By Bida Elly The SPLM party chief whip at the national legislative assembly has called on the national communication authority to invest many efforts towards improving the Country’s telecommunication services from the state of jeopardy to compete with advance Countries. This development arose during the opening ceremony of the three[Read More…]
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Parliamentarians’ death toll hits 62 since independence
By Taban Tom Henry The Transitional National Legislative Assembly has recorded an estimated 62 legislators who have died in the Country since its inception. Chairperson for the Specialized Committee of Information in the R-TNLA, John Agany Deng revealed to No.1 Citizen Daily Newspaper in an interview that the Parliament has[Read More…]
FIFA kicks off certification of ‘Juba National Stadium’ standard
By Bida Elly David The South Sudan Football Association has started certification of the new-faced Juba National Football Stadium that’s being transformed through FIFA grant aimed at pushing it to meet international standard. The certification process started earlier this week following the visit of an expert contracted by the Federation[Read More…]
YCS movement decries lack of support, demand subsidy
By Bida Elly David Young Christian Students in Juba have called on the government to prioritize the activities of the movement to enable young students at Secondary schools equip themselves with theological and religious knowledge. This development transpired yesterday during a one day drill on the current status of the[Read More…]
Rediscovering the corruptible relation of man and lion
By Malek Arol DhieuThe evolution of man forgets about his blood relation to lion, but the tradition best talks about it openly. I have a genuine reason why I exhume this decayed relation.When you meet your typical man in kingdomship or presidency, it is as if you have met your[Read More…]
Health experts caution residents over Ebola infections
By Martha John Savio Health personnel in Kitgum district had cautioned residents over Ebola infections. The acting district health officer in Kitgum and a doctor in Kitgum General Hospital Mr. Okello Andrew in a phone interview yesterday Thursday said, residents should be aware of preventable measures to avoid contacting Ebola[Read More…]
Mayor bans unauthorized revenue collectors
By Bida Elly David The mayor of Juba City Council yesterday issued an order banning collection of revenues or taxes from traders by Islamic Council or any unauthorized institutions saying that the authority shall undertake serious punitive measures against the violators. This order came following military intervention of the Islamic[Read More…]
Bishop Santo fires leaders over despotism and self-interest
By Bida Elly David The auxiliary bishop of the Metropolitan Catholic Archdiocese of Juba has slammed the Country’s politicians for being beneficiaries of the agreement leaving citizens in dilemma and called them to stop egoism and focus on developing the nation. The Bishop manifested this statement during his homily at[Read More…]
State Cabinet approves environmental policy, tasks minister for amendment
By Bida Elly David Central Equatoria State Council of Ministers on Thursday approved a document on the state environmental policy after series of deliberations and directed the minister concerned to finish the final amendment such that it could be tabled for deliberation before the state assembly. An environmental policy is[Read More…]
Makuei rubbishes US ‘travel advisory warning’
By Adia Jildo The Minister of Information and government spokesperson, Michael Makuei Lueth has slammed the U.S Department of State for its travel advisory to South Sudan warning its citizens against travelling to Juba citing deteriorating security situation in the country. On Wednesday, 5th October, the US government issued a[Read More…]
Don’t sanction but cure the disease – Puot
By Tereza Jeremiah Chuei The Minister of Petroleum Puot Kang Chol has urged the UN Security Council (UNSC) to cure the disease or what they think is wrong in South Sudan other than only imposing sanctions against the country. ‘Just like giving Panadol to a person who is supposed to[Read More…]
Gov’t, UNDP empower 20 assembly Clerks
By Mary Poni The national Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs with support from United Nations Development Program (UNDP) organized a three day training workshop to empower twenty assembly clerks from the 10 states legislative assemblies which started in Juba yesterday. According to James Francis Kutiyote, the undersecretary in the national Ministry[Read More…]
Lack of electric power discourages investors – Dr. Riek
By Bida Elly David The First Vice President of the Republic of South Sudan has said shortage of electric power discourages the flow of investors into the country and called on the Ministry of Energy and Dams in collaboration with the Petroleum Ministry to prioritize electricity production. He made the[Read More…]
Collo legislators condemn civil attacks, demand justice
By Bida Elly David Collo parliamentarians in the Transitional National Legislature have condemned the incidents of attacks against unarmed civilians in Adhidiang of Upper Nile region and urged government to take legal measures against the perpetrators with immediate effect. This month, it was reported that a number of unarmed civilians[Read More…]
America accepts to conditionally support peace roadmap
By Bida Elly David The Ambassador of the United States of America to South Sudan has reiterated that his Country has accepted to extend their support to South Sudan based on the condition that all parties to the agreement show commitment to speed the peace process for better progress. This[Read More…]
Lawmaker calls for establishment of livestock policy framework
Akol Madut Ngong A lawmaker in the Transitional National Legislative Assembly representing SPLM-IO has called on the Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries to initiate a policy frame work to guard livestock movement in the country. This came during the closure of the three days Livestock Conference that brought together relevant[Read More…]
Livestock not a problem, but people’s attitudes
By Tereza Jeremiah Chuei The Governor of Eastern Equatoria State Louis Lobong Lojore declared that livestock are not the problem but rather the attitudes of people are to blame for cattle-related violence that has often triggered inter-communal violence and subnational conflicts across the country. The governor asserted that stringent rules[Read More…]
Kinji Secondary School construction resumes in Yei
By James Innocent Ali Construction work at Kinji Secondary School has resumed after the Commissioner of Yei River County launched the project that had earlier came to a standstill at some point in the middle following its first launch by the governor of Central Equatoria State Emmanuel Adil Antony. The[Read More…]
Kitgum official apologizes for botching parish development fund
By Martha John Savio – Kitgum Uganda Kitgum District Chairperson Mr. Arwai Christopher Obol has apologized on behalf of the district concerning the mismanagement of the parish development fund. The Kitgum district Chairperson Mr. Arwai Christopher Obol yesterday called for a press conference afternoon with an aim of clearing up[Read More…]
Farmers in Lainya receive farm tools and seeds
By James Innocent Organic Farming Advisory Organization well known as FAO has distributed seeds and farm tools to more than one thousand beneficiaries (farmers) in Lainya and Yei River Counties of Central Equatoria State to boost production. Safari Emmanuel working for Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) said this month they[Read More…]