By Emmanuel Mandella South Sudan People’s Defense Force (SSPDF) commander has called on holdout factions to stop fighting their own country and the government. Acting commander for division six, Major General James Akec Adim was speaking on Friday 29th May 2023, during a belated celebration to mark the 40th anniversary[Read More…]
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If funerals and occasions were not there, how would citizens cope with life?
It takes zero minutes for a funeral news to cover Juba. Guess why? Funeral rites and occasions have become places where the starving citizens of South Sudan break their fasting in. When two announcements are announced, for instance, the announcer says people are asked to assemble at Juba International Airport[Read More…]
Retouch: My shipwrecked nation will surely rise
By Chol Peter Majoh The country that once flourished and caught the whole world’s attention few days after her independence, South Sudan, is today living Shipwrecked like will never recover and come back to her first glory. Our beloved country, so arrayed in finest glory, endowed and featured with resources[Read More…]
Can someone remind some of our MPs of their roles to communities they represent
By Tong Akok Anei Mawien Sometimes it’s very hard to imagine some situations, it is absurd when our communities beat their chest of being represented by representatives who cannot pick a word or participate on matters that are affecting the communities they represent and the nation as a whole; as[Read More…]
Murder-suicide, Gov’t should Act
Three days after President Salva Kiir Mayardit, on 16th May, recalled the tremendous contribution of the heroes and heroines who sacrificed their lives for freedom of this nation, more blood spilt. The Friday murder-suicide involving Vice President for Economic Cluster, Dr. James Wani Igga’s bodyguards at his residence was not[Read More…]
Returnees, refugees receive food aids in Aweil
By Ngor Deng Returnees and refugees who fled raging war in the neighboring Sudan have finally received some food aid, for the first time since their arrival in Northern Bahr El Ghazal state. The food assistance was delivered to returnees and refugees at Majok Yinhthiou by a national Non-Governmental Organisation. Food[Read More…]
Rumbek residents decry skyrocketing commodity prices
By Yang Ater Yang Residents of Rumbek town in Lakes state have decried skyrocketing prices of commodities in the market, amid worsening hyperinflation as the local currency dropped to record low against the US dollars in the foreign exchange market. South Sudan free market economy which is dependent on imports[Read More…]
Ministers commit to expedite LAPSSET project
By William Madouk A three-day council of ministers meeting for Lamu Port- South Sudan-Ethiopia Transport (LAPSSET) in South Sudan ended with calls to speed up the implementation of the trilateral infrastructure project. The meeting brought together members of the LAPSSET countries, which include Kenya, Ethiopia, and South Sudan as the[Read More…]
Roadmap’s key stages doesn’t require a dollar- Activist
By Ephraim Modi Duku Sokiri Executive Director of Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO), Mr. Edmond Yakani has called for expeditious implementation of the remaining key tasks in the peace roadmap saying it does not need much resource for implementation. Yakani who also heads the East African Civil Society Organization[Read More…]
Kiir orders finance ministry to release funds for humanitarian aid
By Bida Elly David President Kiir Mayardit has directed the national ministry of finance and planning to immediately fund humanitarian affairs docket as it struggles to response to the fleeing returnees and refugees’ crisis brought by Sudan war. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Albino Akol Atak, recently[Read More…]
South Sudan-Uganda reach pact to end border disputes
By Ephraim Modi Duku Sokiri Senior government officials from South Sudan and Uganda on Friday, reached a consensus to jointly work together to end violent clashes between communities at the border. Early this month, violence erupted between Kajo-Keji residents of South Sudan and Yumbe district of Ugandan, after an encroachment into South Sudan territory.[Read More…]
Oyet questions SPLM relations with Chinese Communist Party
By Ephraim Modi Duku Sokiri Deputy Chairman of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO), who is the First Deputy Speaker of the National Parliament Rt. Hon. Nathaniel Oyet Pierino, has expressed worry over the growing relationship between SPLM and Chinese Communist Party (CPC). China’s relations with South Sudan[Read More…]
Inflation aggravated by external pressures-BoSS
By William Madouk Bank of South Sudan (BoSS) links multiple external factors to the exacerbating inflation, in the country. This comes after the local currency, South Sudanese Pounds (SSP) plummeted to its lowest, at all-time against U.S dollar in the foreign exchange market. As the Central Bank sold $1 for[Read More…]
It is very difficult these days to distinguish between a true servant of God and the fake prophets who only want to enrich themselves. Prior to the arrival of missionaries, Africans believed in their ancestors as their gods. They were worshipping mountains, hills, big trees, and cows, and they were[Read More…]
Youth equipped with non-violent skills
By William Madouk Active Citizen South Sudan, a youth led organization operating in the country is helping young people to promote peace and unity among the communities. in a bid to achieve societal stability and build peaceful coexistence. This month, the organization trained about 50 youth on synergizing nonviolent action[Read More…]
South Sudan, Ethiopia, cement deal to construct highway
By William Madouk Government of South Sudan and Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia struck a deal on Thursday to construct a highway linking the two sisterly countries. The agreement was signed by the Minister of Finance, Dier Tong Ngor and Ethiopia’s state Finance minister Eyob Tekalign on behalf of their[Read More…]
Leaders encourage Refugees to cultivate
By Jurugo Emmanuel Ogasto Obongi district leaders in Uganda’s West Nile region are encouraging refugees in Palorinya Refugee Settlement to embark on agricultural activities as rainy season starts. The leaders have launched a campaign after United Nations World Food Program and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees announced a reduction[Read More…]
Don’t loot church and civil properties – Catholic clergy
By Bida Elly David Catholic clergies of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Juba have warned the army against looting properties of the Church meant to serve the Lord. This concern came following the brutal conflict in Sudan that impact the church, its faithful as well as its assets. Archbishop of the[Read More…]
Gov’t urged to be neutral in Sudan’s unrest
By Ephraim Modi Duku Sokiri South Sudan activist has urged the government never to take sides while finding a solution to resolve Sudan conflict. As a proxy to the Inter-governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), South Sudan President Salva Kiir is to spearhead the parleys between the two combatant rivalries in the Republic of[Read More…]
Dau defends Kiir’s meeting with Daglo’s envoy
By William Madouk South Sudan ministry of Foreign Affairs has explained that President Salva Kiir is engaging the two Sudanese warring parties on the initiative of IGAD head of states, which assigned him to lead the talks. This comes after the gov’t of Sudan presented its protest letter over the[Read More…]