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Yambio mayor to crackdown on public land grabbers

He revealed that open spaces allocated for public use before his tenure have been taken over by private individuals. By Emmanuel Mandella The Mayor of Yambio Municipality, John Singira, has renewed his commitment to reclaiming public land unlawfully occupied within the municipality. Speaking to the City Review, the mayor emphasized on the urgent need to […]

Western Equatoria

South Sudan to hold elections in 2023- State House

4 min 6 yrs

The Revitalised Government of National Unity (RTGoNU) has said that it is planning to hold a general election in June year 2023 as per the requirements of the 2018 peace accord. Chapter 1.20.5 of the R-ARCSS stipulates that ‘sixty days prior to the end of the Transitional Period, the National Elections Commission (NEC) shall organise […]

Politics
3 min 6 yrs

Kiir vaccinated after ‘medical assurance’

President Salva Kiir on Tuesday afternoon received his first jab of the AstraZeneca vaccine against the COVID-19 pandemic at his residence in Juba. President’s spokesperson Ateny Wek Ateny was categorical that the president was not playing the hard ball by evading the vaccine. He said the head of state ‘wanted to first get a medical […]

Health
5 min 6 yrs

Doctors demand action for the ailing health sector

South Sudan Doctors Union (SSDU) is calling on the government to reform healthcare emphasizing that glaring gaps are denying regular citizens right to quality healthcare. After celebrating the World Health Day, the medics put pen to paper on Thursday, April 8, to table the demands that would cure the ailing sector. Theirs was a ‘food […]

Health
6 min 6 yrs

Emeritus Archbishop Lukudu laid to rest in colourful ceremony

The fallen Emeritus Archbishop Paulino Lukudu Loro of Juba Archdiocese was on Monday evening laid to rest inside Saint Theresa Cathedral Church, Kator- Juba. Groups of priests and Archbishops, including Archbishop of Khartoum Dioceses, Daniel Marco Kur Adwok, Archbishop of Yei Diocese, Erkolano Lodu Tombe, Archbishop of Juba Diocese, and Dr Stephen Ameyu Martin Mulla […]

News
4 min 6 yrs

Council on massive city clean-up blitz

The Juba City Council authority has embarked on a massive clean-up campaign in an effort to bring about sanitation and hygiene within the city. The new Mayor of Juba City Council, Kalisto Lado Faustino, said his aim is to transform the look of the City which has been without a clear set structure since independence. […]

News
4 min 6 yrs

Lual handed button as secretary-general of SSFA

Victor Lawrence Lual, the newly appointed secretary-general of the  South Sudan Football Association (SSFA) has formally taken over the office in a handing over press conference which was held in Juba on Tuesday morning. Mr Lual took over from John Lauro, who was relieved from his role alongside his deputy  Ajongo Domasio on April 9. […]

Football