By Bida Elly David The Unity State Government has received medical and educational supplies from the Greater Pioneer Operating Company (GPOC) in an effort to raise the quality of local facilities. Unity State Governor, Dr. Joseph Manytuil, received the equipment at the State Coordination Office in Juba yesterday. Recently, the[Read More…]

By Taban Henry The Reconstituted Transitional National Legislative Assembly (R-TNLA) has named government agencies that had spent beyond their budget lines in the 2021/2022 fiscal year budget describing them as indiscipline. The exposure of the indiscipline government spending agencies came during the presentation of the report of the standing specialized[Read More…]

By William Madouk Garang   Lawmakers representing political parties at national legislative assembly are severely cautioned not to cast their votes to nonpartisan nominees vying seat at East Africa Legislative Assembly (EALA). Secretary for Political Affairs, Organization Development, Kuol Atem Bol of SPLM party led by President Salva Kiir, said[Read More…]

By William Madouk Garang  Suspected aid workers who committed sexual crimes against vulnerable people at Malakal Protection of Civilians (PoC) sites will be investigated and prosecuted, UN Peace mission said. On Wednesday, a joint investigation by The New Humanitarian and Al Jazeera found that UN peacekeepers, agencies staff and aid-workers[Read More…]

By Tereza Jeremiah Chuei The Republic of Sudan has rejected the provisions of the proposals submitted by African Union High Implementation Panel (AUHIP) which provides for the transfer of Abyei to be part of South Sudan. The Republic of Sudan in a statement released to the media objected to some[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David A female relief beneficiary in Lainya County of Central Equatoria State has claimed that she detected mattress particles in maize flour delivered by ACROSS South Sudan, a humanitarian organization through the government as assistance to the vulnerable host community. Recently, reports from some citizens of Lainya[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David The Commissioner of Juba County has been accused by some residents of Loriki for illegal land grabbing in the area driven from the attempted displacement that resulted into exchange of guns formerly between the community and the county police. This came following the land dispute among[Read More…]

By William Madouk Garang United Nations run airplane skidded off the runway while landing at the airstrip in Upper Nile State’s Malakal town, on Monday evening; this is according to UN Mission in South Sudan. According to UN peace mission, the 78-seater plane got seriously stuck in the mud which[Read More…]

By Taban Henry The Transitional National Legislative Assembly on Tuesday passed a whopping record 1.4 trillion South Sudanese Pounds as the fiscal year budget for 2022/2023 financial year. Earlier in August, the Minister of Finance and Economic Planning tabled the 2022/2023 fiscal year budget. In early August, the former National[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David The mayor of Juba city council was saddened by the demise of two Ugandans who perished after a carpentry and joinery workshop caught fire in Gudele one over the weekend. A carpentry workshop at Gudele One over the weekend caught extreme fire burning two professional Ugandan[Read More…]

By Mary Poni The Archbishop of Central Equatoria State Internal Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan (ECSS) Dr. Paul PitiaYugusukhas refuted reports circulating on social media about Christians being poisoned one month ago at the Episcopal church of South Sudan in Gabat Parish, Juba. Dr. Yugusuk countered the[Read More…]

By Taban Henry The Metropolitan Archbishop of Juba and Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Torit Dr. Stephen Ameyu has cautioned the faithful in Eastern Equatoria against tribalism and rather asked them to work as the people of God to serve the nation. This came as the Catholic Diocese of[Read More…]