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One of the teachers expressed deep frustration over the government’s apparent lack of commitment. By Emmanuel Mandella Public primary and secondary school teachers in Western Bahr el-Ghazal now want the government to settle their 13 months salary arrears before schools reopen. The teachers voiced their grievances on Friday morning during their union general assembly at […]
National
By Emmanuel Mandella The spokesperson of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army-In Opposition (SPLA-IO), Col. Lam Poul, has accused the South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) of orchestrating unprovoked attacks and escalating tensions in Western Equatoria State, following SPLA-IO’s withdrawal from Boo Bridge. “We moved out of Boo Bridge,” Col. Lam confirmed, referencing his public statement […]
National
Filled with passion and determination to claim a place, El Merriekh fought hard, and within moments, Ahmed Musa headed in a cool swerve to earn the team a goal, and later an exciting comeback win By Liam Josh Koriom’s FC collapse in the second half was the moment of joy for El Meriekh, who made […]
Football Sports
Leicester City dumped a resilient Southampton side at the FA Cup semifinal which was played at Wembley Stadium on Sunday evening. Both teams drew blanks in the first half with both defences remaining resolute in the better part of the first half. Brendan Rodgers went with the usual two-man attack of Jamie Vardy and Kelechi […]
Football
There is a need for South Sudan to hold an election as enshrined in the 2018 peace agreement. And in such an event, the youngest African nation will certainly realise its economic and political potential and foster accountability on leaders. These were the sentiments of outgoing United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) and […]
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Chelsea registered a 1-0 victory over league leaders Manchester City at the FA Cup semifinals to reach the finals of the tournament for the fifteenth time. Moroccan international Hakim Ziyech scored the only goal that secured Blues hard-fought victory. Chelsea lined up with Timo Werner, Mason Mount, and Hakim Ziyech in the attack; Ngolo Kante, […]
Football
Tottenham Hotspurs striker Harry Kane and Everton captain Gylfi Sigurdsson starred in a 2-2 draw as two English Premier League sides shared spoils yesterday. The match, which was played on Friday night, featured high stakes where both teams battled for three points to redeem their chase for Uefa Champions League football. It was Tottenham Hotspurs […]
Football
Chelsea will be missing the services of Croatian midfielder Mateo Kovacic in the crucial FA Cup semifinal tie against Manchester City on Saturday. The British media reported that the clash comes too earlier for the former Real Madrid man who also missed a second leg tie against Porto on Tuesday. Blues will therefore be banking […]
Football
USA has donated US$95 million to the World Food Programme in South Sudan, to help the aid agency fight hunger in the country. WFP tweeted on Thursday afternoon about the donation adding that the funds are already in use to alleviate the hunger crisis. ‘‘WFP welcomes contributions totaling US$95 million from the United States to […]
Justice & Conflict
President Salva Kiir has flown to South Africa for an official visit. Presidential Press Secretary Ateny Wek Ateny told Radio Miraya in an interview that Kiir flew to Pretoria, South Africa’s capital to have a discussion with President Cyril Ramaphosa on the implementation of the peace agreement. ‘‘He is being accompanied by high-level delegation because […]
Politics
Human Rights Watch—an international human rights lobby group—has termed the recent reshuffling by President Salva Kiir as a move that emboldens human rights subjugation. Carine Kaneza Nantulya, the Africa Advocacy Director at Human Rights Watch, penned a statement on Wednesday calling out the government for promoting key figures that have not respected the sanctity of […]
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Real Madrid marquee summer signing Eden Hazard is poised to meet his former teammates at Chelsea this time as an opponent after the Los Blancos drew the Blues at the Uefa Champions League semifinal. Hazard finished a big money move to Madrid last year but he has spent a better part of his stint on […]
Football
The National Taskforce on COVID-19 on Wednesday, April 14, lifted the COVID-19 partial lockdown explaining that the decision was arrived at after discovering a drop in the number of infections. A statement from the vice president Hussein Abdelbaggi, who chairs the taskforce, reveals that stakeholders had serious deliberations over the matter and made the decision […]
Health
The ministry of presidential affairs on Wednesday defended the National Security Service saying it is one of the most disciplined forces in the country. The press secretary in the office of the president, Ateny Wek Ateny (pictured), told journalists that the NSS ‘adheres to its mandate while protecting the interest of the nation.’ Ateny was […]
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Denmark has become the first ever country to permanently stop the inoculation using the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine over fears of blood clots. The BBC revealed that the European country had decided to withdraw the administration of 2.4 million doses of the vaccine, despite inoculating 150,000 people with drug and registering no side effect. “The Danish Health […]
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