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The Police Spokesperson Col. John Kassara, however, stated that security along the highways and routes interconnecting the states was stable, particularly during the New Year celebrations. By James Chatim South Sudan National Police Service (SSNPS) said on Thursday that the general security situation was relatively calm and normal countrywide except minor offenses registered for the […]
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According to Hon. Mayen Deng, the Financial Act (2024-2025) was designed to help salvage the tough economic situation that the public was enduring by ensuring the realization of the projected revenues By Ajah Jennifer Addressing a press conference yesterday, Hon. Mayen Deng, the Chairperson of the Standing Specialized Committee on Trade and Industry raised concerns […]
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By Anak Dut A team of engineers and specialists from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Tuesday briefed the Governor of Northern Bahr el Ghazal State, Simon Ober Mawut, on the progress of the installation of the Madhol Field Hospital. The facility, which is being erected using containers, is to be operational by the second […]
Northern Bahr el Ghazal State
The UN Security Council is meeting to discuss the brewing leadership crisis in Somalia after the opposition leaders declared President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed’s rule illegitimate. A report by the AFP reveals that some unnamed diplomats said the meeting was convened upon request by Britain—a member of the council—which spearheads the discussions this month. UN Spokesman […]
Africa
Boxing athlete Musoolu Gerald alias K.O Busungu is set to lock horns with heavyweight champion Okumu Jalaba in a much hyped fixture slated for March this year. Perhaps, tables may reverse and emulate the 2015 scenario for the man nicknamed Mr K O. For 25-year-old Musoolo (Knockout), hope piles as time draws closer to March […]
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The South Sudanese suppliers and hotel operators have put the government on spotlight for failing to pay them their dues wholesomely as it does for foreign businesses. Hotel managers told journalists on Thursday, February 4, that they were tired of accommodating the peace keepers for months without getting a penny for the services. “We have […]
Business
Your children could contract the COVID-19 without your knowledge and even if you realise, you may do so late after they have lived with the disease for a while. This is after the ministry of health revealed the data showing that 169 children have so far recorded COVID-19 positive result since last year. But the […]
Health
Central Bank of South Sudan launched 1,000 South Sudanese pound note on Tuesday morning. The Central Bank Governor Dier Tong Ngor presided over the launch at his office in Juba this morning. ”The currency has been declared a legal tender in the Republic of South Sudan,” a banner mounted outside the Central Bank read. There […]
Business
The South Sudan government has allocated $300 million loan to the 29 business communities in the country to scale up their commercial operations. “…each and every business entity with assets should also declare [them] through the business community of South Sudan Business and Employee’s Federation,’’ Ayii Duang Ayii, the federation’s president told the media at […]
Business
When President Salva Kiir and the First Vice President Dr Riek Machar penned a ceasefire deal in 2018, parties who midwifed the process envisaged a compulsory restructuring of governance to usher the country into a democracy. But the revitalised peace accord did not contemplate the eventualities that change in allegiance would bring to the Permanent […]
Politics
Amidst pin-drop silence at Freedom Hall in Juba on January 27, President Salva Kiir walked to the podium to fulfil his duties of presiding over state events like that which was before him-mediating the peace talks for Jonglei State and Pibor. The moments before his speech were agonising for a man of his stature. One […]
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Stringent customary laws and rogue law enforcement agents are largely to blame for the rampant Gender-Based Violence in South Sudan. While some cultural traditional values encompass abuse of a particular gender and female in most cases; some cops and members of the military have indulged in the act with impunity. Chief Justice Chan Reech Madut […]
Justice & Conflict
South Sudan transitional government of unity will be entering the final phase of its existence by the end of 2021. Meaning by December this year, the arrangement will only have six months window period of existence to ensure that all the requirements of the peace agreement signed by President Salva Kiir and First Vice President […]
Politics
The Bari Community in Juba over the weekend inaugurated Bari Community Centre-an edifice of the community leadership and well-wishers. It comprises three-storey buildings with each having four offices, conference hall, an open space for entertainment and social functions and even public toilets. Beside these facilities are playgrounds for children and parking space for motorists. The […]
National
In 2020, a group of cryptocurrency investors purchased a decommissioned cruise liner, the Pacific Dawn, and renamed it the MS Satoshi, who allegedly invented Bitcoin. They were members of the “seasteading” community, an experimental movement that aspires to create autonomous, floating city states in international waters. The Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel, a self-described anarcho-capitalist, […]
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