By William Madouk   Juba high court has passed verdict for South Supreme Airline to pay $350,000 as compensation for two pilots who died in plane crash in Pieri, three years ago.  Presiding over the court, on Tuesday, Justice Barnaba Nykang ruled that Ayii’s airline company must pay to families[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David   National Democratic Movement (NDM) Chairman Dr. Lam Akol and Speaker of the National Assembly (R-TNLA) Rt Hon. Jemma Nunu Kumba call for political consensus to pave way for democratic elections The two leaders emphasized an urgent need for all parties to come together and establish[Read More…]

By William Madouk   United Nations urges South Sudan to take measures to end subnational violence to pave way for democratic elections. Head of UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), Mr. Nicholas Haysom, who is also the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General made the call after recent series of[Read More…]

By Kidega Livingstone   Central Equatoria State Governor has directed institutions in charge of the state finances to increase efforts to mobilize funding for development activities. Emmanuel Adil Anthony issued the directive after signing three bills passed by the State Reconstituted Transitional Legislative Assembly, into law. In a statement from[Read More…]

By Gladys Fred Kole   Sudanese peace stakeholders convened in Juba on Monday at the invitation of President Salva Kiir, seeking to revive dialogue amidst ongoing conflict. The Sudanese-to-Sudanese dialogue consultative meeting brings in Political parties and civil society organizations from the warring country. Eltigani Seisi Mohamed, chair of Forces[Read More…]

By Kidega Livingstone   South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) attributes recruitment of children into the army, to prevailing insecurity and conflict situation in the country. But recruitment of child soldiers represents a severe violation of international human rights standards. Speaking at Red Hand Day Celebration, Maj. Gen. Chaplain Khemis[Read More…]

By Charles K Mark   Germany support worth €4.5 million is benefiting at least 64,000 through a Humanitarian-Development-Peace (HDP) Nexus Project in Greater Bahr el Ghazal. It was designed to benefit mainly internally displaced persons (IDPs), returnees, children, and women by equipping them with technical and vocational education and training[Read More…]

By Yang Ater Yang   Lecturers at Rumbek University of Science and Technology (RUST) have announced indefinite sit-down strike, starting Tuesday. The strike, in response to the Ministry of Finance and Planning’s failure to address demands for unpaid salary arrears and 2019 to 2023, air ticket allowances. The lecturers run[Read More…]

By William Madouk   Juba City Council Deputy Mayor for Social Services announced plans to take action against fuel stations located near residential areas. As fuel trade has become a lucrative, several investors vastly embraced the sector, scattering stations all over Juba, with some located next to residences. Mr. Thiik[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David   Kenyan President Dr. William Ruto expresses his readiness to kickstart peace talks between the South Sudanese government and the holdout groups. On Monday, Kenyan Envoy Charles Keter presented a letter to president Kiir containing a framework to bridge Juba with the holdout groups. According to[Read More…]

By Charles K Mark   Security situation in Nasir County, Upper Nile State remains tense following clashes between the youth and the SSPDF, last weekend. Nasir County Commissioner, Mr. Duol Kun Thian, said about 5 youths who went fishing, clashed with SSPDF from Wechyar-Adiw Barracks. The incident happened on Saturday,[Read More…]

By Kidega Livingstone   The independent experts of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan will make a five-day visit to the nation this week, the United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner has said. The visiting mission, which will be led by Chairperson Yasmin[Read More…]

By Gladys Fred Kole   Troika countries and the UN peace mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) denounce an attack on humanitarian convoy that occurred near Bor town, Jonglei State. In a statement seen by this outlet, Troika called for the protection of aid workers amidst the ambush. The embassies of[Read More…]

By Kidega Livingstone   African Development Bank (AfDB) has injected about 46.7 million dollars to support agriculture value chain development in South Sudan. The institution’s Vice President for Regional Development Integration and Business Delivery, Marie-Laure Akin-Olugbade announced the grant after visiting South Sudan, last week. “The Bank has allocated forty-six[Read More…]

By Charles K Mark   South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) spokesperson has lushed at activist for making outrageous allegations that the army attacked civilians in Nasir. Talking to No. 1 Citizen Daily Newspaper, on Sunday, SSPDF spokesperson, Maj. Gen. Lul Ruai Koang said he would only respond to such[Read More…]

By Deng Athian   Bank of South Sudan (BoSS) in a one-day public conference, on Friday, 9th February, 2024, sensitized citizens on its role in promoting economic growth. Central bank governor, Dr. James Alic Garang emphasized the institution’s commitment to transparency and engagement. “We are holding this conference because it[Read More…]

By Yang Ater Yang   At least 49 head of cattle were stolen and SSP 500,000 robbed from a man in Tonj County, Warrap State, on Thursday evening. According to Lakes State Police Spokesperson, Maj. Elijah Mabor Makuac, the incident occurred at around 5:00 PM in the Malou-pech area of[Read More…]

By Yang Ater Yang   Representatives from Warrap, Unity, and Lakes States gathered for a three-day peace dialogue. The event is organized by Wunlit Triangle, a consortium of peace building organizations with support from Safer World. The conference, held from Tuesday 6th to Thursday 8th February 2024, aimed to address[Read More…]

By William Madouk  The mandate of the Ad hoc Judicial Reform Committee (JRC), a body tasked with reforming the face of the judicial system in the country, has been extended for another two months. The council of ministries on Friday agreed to extend the JRC mandate to enable the body[Read More…]

By Gladys Fred Kole   South Sudan still lags behind in implementation of East African Community (EAC) Treaties, Protocols, and Laws after 8 years of being membership. A member of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA), Hon. Odongo George Stephen said East African Community citizens are still labelled “aliens” in[Read More…]