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…]
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UJOSS demand for probe into slain journalists
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…]
South Sudan, DRC explore road connectivity
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…]
Angry residents petition court over land grabbing
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…]
Kiir relieves 14 officials
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…]
Police detains youth leader, two others
By Hou Akot Hou Police in Aweil are detaining the Northern Bahr El Ghazal State Youth Union chairperson and two other youths arrested on Tuesday. The deputy youth union spokesperson, Mr. Deng Atuop Deng, revealed that policemen stormed Railway hotel in Aw+eil town, where the youth leader and his[Read More…]
Two ARC staff dead in crash
By Hou Akot Hou A Land Cruiser pickup vehicle belonging to the Africa Resource Corporation (ARC) Company crashed dead two of the company’s employees at Akon in Gogrial West County, Warrap State. The incident occurred on Monday, October 30, 2023. According to eyewitness accounts, the vehicle collided with a[Read More…]
Archive officers undergo training
By Ijoo Bosco Eastern Equatoria State Ministry of Culture, Youth, and Sports, in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture, Museums, and National Heritage, is conducting a three-day record and archive keepers in Torit town. The capacity building training aims to integrate state and national records, as well as coordinate[Read More…]
Farmers urged to achieve food self-sufficiency
By Ijoo Bosco South Sudan’s national minister of agriculture, Mrs. Josephine Lagu, has stated that the Eastern Equatoria state can produce enough food to feed the entire East African region, despite relying on neighbors. She highlighted the state’s potential to produce enough food to feed the entire East African[Read More…]
NBS’s Battle Against Substandard Food
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…]
South Sudan referees to officiate CECAFA games
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…]
Kiir’s Upper Nile endorsement gains pace
By Bida Elly David President Salva Kiir’s endorsement rally in Upper Nile region is gathering pace as the steering committee is actively engaging all stakeholders to ensure its success. This week the chairperson of the committee, who is the governor of Unity State Joseph Manytuil met with the Vice[Read More…]
Juba earthquake, not a threat-expert
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…]
Bureau enforces market standards
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…]
Soldier, boy arrested for gun misuse
By Gladys Fred Kole A 25-year-old soldier is being held in police custody together with a 13-year-old boy who shot his cousin brother dead in Bor County, Jonglei State. The soldier is remanded for investigation over neglect of a gun, which was used by the teenage to kill his[Read More…]
Bishop Emeritus Paride’s departure on All Saints Day
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…]
BREAKING NEWS: Bishop Paride breaths last on All Saints Day
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…]
Top officials snub Land Act review
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…]
SPLM receives new cadres
By Hou Akot Hou Dozens of supporters of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO) in Aweil North County, Northern Bahr El Ghazal State, have switched allegiance to the SPLM. In a statement posted on the official Facebook page of the Northern Bahr El Ghazal state, the defectors[Read More…]
Journalists, police enlightened on press freedom
By Hou Akot Hou over 40 participants, drawn from the police and the media attended a two-day training on freedom of expression, access to information, and the safety of journalists. The two-day workshop, which started on Tuesday, was organized by the National Press Club (NPC) in collaboration with the[Read More…]