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By Correspondent The County Commissioner of Yei River, Central Equatoria State, has suspended all logging activities by individuals and companies in the region, to avert the rising cases of illegal logging. The announcement was made following widespread reports of illegal logging activities in Yei, Morobo, Lainya, and Kajo-Keji counties. Various individuals and companies have been […]
Central Equatoria
By Ajah Jennifer Western Equatoria State Council of Ministers on Friday approved a budget of $131,748.80 for the construction of a new terminal and renovation of the VIP lounge at Yambio Airstrip. The project, introduced by the State Minister of Roads, Transport, and Bridges, aims at enhancing air travel infrastructure and improving connectivity in and […]
Western Equatoria
Lakes State acting police commissioner said the teenagers died as a result of heat and oxygen shortage according to the police preliminary report. By Makur Adut At least two children were found dead in a broken car in Rumbek on Thursday. Major Gen. Enock Majok, Lakes State acting police commissioner, said the incident came to light […]
Lakes State
A Kenyan athlete who is currently the world women champion in the 10-kilometer race and a world bronze medallist in 10,000 meters race has died. The 25-year-old Agnes Tirop was found dead in her rural home in Iten, Kenya’s Elgeyo-Marakwet County, on Wednesday morning, the Standard reported. According to Athletics Kenya, Tirop was found with […]
Sports
He is a dancehall artist who engraved his name in South Sudanese history books by being the first musician to sing Jamaican slang. He was also recognized by the Jamaican dancehall hotshot, Konshens, for his lyrics. The City Review looks at the humble growth of Mr. Waar, the “Welcome to South Sudan” hit singer who […]
Lifestyle & Entertainment
World Health Organisation (WHO) has dismissed disinformation regarding the COVID-19 vaccine towards women’s fertility. WHO clarified that the vaccine does not cause infertility in women, neither does it affect a pregnant woman when after taking the dose. “We are recommending [that] women who are pregnant or who want to get pregnant [should] get vaccinated because […]
Health
The Mayor of Juba City Council Kalisto Lado has said the traders affected by the recent demolition exercise would be allotted pieces of land. However, Kalisto cautioned that the move should not be considered as compensation for the unlawful construction along with the road reserves. Last month several traders who were affected by the demolitions […]
Business
South Sudan government and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) have called for the speedy implementation of the country’s Livelihoods Resilience Project (SSLRP) to boost productivity, food security, and resilience of small-scale farmers faced with climate change in rural areas. Speaking at an opening session of a five-day technical workshop to review last year’s […]
National
Several government employees have expressed dissatisfaction over the new salary structure that was released last week. Reacting to the new pay structures, private security serving in one of the organized forces, who preferred anonymity, said the money cannot provide basic needs to his family. “When you compare the current prices of basic commodities in the […]
National
No one deserves life in the darkness, not knowing where you are- a lost soul, walking there searching but find nothing. A life without any goal, there’s something that is broken inside, but that’s where the light gets in, you get a little lightness back and you get hope inside of you the light of […]
Arts & Culture
The Vice President for Service Cluster Hussein Abdelbagi has directed the National Revenue Authority to stop the collection of revenue from the Juba Teaching Hospital. The decision was taken during a meeting held between the VP and the management of the hospital on Monday following the concerns raised by the administration of the provider. Speaking […]
Business
Northern Bahr El Ghazal State (NBS) Government has dismissed media reports that salaries for the state civil servants for May had disappeared from the state Ministry of Finance. Two weeks back, a certain media outlet reported that about SSP1.4 million civil servants’ salary had disappeared in the Northern Bahr el-Ghazal State ministry of finance. In […]
Northern Bahr el Ghazal State
A mother of one of the victims of the botched deworming has expressed worries over the long-term effect the drug could have on the children who developed complications after taking it. Rasoul Amida Gordon told The City Review that she was worried that her daughter could develop health complications in the future as a result […]
Health
South Sudanese nationals have accused the Ugandan immigration department of using unscrupulous means to extort them after crossing the border despite the free visa movement effected between the two countries. They said the Ugandan authorities have introduced a new system to fleece unsuspecting foreigners immediately after the visa payment at the entry points was phased […]
Regional
The government has signaled the ongoing flooding in parts of the country as a potential hindrance to the deployment of the Necessary Unified Forces. The spokesperson of South Sudan People’s Defense Forces, Maj. Gen Lul Ruai Koang said the Joint Defense Board (JDB) had been given only four weeks to complete the screening exercise and […]
Peace Agreement
