By Ruot George An accident on the main highway in South Sudan over the weekend left 12 travelers dead, all members of a single family. The accident occurred on Saturday at Amee junction on the Juba-Nimule highway in Eastern Equatoria when a passenger service vehicle hired by a family from Juba was involved in a […]
South Sudan’s delegation in Doha/ photo by Gore Anthony By Ruot George additional report by Gore Anthony An advance team of South Sudan’s Government delegation comprising of the Presidential Advisor on National Security Affairs Tut Gatluak, Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Finance, Investment, Roads and Bridges, Higher Education, Agriculture, Wildlife, Tourism and Conservation, Governor of Bank […]
By Tapeng Michael Ohure South Sudan has instituted an investigation into a plane crash in the capital this week. The cargo plane, destined for Maban, crashed immediately after take-off from Juba International Airport on October 2. The Ministry of Transport has already formed a committee to investigate the cause of the crash, Information Minister Michael […]
By Ruot George A high-level mediation team dispatched from South Sudan visited Sudan this week with a mission to ensure Sudan gets back to the path of peace, security and development. “The mediation team returned home from Khartoum after several days of intensive talks with the Sudanese leaders in an effort to address the political […]
By Tapeng Michael Ohure The National Security Service of South Sudan has arrested 14 people in possession of $93 million and 400,000 South Sudanese pounds, all in counterfeit notes. Four cars, six motorcycles and three rickshaws (tuktuk) robbed in and around the capital Juba were also recovered from the suspects, John David Kumuri the Spokesperson […]
By Richard Sultan South Sudan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation yesterday announced that its team has made a breakthrough in their mediation efforts to find a peaceful end to the coup in Khartoum. “Our High-Level delegation led by Hon.Tut Gatluak Manime has just concluded a fruitful meeting with the Sudanese Military Leadership headed […]
By Ricard Sultan The Governor of Lakes State today in a meeting with the members of Union of Journalists of South Sudan (UJOSS) promises safety and protection of journalists. “I will work hand in hand with you and you can rest assured of my protection to make sure you do your work effectively to the […]
By Ruot George The main road connecting Rubkona airstrip to its twin city Bentiu has been cut off by flooding. The engineering unit of the United Nation Mission in South Sudan – UNMISS is struggling to keep the airstrip for humanitarian provision of services. A video recorded by an aid worker shows the UN and […]
UN News Ten unarmed Egyptian peacekeepers from the UN Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) were shot and wounded on Monday. According to MINUSCA, the blue helmets were part of the Egyptian Constituent Police Unit and were shot by elements of the presidential guard. Two were seriously injured. The peacekeepers arrived on November 1 at M’Poko International Airport, as part of the periodic rotation and […]
By Tapeng Michael At least five crew members working for Optimum Aviation have died in a plane crash this morning in South Sudan after take off from Juba International Airport as the government forms a team to establish the cause of the Antinov An 26 crash in Kondokoro, Juba. The Director General of Juba International […]