By Bosco Bush   Settlers of Bilinyang Boma in Juba County are facing life-threatening risks due to a severe shortage of clean drinking water and reliable healthcare facilities. The lack of these essential services is hampering livelihoods in the area. Currently, residents rely on untreated water from a nearby stream,[Read More…]

By Kei Emmanuel Duku   An estimated 710,000 South Sudanese and refugees who fled the conflict in Sudan, are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance. According to United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) report, homes of the affected, were destroyed by floods. The report reveals that[Read More…]

By Philip Buda Ladu   South Sudan’s cabinet has approved Ministry of Youth and Sports’ policy, allocating $5 million annual budget for development of sports, in the country. In cabinet meeting on Friday, the National Minister of Youth and Sports, Hon. Dr. Joseph Geng Akec, presented Sport Development Policy 2024,[Read More…]

By Bosco Bush   Transitional National Legislative Assembly (TNLA) has resolved to summon the Minister of Water and Irrigation, the Chairperson of Urban Water Corporation, the Governor of Central Equatoria State, and the Mayor of Juba City Council to address the issue. The decision came after a point of information[Read More…]

By Deng Ghai Deng   President Salva Kiir Mayardit made a heartfelt appeal to opposition groups during a critical meeting on Wednesday, urging them to prioritize peace and unity above all else in the Tumaini peace initiative negotiations. The meeting, held in Nairobi, aimed to bring both government and opposition[Read More…]

By Bosco Bush   Civil society organizations in Yei River County are calling for a conducive environment for civic engagement to better connect with the community. This call was made during the installation of the newly appointed Commissioner of Yei River County, held on Tuesday at Yei Freedom Square. Mr.[Read More…]

By Very Rev Nathaniel Garang Aduotdiit   “Fools find no pleasure in understanding but delight in airing their own opinions.” Leaders partly are Leaders because God particularly calls them to provide direction and solutions to the world’s questions and problems; and so, the most effective way leaders can provide the[Read More…]

Even in a competitive marriage, families used to consider the life of a groom. They used to spare a cow or two to him to use it for coping with new life as a man. Staying with his wife, he was always checked on by his in-laws and he could[Read More…]

By Philip Buda Ladu   The Minister of Energy and Dams, Peter Marcello, is urging the national Ministry of Finance to urgently pay a $30 million to a company that constructed the first solar power plant in Juba County, as the government faces a lawsuit over the matter. The government,[Read More…]

By Philip Buda Ladu   The final of the Naath Peace Tournament (NPT) was indefinitely called off after three teams surprisingly showed up for the concluding match of the inter-counties competition at Buluk Playground, Juba. On Wednesday, Nasir FC was set to battle against Payinjiar FC in the finals of[Read More…]

By Deng Ghai Deng   Eighty-three job applicants have issued a formal notice of intent to sue the Bank of South Sudan (BoSS), alleging discriminatory and unfair recruitment practices. In a letter addressed to the Minister of Justice Ruben Madol Arol Kachuol, the group, led by Mr. John Mangol Majier,[Read More…]

By Deng Ghai Deng   United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has revealed alarming statistics of escalating violence plaguing the nation, largely perpetrated by community-based militias and civil defense groups. According to the latest quarterly brief by UNMISS, between January and March 2024, a staggering 240 incidents of violence[Read More…]

By Janes Innocent   Over 50 government councilors in Yei River County, Central Equatoria State, have been on legislative procedures and rules. The three-day training, organized by the Raise Women Hope Initiative, aimed to “promote peace, harmony and justice” in the local government. Lwate Charles Wani, the Acting Manager of[Read More…]

President Salva Kiir Mayardit on Wednesday evening decreed Jonglei state governor, Denay Jock Chagor, out of office. Denay Jock Chagor, who hails from South Sudan Opposition Alliance, became Jonglei State governor in July 2020, before being replaced by Mahjub Biel Turuk, formerly, a member of Parliament in the national Assembly.[Read More…]

By Jehovah’s Witness   Gatmai Kuajien, a man in his 30’s, remembers the struggles he faced to access information, particularly during the pandemic when the country went into lockdown. With schools, workplaces, and religious gatherings moving online, the need for reliable internet access became crucial. “Oftentimes after subscribing to data[Read More…]

By Jurugo Emmanuel Ogasto   A drunk cyclist riding a tricycle with no headlamp, knocked a bodaboda operator, injuring two South Sudanese nationals at a refugee settlement in Uganda. Kasim Limo, an eyewitness told No. 1 Citizen Daily Newspaper, that three South Sudanese nationals have been rushed to Adjumani Hospital[Read More…]

Kidega Livingstone   National Members of Parliament have been urged to tackle the issue of elections seriously following interference in civic and political space since January, this year. CEPO said it has recorded a minimum of nine cases of such interference. In its finding, CEPO stated that the cases mostly[Read More…]

By Yang Ater   Despite recent defections of some members to the SPLM, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO) in Lakes State remains intact and active, Dr. Isaiah Akhol Mathiang, Lakes State chairperson has said. He dismissed the reasons cited by the defectors, stating that they were unfounded.[Read More…]