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By Aguok Chok The Episcopal Church of South Sudan’s (ECSS) Diocese of Wau, Western Bahr el Ghazal State on Thursday renewed its call for justice after 17 of its pastors who were arrested and tortured by SPLA-IO forces earlier this year. The church leaders urged newly appointed Governor Emmanuel Primo Okello to take swift action […]
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Yakani emphasized that any withdrawal from the process by government or opposition delegations would be a “serious diplomatic mistake By Emmanuel Mandella The Executive Director of the Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO), Mr. Edmund Yakani, has issued a passionate appeal to President Salva Kiir to ensure unwavering commitment to the Tumaini peace process. Yakani […]
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The statement came after a consultative meeting between the management of the Central Bank and the Managing Directors of the commercial banks operating in South Sudan By Anak Dut and Emmanuel Mandella The Governor of the Bank of South Sudan (BoSS), Johnny Ohisa has lifted the SSP 10 million cash withdrawal restriction that limited clients […]
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By Charles Lotara As the world wrestles with the coronavirus pandemic, India has found solace in its effective home-made medicines extracted from traditional herbs, an official statement extended to The City Review reveals. India Ambassador to South Sudan S.D Moorthy said traditional medicines have proved to be effective in building the body’s immune system against […]
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By Sheila Ponnie The United Kingdom (UK) is pushing for the National Conference slated for November 3rd after its initial March schedule was postponed due to the incomplete formation of the Revitalized Transitional Government of National Unity. Christopher Trott, the UK Ambassador to South Sudan met the Co-Chair of the National Dialogue Steering Committee Angelo […]
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By Charles Lotara The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has poured cold water on the government’s appeal to bail the country out of the liquidity crunch announced by the Central Bank two weeks ago as the Bretton Wood institution struggles to save the world economy from a total recession. A senior official from IMF told The […]
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By Sheila Ponnie A planned dialogue between cattle keepers and farmers mainly from Central and Eastern Equatoria States has fallen flat after the former failed to turn up for the indaba organized by the South Sudan National Dialogue Steering Committee in Juba. This comes in the wake of rising tensions between farmers and pastoralists who […]
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By Sheila Ponnie The Ministry of Interior through the South Sudan National Police Service has urged residents across Juba City to report all cases of sexual assaults, including rape and other forms of sexual violence. The Head of Special Protection Unit, Col. James Dak Karlo told the public last week to report all forms of […]
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By Kitab Unango At least 26 South Sudanese nationals who were stranded in India due to COVID-19 lockdown have finally arrived in the capital Juba with support of the Indian Embassy in the country. Their arrival at Juba International Airport on Friday August 21 coincided with the celebration of the 74th Independence Day of India. […]
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In the world of economics, liquidity crunch signals much more than just a grounded economy but also threatens the extinction of local currency. The announcement by the Central Bank last week that the national reserve was out of cash coupled with the rising exchange rate in the black market sent shivers down the spines of […]
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By Sheila Ponnie The Inter-Government Authority on Development (IGAD) through Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has appointed a military general and graduate from the National Defence College to serve as the Chairperson of the Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission. Uhuru appointed Major General (Rtd) Charles Tai Gituai to replace Lt. Gen. (Rtd) Augostino S.K Njorore, […]
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By Sheila Ponnie A Germany-based charity organization has stepped up to rescue more than 900 desperate school teachers with a donation of food items as negative COVID-19 impact pushes educators to the brink of acute food insecurity. The New Apostolic Charitable Organization, a religious grouping funded by Germans last week empowered the New Apostolic Church […]
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“Moving here was like landing on the set of a TV show,” Bul Juach told the ABC. Now the South Sudanese refugee is becoming a star of his very own. “We used to think ‘what is tomorrow going to be like?’, but now here in Australia, we don’t have to think like that because we […]
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By Kitab Unango The gruesome killing of three Rock City-based children which sent a shockwave across the nation has prompted the police to scale up efforts to revamp security within Juba. The murder of the trio earlier this month also sparked outrage within the presidency, compelling Salva Kiir to issue a directive to the law […]
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By Sheila Ponnie The intercommunal violence which has dragged on for months in many parts of the country is throwing the permanent ceasefire arrangement in jeopardy, the Ceasefire and Transitional Security Arrangements Monitoring and Verification Mechanism (CTSAMVM) has said. CTSAMVM Chairperson Major General Teshome Gemechu Aderie expressed concern about the ongoing violence saying there was […]
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