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By Theophilous Ochang The commissioner of Magwi County in Eastern Equatoria State, Pole Pole Benjamin has urged the displaced persons sheltering in Magwi town to return to their respective villages, saying the situation is now calm. He made the remarks during the donation of food and non-food items to the displaced communities in Magwi on […]
Eastern Equatoria State
By Makur Adut At least seven people were injured in a road accident in Awerial County, Lakes State on Wednesday. Col. Moses Machuoc, the Deputy Director of Traffic Police in Lakes State said the accident involved a heavy truck and a private vehicle that was on a high speed with the intention to overtake the truck. “What happened, the small car […]
Lakes State
By Ajah Jennifer The Greater Equatoria Land Alliance has conducted its first Extra Ordinary General Assembly and election for the alliance’s board members. It is the first assembly since the establishment of the Land Alliance in 2017. Wol Thieu, the Chief Registrar at the national Relief and Rehabilitation Commission Office said the Alliance aimed to […]
National
The promise of South Sudanese girls cannot be realised without equal access to education and security in all its forms. Gender inequality is one of the most relevant indicators of South Sudan’s fragility that if not addressed will continue to affect the country in its struggle for stability. Girls and young women are a high […]
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At least six passengers sustained injuries in Mundri West County of Western Equatoria State (WES) after a land cruiser vehicle they were travelling in overturned few miles away from Mundri town. “We had a serious accident over the weekend, just a few miles from Mundri town in a place called Okari junction. The land cruiser […]
Western Equatoria
President Salva Kiir yesterday jetted out to Cairo, Egypt, for yet another high profile trip that his office described as a step towards strengthening bilateral relations between the two countries. The President’s Press Unit revealed that Kiir left Juba International Airport yesterday morning to meet Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in a company of leaders […]
National
The International Organisation for Immigration (IOM) has revealed that it is willing to partner with the national government in offering services to alleviate mental health-related illnesses in the country. The IOM Chief of Mission Peter Van Der Auweraert (pictured) said the mental health disorders were prevalent in the country due to several years of civil […]
Health
The Vice President and chair of Economic Cluster Dr James Wani Igga has said the greatest threat to peace and co-existence does not come as a result of cultural or religious differences but from ignorance. Dr Igga was talking to more than 100 youth who attended the “I am Peace’’ public lecture on culture, education […]
Justice & Conflict
The government of South Sudan has been sent to task by regional and continental bodies to meet its mandatory membership financial obligations or face expulsion. The East African Community and African Union are both piling pressure on the Juba administration to clear all outstanding arrears to guarantee to maintain its membership grip. It’s for the […]
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The Council of Ministers has ordered another investigation into the botched deworming incident which left over 100 learners from five different primary and secondary schools in Ibba County bedridden. The learners from the Western Equatoria State developed complications after swallowing Praziquantel tablets. This is after a preliminary report that by the Vice President for Service […]
Western Equatoria
Unity State has decried an increase in malaria cases which it says is attributable to the persistent flood that has covered most parts of Bentiu Town. State’s Health chief executive officer Dr Banen Non told journalists in Bentiu last week. According to Dr Non, anti-malarial drugs have reduced in the hospitals since the state started […]
Health
Businesses along Juba-Bor Highway are getting a facelift thanks to the construction of the road, a senior coordinator at Africa Resource Cooperation (ARC) working on the road has said. Simon Akuei Deng revealed that about 67 kilometres of the road had already been covered from Juba, where the company started the construction. He said that […]
National
The World Bank has allocated an additional $7.1 million to support South Sudan’s purchase of extra doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. The announcement came during the launch of a single dose COVID-19 Johnson and Johnson vaccine in the country on Friday. The South Sudan country manager Firas Raad said the fresh funding from the World […]
Health
The Joint Defense Board (JDB) has decried lack of resources which it says has delayed the relocation of forces from the war-torn Tombura County. The JDB said the South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) under Gen. James Nando and Sudan People’s Liberation Army in Opposition (SPLA-IO) forces in Tombura are supposed to move to a […]
Politics
A senior military officer belonging to the Sudan People’s Liberation Army in Opposition (SPLA-IO) was kidnapped from the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Camp in Juba on Wednesday by unidentified men, the SPLA-IO military spokesperson Col. Lam Paul Gabriel has confirmed. Speaking to The City Review yesterday, Col Lam said Col. Luka Gatgoal a commander in […]
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