By Bida Elly David The National Election Commission (NEC) and the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) are casting doubts over the conduct of population and housing census which is the key requirement for the conduct of free, fair and credible Democratic elections in December 2024 as the unity government race[Read More…]

By Gladys Kole The political standoff between President Salva Kiir Mayardit and his first deputy Dr. Riek Machar Teny over the firing of former defense minister Angelina Teny and swapping of the defense ministry with that of interior still remains unclearly resolved despite the two principals meeting twice over the[Read More…]

By Gladys Kole The Governor of Central Equatoria state Emmanuel Adil Anthony has appealed to the humanitarian and development partners to consolidate the state governments efforts on the return strategy to expedite return of the internally displaced persons and refugees in the neighboring countries of Uganda and Dr. Congo to[Read More…]

By Yang Ater Yang Lakes state Ministry of land, housing and public utility and commissioner of Awerial County has launched land survey and allotment in Mingkaman of Awerial County on Monday. This is the first time for Lakes State government to launch survey and allotment of plots in Awerial County.[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David The airlifted 300 SSPDF troops for DR Congo Peace Keeping mission has successfully landed in the Country’s eastern Goma region and welcomed by counterparts as the ground team still battles to set off following hardship to cross the border at Nadiapai of Western Equatoria State. Speaking[Read More…]

By William Madouk The government is unhappy with the renewal of mandate for the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan, saying that it undermines the sovereignty of the country. This comes after Human Rights Council on Tuesday extended the responsibility for Human Rights commission for yet another year. According[Read More…]

By Aweye Teddy Onam The public Universities which comprise the University of Juba, the University of Upper Nile and University of Bahr-el Ghazal have threatened to go for industrial action over the delay in payment of their fairly improved salary structure. In a statement released on Tuesday and seen by[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David The deployment of SSPDF soldiers by South Sudan to DR Congo has made the status of the Country’s peace to be questioned as military and political experts blame the Country’s leadership against failure to restore amity back home before thinking of aiding another Country to meet[Read More…]

By Alex Digi  The Governor of Western Equatoria State Gen. Alfred Futuyo Karaba last week toured three counties of Tambura, Nagero, and Ezo Payams spreading messages of Peace to the community. Speaking during one of his public rallies in Tambura, Governor Futuyo urged the citizens to live in peaceful coexistence[Read More…]

By Hou Akot Hou A member of an organized force said to be wounded heroes who offered to provide security at a wedding ceremony shot himself dead after injuring four young girls in the process of firing bullets into the air in celebratory signal on Monday night at the party[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David The chairperson of the information committee at the Reconstituted Transitional National Legislative Assembly (R-TNLA) has disclosed that the parliament is still battling to adopt an agenda introducing national language to be used as a mode of communication and constitutional translation across the Country. Speaking to the[Read More…]

By William Madouk The European Union has announced sanctions exemption for all transactions related to providing disaster relief and humanitarian assistance to South Sudan. This means that donors and organizations don’t need to spend resources and time proving an exemption from sanctions before sending aid to 8 sanctioned regimes. The[Read More…]

By Ephraim Modi Duku Sokiri Board members and representatives of peace parties to the Ceasefire Transitional Security Arrangements Monitoring and Evaluation Mechanism (CTSAMVM) has rejected the ceasefire monitoring body report produced and presented to them during the opening session held in Juba yesterday. CTSAMVM Board constitutes of members of the[Read More…]

By Ephraim Modi Duku Sokiri Japanese Government has donated three hundred thousand United States Dollars to the peace monitoring body, Ceasefire and Transitional Security Arrangements Monitoring and Verification Mechanism (CTSAMVM) to pay off its striking national monitor’s allowances and activities. CTSAMVM was handed over the money on Tuesday during their[Read More…]

By Jurugo Emmanuel Ogasto The high demand for agricultural inputs at the beginning of the first planting season has led to increase in prices of some commodities in Pagirinya refugee settlement of Uganda’s Obongi district.The highly demanded commodities whose prices have hiked in the market are; beans, groundnuts and maize.[Read More…]

By Ephraim Modi Duku Sokiri South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) have trained and approved more than one thousand soldiers ready to join the East African Community (EAC) Regional Forces for the peace keeping mission in the fragile eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Speaking to the media yesterday during[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David Chief of Defense Forces (CDF) of the South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) has promised that they will continue re-enforcing more troops in replacement of the current peace keeping battalion to Congo in case peace fails to prevail in the restive eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.[Read More…]