Abiemnhom County Commissioner said tensions escalated on Tuesday after four people from Abiemnhom were killed by armed youth from Mayom in a cattle-related incident at around 4 p.m. By James Chatim and Yien Gattuor he commissioner of Abiemnhom County in the Ruweng Administrative Area, Mario Deng Ayot, said the armed youth from Mayom County of […]
National
By Suzan Peter Mabuong Agriculture is the foundation of every nation that seeks self-reliance in food production. In South Sudan, a country blessed with vast and fertile land, agriculture remains the key to overcoming food insecurity. With the rainy season now here, this is the perfect time for the people of South Sudan to return […]
Opinion
BY OUMAH OTIENOH The glaring exaltation: “Celebrating the life of Prof Bethwell Allan Ogot” still lingers in my mortal mind as I pen this elegy of a consummate foremost academic and historian par excellence who passed on in late January. Even after interring his remains besides his longtime lovebird Grace Akinyi Ogot at his […]
Editorial Opinion
The authorities in Jonglei State and Pibor Administrative Area have called on the local communities to reduce the dowry demands to end cattle raids and child abductions in the region. The authorities have said the demand for high dowry has forced most youth to get involved in illegal activities such as cattle raids and child […]
Jonglei State
Some government offices in Eastern Equatoria State still lack the officials to run their activities after those who were employed in such positions escaped to the camps in neighbouring countries when the country plunged into civil war in 2013 and 2016. Insecurity caused by the conflict in areas that were deserted by the members of […]
Eastern Equatoria State
A high-level delegation from the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is in Torit, Eastern Equatoria State, to inspect the projects funded by the Dutch government. The activities being funded and run by the state government include water projects, food and security, and road rehabilitation from rural villages to towns. Upon the arrival of […]
Eastern Equatoria State
A baby girl has been rescued from a pit latrine in the Kiryandong Refugee Settlement camp where she was dumped by her mother. It was last Friday night when a mother delivered the baby and dropped her in a latrine at a home belonging to a man named Garang Guti, near St. John Church, Kiryandongo […]
Regional
President Salva Kiir has directed the newly appointed Minister of Finance and Economic Planning to pay civil servants and organised forces salaries without delay. He made the statement during the swearing-in of the newly appointed ministers of finance and the interior on Saturday. Kiir directed the new finance minister, Agak Achuil Lual not to follow […]
National
The National Revenue Authority (NRA) has suspended its commissioner for corporation services, citing incompetence. In a document seen by The City Review, the NRA wrote a letter to the Commissioner for Corporate Service on November 11, 2021, suspending him with immediate effect. The letter was written by Dr Patrick Mugoya (pictured), the Commissioner-General of the […]
Business Business News
Lack of adequate access to insulin has dealt a blow to the global management of diabetes, particularly in low-income countries with inadequate funds to shoulder the health burden. A new report released by World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed even after having been used for a century, insulin remains scarce and higher prices have priced […]
Health
The Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning has been riddled with controversies and challenges in equal measure. It could arguably sit at the summit of the country’s most important docket. But its salience has also attracted a higher turnover rate of ministers. The current finance minister, Agak Achuil Lual, is the ninth official to serve […]
National
The Governor of Central Equatoria State, Emmanuel Adil Anthony, has called on the state officials to work together to deliver services to the citizens. He made the remarks during the swearing-in ceremony of the State Advisor on Peace and Security, Daya Lodu Michael, on Friday at the State Government Secretariat. “Let us team up because […]
Central Equatoria
President Salva Kiir waved his notorious political axe once more, dismissing Athian Diing Athian (pictured)from the docket of finance and economic planning as he conducted major surgery in one of the country’s most crucial ministries. The change, which was announced on the state-run television station SSBC on Friday, was unprecedented but had the usual vibes: […]
Business Business News
The Eastern Equatoria State government and members of Parliament at the national legislature have agreed to work for peace and development in the state. This was resolved during a three-day conference held in Torit that brought all the politicians from Eastern Equatoria State together to discuss security and development in their area. The Head of […]
Eastern Equatoria State
The authorities in the Anglican Church have revealed out of the 20 SPLA-IO soldiers and civilians jailed in the Democratic Republic of Congo, five of them have died in the jail. The convicts were sentenced to 3–5 years of imprisonment for carrying firearms and crossing the border. The general overseer of the four-square Gospel Church […]
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