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By Emmanuel Mandella Vulnerable communities in Western Equatoria State could soon see increased support in agriculture, health, and clean water access following the visit by the international aid organization CORDAID. The CORDAID delegation, led by its Global CEO, Helen van den Berg, arrived in Yambio on Monday February 17, to evaluate the impact of ongoing […]
Western Equatoria
By Aguok Chok The recently appointed Minister for Parliamentary Affairs in Warrap State, Deborah Awut Mayom has dismissed the allegations that she had refused to hand over the government vehicle and residence to her successor, Solomon Bol Mabior, the new Education Minister. Ms. Awut was recently relieved from her position as the minister of education […]
National
She called on the policymakers to reconsider the funding freeze and prioritize investments in HIV care and prevention By Anak Dut The National Empowerment of Positive Women United (NEPWU) said the lives of about 70,000 individuals living with HIV in South Sudan are under threat due to the freeze of USAID. The Executive Director of […]
National
United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) boss, Nicholas Haysom, has called on authorities to bring to book officials accused of extrajudicial killings in two states of South Sudan this year. In a statement posted on Monday, July 26, Mr Haysom—the UN Special Representative of Secretary-General and Head of UNMISS—noted with great concern the execution […]
Justice & Conflict
The newly elected South Sudan Football Association (SSFA) officials will formally take over the office in Juba on Tuesday morning. The association has announced that plans are underway for a handover ceremony where outgoing president Francis Amin will pass the button to the incumbent Gen. Augustino Maduot Parek. Charles Udwar Ukech, who won the seat […]
Football
The family members and friends of Mvurye Alex (pictured), a Hardlyfe Avenue Stars rapper popularly known as Mantani, have moved the body of the late artist from Uganda’s capital, Kampala, to Juba. A convoy of cars escorting the body of the late musician reached Juba Monday evening ahead of a packed programme detailing series of […]
Entertainment
President Salva Kiir has promised to inaugurate members of the reconstituted parliament this week. This will bring to an end the overdue functions of the parliament that have stalled pending enactment of bills into laws and permanent constitution-making process critical to ending South Sudan’s protected violence. Addressing Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) caucus members last […]
Politics
The governments of Kenya and South Sudan have finally waived visas restrictions to ease cross-border movements for citizens with valid passports from the two East African countries. The development, according to the Kenyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, takes effect immediately. According to the Ministry, this was in adherence to the provisions of the Treaty for […]
General
The Muslim community in South Sudan has concluded the annual commemoration of Eid al Adha with a call for lasting and sustainable peace in the country. On Tuesday, July 20, 2021, more than hundreds of Muslims attended Eid al Adha prayers at the Midan Zahar in Juba. Speaking during the festival, Sheikh Juma Saad (pictured […]
National
At least six Monyomiji youth were recently released after getting arrested on the accusation of instigating violence in Torit last month, one of the youths who was released and preferred to be named Fredy told City Review via a phone interview. “When we were first arrested, [we were 21]. Three were ladies and the rest […]
News
The former director-general of communications and public relations in the office of President Salva Kiir, Chaat Paul Nul, has died. Mr Nul, who has been serving as the executive director in the office of the vice president of gender and youth, Rebecca Nyandeng de Mabior, died while undergoing treatment in Nairobi, Kenya, Saturday. Nyandeng’s office […]
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The Vice President in charge of the Economic Cluster, Dr Wani Igga (pictured), has urged the SPLM party to strategise and capture power democratically. “In every party, you are there to capture power …and maintain power so since it is our turn and we are the ruling party let us do all the good things […]
Politics
A prominent rapper and music producer in the Hardlife Avenue Stars Murwe Alex—popularly known as Mantani— has died. Alex died at Lacor Hospital in Gulu, Uganda, on Saturday morning, Radio Miraya. The singer was involved in a grisly road accident in Moyo District in Uganda on Thursday, where he sustained serious head injuries. The group […]
News
South Sudan has detected three major COVID-19 variants among them the troublesome Delta strain that currently devastates India and recently South Africa. The Director-General of Preventive Health Services acting Covid-19 incident manager Dr John Rumunu revealed this in the latest briefing on COVID-19 on Sunday. “We have three different variants of concern circulating in the […]
Health
The SPLM Party has settled on the minister of parliamentary affairs and acting secretary-general Jemma Nunu Kumba as the speaker of the Revitalised Transitional National Legislative Assembly (RTNLA). The party also picked Mary Ayen Majok as the deputy speaker of the council of states and Awerial Aluang as the second deputy speaker of the RTNLA. […]
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