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WES families in agony, demand action from government over missing kin

Western Equatoria State Minister of Information and Communication Elia Usini Dominic condemned the incident and called for collective community action By Emmanuel Mandella Families of two men who mysteriously disappeared between Ezo County and Source Yubu Payam of Tombura County are asking the government of Western Equatoria State (WES) to help them trace their kin. […]

Western Equatoria

NRA surpasses revenue collection target

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The National Revenue Authority (NRA) has surpassed its revenue collection target after garnering SSP 5 billion in four months from non-oil revenue, something the authority would achieve in six months under normal circumstances. African Mande’ Gedima, the South Sudan’s Deputy Commissioner of National Revenue Authority (NRA) revealed this after briefing President Salva Kiir on new […]

Business News
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Defection fever takes over

As the revitalised government started took shape last year, several defections which have been viewed as sarcastic and a threat to peace, picked up within parties to agreement with SPLM-IG and IO taking the lead. And as it appears, constant warning from the stakeholders of the peace agreement such as IGAD and RJMEC has often […]

Politics
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Shooting for the Lord God?

It is close to three weeks since Rumbek Bishop-designate Christian Carlassare was airlifted for treatment in Kenya after gunmen stormed his residence and shot him on the legs leaving him incapacitated. The law enforcement agencies rounded up over 25 suspects, among them three clerics for questioning over the heinous act of April 26. And even […]

News
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The irony of India’s COVID-19 battle rating at both ends

India posted a record-breaking inoculation performance by administering over 160 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccines by last week, in just 105 days since the exercise began. The development brought an ironical twist for a country that has grabbed the international headlines, registering higher mortalities with busy crematoria chocking in smoke as Indians cremate their […]

Asia
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Is the SSP appreciation against USD backfiring?

For almost two weeks and counting, the South Sudanese Pounds have maintained its strength against the United States Dollars. While this development was celebrated from the onset, it is seemingly working to the disadvantage of the market. The appreciation of SSP against the USD has been anticipated for far too long since the national currency […]

Editorial
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Suspects sneaked 26kgs of heroin via Nimule, court told

Nimule border played a conveyor belt role for the trafficking of 26 kilograms of heroin that was seized at the Juba International Airport in November last year, the court heard last week.  The revelations surfaced during a testimony by the lead investigator into the drug trafficking syndicate in which five suspects were arrested in connection […]

News
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SSOMA boycotts Rome negotiations

The South Sudan Opposition Movement Alliance (SSOMA) has boycotted the next round of negotiations which was scheduled for the first week of May 2021.  In its press release issued last week, SSOMA stipulated the reason was for the killing of their denier army commander last month in Uganda capital, Kampala.  “SSOMA’s suspension of participation in […]

Politics
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President Kiir hosts Muslim community for dinner

President Salva Kiir Mayardit Sunday hosted Muslim Community for a dinner in Juba to mark the beginning of Eid-al-Fitr- a Muslim feast celebrated after Ramadan every year. The head of the state normally preside over the event at the State House, JI, but this time at Freedom Hall, the main public venue located south of […]

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