Breaking News
By Makur Adut A 28-year-old man identified as Marial Mayom cut off his manhood after failing to get a girl to marry in Lakes State. The State’s police spokesman, Major Elijah Mabor Makuac said that the incident happened on Monday when the man, who resides in Akuac, decided to cut off his male reproductive organ. […]
Lakes State
By Theophilous Ochang The Governor of Eastern Equatoria state, Louis Lobong has directed Magwi County commissioner to convene a meeting with the Jonglei cattle herders and advise them to leave the area. The governor issued the statement after receiving a report from Magwi County Commissioner in Torit on Tuesday. “In reference to this report, His […]
Eastern Equatoria State
By Emmanuel Mandella A deadly thunderstorm in Yambio County on Monday claimed the life of a 41-year-old woman, leaving seven children behind. The victim, identified as Ruzeta Augustino, a cleaner at the Western Equatoria State Secretariat, was struck by lightning while sheltering indoors with her children during a sudden downpour. According to her nephew, Isaac […]
Western Equatoria
Former US President Barack Obama has paid a glowing tribute to his grandmother who died at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Referral Hospital in Kisumu, Kenya on Monday morning. Obama described Mama Sarah Obama as a hospitable woman with impressive sense of humour who provided solace for the Obama family in times of need. Here is his […]
Africa
An international expert mission that was sponsored by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to investigate the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic has concluded that the virus may have jumped from a bat via an unknown animal to humans. According to AFP, the scientists hypothesised that the theory fronting the argument that the virus may have […]
Health
The National Democratic Movement (NDM) has issued a statement calling on authorities to investigate and bring to book perpetrators of Malakal attack that claimed atleast 10 lives this weekend. Civilians were said to have killed and others wounded by unidentified armed group during the arrival of the area governor Budhok Ayang Kur for the swearing […]
Justice & Conflict
The government has postponed the launch of the COVID-19 vaccination which was planned to commence at J1 on Monday morning. The media is yet to receive substantive information detailing the motivation behind the postponement of the launch. On Sunday, COVID-19 Incident Manager Dr Richard Lako told the media that a personality from the presidency would […]
Health
South Sudan registered the lowest daily COVID-19 caseload for the year 2021 after five people were found with the disease. The cases emanated from a sample size of 160. According to the data from COVID-19 Incident Manager Dr Richard Lako, the latest cases imply that the positivity rate also dipped to 3.1 per cent. This […]
Health
Former US President Barack Obama’s grandmother Sarah Obama (pictured) has died aged 99. Mama Sarah, who was the only surviving grandparent of former US leader, died while undergoing treatment at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital in Kenya’s Kisumu County. Her elder daughter, Masat Obama, confirmed her death to the Kenyan press adding that […]
Africa
State House will lead by example in taking the coronavirus jab on Monday, March 29, as a way of instilling public confidence ahead of mass vaccination exercise. COVID-19 Incident Manager Dr Richard Lako told the media on a Sunday brief that an unnamed personality in the presidency would take the jab to set up precedence. […]
Health
The recently sworn-in Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu (pictured) has suspended the country’s head of ports authority Deusdedit Kakoko to pave way for investigations. Suluhu—who took over from the late former president John Magufuli who was buried on Friday—has risen to the limelight, with eyes eager to assess her governance methods. Soft-spoken and composed, Suluhu drops […]
Africa
Upper Nile State governor Abudhok Kur has sworn in state officials in Malakal despite the chaos that rocked his arrival in the oil-rich state yesterday. A local media outlet reported that Governor Kur remained unfazed by the chaos and presided over the oath-taking ahead of his bid to streamline the administration. Gunshots were reported yesterday, […]
Justice & Conflict
Sudanese Sovereignty Council, Lt. Gen. Abdelfattah Al-Burhan is in South Sudan for a one-day state visit. State tweeted that Al-Buhran jetted in the country for a meeting with President Salva Kiir Mayardit over the quest for peace and to strengthen the bilateral relations between the two countries. State House tweeted: ‘‘H.E. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Chairman […]
Politics
The residents of Lafon County in Eastern Equatoria State are leaving the area due to an absolute lack of food and health crisis. Lafon County’s Member of Parliament Victor Omuho told journalists on Wednesday that his constituency was facing hunger crisis, dire health conditions and lack of access to information related to the COVID-19 pandemic […]
National
Immediate former Tanzanian President John Pombe Joseph Magufuli was laid to rest on Friday 4:30pm at his Chato home in Tanzania. Thousands of Tanzanians flocked his home to pay their last respect to the head of state. The state burial was led by the recently sworn in President Samia Hassan Suluhu who took over after […]
Africa
