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Riak Chol The commissioner of Fangak County, Biel Buturos Biel on Tuesday said the area is facing a dire situation caused by the protracted four years of floods. He said the county is facing food insecurity, poor access to learning, insecurity, and poor health facilities. Buturos said the catastrophic floods have not only destroyed […]
Jonglei State
Following the incident, residents in Saura Boma were seen fleeing their homes for safety By Emmanuel Mandella Security forces have been deployed along the Saura-Yambio-Nzara Road following a deadly attack on two men traveling to Nzara County from Yambio on Monday. One man was killed, and another was injured after unidentified armed assailants ambushed them […]
Western Equatoria
By Anak Dut The National Examination Council (NEC) is set to begin marking the secondary and primary certificates of education examination 2024 today after receiving SSP 2 billion from the finance ministry. Addressing a press conference yesterday, Simon Nyok, the Secretary General of the National Examination Council (NEC) said the delay in the results was […]
National
JUBA – A policy expert has urged the international community to cajole the government of South Sudan and the holdout groups into reaching a sustainable ceasefire agreement as soon as possible. In a blog highlighting a weekly assessment of affairs in the country, Brian Adeba who is the deputy director of policy at The Sentry […]
Peace Process
JUBA – As more details emerge from the Pegasus Project undertaken by Amnesty International and Forbidden Stories, the latest leak reveals that the government of Rwanda has used the Pegasus spyware to monitor dissidents and political opponents within the country, region, and beyond. On top of its list of targets was Cyril Ramaphosa, the former […]
Technology
JUBA – The newly-elected South Sudan Football Association (SSFA) president Gen. Augustino Maduot Parek has vowed to rise above military status and champion new dawn to unite the board members after assuming his office officially last week. Maduot’s promise also included working closely with media groups, all its members of the SSFA board of directors […]
Football Sports
The Japanese Embassy in South Sudan, through its Charge d’affaires Mitsuhiro Toyama, has urged the South Sudan government to protect aid workers against targeted attacks. Toyama said the attack on aid workers in the country is unacceptable adding that the issue needs to be addressed so as to enable humanitarians to carry their work freely. […]
News
JUBA – The nation plunged into a somber mood when rapper Alex Murye Henry, famously known as Mantani Ov Hardlife Avenue Stars died on July 26, after sustaining gruesome injuries from horrendous road carnage in Uganda’s Moyo District two days prior. Mantani’s death report sent a shockwave across South Sudan. His death did not interfere […]
Lifestyle & Entertainment
Last week President Salva Kiir, who doubles up as the chairperson of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM), appointed Jemma Nunu Kumbo as the speaker of the Reconstituted Transitional National Legislative Assembly (R-TNLA). The move has not only fulfilled the 35 percent gender representation at the SPLM party but also marked the stint of the […]
Politics
The members of the Reconstituted Transitional National Legislative Assembly (R-TNLA) and Council of States were finally inaugurated on Tuesday, August 2. The overdue ceremony marked another milestone in the revitalised peace implementation process following the formation of the Cabinet and gubernatorial positions. The swearing-in of close to 600 MPs means that South Sudan now has […]
Politics
South Sudan Football Association (SSFA) President, Gen. Augustino Maduot Parek, has pledged to reward each player from the U23 national team a sum of SSP 100,000 after representing the country in Ethiopia. Gen. Parek revealed made the promise on Sunday night during a welcome back party, where the association organised a treat for the players […]
Football
JUBA, (City Review) – The rate of HIV/AIDs infection in rural parts of South Sudan has spiked by almost one percent according to the latest report by the South Sudan AIDs Commission. The commission says the rate of infection has increased by 0.9 percent from 2.4 to 3.3 in 2020, mostly among the rural population. […]
Health
Police in Warrap State have reportedly issued an arrest warrant for the embattled Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management Peter Mayen Majongdit (pictured) for a violent attack on his wife. Mr Mayen allegedly beat and stabbed his wife, prompting the wife’s relatives to seek justice for their daughter and a footballer commonly known as […]
Politics
The statement released by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) implicating Lakes and Warrap states authorities in extrajudicial executions of crime suspects has sparked a peaceful protest in Rumbek, the capital of Lakes State. The protest, spearheaded by youth, was in solidarity with the state government denouncing the report they called “baseless”, “biased”, […]
National
The government has postponed the swearing-in of members of the national assembly which was slated for Friday, July 30, at Juba’s Freedom Hall. The Minister of Presidential Affairs, Dr Barnabas Marial Benjamin, issued a statement cancelling the swearing-in ceremony just hours before the much-awaited event. On Wednesday, the Clerk of the Transitional National Legislative Assembly […]
Politics
