By William Madouk   Top two leaders of South Sudan have added their voices, calling for ceasefire and serenity among warring communities; Twic of Warrap and Ngok of Abyei. According to office of the president, Salva Kiir Mayardit and his first deputy, Dr. Riek Machar, on Monday called for a[Read More…]

By Staff writer   South Sudan President, Salva Kiir Mayardit has joined other leaders in mourning President of Namibia, H.E. Hage Geingob. In a statement from President’s office, Kiir expressed his heartfelt over the demise of the Namibian leaders. “President of the Republic of South Sudan, has learnt with great[Read More…]

By staff writer President Salva Kiir has reassured the Holy See of his administration’s commitment, to conduct free and credible elections this Year. The President made the assurance on Monday while receiving Pope’s envoy, Cardinal Michael Czerny at J1, in Juba, according to office of the president. According to Presidential[Read More…]

By Kidega Livingstone    United Nations Women (UN Women) in South Sudan asks the government to have proper statistics and data on women and girls (gender statistics). The UN Women and other development partners formed what they described as a “Gender Statistics Group,” where they shared information on statistics and[Read More…]

By Deng Athian   Abyei Administrative Area Information minister has urged the national government to swiftly deploy neutral forces as directed by President Kiir. Buliis Koch Aguar, expressed grief and outrage in a press statement, condemning the “destruction and looting of property during last weekend attack. Abyei authorities reported deaths[Read More…]

By Charles K Mark   South Sudan government has signed a cooperation agreement with the World Bank to facilitate two projects worth 147 million US dollars. National Minister of Finance, Dr. Bak Barnaba Chol signed for the government while outgoing World Bank Regional Country Director for South Sudan, Sudan, Ethiopia,[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David/ Kidega Livingstone   National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) grapples with financial difficulties after nearly a decade of limited government support. Former chairperson of NBS, Isaiah Chol revealed that the institution’s life span would have come to an end without support from development partners. The outgoing NBS[Read More…]

By William Madouk   Central Equatoria State Transitional Legislative Assembly passed the 2023–2024 fiscal year supplementary budget worth SSP 11.4 billion despite unpaid six-month salary arrears and allowances owed to lawmakers. With the approval of the SSP 11,796,385,691 supplementary budget by MPs yesterday, this now brings the total state resource[Read More…]

By Charles K Mark   A civil society appeals for minimal and affordable political parties’ registration fees to ensure all those eligible participate in the upcoming elections. Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO) made the appeal to the Reconstituted Political Parties Council (PPC), saying the fees should not be an[Read More…]

By William Madouk   At least eighteen people have been killed and eighteen others wounded in another series of fresh attacks in Abyei. Information Minister for Abyei Special Administrative Area, Mr. Bulis Koch told No. 1 Citizen Daily Newspaper that the attacks happened at 2:00 AM on Sunday. He claimed[Read More…]

By Charles K Mark   International Labor Organization (ILO) handed over 15 motorcycles to the South Sudan Ministry of Labour on Friday to boost labour inspections in the country. ILO Chief Technical Advisor (CTA), Aida Awel said the motorcycles are intended to fortify the mobility and efficacy of labor inspectors.[Read More…]

By Charles K Mark International Labour Organisation (ILO) has signed an implementation agreement with the Ministry of Labour (MoL) to establish the first Migrant Resource Centre (MRC) in Juba. According to ILO Chief Technical Advisor (CTA), Aida Awel, the Better Regional Migration Management (BRMM) programme aims at providing accurate information[Read More…]

By Yang Ater yang   A drunkard in Rumbek Central County of Lakes State stabbed a police officer to death, police authorities say. Lakes State Police spokesperson, Major Elijah Mabor Makuac said the suspect, who was drunk, stabbed police Sergeant Chol Anyuonic with a knife. Sergeant Anyuonic reportedly died from[Read More…]

By William Madouk   Lecturers at the University of Bahr el Ghazal have given a three-day ultimatum for the finance ministry to pay their five-month salary arrears or else lay down their tools effective next week, Wednesday 7, 2024. The don’s demands also included four-year flight tickets, medical allowances, and[Read More…]

By William Madouk   A subtle tug of war continues unraveling as the authorities in Warrap State and Abyei Special Administrative Area (ASAA) disagree over who was responsible for the recent spate of attacks. Warrap State authorities, in a recent missive, disputed Abyei Administrative Area claim that youth from Twic[Read More…]

By Yang Ater Yang   Lakes State government has condemned the recent bloody cattle camp clashes in Alor Payam of Rumbek North County that claimed lives of 39 people. The Wednesday clashes claimed lives from both sides of Pakam and Luac-Jang communities. Lakes state police spokesperson, Maj. Elijah Mabor Makuac,[Read More…]