By Charles K Mark   Ministry of General Education has announced another Girls’ Education South Sudan (GESS) cash transfer window to commence on Monday. Minister Awut Deng Acuil said the direct cash transfers will only be remitted to beneficiaries, enrolled in schools and regularly attending classes from primary five to[Read More…]

By Gladys Fred Kole   President Salva Kiir Mayardit conveys condolence to Catholic Diocese of Torit and the faithful worldwide over the death of Emeritus Bishop Paride Taban. Emeritus Bishop Paride died on Monday at the age of 87, in Nairobi, Kenya, where he had been taken for treatment. In[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David   Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning has suspended payment of constitutional post-holders and legislators in the adjusted salary structure. Government’s spokesperson, Michael Makuei, said that the new salary structure does not apply to constitutional potholders. “It is worth mentioning that the new salary structures are[Read More…]

By William Madouk   Inter-ministerial summit on migration governance has wrapped up with a call for South Sudan to ratify the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crimes (UNTOC). At least ten ministries signed a communiqué on Thursday to enhance proper migration governance in the country. “We urge concerned institutions[Read More…]

 By Bida Elly David   Government of South Sudan has signed a bilateral agreement with Ethiopia on the construction of roads connecting the two Countries. The development transpired during a bilateral meeting between President Kiir and the Ethiopian deputy prime minister, Demeke Mekonnen Hassen on Wednesday. A statement from the[Read More…]

By Staff writer   For Blue Helmets serving for peace with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), personal reward remains second to helping conflict-affected populations feel safe. However, 332 dedicated women and men from China deployed as engineers and medical peacekeepers to this young nation’s Western Bahr El[Read More…]

 By Gladys Fred Kole   As South Sudan joined the globe to mark the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists yesterday, the Union of Journalists South Sudan (UJOSS) and the Troika countries (the UK and Norway) reiterated their call for investigations into slain journalists while on duty.[Read More…]

By Gladys Fred Kole   South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have discussed the possibility of developing projects on road connectivity between the two neighboring East African Community member states. On Tuesday, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Dr. James Pitia Morgan met with Mr. Adolphe[Read More…]

By William Madouk   Thousands of residents in Gudele have filed a petition in the Gudele High Court against the Central Equatoria State Ministry of House, Lands, and Public Utilities over the allocation of their plots to Non-residents. The angry residents say they have been holding the land acquisition tokens[Read More…]

By Staff writer   President Salva Kiir last evening relieved 14 officials from national and different States. In a spree of decrees read on the state-owned South Sudan Broadcasting Cooperation (SSBC), Kiir removed the Undersecretary in the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management. In another decree, the speaker of[Read More…]

By William Madouk   South Sudan National Bureau of Standards (SSNBS) has increased its surveillance against substandard products. This follows equipping and upgrading of SSNBS’ state-of-the-art, multi-functional laboratory in Juba to carry out all testing on edible products. For safety and healthy food, things like cooking oil, honey, cereal, and[Read More…]

By Charles K Mark   Council of East and Central Africa Football Association (CECAFA) has invited South Sudanese football referees to officiate matches in the under-15 CECAFA Championship. The referees, Noah Makuac; centre referee, and Dote Charles Costa, assistant referee, will participate in the East and Central African football tournament.[Read More…]

By Charles K Mark   President of Geological Society of South Sudan, Ajak John Ateng, has urged citizens not to panic about the mild earthquakes happening in the country. The geologist reported that the weight of the occurrence of the latest earthquake shouldn’t cause alarm since it was shallow and[Read More…]

By William Madouk   South Sudan National Bureau of Standards (SSNBS) has embarked on enforcing standards on goods in the markets around Juba town. The quality standards body started a sensitization campaign to effect standards. “Yesterday, I started a spot visit carried out on two fuel stations, a butcher shop[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David   Bishop Emeritus Paride Taban of Catholic Diocese Torit passed away, at aged 87, on Wednesday, All Saints Day. “The Catholic Bishops and the Catholic Church in South Sudan and Sudan would like to announce the return of our dear Bishop Paride Taban which occurred this[Read More…]

First Bishop of Catholic Diocese of Torit, Emeritus Bishop Paride Taban, passes away on All Saints Day at the age of 87 years, the Catholic Bishops’ conference has announced. “Bishop Paride Taban returned to our Heavenly Father” the announcement reads in part. According to the announcement, Bishop Paride died in[Read More…]

By William Madouk   First Vice President and Minister of Justice got enraged over the low turnout of key government officials at a consultation on the review of the Land Act and Local Government Act event. The two-day consultation meetings to review the Land Act (2009), and Local Government Act[Read More…]

By Gladys Fred Kole   Executive director of Community for Progress Organization (CEPO blames parties to the revitalized peace agreement for showing limited political will, commitment, and discipline in implementing the 2018 peace deal. Mr. Edmund YAkani, who is also a stakeholder signatory to the revitalized peace agreement, said that[Read More…]

By William Madouk   First Vice President, Dr. Riek Machar, has said weak land legislation scares away investors. According to the first vice president, most investors could not come to the country unfavorable land ownership laws and irregular appropriation of land. “We are now losing investors because we are unable[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David   President Salva Kiir has revoked the appointment of Gen. David Yau-Yau as a member of SPLM National Liberation Council (NLC) as well as a member of parliament at the national legislative assembly (R-TNLA). Yau-Yau’s removal was announced in a spree of presidential decrees read over[Read More…]