By Taban Henry The Chairperson of the Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (RJMEC) is calling on the peace parties to find amicable solutions to the upsurge of the recent violence that has been reported in some cantonment sites and the SPLA-IO positions across the country. This was revealed after[Read More…]
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Citizens of WES demand new MPs to restore peace
By Digi The Western Equatoria State citizens are calling on the newly reconstituted State Revitalized Transitional Legislative Assembly of Western Equatoria State to bring peace in the state Last year, the President of the Republic of South Sudan Salva Kiir Mayardit reconstituted the Legislative Assembly of Western Equatoria State and[Read More…]
SPLM/A-IO withdraws from Security, peace mechanisms
By Philip Buda Ladu The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement and Army in Opposition, (SPLM/A-IO) tendered their letter of suspension to the Chairperson of the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission, (RJMEC) suspending their participating in the meetings of the ceasefire monitoring body, CTSAMVM including the RJMEC. The suspension was declared through[Read More…]
Industrialization remains a dream without hydropower
Dr. James Wani Igga/Courtesy photo By Philip Buda Ladu The Vice President for Economic Cluster Dr. James Wani Igga said South Sudan dearly needed a hydroelectric-power station built to produce strong electricity that can attract investors to establish factories in the country. The Vice President for Economic Cluster said there[Read More…]
Minister calls on lawmakers to pass environmental bill
By Adia Jildo The deputy Minister of Finance Agok Makur has called on the chairperson of the standing specialized committee of environment to pass the environmental bill so as to protect the environment for the future generation. He said oil dependence has a great effect of the environment hence climate[Read More…]
Women in Yambio trained on Governance
By Digi More than 50 women in Yambio County of Western Equatoria State attended training on Enhancing Gender Responsive Governance that kicked off on Friday last week The two days training which started on Thursday and ended on Friday last week was organized by the United Nations Mission in South[Read More…]
Anti-Corruption body lacks framework to prosecute officials
By Philip Buda Ladu The National Anti-Corruption Commission said it lacks the legal framework that can enable them investigate and prosecute corrupt officials found guilty of corruption and embezzlement of public funds. The Anti-Corruption amendment Bill 2011 that the Commission drafted in 2011 is stranded in between the Ministry of[Read More…]
Unified Forces to embark on disarmament after graduation
By Philip Buda Ladu The unified forces once graduated will be first tasked to embark on disarmament exercise, collecting the rampant guns in the hands of the civilians said the Vice President for Economic Cluster Dr. James Wani Igga. He said firearms are now rampant in the hands of civil[Read More…]
We have gloomy, miserable economy – Dr. Igga
By Philip Buda Ladu The Vice President for Economic Cluster Dr. James Wani Igga said the country has a gloomy and miserable economy mostly caused by the five years’ conflicts that ruined the country, floods affecting oil production and the Covid-19 constraints. The Chair of Economic Cluster acknowledged the poor[Read More…]
New State officials commit to deliver services
By Chol Makol Riak The newly appointed Jonglei state officials on Thursday took oath of office. These include Minister of Information, Chairperson of Relief and Rehabilitation Commission, four members of other Independence Commissions and Commissioner of Uror County. Speaking to the media, the newly appointed Minister of Information, John Samuel[Read More…]
Burhan, Kiir set to develop unitized oil fields
By Taban Henry South Sudan and Sudan have agreed to set models of peace through the development of unitized oil fields, including the Abyei area. This was revealed in a joint communiqué issued by the foreign affairs ministries. President Salva Kiir Mayardit and the head of the Sudan Sovereign Council[Read More…]
VP Hussein concludes investigation over Aneet issue in Twic
By Ngor Deng Matem The committee that was formed to investigate Aneet conflict has concluded its investigation in Twic County of Warrap state and shall move to Aneet and Abyei to carry out the same task respectively. The Head of the investigation committee Vice President Hussein Abdelbagi Akol says “We[Read More…]
Ruling SPLM misuses money to mobilize party members
By Taban Henry A political analyst has on Thursday said the ruling SPLM party is spending a lot of money in mobilizing its party members instead of mobilizing priorities behind the implementation of the peace agreement. Speaking in an inclusive interview with No.1 Citizen Daily Newspaper, Mr. Boboya James, a[Read More…]
Finally Parliament Passes SSP 338 Billion Budget
By Philip Buda Ladu The Reconstituted Transitional National Legislature (RTNL) has on Thursday passed the long overdue budget for the Fiscal Year 2021/2022, 8 months later into the financial year. The budget ceiling of 287 billion SSP that was approved by the Cabinet and presented to the parliament by the[Read More…]
Minister suggests tax exemption on agricultural machineries
By Philip Buda Ladu The Minister of Livestock and Fisheries has suggested that agricultural machineries and tools should be exempted from taxes at the custom in order to encourage farmers to boost food production in the country. Oil revenues account for 91 percent of the 2021/2022 fiscal year national budget,[Read More…]
Parliamentary Sitting Abruptly Adjourned Again
By Philip Buda Ladu The Parliamentary Sitting of the Transitional National Legislature scheduled for Wednesday the 16th of March 2022 was called-off abruptly. The August House was supposed to table the budget in its third reading with the incorporation of some amendments by the Finance Committee. This made some lawmakers[Read More…]
Lawmakers raise eyebrows over budget misappropriation
By Philip Buda Ladu The Ministry of Finance and planning has been urged to relinquish the management of government spending agencies’ money allocated to the various agencies under the national fiscal year budget. Ministers and some heads of public institutions including lawmakers have complained of the Ministry of Finance’s misappropriation[Read More…]
Army increases deployment along Sudan border
By Ngor Deng Matem The head of SSPDF Third Infantry Division based in Northern Bahr el Ghazal state has increased the deployment of forces along the borderline with Sudan following persistent attacks there, according to the area commander. The move comes after suspicious reports of Misseriya armed men who are[Read More…]
Ethiopian forces suspected of killing two in Jebel Boma
By Chol Makol Riak Authorities in the South Sudan’s Greater Pibor Administrative Area said two people were killed and seven children went missing after armed forces from neighboring Ethiopia invaded Jebel Boma County. The Chief Administrator of the Greater Pibor Administrative Area Lokali Amea said the attackers crossed from Ethiopia’s[Read More…]
Budget’s passing pushed for Wednesday
By Philip Buda Ladu The passing of National Budget for the fiscal year 2021/2022 has been pushed to Wednesday in its third and fourth final reading stage. The budget was tabled to the parliament 8 months into the fiscal year by the Ministry of Finance and Planning in February, three[Read More…]