By Mamer Abraham   Minister of Interior, Angelina Teny urges women in politics to launch a full-scale involvement in democracy within their respective parties. The minister was speaking at the opening of the women’s conference organized by Eve Organization at Radisson Blu, on Wednesday. She said that women faced challenges[Read More…]

Charles K Mark and Gladys Kole Fred   Lack of loans and grants to boost up ventures is a challenge hindering the growth of small businesses in South Sudan, Vice President, Dr. James Wani Igga has said. The Vice President for economic cluster was speaking on Thursday during the launch[Read More…]

By Mamer Abraham   Speaker of the Council of States has urged the members of the Council of States to pass good recommendations that will solve loopholes in the management of oil revenue. Rt. Hon. Deng Deng Akoon said that Council of States must not only heed the complaints from[Read More…]

By Mamer Abraham   Economists have identified inconsistencies in the allocation of 5% of oil revenue to oil-producing states and communities. Ariic David, an economist for the Sudd Institute who presented research on the allocation of 5% of oil revenue, revealed that communities in oil-producing states are owed approximately $943[Read More…]

By Hou Akot Hou   At least 12 heads of cattle have been reportedly devoured by hyenas in Gakrol Payam of Aweil South County, Northern Bahr El Ghazal State this month alone. Residents in the area disclosed that since the beginning of this month, the hyenas have been preying on[Read More…]

By Mamer Abraham   Parliamentary caucus of Twic East, Duk, and Bor Counties in Jonglei State has called for an expeditious prosecution of those responsible for the killings on Bioth-Agany Island. In a statement signed by Deng Dau Deng, chairperson of the parliamentary caucus of three counties, the leaders called[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David   Some national lawmakers have accused the assembly leadership of discriminating between ordinary MPs and those with leadership roles during sessions. Mayen Deng Alier, an MP representing Jonglei State, criticized the leadership of the parliament, stating that heads of political parties and other MPs in leadership[Read More…]

By Gladys Fred Kole   Limited knowledge and information on aflatoxin by stakeholders along the value chain has been identified as one of the major factors hindering aflatoxin prevention and control within the East African Community (EAC). This emerged during a two-day regional workshop on the status of aflatoxin prevention[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David   National Lawmakers have demanded payment of their recess allowance or take action against the national parliament leadership. The Emolument Act stipulates that each national parliament member receives a monthly salary of 800,000, which means each lawmaker is supposed to receive 2,400,000 for unpaid three months.[Read More…]

By Charles K Mark   Sudd Institute, a think tank based in Juba, has identified flaws in the recently passed National Election Act. In their recently released weekly review report on the act seen by this outlet, the researchers and policy analysts said the election legal framework is marred by[Read More…]

By Aweye Teddy Onam   In a striking revelation, Auditor General Ambassador Steven Kiliona Wondu has unearthed extensive fraud in the construction of the Juba-Rumbek road. The construction of the highway began in 2019 and is financed by allocating 10,000 barrels of crude oil per day for infrastructure development to[Read More…]