By Philip Basa The Azande Supreme Welfare organization has rejected a call by the Balanda Community for the creation of Tombura as an administrative area. The group, led by Clement Juma, submitted their petition letter of objection to the council of state. In his statement, Juma said the Balanda and Azande people have lived together […]
Regional Western Equatoria
The construction and modernization work at the Kuajok Airport began on March 6, 2023, and the project was being implemented by Amoco Construction Co. Ltd. By Aguok Chok The Governor of Warrap State, Magok Magok Deng, has promised to ensure the construction of Kuajok Airport is completed. He made the remarks upon his visit to the […]
Regional Warrap State
By James Chatim The Vice President for Economic Cluster, Dr Bol Mel, has tasked the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) to align the country with international standards and best practices in combating money laundering and terrorism funding. This initiative aims to remove South Sudan from the Financial Action Taskforce’s grey list. In February 2025, South Sudan […]
National
South Sudan’s Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Manawa Peter Gatkuoth has been taken selected as the Chairman of Nile Council of Ministers’ (Nile-COM). The seat that now heads to South Sudan was initially held by Rwanda. South Sudan hosted the 29th Nile Council of Ministers (Nile-COM) meeting on November 26, in which the former […]
National
The recent developments and engagements suggest that some actions are being taken regarding Chapter Four of the Revitalised Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCSS). The Chapter, which is majorly about reforms in the economy, is titled: “RESOURCE, ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT”. Part one of this article, starts with some relevant […]
Opinion
The representatives of the Mundari community, comprising the 11 Payams of Terekeka County, have called for the disarmament of the civil population. The resolution was made in a recent dialogue on the crises affecting the community, where they identified some of the issues that cause conflicts. Henry Kala Sabuni, the Chairperson of the Independent Conflict […]
Central Equatoria
The Director-General of Passports, Nationality, Immigration, and Civil Registry, Lt Gen. Atem Marol Biar, yesterday shut down multiple offices engaging in the illegal collection of money at Nesitu. This comes after the directorate learned that the units of the organised forces deployed at Nesitu had been extorting money from business people, drivers, and passengers without […]
Editorial
Egpyt has vowed not to adopt any resolution from the Nile Basin Council of Ministers’ Conference that kicked off in Juba yesterday. Speaking at the conference, the Egyptian Chairman of the Nile Water Sector, Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation, Dr Mamdouh Ahmed Antar, said that transboundary water cooperation is the key element in achieving […]
Regional
Food-borne diseases have become a common problem in the world, especially in developing countries. In South Sudan, a huge chunk of the population is battling the diseases due to the prevailing factors that make them predisposed. Yesterday, the South Sudan National Bureau of Standards raised a concern about the influx of expired or substandard food […]
Editorial
At least nine people were killed in separate attacks in Dengjok Payam in Akobo County in Jonglei State on Thursday. The attack is said to have been carried out by some suspected criminals from the Greater Pibor Administrative Area (GPAA) on Thursday morning, where two of the assailants also lost their lives. Also, one from […]
Jonglei State
The main armed opposition, the Sudan People’s Liberation Army in Opposition (SPLA-IO), has accused the South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) of arresting and torturing its generals. They said the whereabouts of some of their officers remained unknown. Maj. Gen. Martin Abucha, a representative of the SPLA-IO in the Ceasefire Transitional Security Arrangement Monitoring and […]
National
A lawmaker in the Reconstituted Transitional National Legislative Assembly (R-TNLA) has called on the governors to combat corruption in their respective states. Salva Mathok Gengdit, who is a former deputy minister of the interior, has urged the governors to discuss the issues that often cause division among the citizens before the closing of the governors’ […]
National
The South Sudan Men’s Senior Team head coach, Stefano Cusin, has revealed an elaborate plan to fix the football woes of the Bright Stars to raise their standards and match the ilk of other continental giants. Mr Cusin told The City Review on Thursday that the South Sudanese team lacks not only the mental strength […]
Sports
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said only 27 per cent, or one in four African health workers, have been vaccinated against COVID-19. WHO said this has left the majority of the workforce on the frontline exposed to the pandemic. WHO preliminary analysis of the data collected from 25 countries in Africa, in March 2021, […]
Health
The recent and unprecedented removal of the former mayor of the Juba City Council, Kalisto Lado, caught many by surprise and sent shockwaves of mixed reactions about a man who was considered the engine of Juba’s transformation. With no reason assigned for the dismissal, people have been left to drool and guess at what may […]
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