By William Madouk   Winners of South Sudan’s prestigious Junub Talents Awards 2023–2024 in various categories have been unveiled in Juba. The Junub Talent nomination committee over the weekend released the list of winners under 40 main categories of the awards. Gatluak Khamwine tops the list as the best poet/writer[Read More…]

By William Madouk   United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) has rubbished a claim that the mission is equipping local youth in the Abyei box with guns. Social media had alleged that commercial trucks carrying UNISFA contingent-owned equipment are heading to Abyei from the port of Mombasa in[Read More…]

By Charles K Mark   Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (R-JMEC) commends the cabinet for approving two Bills last week. Council of Ministers approved the Commission for Truth Reconciliation and Healing (CTRH) Bill and the Compensation and Reparation Authority (CRA) Bill on Friday. The Minister of Justice and Constitutional[Read More…]

By William Madouk   Newly appointed Mayor of Juba, H.W Flora Gabriel Modi has promised to improve performance, uplift the city’s face by keeping it clean and green. H.W. Modi, the first female mayor, was sworn in alongside deputies, Mogga Franco Wani, Thiik Thiik Mayardit and Emmanuel Juma Diya, on[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David Over 200 soldiers from Dr. Riek Machar’s SPLM/A-IO have switched allegiance to the Sudan Peoples Defense Forces (SSPDF) and the SPLM party led by President Salva Kiir. Lt. Gen. Simon Maguek Gai inclusive, the defectors were received by SPLM Party Secretary General Peter Lam Both on[Read More…]

By Aweye Teddy Onam   At least 11,000 returnees who fled Sudan war are stranded at Renk transit center and do not know where to go. According to Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, the stranded are South Sudanese born in Sudan, Humanitarian Affairs Minister Albino Akol Atak revealed[Read More…]

By Mamer Abraham   About 24.7 million Sudanese are in dire need of humanitarian assistance as a result of the ongoing conflict between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF), United Nations has disclosed. Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan,[Read More…]

By Mamer Abraham   United Kingdom and the United States have issued a joint statement welcoming the formation of a committee to investigate the killing of American-British journalist Christopher Allen. Allen was killed while covering clashes between the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) and the Sudan People’s Liberation Army-in-Opposition on[Read More…]

By Aweye Teddy Onam   South Sudan’s council of ministers, in its regular meeting yesterday, approved the strategy and policy that will prompt the government and its partners to cater for needs of vulnerable groups in South Sudan. Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management on had presented the “South[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David   South Sudan women leaders and activists have expressed concerns over delayed national land policy, saying its absence hinders understanding their rights to land ownership. The women raised their concern during a one-day workshop organized by the South Sudan Land Alliance (SSLA) on Friday. National land[Read More…]

By William Madouk   South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF) will have a designated land for military purposes, across the country. National Council of Ministers chaired by President Salva Kiir on Friday approved a proposal for demarcation and allocation of land to the army. Government spokesperson Michael Makuei disclosed to[Read More…]

By Mamer Abraham   United Nations has disclosed that 24.7 million Sudanese are in dire need of humanitarian assistance as a result of the ongoing conflict between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan,[Read More…]

By Mamer Abraham   Minister of Information and Government spokesperson, Michael Makuei Lueth, has dismissed a report that the government and the National Security Service censor media work. But Makuei admitted the removal of articles from newspapers, stressing that it was a means of protecting the public from hate speech[Read More…]

By William Madouk   South Sudan Minister of Information has disagreed with UNMISS chief and the Troika countries over doubt on the conduct of elections due to pending provisions in the peace deal. Special Representative of the Secretary-General, who is also Head of the United Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS),[Read More…]

By Kiden Stela Mandela   Central Equatoria state governor, Emmanuel Adil Anthony has appointed first female Mayor for Juba City and restructured the Municipal council. In series of gubernatorial decrees issued of on Friday, Adil suspended a state minister, making several other changes in Juba city council. In gender positive[Read More…]

By William Madouk   At least 297,044 individuals who fled the war in Sudan have reached South Sudan since April 15 when the conflict started. Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Albino Akol Atak told the media on Thursday, that majority of the arrivals are returnees. “We can say[Read More…]

By Aweye Teddy Onam   South Sudan ministry of humanitarian affairs and disaster management has received another $10 million for humanitarian interventions. Minister Albino Akol Atak disclosed on Thursday that the money would be used for transporting refugees and returnees from transit centers to resettlement areas. The minister noted that[Read More…]

By Aweye Teddy Onam   Transitional National Legislative Assembly passed the South Sudan Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009 (Amended) 2023 with recommendations to the fourth and final reading stage on Wednesday. Once ascended into law by the President, it will regulate malpractices in public institutions and ensure the smooth running of[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David   National minister of cabinet affairs has said that the government is ready to deploy the first batch and graduate the second batch of the necessary unified forces. Minister, Martin Elia Lomuro said that military requirements and food items for the processes have successfully been delivered[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David Parliament has paused deliberations on the contentious National Security Bill, pending further review and scrutiny. The bill, initially presented by Justice Minister Ruben Madol in August, was passed by parliament in its second and third readings but is still hanging in the August House. Parliament spokesperson[Read More…]