Breaking News
By Agar Mayor Gai-Makoon “Demand that your government pays more attention. It’s immoral that people in Africa die like flies of diseases that no one dies of in the United States. And the more disease there is, the more political unrest there will be, leading to more Darfurs, which the U.S will have to pay […]
Opinion
By Emmanuel Mandella The Spanish ophthalmologists have begun a two-week free eye surgical service in Western Equatoria State. The initiative, now in its fourth year, is a collaboration between the Ave Maria Catholic Mission and the Missionary Community of St. Paul the Apostle. The program began with patient screenings at Yambio State Hospital, identifying individuals […]
Health Western Equatoria
The governor directed the Ministries of Labor and Public Service, and Human Resources Development to work closely with the governors to conduct a labor force examination. By Correspondent Central Equatoria State Governor, Augustino Jadallah, has called on all governors to conduct a comprehensive examination of the labor force in their counties, and to address the […]
Central Equatoria
‘Happy birthday to you’ is a treasured cliché normally turned into a song in many societies around the world. Many people rejoice when they turn a year older, and embrace the ageing with reverence for the day they gave a sound in the hands of nurses or midwives, and opened their eyes to sun rays. […]
News
Joseph Bangasi Bakosoro, the Minister of Public Service and Human Resource Development, became the talk of the town after rejoining the SPLM party that he bitterly divorced a decade ago citing frustrations. In what epitomised analogy of the return of the prodigal son, and arguably the most prominent defection the transitional period has ever seen, […]
Politics
South Sudan became the latest country in Africa to gain independence from Sudan on July 9 2011. Since then, Independence Day has been observed, with the commemorations providing chances for taking stock, reflecting on past accomplishments, and laying forth national goals. This year, however, celebrations to mark the 10th Independence anniversary were shelved as President […]
National
Last week, Joseph Bangasi Bakosoro, the founder of the National Movement for Change (NMC) decided that it was time to return to the home he once abandoned; the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM). To the party he joined, there was euphoria thanks to the enormous influence and political reputation Bakosoro commands. He brought those traits […]
Editorial
After 2020, a restless year spent supporting businesses through the COVID-19 pandemic, IT departments are now gearing up for another busy few months. According to tech analysis firm Gartner, worldwide IT spending will increase by 9 per cent in 2021 to reach a total of US$4.2 trillion, driven by companies’ needs to accelerate their digital transformation […]
Inside Tech Village
By Simon Deng I lose grip of optimism whenever I think about our currency, the South Sudanese Pound. Our plight as an independent country is clouded by the sorry economic status, characterised by the inability to make changes and plan for the growth and development that can attract investors. The end goal of this would […]
OpED
The coalition government and South Sudan Opposition Movement Alliance (SSOMA) have reached an agreement that paves ways for the latter to join the ceasefire monitoring mechanism. The 2020 Rome Resolution provided for SSOMA to join Ceasefire Transition Security Arrangement Monitoring and Verification Mechanism (CTSAMVM) to ensure parties’ adherence to the 2017 Cessation of Hostility Agreement […]
Politics
Juba police have detained 12 suspects who were arrested on Sunday night after engaging the officers in a shootout in Thingpong. Police spokesperson Maj Gen. Danial Justin told the media that the suspects stormed a home in Juba’s Thongping estate, and began issuing threats to the owner and the family to vacate the land as […]
News
The South Sudan Civil Society has condemned the recent cancellation of discussion on the country’s constitutional history and laws. This is after members of the National Security Service stormed a venue at Hai Malakal in Juba and stopped the discussion which was convened by Okay Africa Foundation executive director Wani Michael, on July 17, Saturday. […]
National
A 12-hour-long power outage is being experienced in South Sudan’s capital, Juba, after the country’s power supplier announced routine maintenance on Saturday, July 17. Juba Electricity Distribution Company (JEDCO) warned its clients on Saturday and it would be engaged in a maintenance program that would mean that the city would be plunged in darkness from […]
Business News
South Sudan Bureau of Standard (NBS) has reaffirmed its full capacity to standardise the country’s products as government plans to identify potential local goods for export to diversify the economy. On Wednesday last week, the Ministry of Trade and Investment with technical support from the International Trade Centre (ITC) launched the first National Export and […]
Business News
The Spokesperson of Gen. Paul Malong-led South Sudan United Front/Army (SSUF/A) has resigned. Chol Duang Chan (pictured)—who has served for two years as a spokesperson of the holdout group—also resigned as a member of the party. The City Review obtained a letter dated July 18, authored by the outgoing spokesperson. “This is to inform my […]
Politics
