Breaking News
NCA justified the shutdown as a measure to prevent the spread of videos depicting atrocities committed in Wad-Medani, Sudan, and to safeguard public safety and mental health By Emmanuel Mandella The South Sudan Bar Association has strongly condemned the National Communication Authority’s (NCA) decision to partially block social media platforms across the country for 90 […]
National
By Thomas Gumi The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has announced plans to construct a mobile court in Renk, Upper Nile State, from January 27 to February 22, 2025, as part of its support for the judiciary and the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs in the country. UNMISS confirmed in a statement […]
Upper Nile State
By Theophilous Ochang Authorities in Kapoeta East County said at least 58 out of the 109 goats previously raided by the Turkana herders were handed over on Wednesday. This followed the effort and cooperation between the authorities of both Toposa and the Turkana of Kenya, said Abdallah Angelo, Kapoeta East County commissioner. “On the 19th […]
Eastern Equatoria State
Hundreds of trucks stuck at Elegu near the Nimule border over fears of insecurity began snaking to Juba after the security officers were deployed along the road over the weekend. But the breakthrough came after shortage that had triggered market panic inflating the prices of goods. The City Review made spot-check in Juba, South Sudan, […]
Business News
The Vice President of Gender and Youth Cluster Mama Rebecca Nyandeng de Mabior (pictured) has tested negative for COVID-19, her office has confirmed. The VP’s office tweeted that Mrs Garang had healed from the virus days after being taken ill at a hospital in Nairobi, Kenya. The tweet read: ‘‘the office of the Vice President […]
News
President Salva Kiir Mayardit has condoled with the United Kingdom and the Northern Ireland over the death of Prince Phillip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II. The presidency shared a condolence message on the official Facebook page where the president tabled his condolences sympathies on ‘behalf of Revitalised Transitional Government of National Unity and the […]
News
Manchester United avenged their October 2020 6-1 drubbing in the hands of Tottenham Hotspurs when Edinson Cavani, Fred and Mason Greenwood all struck to complete a come-back victory. The Red Devils went into the match seeking to capitalise on Leicester City’s collapse against West Ham, where the former lost 3-2 to the fourth-placed Hammers. In […]
Football
President Salva Kiir has appointed Santino Deng Wol as the country’s Chief of Defense Forces, taking over from General Johnson Juma Okot on Saturday evening. Media sources revealed that at the time of making changes Gen. Okot was on a mission with the South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF) to restore normalcy along the Juba-Nimule […]
Politics
The body of the late retired Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Juba diocese Paulino Lukudu Loro will be laid to rest on Monday in Juba. The cleric died last week in a hospital in Nairobi, Kenya, at the age of 81 from unknown illness. According to local media reports, his remains will arrive at Juba […]
News
Prince Phillip, the husband to Queen Elizabeth II of UK has died aged 99, the British media has revealed. The media broke the news of Prince Phillip’s death, adding that the Bucking Palace had communicated the sad moment. He was renowned by the title Duke of Edinburg and had gathered public endorsement during his times […]
Europe
South Sudan Football Association has reappointed Victor Lual as the new secretary-general, taking over from outgoing John Anthony Lauro who has served for eight years. The SSFA tweeted on Friday morning: ‘‘The SSFA has appointed Victor Lual as the Secretary-General replacing John Anthony Lauro who has served in the position for close to 8 years. […]
Football
A total of 700,000 refugees and internally displaced persons in South Sudan are staring at food scarcity after the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announced a food rationing move. The food aid agency said the funding gap has forced its arm into making drastic measures which will come at a pinch to the victims […]
Justice & Conflict
The South Sudan government in partnership with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) on Thursday launched Population Estimation Survey (PEE) 2021 to enable planning and service delivery. The exercise—which will be the first of its kind since the country attained independence in 2011— aims to assess data on population in the ten states and three […]
News
South Sudan Doctors Union (SSDU) has hailed the recently launched vaccination exercise terming it the best tool to stop the COVID-19 pandemic. ‘‘The SSDU would like to remind all the front-line workers, persons above 65 years and those with other underlying diseases to go for vaccination at Juba Teaching and Juba Military Referral Hospitals. We […]
Health
Philippines has suspended the administration of the AstraZeneca vaccine for persons under the age of 60 citing fears of deadly blood clots that had been noted in parts of Europe. The Philippine authorities made the decision barely two weeks after Germany did the same on accounts that the Berlin government had sampled cases of blood […]
Asia
