By James Innocent Whitaker peace and development initiative organized a three-day training of teachers on conflict resolution targeting 60 participants from five Payams that are within Yei River County of Central Equatoria State   Bush Buse the Program Coordinator for Whitaker Peace and Development initiative said in Yei alone the[Read More…]

By William Madouk Garang Lack of skilled birth attendance and poor health services in the country has put mothers at risk, the Deputy Representative of United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Chris Oyeyipo warned yesterday. Dr. Oyeyipo said that, high maternal mortality rates and rampant rape, child marriage besides gender-based violence[Read More…]

By Ngor Deng Matem  Three Sudanese businessmen in Northern Bahr el Ghazal state appeared in high court yesterday (23rd May 2022) to answer charges of rape case that resulted to the death of 6-year-old girl. On the 3rd May 2022, a 6-year-old girl was raped, killed and dumped in a[Read More…]

By Philip Buda Ladu A power blackout at the Freedom Hall on Monday due to a mechanical problem with the Generator producing electricity to power the public hall let to abrupt adjournment of parliamentary sitting on the presentation of two important security Amendment Bills for their second recording. The Freedom[Read More…]

By Ngor Deng Matem A huge number of Abyei citizens yesterday poured on the streets protesting with a demand to withdraw the South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF) and Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) from Abyei box. The protesters revealed that SSPDF base in Majak Kol and Rumkor should be relocated[Read More…]

By William Madouk Garang The Fact-Finding Committee investigating the Abyei – Twic conflict has proposed some recommendations aimed at quelling the conflict between the two conflicting communities of Ngok and Twic. In a just released report on the inter-communal clashes in Aneet settlement the committee noted that the root cause[Read More…]

By Taban Henry Internally Displaced Persons, displaced by cattle herders’ crisis in Eastern Equatoria State and Lobonok Payam, now sheltering in Gumbo of Juba County in Central Equatoria State have raised concerns over lack of sufficient humanitarian assistance being rendered to them. This came after the members of the Central[Read More…]

By Bida Elly Dvaid Central Equatoria State Reconstituted Transitional Legislative Assembly yesterday adjourned presentation of key motion for vote of no confidence against Commissioner of Kajo-Keji County to Wednesday.   This development came during the State’s Ordinary sitting number fifteen (15) which outlined deliberations and discussions for vote of no[Read More…]

By Tereza Jeremiah Chuei A Widowed mother of four children currently sheltering at an Internally Displaced Persons’ Camp in Gumbo is calling on the government to facilitate faster evacuation of cattle herders to their place of origin to enable her safely return to her home village. Akello Josephine who is[Read More…]

By Akol Madut Ngong  Fact finding committee formed by the President of the Republic of South Sudan to investigate conflicts that transpired at Aneet settlement has called on the National Government to establish border high court commission to address the alarming atrocities committed during the conflict that erupted in February[Read More…]

By: Alex Digi About 15 journalists in Western Equatoria State particularly Yambio County over weekend organized a roundtable discussion to deliberate on challenges facing them in their work. The major aim of the round table meeting was to brainstorm on the key impeding challenges that affect Western Equatoria State Journalists[Read More…]

Paid teacher is a generational asset to the country  The importance of teachers in any society is vital; they have vast knowledge on a wide number of topics depending on the kind of field that they individually are experts in. Coming home, despite the fact that the teaching sector is[Read More…]

By Adia Jildo  Eastern Equatoria State Minister of information has refuted and condemned claims against him by cattle herding personalities amid aiding community on cattle raiding activities in the State. This came following statements from one cattle herding community accusing the State Minister of Information for allegedly rendering assistance to[Read More…]

By John Sylvester Timber SPLM Cadre Chaired by Hon. Margaret Fozia Commissioner of Mundri East County yesterday held a round table meeting on the presentation of recommendations about the recent meeting conducted in Western Equatoria State Headquarter Yambio towards preparation for 2023 Elections expected to be held. The meeting was attended by[Read More…]

Can Political Parties reform themselves to guide South Sudan? By Dr Moses Matur Chol The need for political reform is a recurring theme in political life in virtually all ten states of South Sudan. This by itself is enough to show that people are to a decree rejecting the ways[Read More…]

By James Innocent Reconcile International organized a football peace tournament in Yei River County of Central Equatoria State targeting 23 players from eight teams formed, while others drawn from different communities in South Sudan, represent counties and states. Geri Moses, the program manager for Reconcile International said the tournament is[Read More…]

By Tereza Jeremiah Chuei Some traders in Juba’s custom market are calling on the government to address issues of skyrocketing market prices. As traders have always complained of multiple taxes imposed on their goods making them to increase prices to recover the cost. Businessmen and women have often raised concerns[Read More…]

By: Alex Digi The Government of Western Equatoria State is calling upon the health partners to support and improve the health services in the state. This development came following a round table meeting for the introduction of the new Western Equatoria State Minister of health. According to the state authority,[Read More…]

By Ngor Deng Matem The South Sudan-Sudan border crossing point at Majok Yinhthiou of Aweil East County of South Sudan and Merriem of Kordofan region of Sudan has officially reopened after 5 months of closure. Earlier in January 2022, authorities of Northern Bahr el Ghazal state temporarily closed the border[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David A man who works as a security guard in a night shift has beaten his wife to medical level on Sunday night for cheating on him but the wife accused him of not sexually satisfying her on bed. James Data, a 45-year-old man and a resident[Read More…]