By Adia Jildo The Co-founder of Divine Mercy Action Home Paolino Tipo said the children living in the orphanage are being affected due to lack of shelters, food and access to school due to rise in the amount of school fees. Children in the orphanage live in tents which are[Read More…]

By Adia Jildo The Chairperson for Chamber of commerce Central Equatoria State Robert Pitia Francis has warned traders against the sale of expired goods for consumers stating that their consumptions are of great effects on health. He said some traders are repackaging goods that were expired and selling the goods[Read More…]

By Taban Henry The Revitalized Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission is calling for inclusion of Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) in the unification process of forces. This was revealed in a meeting that brought together all the generals from various political parties convened by the chairperson for National Transitional Committee[Read More…]

By Philip Buda Ladu The Central Equatoria State Transitional Legislative Assembly (STLA) has urged the State government to recruit and deploy planning and budget officers in the various State government institutions that will ease planning and budget drafting. The recruitment of the planning and budget officers comes as one of[Read More…]

By: Yien Gattuor Mead At least 18 soldiers including a Major General were killed in Mirmir cantonment area on Wednesday 6th April 2022. The attack allegedly came after arrival of sector two commander LT Gen. Ruot Chuol. An eyewitness said the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement Army in Opposition SPLA-IO attacked[Read More…]

By Ngor Deng Matem At least one thousand people with cataracts are set to receive free medical treatment in Aweil, capital of Northern Bahr El Ghazal State. The initiative is being facilitated by the Ophthalmological Association of South Sudan (OASS) in partnership with the department of health in the Catholic[Read More…]

By Alex Digi The Parents whom their children are studying at Daa Dokolow Primary School in Mvolo County of Western Equatoria State are appealing for provision of clean water at the School premises Daa Dokolou Primary School was established in 2011 with 5 classes from P1 to P5 and has[Read More…]

The SPLM-IG has confirmed that 60 percent of the unified forces will be for the government of South Sudan while 40 percent will be given to the two parties of the agreement having political wings. Tut Gatluak said issues of the negotiation on the percentage were decided at a ratio[Read More…]

By Matia Samuel Timatio Thirty female South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) officers from the Female Directorate Affairs are undergoing human rights training in Juba organized by UNMISS Human Rights Division in Juba. The training is phase three targeting female SSPDF soldiers covering topics such as military Justice System, right[Read More…]

By Adia Jildo Civil Society Activist Edmund Yakani has called on the government to give special priority to women and persons with disability so as to contribute to the consultation. On Tuesday, President Salva Kiir Mayardit launched public consultation on the establishment of the Commission for Truth, Reconciliation and Healing,[Read More…]

By Taban Henry The South Sudan Business Community is calling on the East African Community to exempt the taxes being imposed on them as they transport their goods from Mombasa to Bibia. This was revealed to the media on Wednesday during the meeting held between the South Sudan Chamber of[Read More…]

By Taban Henry Industrial actions resumed as the Joint Operating Companies failed to implement the unified human resources policies to the national staff. Earlier in 2020, the Minister of Petroleum issued an order instructing the Joint Operating Companies to immediately unify human resources policies to the national staff. South Sudan[Read More…]

By Philip Buda The Central Equatoria State Transitional Legislative Assembly (STLA) on Wednesday passed the State fiscal budget ceiling of about 7.2 billion South Sudanese Pounds up from an initial draft budget estimate of 5.1 billion South Sudanese Pounds. The State assembly deliberated on the annual budget for 2021/2022 in[Read More…]

By Adia Jildo The Human Immune Virus (HIV) is a major public health threat with over 174,000 people estimated to be living with the virus. This was revealed by Yolanda Awel Deng, the National Minister of Health in South Sudan. Awel said the targeted 95% control of the HIV epidemic[Read More…]

By Digi Alex The Governor of Western Equatoria State on Monday this week issued state order No. 05/2022 regulating logging mechanism in the state. Governor Gen. Alfred Futuyo Karaba in his order seen by No. 1 Citizen Daily Newspaper said “this order may by cited as state order No. 05/2022[Read More…]

By John Sylvester Timba The Authority in Mundri West County of Western Equatoria State officially lunched the mobile court to reduce crimes in Mundri.  Addressing the gathering during the official opening of the mobile court’s office in Mundri on Monday, the County Commissioner Zilipha Dawa Justin applauded the initiative taken[Read More…]

By Akol Madut Ngong The graduation of Unified Forces all over the country will create a conducive environment. This was revealed by the First Vice President, Dr. Riek Machar Teny who is the head of Governance Cluster. Dr. Riek was speaking on Tuesday during the launch of the National Consultative[Read More…]

By Philip Buda Ladu  President Salva Kiir Mayardit on Tuesday the 5th of April 2022 launched a public consultative process on the establishment of the Commission for Truth, Reconciliation and Healing (CTRH), that is expected to go to the people to get their views on the legislation that will establish[Read More…]

By Yang Ater Yang A 21 year old blind man has been convicted by the Rumbek Central County court and charged to pay seven cows after pleading guilty for committing adultery. Mr. Pabek Chol Mathiang who is also a local musician known by his stage name G blood, described what[Read More…]

 By Adia Jildo The Mayor of Juba City has called on the leadership of South Sudan to name a road after the visit of Pope Francis. Michael Ladu Allah- Jabu said the hospitality given by the Pope in 2019 for the President of South Sudan H.E. Salva Kiir Mayardit and[Read More…]