By Ephraim Modi Duku Sokiri An activist has urged the government to put proper mechanisms and plans on how to control foreign exchange and currency flow in the market. In just a period of less than a decade, the United States (US) dollar gained strength against the country’s currency as[Read More…]
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Cabinet passes over 3 billion SSP for deployment of unified forces
By Bida Elly David South Sudan Council of Ministers has passed a sum of over three Billion South Sudanese Pounds for deployment of a first batch of graduated necessary unified forces. Information minister, who is also government spokesperson, Michael Makuei Lueth, revealed this on Friday 12th May, while addressing journalists[Read More…]
South Sudan launches food safety body
By Emelda Siama John Lopula South Sudan government has established food safety body to monitor the quality of all imported and locally produced food in the country. Food Safety Association South Sudan (FASS) was launched on Thursday 11th May 2023, in Juba, under the theme, “safe food today for healthy[Read More…]
S. Sudan not giving up on engaging Sudan warring parties
By Bida Elly David South Sudan said it won’t relent its mediation efforts in aiding Sudan to restore peace amid the pressing on-going humanitarian crisis facing war survivors at entry points into the country. “President Kiir in his calls to the Burhan and Hemedti has committed to push the (two[Read More…]
China donates 2,396 tons of rice to South Sudan
By Ephraim Modi Duku Sokiri Chinese government has donated nearly 2,400 tons of rice to boost efforts of South Sudan government to respond to the growing humanitarian needs, effectively. With the increasing influx of returnees and Sudanese refugees fleeing Sudan conflict, coupled with victims of internal violence, and natural disasters,[Read More…]
UPDF kills Kajo-Keji woman in border invasion protest
By Bida Elly David Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF) has reportedly killed a woman and injured four other men in Bamurye Boma of Kajo-Keji County, Central Equatoria State of South Sudan. Kajo-Keji area MPs revealed on Thursday, 11th May 2023, in a press conference, that the UPDF on Sunday crossed[Read More…]
Parliament summons 4 cabinet ministers over ailing economy
By Bida Elly David South Sudan’s Reconstituted Transitional National Legislative Assembly (R-TNLA) has summoned four ministers whose dockets are linked failure of economy, as the country grapples with crisis. The concern came on the backdrop of the prevailing market situation that has been totally dominated by aliens, contributing economic, cultural[Read More…]
Lawmakers raise alarm over returnees, refugees’ crisis
By Emelda Siama John Lopula A section of South Sudan Reconstituted transitional national legislative assembly (R-TNLA) has raised an alarm over on-going humanitarian catastrophe facing war victims in Paloch and Renk who fled Sudan conflict. The members of the national legislative Assembly have urged the government to intervene and rescue[Read More…]
Shameless lawmaker tinkles illiterate MPs to enroll on adult education
By Bida Elly David A fearless lawmaker at the national legislative assembly (R-TNLA) has challenged less educated members of parliament to enroll for adult education to better improve their intellectual capacity. Hon. Joyce Echia, who represents Eastern Equatoria State, alluded that the August House, currently accommodates parliamentarians who are incapable[Read More…]
Government opts to revive lucrative teak plantations
By William Madouk Environment and Forestry Minister, Josephine Napwon, jetted to Western Bahr El Ghazal State to assess sprawling teak forests in order revamp and lumber it to generate income to the government. The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) estimated in 2007 that the teak, if sustainably harvested, could generate[Read More…]
Sudan crisis could jeopardize final status of Abyei, UK envoy
By William Madouk United Kingdom’s deputy permanent representative to the UN, Ambassador, James Kariuki said the ongoing conflict in Sudan stood as a menace that could jeopardize reaching a peaceful agreement over the final status of Abyei region. “The conflict in Sudan is a tragedy. It also presents a[Read More…]
South Sudan Gov’t contributes $15M to WFP
By Ephraim Modi Duku Sokiri Government of South Sudan has contributed a sum of $15 million to the World Food Program (WFP) to support humanitarian needs of Sudanese refugees and South Sudanese returnees fleeing Sudan conflict. The contribution was announced on Wednesday after the National Ministry of Finance and Planning[Read More…]
Activist vows to bolster civic space in EAC
By Ephraim Modi Duku Sokiri A renowned civil society activist, Edmund Yakani has vowed to prioritize and advocate for full integration of incorporation of East African Community (EAC). On 5th May 2023, Mr. Yakani was elected during the EAC Civil Society Summit in Arusha, Tanzania as the President of East[Read More…]
Brace yourself for hotter weather
By William Madouk Millions of people in South Sudan are bracing themselves for a weeklong average and even hotter weather, the IGAD Climate prediction and Application Center (ICPAC) has shown. The IGAD weather forecast predicated that South Sudan will likely experience temperature ranging from 20 to 32-degree Celsius from 10th[Read More…]
Parliamentarians urge gov’t to disarm retired soldiers
By Emelda Siama John Lopula Some members of parliament at the transitional national legislative assembly are urging the government to first disarm retired soldiers before turning attention to the civil population. The MPs believe that the retired military generals are the ones giving and selling the guns to the civilians[Read More…]
SPLM-IO roars on snail-pace roadmap, recent populace estimates
By Bida Elly David Opposition lawmaker has slammed the executive over slow move on the implementation of the revitalized peace agreement extended roadmap. The first deputy speaker of the national assembly (TNLA), also the deputy chairman of the SPLM-IO party, Nathaniel Oyet was reacting to president Kiir’s address, during opening[Read More…]
Kiir, El-Sisi pursuing ‘antidotes’ for Sudan showdown
By William Madouk President Salva Kiir Mayardit and his Egyptian counterpart, Abdel Fattah El-Sisi are relentlessly pursuing remedies to the showdown between Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The two governments on Tuesday interchanged delegations to deliver special messages aimed at consolidating efforts to contain the crisis[Read More…]
Parliament slams cabinet over lack of service delivery
By Bida Elly David The Revitalized Transitional National Legislative Assembly (RTNLA) has sharpened minds to question the executive, concerning silence on continuous insecurity and starvation in the Country. This development transpired during the presentation of the scrutinized report by the specialized committee on President Kiir’s speech delivered during the resumption[Read More…]
Aweil East Commissioner, Elevated to President’s office
President Salva Kiir Mayardit in a republican decree has appointed Aweil East Commissioner, Mr. Kiir Yol Lual as the executive director in the office of the president after relieving him of the former position. “I, Salva Kiir Mayardit, President of the Republic of South Sudan, do hereby appoint Mr. Kiir[Read More…]
Over 50,000 war victims crossed to S. Sudan
By William Madouk Over 50,000 people including returnees and refugees have crossed to South Sudan, fleeing the Sudan conflict according to the latest figures the government documented. Minister of Humanitarian Affairs & Disaster Management, Albino Akol Atak stated that majority of these war victims who have entered the country are[Read More…]