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A South African State-owned oil company, the Nile Orange, is set to begin oil operations in Jonglei State. By Binia Elizabeth South African State-owned oil company, the Nile Orange, said it is set to begin oil operations in Jonglei State. This came following a meeting between the South African Ambassador to South Sudan, Mahlodi Sam […]
National
Chairperson of the ceasefire monitor stated that the violations of the ceasefire would cause huge suffering to the people in the country. By James Chatim The ceasefire monitors said the recent clashes and the continued arrest of government high-ranking officials pose serious threats to the existing stability the partners worked hard to achieve. The Ceasefire […]
National
The initiative will generate employment opportunities, enhance the entrepreneurial skills through targeted training, and provide business development services for vulnerable S. Sudanese women and youth By Ajah Jennifer The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the African Development Bank Group in partnership with the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Trade have launched the […]
National
Before the birth of the media, people were using the traditional methods of sending information. In most African traditional societies, the chiefs and the local community leaders could use a drum telegraph of communication. The bigger the drum the further the sound could be heard and some communities could strike iron metal-bell ringing to send […]
Editorial
The recent coup in Sudan has delayed the reopening of the border with South Sudan, a senior official has said. The Juba and Khartoum administrations were expected to effect the reopening of their borders on October 1, 2021, after nine years of its closure since 2012. However, the highly hyped diplomatic move that was expected […]
Business
The Vice President for Service Cluster Hussein Abdelbagi will head a delegation to Western Equatoria to investigate the recent incident of botched deworming that left 135 pupils hospitalized in Maridi Hospital over the weekend. The pupils were admitted after allegedly receiving excess deworming tablets known as Praziquantel during a mass drug campaign by the Ministry […]
Health
Misinformation and disinformation online have negative ramifications on 87 percent of girls and young women, a new report by Plan International on The Truth Gap reveals. During the launch of the report, Plan International Advocacy and Communication Manager Stella Drate revealed that girls have become vulnerable thanks to misinformation and disinformation online. The research includes […]
Technology
The government of Nigeria has expressed its intention to help South Sudan achieve lasting peace and sustainable socio-economic development. Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari said Abuja was ready to cooperate with Juba on developmental matters when the need arises. According to Nigeria’s national newspaper The Vanguard, Mr. Femi Adesina, who is Buhari’s spokesman said the President […]
Africa
Several world leaders implicated in the same documents have denied wrongdoing after featuring in a huge leak of financial documents from offshore companies. Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has reacted to the Pandora papers expose which went viral on Monday morning with shocking revelations on how world leaders and politicians are running strings of discrete offshore […]
World
Authorities in Unity State have revealed receiving food relief from the Sudanese government to support the flood-affected people in the area. Speaking to The City Review yesterday from Bentiu, Unity State minister in charge of Information and Communication, Gabriel Hon Makuei, said the aid includes food items and non-food items that were distributed to the […]
Unity State
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has been sworn in for a second five-year term to lead a country reeling from a nearly year-long war. The 45-year-old Ethiopian leader took an oath of office during a joint session of the House of People’s Representatives and House of the Federation on Monday, handing him the green light […]
Regional
South Sudan’s Media Development Institute has slammed the statement issued by the country’s Reconstituted Translational National Legislative Assembly (R-TNLA) warning media houses against covering their salaries. On Saturday, the R-TNLA warned journalists and media houses of punitive measures if they would dare to cover parliamentary emoluments. The statement was issued after the lawmakers received millions […]
Media Freedom
A group of government officials have demanded that the Kenyan Asset Recovery Agency compensates the Minister of Cabinet Affairs Dr. Martin Elia Lomuro for the damages caused by the money-laundering case recently dismissed. Last month, the Kenyan Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Court (High Court) had cleared Dr. Martin Elia Lomuro of money laundering allegations leveled […]
National
A senior journalist has expressed concerns over the continued lack of access to information, saying it impedes the media’s role in informing the public. Nema Juma, the News Editor of Juba Monitor said lack of information access has become one of the tools used to devalue the role of journalists to provide accurate and timely […]
Media Freedom
The Japanese government through its Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has embarked on training South Sudan’s government officials on local governance and peacebuilding mechanisms in the country. The Chairperson of South Sudan Local Government Board Clement Khamis Komoyagi said the workshop is aimed at creating ways of providing projects for the local government board to […]
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