By Chol Makol Riak At least 15 gang members who escaped from prison have been allegedly re-arrested. Last month, more than twenty gang members escaped from prison in Malual-chat army garrison after being given a master key to unchain themselves and escaped. Thereafter authorities, rearrested twenty people including two police[Read More…]
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Oil spills kill over 300 cattle
By Yien Gattour Mead At least 358 cows and 270 goats have died in Rubkona County in Unity State after drinking water contaminated by oil spilled water. William Gai Tut, one of the cattle owners said their cattle are now facing a lot of challenges as most of the water points[Read More…]
Security tops National Development Plan
By Taban Henry The Council of Ministers in its regular meeting held Friday 5th November 2021, passed the National Development Strategy. Minister of Information, Michael Makuei Lueth said the National Development Strategy was presented by the Minister of Finance and Economic Planning in consultation with different ministries, stakeholders from the[Read More…]
President Kiir Reconstitutes State Legislative Assemblies
By Kiden Stela Mandela President Slava Kiir Mayardit has issued series of Republican Decrees for the Reconstitution and the appointments of Speakers, Deputy Speakers and Members of Parliament for Reconstituted State Legislative Assemblies. The decrees read on Friday night over the South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation were for the appointment of[Read More…]
Criminals arrested with fake USD 93 million
By Philip Buda Ladu The National Security Service has apprehended 14 people found in possession of over 93 million fake US dollars and four hundred thousand South Sudanese Pounds including other stolen items. The stolen items include Rackshas, Noah, Premio and Vanguard cars plus motorcycles. The suspected criminals were[Read More…]
Sudan coup threatens S. Sudan’s fragile peace-Activist
By Taban Henry An activist has warned that the current political development in Sudan is disturbing South Sudan’s peace deal. Sudan is the current chair of IGAD and is one of the guarantors of the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan (R-ARCSS).[Read More…]
National Congress Party Suspends Chairperson – Agnes Rejects Move
By Ochaya Jackson The South Sudan National Congress Party (NCP) announced that it had suspended its Chairperson Agnes Poni Lukudu, from the party during a press conference held in Juba on Wednesday 29th July 2020. According to the statement read out by Secretary General of the Party, Mathew Mayor Ayoung,[Read More…]
Stranded South Sudanese nationals in India return home
By Ochaya Jackson More than 20 South Sudanese nationals, who were stranded in India for the last four months, landed at Juba International Airport on Friday evening 10/07/2020, according to the Indian Ambassador to South Sudan, Subramalial Dakexina Moorthy. The Ambassador was speaking to the media upon his arrival from[Read More…]
Environment Minister warns against tree logging
By Moyo Jacob South Sudan Minister of Environment and Forestry, Josephine Napwon Cosmas, has warned individuals practicing logging of trees in Eastern Equatoria State, to stop immediately. The minister stressed that her office in Juba had registered several reports of forests being destroyed by some people for their personal interests.[Read More…]
Nimule Hospital records ten positive COVID-19 cases
By Moyo Jacob After receiving Mobile Testing Machine for COVID-19, Nimule Hospital, in Eastern Equatoria State, registered a total of 285 tests since early July,10 of whom are positive. Last month, the National Ministry of Health donated Mobile Testing Machine for COVID-19 and other diseases, including of Yellow Fever, at[Read More…]
Traders accuse Juba City Council of collecting money and leaving garbage
By Keji Janefer Some traders at Customs Market are calling upon Juba City Council to regularly collect garbage in the markets in Juba, the capital city of South Sudan which got independent in 2011, was estimated to have 1.5 million populations. Some illegal waste dumping is observed on the streets[Read More…]