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By Emmanuel Mandella The South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF), in collaboration with other organized forces, has launched robust security measures to ensure a peaceful and secure festive season across the country. The operations aim to safeguard South Sudanese citizens and foreign nationals during Christmas and New Year celebrations. Under the directive of President Salva […]
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Two factions under the South Sudan Opposition Alliance (SSOA), released conflicting press statement yesterday, over the representation of the Alliance in the Presidency By Chol Chanyong Two separate press statements by factions of the parties under the South Sudan Opposition Alliance (SSOA), one led by the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security Hon. Josephine Lagu, […]
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Citizens, from traders, businesspersons to families, share experiences ahead of chrismass, painting a grim picture during the festivities By Chuol Chanyong Every family deserves comfort and joy at Christmas, but with the growing high costs of living, many find their holiday season stressful. Christmas is often represented as the most wonderful time of the year, […]
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The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) is appealing for 60 million dollars to avert alarming severe acute malnutrition projected to affect millions of children in South Sudan next year. The organisation warned that children mostly in Greater Upper Nile and part Northern of Bahr El Ghazal might die in 2021 if the needed resources were […]
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A newly-established national non-governmental organization in the capital Juba has offered to clothe at least 750 street children a head of Christmas celebration. Mama Salwa Foundation for Street Child Care and Rehabilitation (MSFSCR), established to advocate for child rights, made the distribution during its inauguration last week at Juba One Boys Primary school. Shaul Bakuony […]
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“The person born with a talent they are meant to use will find their greatest happiness in using it,” those are the words of the late Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, who was a German writer and statesman. And, the quote sounds almost synonymous with Christine Adhyambo’s dream and aspiration of becoming a firebrand mainstream gospel […]
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The Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) says member States under its umbrella cannot be left behind as the regional bloc joins rest of the world in jostling for the coronavirus vaccine. During the 38th Extraordinary Assembly, IGAD urged the international community to ensure fair, equitable and timely distribution of a safe and affordable COVID-19 vaccine. […]
Coronavirus
At least one million Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) could benefit from the new economic diversification scheme unveiled by the government last week. The project titled “Jobs Creation and Trade Development” targets over 8,000 farmers and 2,000 micro small enterprises in Juba County of Central Equatoria State and may later consider Western Equatoria State. […]
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After nearly a year-long run of inter-communal violence and devastating floods, at least 7.5 million South Sudanese are projected to face severe hunger worsened by the coronavirus pandemic and reeling political and food insecurity. The National Bureau of Statistics and Integrated Food Security Phase Classification Technical Working Group in South Sudan released a classified report […]
National
The Indian government through its embassy in Juba has donated food items worth 50 tons in a show of support and provision of lifeline to people affected by the devastating floods in South Sudan. The food items included 20 tons of first class rice and maize flour each and ten tons of sugar distributed to […]
Asia
The Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (RJMEC) is considering a fresh roadmap to speed up the pace of the peace implementation process as South Sudan enters 2021 without a comprehensive agreement. Since the signing of the agreement in February this year, RJMEC says parties have failed to comply with multiple directives urging them to […]
Politics
The Economic Crisis Management Committee set by President Salva Kiir to find alternative solutions to revive the faltering economy by uncovering opaque business dealings is being blocked from carrying out its mandate. In August this year, President Salva Kiir issued an order forming economic crisis management committee headed by Vice President for Economic Cluster, Dr. […]
Economy
Hope Society, a national nongovernmental organization has Tuesday last week called on citizens to embrace unity as the country commemorated the seventh anniversary of tragic 15th December 2013 incident that killed thousands, destabilized security and polarized South Sudanese along ethnic lines. The event that attracted hundreds South Sudanese from different cultural and geographical background aimed […]
Politics
Frontline health workers and people with underlying medical conditions would get first priority as the government considers unveiling the coronavirus vaccines in the first half of 2021. A senior official says plans are underway to make available the vaccines, which are currently in use in the United States and at testing phases in some European […]
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