By Ngor Deng Matem Aweil Youth Union in Juba have expressed commitment to hold free and fair elections in March as it is being postpone from 26th February 2022. The union’s speaker Mr. Angelo Baak Mawien said that 49 delegates representing five counties of Northern Bahr el Ghazal shall be[Read More…]
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About sixteen perish in cattle raid violence
By Chol Makol Riak Authorities in Jonglei state are calling on communities in Jonglei state’s Ayod, Nyirol and Uror counties to cease hostilities following inter-communal clashes that claimed more than a dozen lives in the area. The Jonglei State minister for local government and law enforcement, Simon Hoth, said the[Read More…]
Governor Manytuil addresses State Assembly on worsening security
The Governor of Unity State Lt. Gen Dr. Joseph Manytuil Wejang/Courtesy Photo By Yien Gattuor Mead The Governor of Unity State Governor Lt. Gen Dr Joseph Manytuil Wejang on Tuesday briefed the members of the state August house on the general security situation in Unity state. The briefing to the[Read More…]
Warrap to begin disarmament next week
By Ngor Deng Matem The Warrap state government has announced plans to begin a massive Peaceful Disarmament of illegal weapons next week. The state government said that well equipped army personnel from the Tiger division in Juba have already started the journey to Warrap state. Ring Deng Ading is the[Read More…]
Ceasefire under threat, near collapse
By Taban Henry The South Sudan peace monitoring body, the Ceasefire & Transitional Security Arrangements Monitoring & Verification Mechanism has warned that the ceasefire is nearing collapse and parties continue to engage in confrontations. This was revealed in a meeting convened by CTSAMVM during its monthly sitting of the technical[Read More…]
Jonglei civil servants paid October salary
Some teachers receiving their salaries at the ministry of education, Bor. Photo: Chol Makol Riak By Chol Makol Riak The civil servants in Jonglei state on Monday started receiving their October salaries. The payment started with three ministries which include the ministry of health, ministry of education and ministry of[Read More…]
Dr. Lam stresses inclusivity in Kampala retreat
By Philip Buda Ladu The leader of the National Democratic Movement for Change (NDM) party, Dr. Lam Akol Ajawin has called for inclusivity in the planned Kampala retreat in which President Salva Kiir and FVP Dr. Riek have been invited for talks. Ugandan President Kaguta Museveni has invited President Salva[Read More…]
Governor Lobong echoes peaceful removal of cattle in Magwi
Eastern Equatoria State Louis Lobong Lojore meeting with representative of the cattle keepers/Photo: Arop Daniel Otto By Arop Daniel Otto The governor of Eastern Equatoria State said the state government will work collectively with the cattle keepers to ensure peaceful return to their home of origin in an act to implement[Read More…]
Finally one suspect confesses shooting bishop
Bishop-elect of Rumbek Diocese Fr. Christian Carlassare in the hospital after he was shot on both legs/Courtesy Photo By Adia Jildo One suspect accused of shooting Bishop-elect of Rumbek Diocese Fr. Christian Carlassare has confessed to committing the act. Yesterday, the court listened to testimonies from three accused persons in[Read More…]
AU Security team in Juba to review peace progress
The AUPSC team addressing the media upon arrival at Juba International Airport-Photo Taban Henry By Taban Henry The African Union’s Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) team is in Juba as the country gears towards the end of the transitional period. The planned visit is one of the recommendations aimed at[Read More…]
City Council shuts Trojan Petrol station over leakage
Pitia Solomon (L) and Morris Maitha Kiema Station Manager (R) Monday 21st February 2022/Photo by Dominic Paul By Taban Henry Juba City Council Authorities have shutdown Trojan Petrol Station in Nyakuron West residential area after some home owners around the station complained of oil leakage. After alerting the City Council,[Read More…]
Over 70,000 returnees in Magwi need food aid
Magwi County commissioner Otto David Remson By Arop Daniel Otto Magwi County Commissioner Otto David Remson said more than seventy thousand returnees have voluntarily repatriated from the neighboring refugees camp in Uganda to Magwi County since October last year. The 2016 conflict which spread across South Sudan forced half of[Read More…]
Police arrest five over Bor Church shooting
Courtesy Photo By Chol Makol Riak Police in Jonglei state’s capital Bor have arrested at least 5 suspects in connection with last month’s assassination attempt of bishops inside a church. The incident happened after a group of armed assailants who were believed to be supporters of the defrocked archbishop Ruben[Read More…]
Bishop’s shooting: Three accused persons deny involvement
One of the accused persons appearing before the High Court in Juba/Photo: Adia Jildo By Adia Jildo Three people arrested in connection to the shooting of bishop-elect of Rumbek Diocese have denied all the allegations labeled against them in relation to the incident. The first, second and third accused stood[Read More…]
Two years gone without unified forces
President Salva Kiir (R) and FVP Dr. Riek Machar during the signing of the 2018 peace deal/Photo: Courtesy By Philip Buda Ladu The 22nd of February 2022, marked exactly two years since President Salva Kiir formed the Cabinet as per the Revitalized Transitional Government of National Unity (R-TGoNU), kick-starting the[Read More…]
Candidates detained in Uganda miss P.8 exams
By Philip Buda Ladu Roughly 90 out of about 99 primary Eight Candidates groomed in Uganda to sit for the Certificate of Primary Education (CPE) examinations in South Sudan missed the recently completed P.8 exams as they were allegedly, detained briefly in Yumbe District over unclear traveling documents. The candidates,[Read More…]
Authorities release 40 terror gang
Some of the crew members suspected for causing terror arrested months ago by joint operation in Jonglei state capital, Bor. Photo: Chol Makol Riak By Chol Makol Riak More than 40 gang members who were arrested by the join operation in Jonglei state last year have been released after four[Read More…]
Eminent violence brawling between herders and farmers
Courtesy Photo By Adia Jildo The Executive director for Community Empowerment for Progress Organization Mr. Edmund Yakani has called on President Salva Kiir Mayardit to respond to the growing tension that is between the pastoralists and farmers in Magwi county of Eastern Equatoria state and Kajo-Keji of Central Equatoria State.[Read More…]
Recent violence displaces over 3,900 in Unity state
Some of the displaced people/Photo: Courtesy By Yien Gattuor Mead At least 3,970 people have been displaced by the recent conflict between armed youth in Mayiandit and Leer County. The Relief and Rehabilitation Commission (RRC) Director in Leer County Paulino Kush Mawich said the displaced people arrived in Leer town[Read More…]
Bishop’s shooting: Last witness testifies
Jonah Mariel Mabeny/Photo: Adia Jildo By Adia Jildo The fourth and the last witness in the shooting of the bishop- elect of Rumbek Catholic Diocese’s case has testified in the court. Jonah Mariel Mabeny, a 37 year old former youth coordinator in the church and a police officer working in[Read More…]