By Bida Elly David South Sudan government sets to conduct a national economic conference scheduled for September to rescind the crisis in the country. The national ministry of finance and economic planning launched the preparatory initiative of the conference on Wednesday, at the ministry’s headquarters in Juba. “The forum will[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David Directorate for Civil Registry, Nationality, Passport, and Immigration (DCRPI) has received 20,000 passport booklets from a German firm after clearing outstanding financial debts for the IT Company. Deputy Director of Finance at the Directorate, Phillip Kuch said the booklets received were part of 212,000 passports formerly[Read More…]

By Gladys Fred Kole South Sudanese leaders are advised to get inspiration from the legacy left behind by former South African President, Nelson Mandela. Special representative of the UN Secretary-General to South Sudan, Nicholas Haysom offered the advice during aired on radio Miraya, to mark Mandela Day. Mr. Haysom said[Read More…]

By Manas James A small cargo plane, carrying five people including two crew members, crash-landed at an airstrip in Walgak town of Akobo County, Jonglei State on Monday evening. All five people aboard the plane, including two crew members, are safe. Speaking to No. 1 Citizen Daily Newspaper yesterday, Kuot[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David Doctors Union of South Sudan is urging the national parliament to increase health spending in the new fiscal year budget. Doctors said they have witnessed direct strain on healthcare systems due to inadequate funding, which has resulted in poor patient care. Dr. Anthony Garang, the acting[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David National Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation, and Central Equatoria State government reject water price increment in Juba city, directed revert to SSP 800 per barrel. Juba city Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Canon Martin Simon Wani has also been tasked to issue a local order, decreeing[Read More…]

By Gladys Fred Kole Residents of Ifwanyak in Torit welcome new police post constructed and gifted to the area by United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) to help deal with criminal activities in the region. The project was funded to enhance security and strengthen the rule of law in[Read More…]

By William Madouk National Revenue Authority asked for the speedy construction of a tax administration institute to build staff capacity to increase non-oil revenue collection in the country. Commissioner-General of the National Revenue Authority, Athian Ding Athian made the appeal during an inspection visit to South Sudan Tax Administration Institute.[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David Activists are asking the National Legislative Assembly to halt budget scrutiny until the Finance Ministry presents an in-depth report on how the previous budget was spent. On Monday, the parliament conducted a public hearing on the SSP 2.1 trillion 2023-2024 fiscal budget. Civil society organizations, women[Read More…]

By Staff writer German Embassy in Juba on Friday awarded grants to two national NGOs aimed at improving community cohesion and fostering peace. In press statement from the Embassy, Gender Equality and Social Support Organization (GESSO) and RECONCILE International benefited from the grants. “GESSO will use the funding to build[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David A civil society activist has described the snail-pace implementation of the revitalized peace agreement, especially the transitional security arrangements provisions that are far behind schedule. Edmund Yakani, the executive director of the Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO), said the political game played by parties continues[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David Vice Chancellor of Bahr-El-Ghazal University has slammed South Sudan government over poor education system in the country. Professor, Victor Loku Kwajok said most students with high school grades suffer serious challenges in higher institutions of learning. The vice chancellor was speaking during the declaration of Certificate[Read More…]

By Staff writer Transitional National Legislative Assembly Speaker, Rt. Hon. Jemma Nunu Kumba acknowledged that implementation of the revitalized peace agreement is taking a slow pace. “Of course, the pace is a bit slow,” Rt. Hon. Nunu said while enumerating on achievements of the transitional national Legislative Assembly in the[Read More…]

By Staff Writer As the Sudan conflict worsens, at least 169,069 people in devastating situation, from 38,697 households have arrived South Sudan since the beginning of the crisis in mid-April. UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) provided the latest updates on behalf of the Inter-Agency actors of[Read More…]

By Malek Arol Central Equatoria State Chamber of Commerce Chairperson, challenges acting Juba mayor for directing tanker operators to increase water price from SSP 800 to SSP 1,300 per barrel. Robert Pitia argued that the local order was issued without taking into account the situation of the citizens. “Juba City[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David After over a decade of independence, South Sudan is grappling with lack of qualified teachers to operate government schools. Deputy Minister of General Education and Instructions, Tako Moi said the country does not have adequate number of teachers in classrooms. He said there also no capable[Read More…]

 What are the achievements, challenges, and way forward? By Victor Dodo The Revitalized Transitional National Legislative Assembly was reconstituted in 2021 as per the Agreement on the Resolution of the conflict in the Republic of South Sudan. Membership of the National Legislative Assembly was expanded from 400-550, with SPLM-IG bagging[Read More…]

By Gladys Fred Kole A medic in Kajo-Keji County, Central Equatoria State, has urged the government to prioritize funding the healthcare sector and avoid relying too much on development partners. Dr. Sekwat Saviour Clever is the medical director of Kajo-Keji County Hospital, better known as Mundari Civil Hospital. He said[Read More…]

By Gladys Fred Kole South Sudanese female artists are not leaving any stone unturned on their social media platforms after one singer, Lady Kola claimed to be bigger than the rest in the music arena in the country. The fight of words on social media all started when Lady Kola[Read More…]

By staff writer President Salva Kiir on Friday returned to Juba after attending the Summit of Sudan’s neighbours in Cairo. The summit in Egypt seeks to set effective framework to peacefully settle the Sudan crisis in coordination with other regional and international tracks. According to the office of the President,[Read More…]