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By Aguok Chok At least 27 students have graduated from the Juba Institute of Health Science Aweil branch on Saturday. In his speech to the graduates, Prof. Dr. Isaac Ayii Ayii, the founder of JIHS said, “I started this institute in 2014 with just three students in Juba. Today, we are celebrating 13 females and […]
Northern Bahr el Ghazal State
By Yien Gattuor At least two people have died from Cholera and twenty-eight suspected cases have been confirmed in Leer County, Unity State. Stephen Nyieth Duoth, the acting Director for Unity State Ministry of Health said that the cases were reported from Adok Payam. He said it was the death case to be registered in […]
Unity State
By Thomas Gumi In a move aimed at strengthening the health sector in the frontline areas, the National Ministry of Health with support from the World Health Organization opened a 15-bed health centre to combat infectious diseases in Nimule County, Eastern Equatoria State over the weekend. Cholera has recently spread across large parts of the […]
National
JUBA – The South Sudan National Police Service said one of the signatories to the document of the People’s Coalition for Civil Actions (PCCA) that called for the August 30 uprising will be arraigned in court. Police Spokesperson Maj. Gen Justin Daniel said the former governor of Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal State Kuel Aguer Kuel will be […]
National
The principal parties to the revitalised peace agreement have broken the political deadlock over the Command Structure. Since the establishment of the Revitalised Transitional Government of National Unity (R-TGoNU) there have been political disputes and disagreements between the two main signatories to the agreement over how to implement the security arrangement that has resulted in […]
Politics
South Sudan is on the verge of imminent total COVID-19 lockdown following the national task force’s new directives demanding citizens’ strict adherence to protocols to avoid the increase in infections. On Friday, August 27, the National Taskforce on COVID-19 pandemic issued new directives, banning gathering across South Sudan and imposed indefinite night curfew that begins […]
COVID-19 Health
South Sudan is expecting to receive its second batch of the AstraZeneca doses tomorrow, the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund [UNICEF] Chief of Health Dr. Kenndy Ongwa has said. “We are expecting to receive [doses] in the country on the 31st of August of this month and then on 1st September we expect to […]
COVID-19 Health
JUBA – The South Sudan National Police Service (SSNPS) has assured the general public of full protection ahead of a nationwide demonstration rumored to be taking place on Monday 30th August 2021. In an official statement posted Saturday, the Inspector General of Police Gen. Majak Akec Malok urged the public to carry on with their […]
News
JUBA – The defending champions of South Sudan Football Association Women National League (SSFAWNL) Yei Joint Stars have registered an impressive result in their opening match at the ongoing CECAFA regional qualifiers in Nairobi, Kenya. The South Sudanese giants beat the New Generation FC of Zanzibar 2-1 on Sunday afternoon to set them off the […]
Sports
JUBA – Former Minister of Mining Henry Odwar says he will be heading to Magenis after returning from Canada where he was flown for medical attention. This comes after Gen. Simon Gatwech, the leader of the SPLM-IO Kit Gwang faction appointed the former Machar’s deputy as the head of the political bureau for the breakaway […]
Politics SPLM-IO
JUBA – The Union of Journalists of South Sudan (UJOSS) has demanded the return of equipment confiscated from three Journalists working for Radio Jonglei 95.9 FM in Bor-Town. This comes after officers alleged to be from the National Security Service stormed the radio station’s premises in Jonglei on Friday and ordered for the indefinite closure […]
Media Freedom
English Premier League champions Manchester City annihilated Arsenal with a 5-0 drabbing at the Etihad on Saturday afternoon. Mikel Arteta’s men had registered an impressive result against West Bromwich Albion in mid-week—where Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang bagged a hat trick— and they were hoping to continue with the same impressive performance but it never came to pass. […]
Football Sports
JUBA – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has documented an estimated 5,300 cases of missing persons in South Sudan. This was disclosed in a high-profile round table discussion yesterday on missing persons and proper management of the dead. The discussion brought together representatives of government bodies, international organizations, NGOs, and families of […]
National
JUBA – Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has said the number of patients with hepatitis E and acute watery diarrhea in the camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Bentiu is alarming wholly because of poor sanitation. The organization said the situation was critical with two deaths registered within a month since the end of July. […]
Health
JUBA – President Salva Kiir and the Ethiopian Prime Minister, Dr. Ahmed Abiy have agreed to boost the economic ties between the two countries. The two leaders promised to improve the infrastructural development, regional security including border tensions between Sudan and Ethiopia. Addressing journalists from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Capital, the Minister for Presidential Affairs, Dr. […]
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