration of 100 years of the establishment of the Lui Diocese of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan. The Lui Centenary will be held from December 20 to December 21, 2021, at the Lui Diocese in Mundri County, Western Equatoria State. This was revealed after a delegation […]
Religion
On Wednesday, the Reconstituted Transitional National Legislative Assembly (RTNLA) warned ministers against snubbing the parliamentary summons, saying that ministers who continued defying the calls from the legislature would be processed for impeachment votes as per the law. The displeasure from the lawmakers came after some ministers who were summoned by the R-TNLA two months ago […]
Editorial
One of the recommendations from the recently concluded fifth governors’ forum was the directive to the Ministry of Finance and Planning and the Bank of South Sudan to “accelerate reforms in the Public Financial Management (PFM).” In relation to that and the economic reforms provided for in the Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCSS), it […]
Opinion
The Minister of Roads and Bridges, Simon Mijok Mijak, yesterday re-opened the outbound lane of the Juba Bridge after its closure for rehabilitation, which lasted for 45 days. Mijak said the rehabilitation of the bridge had rescued the country from witnessing an impending major disaster that would have happened at the crossing way. “We are […]
Business
