By Bida Elly David   China on Wednesday donated 85 containers of tents to South Sudan in a bid to shelter displaced populations affected by climate change and war in the Sudan. Speaking during the handing-over ceremony, Albino Akol the minister for humanitarian affairs and disaster management said the consignment[Read More…]

By Odoch Ben Sylvester   Director General in the Ministry of Trade and Transport in Eastern Equatoria State announced commencement of Magwi-Obbo road emergency work. Enginee,r Norman Charles Gideon stated that road construction under Rhino Engineering Company is a government project to uplift the suffering community. He said the government[Read More…]

By By Odoch Ben Sylvester   Four Payams have been unable to participate in the ongoing inter Payam tournament in Magwi County due to a lack of funding. The annual Inter-Payam tournament, an SPLM imitative, is held in January to foster peaceful co-existence among the Payams of Magwi county, Eastern[Read More…]

By Hou Akot Hou   Dinka Peace Committee in Aweil North County has handed over an Arab man arrested in Gok-Machar in Aweil North County, bordering Sudan. The secretary general for the peace committee, Majok Deng Kuach said 32-year-man identified as Hussein Jaffer was conceited of murder. He recounted that[Read More…]

By Aweye Teddy Onam   National Minister of Environment has called on contractors to prioritize the implementation of a robust drainage system throughout Juba, as the government embarks on expansion of the city roads. Josephine Napwon Cosmas emphasized that its crucial to safeguard the environment and protect the city infrastructures[Read More…]

By Charles K Mark   Government on Wednesday launched Juba urban road upgrading project to ease traffic flow and enhance connectivity in the city. With the growing population and urbanization, Juba City has experienced mounting challenges in transportation. Congested roads, inadequate infrastructure, and limited connectivity are the sights of the[Read More…]

By Aweye Teddy Onam   Police have arrested another set of  25 suspected gang members at Gumbo Bridge in Juba City. According to the police spokesperson Maj. Gen. Daniel Justin, the suspects were arrested around 02:00 am on Wednesday. “We arrested 25 and some of them were caught with Pangas,[Read More…]

By William Madouk   Nimule Hospital is grappling with a severe shortage of human resources, leading to a downgraded level of health care services, placing the lives of patients at risk. Nimule, a town along the border with Uganda is a bustling town that has long relied on the hospital[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David   Inspector General of Police (IGP), General Atem Marol Biar has set focus on addressing the insecurity in Warrap State. The IGP has been on state tour for the last week to assess the work of the police. Gen. Marol visited the Northern-Bahr El Ghazal region,[Read More…]

By Charles K Mark   TROIKA countries, the United States of America, Norway, and the United Kingdom have urged South Sudan leaders and citizens to avoid employing violent strategies as a means of competition. US Ambassador to South Sudan, Michael J. Adler on behalf of the TROIKA made the statement during[Read More…]

By Hou Akot Hou   Since November, over 6,00 returnees have arrived in Aweil East county, fleeing the violent conflict in Western and Southern Kordofan states of Sudan. Some of the returnees shared their ordeals with this outlet from Rum-aker payam in the Farflung highland areas bordering Sudan where they[Read More…]

By Yang Ater Yang   Inspector General of Police, Gen. Atem Marol Biar has ordered refresher training for 1,000 police officers in the four Greater Bahr el Ghazal states with immediate effect. Gen. Marol made this announcement on Tuesday in Lakes State, Rumbek as he continues with his tour of[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David   Custom Market has finally been opened after days of standoff between vendors and authorities over the allocation of market spaces to evicted vendors. For the last four days, parts of Custom Market were closed and put under heavy police guard following a protest by street[Read More…]

By Charles K Mark   A report on Pre-election domestic observations on forthcoming general elections has shown that there is higher public mistrust and lack of confidence in the conduct of timely and credible elections. The report released yesterday by the Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO) detailed key public[Read More…]

By Hou Akot Hou   Teachers in Aweil East County, Northern Bahr El Ghazal have threatened to drag to court the finance committee that has been disbursing money since December. Some of the teachers revealed to the media on Monday that they had learned that most of the teachers’ salaries[Read More…]

By Mamer Abraham   Chairperson of Jonglei Civil Society Network and the Executive Director of Intrepid South Sudan (ISS) Bol Deng Bol has slammed the government of Jonglei State for censoring the media. Bol’s counter statement came after the Director-General of Jonglei State’s Ministry of Information Mhamad Chuol Peter issued[Read More…]

By Aweye Teddy Onam   Police are still holding over 400 alleged gang members arrested in Juba late last year, beyond constitutional mandatory period of detention. Police spokesperson General Daniel Justin said they are holding the suspected gang members and the investigation is still ongoing. Gen. Justin said suspects are[Read More…]