By Chol Peter Majoh From the word transaction comes the word transactional. Therefore, what’s transactional sex? Well, according to me, yes, it’s the exchange of consensual sex for material support like gifts, money, food, and many others. Among young people, the exchange of sex for gifts, etc., occurs in many[Read More…]
Year: 2023
The oil around us: Its little blessings and its nothingness
I have seen, in my younger life, almost all the things I had expected not to see in my entire life. The brutal killings of people, rape, abject poverty, and misappropriation of public resources but we have always blamed it on oil but it is not. Oil will never curse.[Read More…]
HIV remains high among sex workers
By Charles K Mark South Sudan HIV/AIDS Commission reported that risks of HIV infections among women and girls engaging in sex work. The Commission disclosed this yesterday in its report of several Integrated Biological Behavioral Surveillance Surveys (IBBSS) on female sex workers conducted in Juba, Wau, Nimule, and Yambio.[Read More…]
SPLM vows to nurture young people
By Ijoo Bosco Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) Students’ League members at Dr. John Garang Memorial Senior Secondary School met with the Party’s state Secretary, German Charles Ojok. The students attended a two-day orientation seminar at the party Secretariat Hall, where Vice President Dr. James Wani Igga and 2nd[Read More…]
Youth conclude empowerment training
By Ijoo Bosco A one-day workshop for youth skills empowerment and development in Eastern Equatoria State, Torit has concluded on Tuesday. The Vocational Skills Development Organization (VOSDO) collaborated with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) to train the youth. The Seed 4 Youth project was awarded to VOSDO to[Read More…]
Two killed, 10 wounded in Twic East
By Mamer Abraham At least two people have been reported killed and 10 others wounded in a cattle raid in Twic East County, Jonglei State. Chol Tor Gak, the commissioner of Twic East County, confirmed the attack yesterday, saying that at least 1,000 herds of cattle had been driven[Read More…]
About 30 varieties of sorghum seeds launched
By Ijoo Bosco International Fertilizer Development Centre (IFDC) a non-governmental organization on Tuesday, November 14 launched sorghum seeds verities in Magwi Center. The launch brought together farmers, cooperative societies, county agriculture department officials, and supporting partners from various parts of Magwi Payams. IFDC Deputy Project Manager, Mr. Yoga Mario, stated[Read More…]
Security Council extends UNISFA lifespan
By Mamer Abraham United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has extended the mandate of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) for one year. The Security Council urged the governments of Sudan and South Sudan to render their utmost support to UNISFA as they discharge their duties of[Read More…]
Peace Monitors laud maiden deployment
By Charles K Mark Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategy at R-JMEC, the institution responsible for monitoring and overseeing the peace agreement, has praised the transitional government for deploying the first battalion of necessary unified forces. “This is a day that we have been waiting for a very long[Read More…]
We must embrace change- former IGP
By Mamer Abraham Former Inspector General of Police has expressed appreciation President Salva Kiir Mayardit for granting him the chance to serve the office for five years. Gen. Majak Akec Malok said in a statement that in a changing World, change must be embraced whenever it knocks on the[Read More…]
Unified forces’ deployment kicks off
By Bida Elly David Transitional Government of National Unity has finally commenced the long-awaited deployment of the Necessary Unified Forces. The first battalion of 750 soldiers has on Wednesday, been dispatched to Malakal in Upper Nile State. In August of last year, the government graduated at least 52,000 forces[Read More…]
Committee fails to resolve Aweil Youth Union squabble
By Hou Akot Hou A fact-finding committee sent by the president of the National Youth Union, Gola Boyoi to Aweil Town returned to Juba without a resolution. The youth executive members who were contacted by the three-member committee refused to outline their grievances over the dispute that led to[Read More…]
EES candidates ready for exams
By Ijoo Bosco Over 3,952 thousand primary school pupils in Eastern Equatoria state are preparing for the South Sudan Certificate of Primary Leaving Examination, set to begin on November 20th. The state Director General for the Ministry of General Education and Instruction Sundar Peter directed examination monitors to exercise discipline[Read More…]
Governor warns against deforestation
By Bida Elly David Northern Bahr El Ghazal State governor, Tong Akeen Ngor, has warned citizens against cutting trees and urged them to plant more for environmental sustainability. Ngor issued the warning yesterday during a tree-planting campaign aimed at enlightening people on the importance of trees and how they[Read More…]
Late Sr. Veronika’s court verdict adjourned again
By Charles K Mark Final court verdict in the case of a slain Catholic nun, Rev. Sr. Dr. Veronika Teresia Rackova, has been adjourned for the second time. The case was transferred to the high court in Juba in 2021 after a series of investigations that have passed through[Read More…]
Rights defenders call for constructive electoral participation
By Charles K Mark Human Rights Activists in South Sudan said true democracy must ensure voices of both the poorest and most marginalized citizens are amplified. The activists were addressing an event attended by some 60 participants in Juba, hosted by the Human Rights Division of the United Nations[Read More…]
EAC Speakers forum kicks off tomorrow
By Bida Elly David East African Parliamentary Bureau (EPB) is set to conduct a speakers’ parliamentary forum in Juba for the second time tomorrow. The forum aims to elect a new chair as the incumbent Rt. Hon. Jemma Nunu Kimba’s term comes to an end. Speaker Nunu was elected[Read More…]
Sudan Post apologizes to Sabuni
By William Madouk Sudan Post has apologized to Aggrey Tisa Sabuni, former economic advisor and finance minister, following his demand for an apology regarding a news report linking his family to alleged coup rumors. “We extend our sincere apology to Hon. Aggrey Tisa Sabuni and any of his family[Read More…]
The Myth of Equality; ‘Effects of Domestic Violence on School going children’
By Lisok James Moses Domestic Violence also known as Family abuse or Family violence is an act of violence or abuse against a person living in one’s household, especially a member of one’s immediate family. This also can be the inflicting of physical injury by one family or household member[Read More…]
Trinity Energy concedes rising fuel prices
By Gladys Fred Kole Trinity Energy Ltd, one of the key fuel suppliers in the country, has fallen short of guaranteeing the stability of the hiked fuel prices at the filling stations despite recently importing one hundred trucks of fuel consignment to Juba’s Nesitu depot. The company’s Chief Executive[Read More…]