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Yakani stressed that the lack of responsible service delivery from immigration officers highlights a pressing need for leadership intervention. By Emmanuel Mandela The President of the East African Civil Society Organizations Forum (EACSOF) and Executive Director of the Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO), Mr. Edmund Yakani is calling for immediate action to address the […]
National
Cabinet Affairs Minister Martin Elia Lomuro said late last week that the government is keen to ensure that the next round of the talks is inclusive of all armed groups By James Chatim The Nairobi-led Tumaini talks in Nairobi are expected to resume this week, after delegates took a break for the Christmas and the […]
National
A number of motorists in Juba have raised concerns over the validity period for drivers’ license By Chuol Chanyong Some taxi and truck drivers in Juba have raised concerns about the new driving license directive issued by the Directorate of traffic police on Saturday. Henry Justin, a taxi driver said: “I want to know why […]
National
A Kenyan high court in Nairobi will on February 25 determine whether South Sudan will access US$49 million held in two bank accounts after the assets were frozen following a dispute with a local firm. This is after High Court Judge Jaden Thuranira extended the orders earlier issued on December 30, 2020, to Thursday, February […]
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South Sudan is among the African countries making a queue for the Oxford-made AstraZeneca vaccine to tame the COVID-19 pandemic. The director-general for preventive health services at the Ministry of Health Dr John Romunu expressed optimism on February 8 that country would receive over 800,000 doses by the end of the month. “I am happy […]
Explainers & Fact-Checks
Over 1,000 Primary Eight candidates in SPMLM-IO areas sat for their national examinations under a contingency arrangement by the Ministry of General Education and Instruction and the National Examination Council. According to United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), which airlifted the exam materials, 1,732 students from six counties finished the examinations on Friday, February […]
Explainers & Fact-Checks
The National Taskforce on COVID-19 led by Vice President for Services Cluster Hussein Abdelbagi Akol announced a partial lockdown to tame the infections in the country. In the statement, the team said the directive was to monitor the second wave which is still being experienced around the globe and by some countries in East Africa. […]
Editorial
A Kenyan high court in Nairobi will on February 25 determine whether South Sudan will access money held in two bank accounts after the assets were frozen following a dispute with a local firm. This is after High Court Judge Jaden Thuranira extended the orders earlier issued on December 30, 2020, to Thursday, February 25, […]
News
South Sudan marked the first anniversary of the Revitalised Transitional Government of National Unity (RTGoNU) on February 22 amidst hanging questions on the fate of peace deal implementation. Though well-known in the public domain, the day attracted no fete and speech as government remained tight-lipped over the matter. The State House never communicated over the […]
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Italian ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Luca Attanasio (pictured), was on Monday morning killed in an attack by armed militia in the North Kivu province. According to AFP, a source from Kinshasa confirmed that the Italian diplomat was in the convoy of the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) that had travelled to […]
Africa
South Sudan needs to retrace alliances that it formed during independence to speed up development and the implementation of the peace accord. Former Petroleum Minister Amb. Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth has appealed to the country’s leadership to consider such multinational alliances arguing they will help the Juba administration achieve the development goals. In an article titled […]
Politics
World Health Organization (WHO) has called on Tanzania to intensify the fight against COVID-19 like neighbouring countries even though the country’s president John Magufuli would hear none of such calls. As nations produced numbers and closed borders due to the virus in March 2020, President John Pombe Magufuli declared Tanzania disease-free. He ordered churches and […]
Africa
South Sudan recorded 348 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours. This is the highest number of cases since patient zero was noted in the country in April 2020. This means that the country’s caseload now shoots to 6,931 and the total number of recoveries still remains 4,014. The cumulative death toll now shoots to 87. […]
News
South Sudan Football Association flagged off the women’s football league over the weekend to enable players from eight regions to compete and build a pathway for making a robust national team. Four matches were played. Kuajok Women FC lost 1-0 to Bentiu United FC and Torit Women FC hammered Wau Women FC 8-0 in the […]
Football
A solitary goal by Manchester City winger Raheem Sterling ensured victory for high-flying Blues over struggling Arsenal at the Emirates on Sunday evening. Sterling headed a fine cross from Riyad Mahrez from the right wing in the second minute of the game after forcing Bernd Leno to make a save near his post in the […]
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