Kintu, who was in a group of South Sudanese deportees flown into Juba over the weekend, was rejected and sent back after authorities discovered he was not a citizen By Ajah Jennifer and James Chatim The government of South Sudan has granted asylum to the Congolese national Mr. Makula Kintu, who it previously denied entry […]
National
The initiative, launched in Juba by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, is expected to improve coordination between cooperatives and financial institutions and enhance service delivery By Emmanuel Mandella and Aguok Chok In a groundbreaking step toward modernizing the agriculture and cooperative sectors, the Government of South Sudan on Tuesday unveiled a national cooperative […]
National
By Liam Josh Yei Joint Stars management will open talks with players on their contracts in June, a source privy to the developments has revealed. Majority of the players of the defending champion will be out of contracts in June. The source, who preferred to conceal his identity during this interview, told The City Review […]
Football Sports
The newly sworn-in mayor of Juba City Council, Michael Lado Alla-jabu, has been directed to mend the broken ties between the city council and the traders. Speaking during the mayor’s swearing-in ceremony on Wednesday, the Governor of Central Equatoria State, Emmanuel Adil Anthony, blamed some officers at the Juba City Council for imposing high taxes […]
Central Equatoria
The medical staff at Bor Hospital, Jonglei State, who have been on an on-and-off strike, have received their October incentives. The State Minister for Health, Atong Kuol Manyang, confirmed on Tuesday that 227 Bor Hospital staff had pocketed their incentives after UNICEF paid them through Eco Bank. Atong appreciated UNICEF for their swift response that […]
Health
Governor of Eastern Equatoria State Louis Lobong Lojore said the centralisation of the resources at the national and state levels hinders services delivery to grassroots people. Lobong called on the national government to send a reasonable amount of money to the state where there is a large population with a majority who are at the […]
Eastern Equatoria State
The Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Peter Manawa Gatkuoth, has said the 29th annual Nile Council of Ministers meeting scheduled for Juba is key to the cooperation among the countries that benefit from sharing opportunities in the Nile Basin. At a press briefing in Juba yesterday, Gatkuoth said all the members of the Nile […]
Business Business News
The government’s economic cluster said it has made a significant revenue collection of over SSP6 billion in its endeavour to reform the financial management system. The amount was collected between the fiscal years of 2020/2021 and 2021/2022, according to the Vice President, Dr James Wani Igga who also serves as the chairperson of the economic […]
Business Business News
The Vice President for Gender Cluster, Rebecca Nyandeng de Mabior, has revealed that countries hosting South Sudanese refugees are pressurising the government to repatriate them. Nyandeng said South Sudan has been given until 2022 to repatriate its people back home. “They don’t want to see our people in their countries, and I want the governors […]
Justice & Conflict National
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Mayiik Ayii Deng, has pledged to restore the tarnished image of the country through advancing its foreign policy agenda. In his presentation at the governors’ forum at Freedom Hall yesterday, Ayii Deng said that the restoration of peace in Sudan was already a step the country could […]
National
The South Sudan Football Association (SSFA) has cancelled all the Bor football games played from October 20, 2021, to date, citing a breach of the country’s football governing body’s orders. In September 2021, the Bor Local Football Association (BLFA) board members suspended its president for alleged mismanagement of the association’s fund. However, the SSFA leaders […]
Football Sports
The Turkish government, through its embassy in Juba and the Turkish Christen Cray, has donated about 31 tons of food to the flood-affected people in Tombura County and Jonglei State. Speaking during the handover of the food aid yesterday, the Turkish ambassador, Erdem Mutaf, said the donation was from the Turkish disaster relief emergency management […]
Justice & Conflict National
The defrocked Archbishop of Jonglei Internal Province (JIP), Reuben Akurdid Ngong, has urged the government of Jonglei State not to allow his successor, Archbishop Moses Anur Ayom, to set foot there. He petitioned the state leadership on Tuesday, warning of ‘dire consequences’ should Anur and his accompanying delegation of bishops step into Bor. He said […]
Jonglei State
The Central Equatoria State (CES) governor, Emmanuel Adil Anthony, has ordered the state law enforcement agencies to investigate an incident where unknown persons broke into the mayor’s office. Adil directed the minister of local government and law enforcement, Moro Isaac, to spearhead the investigation with immediate effect. However, it is not clear what items had […]
Central Equatoria
The Minister of Information, Michael Makuei Lueth, has said South Sudan is left with two options to determine the fate of general elections slated for 2023. With time running out amid pending tasks to be accomplished, Makuei said the country would have to either choose to go to the polls without a permanent constitution or […]
Peace Process