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…]
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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…]
Yakani urges parties to accelerate peace implementation
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…]
Health officer urges families to embrace birth control
By Hou Akot Hou A reproductive health officer in Northern Bahr El Ghazal state is calling on families to embrace family planning measures for birth control. Marko Ayuel Ayuel said they discovered that a lot of people have misconceptions and stereotypes against family planning methods. “Some people do go[Read More…]
Fragile land laws scare investors-Machar
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…]
Kiir evicts Gen. David Yau Yau from two positions
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…]
Cardinal calls for forgiveness, unity
By Charles K Mark His Eminence Stephen Ameyu Martin Mulla, who returned from Rome after being consecrated a Cardinal, called on the government and church to complement each other. Cardinal Ameyu, while addressing the congregation upon touching down at Juba International Airport on Monday, said there are a number[Read More…]
Mary hits at skeptics over NBS’ ability
By William Madouk Chief executive officer (CEO) of the South Sudan National Bureau of Standards (SSNBS), Mary Gordon, lashed out at the ‘doubting Thomases’ who show reservations over the recent maize test, citing that they cannot fabricate things. On May 15, South Sudan impounded 62 trucks due to high[Read More…]
UNMISS police officers give counterparts in Rajaf much-wanted refresher course
UNMISS Crime prevention, making arrests, protecting and treating both suspects and survivors of violence humanely– these are all important, everyday policing duties. To keep 40 of their South Sudanese counterparts in Raja County sharp, UN Police serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) just conducted a refresher[Read More…]
Bureau of Standards facelift food safety lab
By William Madouk South Sudan National Bureau of Standards (SSNBS) has given a face-lift to a multi-functional laboratory in Juba, which is expected to start operations next week. On Monday, the boss of SSNBS, Mary Gordon, inspected the Juba Central Laboratory, a food safety lab that is used for[Read More…]
Parliament pushes for e-gov’t adoption
By Bida Elly David National Legislative Assembly has emphasized the need for South Sudan to implement an electronic governance system for efficient public sector management and curb corruption. The push was prompted by recommendations from the International-Parliamentary Union summit (IPU), attended by South Sudan delegation led by speaker Jemma[Read More…]
Cardinal Ameyu lands to glamorous welcome
By Charles K Mark/Bida Elly David Thousands of catholic faithful, government officials and other people from all walks of life braved scotching sun heat to Juba International Airport Monday morning to receive the first-ever cardinal for South Sudan. October 30, 2023, will go down in history in the Catholic[Read More…]