By Ngor Deng Matem At least one hundred and five students in the College of Economics and Social Studies have completed their academic excellences at the University of Bahr El Ghazal in Wau town, on 10th June 2022. The students who graduated from the college of economics and social studies[Read More…]

By Ijoo Bosco Authorities in Eastern Equatoria State have launched an investigation into inter-communal clashes between Ibahure and Lohutok communities of Lafon County that has left two youths’ death and scores wounded. Lafon County Commissioner Magisto Ukech said tension still remained high amongst the two communities after the communal fighting.[Read More…]

By John Sylivestor Timba Health Pooled Fund (HPF) a Non-Governmental Organization has donated three new land cruiser hardtop vehicles to boost health service delivery in three Counties of Western Equatoria State. The three brand new land cruiser hardtop vehicles have been donated to three County Health Departments by the Health[Read More…]

By: Ijoo Bosco Eastern Equatoria State Transitional Legislative Assembly has passed the State budget for the fiscal year 2021/2022 to the tune of three billion South Sudanese pounds (SSP 3 million). The State budget that has less than a month to finish its operationalization period was presented to State parliament[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David The Central Bank of South Sudan has set to auction additional Eight Million United State Dollars Next week to commercial Banks and Forex Bureaus as a monetary mechanism to restore the value of the local currency that depreciated to lower level. This came following the on-going[Read More…]

By William Madouk Garang A group of lawmakers in Central Equatoria State Legislative Assembly denounced incessant assaults by suspected Murle armed youths and urged Pibor Area authority to detach those disturbing peace out of Terekeka. According to the legislators, the accumulative figure of victims who were murdered since 2020 till[Read More…]

By Tereza Jeremiah Chuei The former governor of defunct Jubek State Gen. Augustino Jadalla Wani and Brig. Gen. David Lokonga of the defunct Yei River State, and 25 other former state government officials are facing eviction following refusal to vacate government buildings.  Authority of Central Equatoria State early last week[Read More…]

By Akol Madut Ngong. The World Bank’s Executive Board of Directors has approved $ 129 million in International Development Association Associates (IDA) grant to finance and expand access to economic and livelihoods opportunity for the most vulnerable households in South Sudan to strengthen the effectiveness of the national safety net[Read More…]

By William Madouk Garang The Auditor General of the National Audit Chamber has flooded the Reconstituted Transitional National Legislative Assembly (R-TNLA) with over 6,000 copies of audit reports that the national assembly should pay attention to as demanded by law. On Friday a team of officials from the National Audit[Read More…]

By Tereza Jeremiah Chuei Investing in Women in South Sudan (IIW-SS) project has launched in Juba for the competition of private sector business window yesterday, and it’s being implemented in Central Equatoria State Juba and Eastern Equatoria State Torit towns respectively. The programme aims to economically empower women in the[Read More…]

By Akol Madut Ngong The reconstituted revitalized national legislative assembly in its ordinary sitting No: 12/2022 has passed the Wildlife Services Act 2011 (amendment) Bill 2022 to its fourth and final reading on Wednesday. The bill was presented by Tongun Lodu Rombe, Deputy Chairperson of the Standing Specialized Committee on[Read More…]

By Akol Madut Ngong The Council of States are in dilemma as Unity State governor Joseph Monytuil Wejang has dishonored and snubbed their summon over persistent insecurity in Leer County. The Council of State have summoned Governor Monytuil three times and he did ignore it, by only writing a letter[Read More…]

By Adia Jildo The Director for child protection in South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) Major General Chaplain Khamis Edward has refuted reports of violation on protection of children rights, saying the accusation aroused during the conflicts in the country. According to the report from the United Nations Secretary General[Read More…]

By Ephraim Modi D.S A lawmaker and a member of the specialized committee of Youth and Sports at transitional national legislative assembly, Jesus Deng Atem said that the National Youth Development Policy draft bill will be presented to the National Assembly next week.  He made the remarks during an event[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David Eastern Equatoria State governor, Louis Lobong Lojore is lobbying for assistance from the national government, partners and citizens for the renovation of the State secretariat that caught fire over the week. On Wednesday, the State Secretariat General encountered a devastating tragedy as it caught fire resulting[Read More…]

By Matia Samuel Timatio Health authorities in Western Equatoria State are raising an alarm to the National and State governments over a deteriorating healthcare service provision in the State as health partners pull out their support over funding shortfalls.  The State Minister of Health, James Abdullahi Arona saidthe State has[Read More…]

By Philip Buda Ladu The Workers Union at the Transitional National Legislative Assembly (TNLA) has criticized the national police for vamping into the parliamentary premises on Monday in response to a peaceful sit down strike by workers at the National Assembly who were demanding for their incentives. The Secretary General[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David Workers at the Transitional National Legislative Assembly were yesterday discontented with the petty cash incentives of 6,500 SSP paid to each and every staff by the National Assembly as a mechanism to solve their grievances. This development came after the leadership of the Parliament had reached[Read More…]

By William Madouk Garang The President of Uganda, Yoweri Kaguata Museveni has called for South Sudan to go for elections, saying for the country to have a durable peace, conducting free, transparent and creditable election is the answer. President Museveni made this call during his meeting with Speaker of Reconstituted[Read More…]

By Ephraim Modi D.S The government and Action Against Hunger_ (ACF) held a conference yesterday in Juba to quicken and end hunger in the country. The event was organized by ACF, attended by government officials, where many activities took place with the them ‘Innovate, Collaborate and Accelerate towards Zero Hunger’.[Read More…]