By Staff Writer Active Citizen South Sudan is redoubling efforts to appeal for respect of child rights as enshrined in South Sudan Transitional Constitution 2011 as amended and Bill of Rights. The entity in its assessment report revealed that most parents have not been considerate of children’s rights in the communities and that it was […]
By Ruot George and Tapeng Michael Ohure South Sudanese leaders including Members of Parliament must face the wrath of the media for portraying conducts which counter their roles of being exemplary in society, Prof. Chaplain Kara, the Deputy Dean of the School of Journalism and Communication Studies at the University of Juba said. Prof. Kara […]
By Staff Writer Active Citizen South Sudan, an indigenous organization in partnership with Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) is educating the communities across parts of Juba to enlighten them on land rights. The Land Act, 2009 that regulates land occupancy and protects land rights in South Sudan pays particular attention to protection of customary land rights. […]
By Michael Tapeng South Sudan’s Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs has on Monday announced plans to take 30 members of parliament from across the country to visit Kenya and Rwanda beginning next week. The Ministry says, the first group of the 30 members of parliament will spend five days in Kenya beginning on November 20th, while […]
By Tapeng Micheal Ohure The Union of Journalists of South Sudan (UJOSS) has expressed concern over the expulsion of one of its members from Warrap State, saying it breached the constitution and are now demanding the State Governor Aleu Ayieny Aleu to make a U-turn. Governor Aleu ordered the United Nation’s Radio Miraya journalist Manyang […]
By Okech Francis The United Nations Mission in South Sudan has refuted reports it was withdrawing security from a protection of civilian base in Malakal, capital of Upper Nile, a northern state in the oil rich country. The mission said an inaccurate press statement was made following a consultation on the Protection of Civilians site […]
By Ruot George Women in South Sudan are demanding more visibility in the media in a way that amplifies their voices. Speaking at a workshop organized to engage with media practitioners on Tuesday, Nakawese Alice, the Executive Director of Touch Africa Development Organization noted that women voices are the least used in media in South […]
By Tapeng Michael Ohure South Sudan Civil Aviation Authority has banned Antonov planes from operating in the country following a fatal crash on October 2. Only Antonov planes operated by the United Nations have been spared. The Antonov 26 cargo plane operated by Optimum Aviation Company crashed shortly after take-off from Juba International Airport on […]
By Tapeng Michael Ohure About 600 cattle and goats have died after allegedly drinking water contaminated by crude oil in Koch county of Unity State. Thor Yoanes, the Executive Director for the Climate Change Adaptation and Smart Actions (CCASA) warned that leakages from oil pipelines mixing with flood water in the oil rich regions is […]
By Staff Writer South Sudan has played host to the first ever national consultative meeting with stakeholders on the East African Community (EAC) Sexual Reproductive Health Bill 2021. The consultative meeting which is also being undertaken across the East African member states is meant to create awareness of the EAC Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) Bill […]