By. Ruot George The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, on November 1st heard from representatives of non-governmental organizations on the situation of women’s rights in in four countries including South Sudan, Russian Federation, Kyrgyzstanand South Africa, The following non-governmental organizations spoke on South Sudan:Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa; […]
By Tapeng Michael South Sudan joins the world today (Nov 2nd) to celebrate the International Day to End Impunity and crimes against journalists. In a statement UJOSS President Patrick Oyet Charles urges all stakeholders in the country to investigate crimes committed against journalists in South Sudan. “Journalists are at times kidnapped, harassed, assaulted, detained beyond […]
By Richard Sultan The South Sudan Peoples Defence Forces (SSPDF) has said that Gen. James Nando wasn’t involved in any violence against civilians in Western Equatoria’s county of Tambura. “Gen. Nando has always been on the defensive because as is the trend with Sudan People Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO) Soldiers who always attack those […]
By Richard Sultan A plane belonging to Optimum Aviation has crashed today at around 11:00am local time shortly after takeoff from Juba International Airport. It was headed for Maban according to Kur Kuol, the Director General of Juba International Airport. Details are still scarce on the cause of the crash and number of casualities as […]
By Richard Sultan In a decree read out last evening on South Sudan broadcasting corporation, President Salva Kiir has fired the first undersecretary John Deng Wal and the second undersecretary in the same ministry Ujang Anjelo Deng. No official reason was given for the dismissal of the two technocrats. In a separate decree, the President […]
UN News Multiple mediation efforts are underway in Sudan one week after the military seized power, UN Special Representative for the country, Volker Perthes, told journalists in New York on Monday. Speaking from the capital, Khartoum, Mr. Perthes said the situation on the ground is “stable but very tense” in the wake of the takeover […]
UN News In 2020 alone, according to UN cultural agency UNESCO, which works to protect media workers, 62 journalists were killed just for doing their jobs. Between 2006 and 2020, over 1,200 professionals lost their lives the same way. In nine out of ten cases the killers go unpunished. This year, because of statistics like these, the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists is highlighting the important role of […]
By Richard Sultan Hon. Mabior Garang, the son of the fallen hero and founding father of South Sudan Garang De Mabior has apologized to the people of the country for any statements or utterances that he might have said on the media against the President of the republic His Excellency Salva Kiir Mayardit and the […]
By Ruot George South Sudan’s government’s delegation travelled to Khartoum on Sunday to mediate the current political crisis in Sudan following the coupe carried out by the military late last month. The delegation headed by the National Security Advisor to president Slava Kiir Tut Gatluak landed in Khartoum on Saturday to meet the both the […]
By Richard Sultan Authorities in South Sudan have been urged to end impunity and violence against the media. The Union of Journalists of South Sudan (UJOSS) and Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO) also raised a red flag over increasing violence against journalists. CEPO and UJOSS say there is need to apprehend perpetrators of any […]