By Bida Elly David Lainya Town Square was crowded on Wednesday to celebrate handover of water supply project donated by International Committee for Red Cross (ICRC). The water project, in Lainya town, Central Equatoria State, consists of two newly drilled boreholes fitted with solar water pumps. ICRC coordinator for[Read More…]
News
RJMEC urges parties to dialogue as elections loom
By Kidega Livingstone Parties to the revitalized peace agreement need to dialogue to stop circle of subnational violence ahead of the general elections. Interim Chairperson of the Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (RJMEC), rtd. Maj. Gen. Charles Tai Gituai appealed, yesterday. “I urge dialogue to break the cycle[Read More…]
Rumbek Town road rehabilitation to be improved
By Yang Ater Yang United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has considered improving the recent rehabilitated Rumbek town road to address public outcry over dust. Rumbek Town Mayor, Peter Maliap Chieny and representatives from Lakes State Ministry of Roads and Bridges reached an understanding with UNMISS officials, over[Read More…]
Clashes displace 72 civilians in Wonduruba
By Bida Elly David At least 79 civilians from Wonduruba Payam, Central Equatoria State have fled to Lainya County after clashes between government forces and holdout groups. Lainya County Commissioner, Emmanuel Khamis declined to disclose figures of casualties in clashes that occurred on Wednesday, saying its confidential. Khamis said[Read More…]
Top CPE performer aspires for engineering
By Charles K Mark Best overall performer in the country at 2023 Certificate of Primary Education (CPE) exams, aspires to pursue engineering at university. No. 1 Citizen Daily Newspaper followed up the 16-year-old Joshua Swaka Salvador Alfeo Lado to his family home at Nyakuron West for an exclusive interview.[Read More…]
University lecturers effect industrial action
By Gladys Fred Kole Lecturers at University of Bahr El Ghazal have from Wednesday effected their planned sit-down strike after the ministry of finance and planning failed to heed a call to meet their demands. Last week, the lecturers had given a three-day ultimatum for the finance ministry to[Read More…]
Youth demand gov’t action before elections
By Bida Elly David As South Sudan drives to elections, young people demand concrete action from the Interim Unity Government on key issues before they cast their votes. Some of the youth hinge their participation in the upcoming polls on government’s commitment to implement the peace agreement and addressing[Read More…]
Put interest of citizens first-Badi urges
By Charles K Mark Archbishop of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan (ECSS) urges South Sudanese leader to place the interests of the people before parties. Archbishop Justin Badi Arama, during a press conference on Thursday, said that leaders should be conscious of election-related conflicts that are likely to[Read More…]
UN envoy highlights obstacles to peaceful elections
By Kidega Livingstone UN special representative in South Sudan, Nicholas Haysom, has highlighted growing tensions between armed groups and inter-communal conflicts as major barriers to free and fair elections in South Sudan. He highlighted the fragility of the situation in Unity State and communal clashes as key concerns. “The[Read More…]
Fox bites two people in Aweil West County
By Hou Akot Hou Two people in Aweil West County, Northern Bahr El State have been bitten by a fox on Monday night, raising concerns about potential rabies exposure. According to Lual Khamis Lual, deputy director of Nyamlel Hospital, the victims were a 50-year-old woman named Akon Lual Kur[Read More…]
Magwi County leaders urged to actively participate in training sessions
Ijoo Bosco Executive Director, Magwi County, Eastern Equatoria State, encourages leaders to seize training opportunities offered by the government. Mr. Morish Ladu Wani emphasized the importance of actively participating and acquiring new knowledge for personal and professional growth. “Silence during training isn’t beneficial,” Mr. Wani stated. “I urge regular[Read More…]
Shoe shiner’s death shocks Rumbek
Yang Ater Yang A 55-year-old shoe shiner in Rumbek town was found dead at his workplace, on Tuesday. Lakes State police spokesperson Elijah Mabor Makuac said the sudden death of the shoe shiner, identified as Maluac Magut-thon, shocks residents. Late Magut-thon was regularly seen shining shoes under a[Read More…]
Ayii demands compensation from Prison Service for business losses
By William Madouk Chairperson of the Business Community, Ayii Duang Ayii, is demanding the national prison service compensates business people for incurred losses after authorities shut down their buildings. On January 16, the national prison services deployed their forces at South Sudan Hotel, Park, and Hospital in Juba, meant[Read More…]
Budi Women demand action on killings, cattle raids
By Jino Wilson Women in Budi County of Eastern Equatoria State are expressing outrage over ongoing violence that claims lives of women in the region. The women presented their dismay during a pre-consultation peace meeting facilitated by Root of Generations. They recounted the numerous deaths of women and their[Read More…]
CTSAMVM probes Unity State clashes
By William Madouk Ceasefire and Transitional Security Arrangements Monitoring and Verification Mechanism (CTSAMVM) is investigating recent fighting between the SSPDF and SPLA-IO in Rubkona County, Unity State. On January 29, the South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF) and the Sudan People’s Liberation Army in Opposition (SPLA-IO) clashed in Barkuor[Read More…]
PWDs worry over UN Convention document Delay
By Kidega Livingstone Delays in implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) by not depositing the document with the United Nations Disability Rights Committee worries persons with disabilities in South Sudan. President Salva Kiir Mayardit on February 24, 2023, signed the convention.[Read More…]
SSBF election timetable out
By Charles K Mark South Sudan Basket Ball Federation Electoral body has released election timetable. On behalf of SSBF Electoral Committee, the returning officer, Bak Athian Bak read eight procedures that should be observed during the process. He said that the first is publication of the list of delegates,[Read More…]
South Sudan diaspora explores education, healthcare Support
By Hou Akot Hou A delegation from Undying Hope International (UHI), a South Sudanese diaspora organization based in the United States, arrived in Aweil Town, Northern Bahr El Ghazal State, on Tuesday. The team, led by its president, Thiel Thomas Dhel and accompanied by investors and donors, was warmly[Read More…]
AFDB to increase development grants for South Sudan
Kidega Livingstone African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has announced its plans to increase funding for South Sudan’s development projects by 60 percent. Vice President Regional Development Integration and Business for African Development Bank Group (ADfB), MS Marie Laure Akin Olugbade disclosed. “The support that we provide in South Sudan[Read More…]
Peace parties decry discrimination in unified forces
By William Madouk A section of parties to the 2018 revitalized peace agreement have raised a concern that their forces, who are part of the Necessary Unified Forces (NUF), are still not getting salaries. Sudan Peoples’ Liberation Movement/Army-in-Opposition (SPLM/A-IO) and the South Sudan Opposition Alliance (SSOA) complained yesterday, about[Read More…]