By Awan Achiek The proliferation of firearms in the hands of civilians makes it difficult for police to intervene and restore security in South Sudan’s Lakes State, police spokesman said on Monday. “If someone commits a crime and runs to the cattle camp where there is huge a number of armed youth. The Police find it hard […]
By Manyuon Mayen Manyuon, Juba The Jonglei State government is calling for urgent humanitarian intervention in the dire health gap at Walgak area of Akobo County. Veronica William Deng, the State’s Information, Communication and Postal Services Minister revealed that the situation was deteriorating on daily basis and that it needs an urgent helping hand in […]
By Bida Thomas Right Reverend Levi Marandulu Yepete has been consecrated and enthroned as the new and third Bishop for the Episcopal Diocese of Yei in an event presided over by the Episcopal Church of South Sudan primate Justine Badi Arama at the Yei Emmanuel Cathedral Church on Sunday. Hundreds of faithful gathered at the church to witness the […]
By Bida Thomas The Governor of Western Equatoria State, Alfred Futuyo Karaba has instructed the start of work for the rehabilitation of Yubu Bridge along the Sukare road in Yambio town on Friday during a visit to the local bridge. Work will begin on Monday next week. Speaking at the site, Governor Alfred Futuyo Karaba […]
By John Agok The Union of Journalists of South Sudan (UJOSS) has condemned the police brutality against journalists in South Sudan’s Lakes state over the weekend. Police in Rumbek town on Saturday assaulted four media practitioners working for Good News Radio [89 FM] under the Catholic Radio Network (CRN) after they had gone to see their detained colleague who is a music producer at the Radio Station. […]
By Awan Achiek At least 1,800 students have on Saturday graduated from different colleges and faculties at the University of Juba. Prof. John Akec, the University’s Vice-Chancellor urged the graduates to apply the acquired knowledge in tackling environmental challenges facing the societies. “Today (Saturday) approximately 1,800 graduands of which there were 304 females and 1400 […]
The National Prisons Service of South Sudan (NPSSS) with support from United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has expanded its in-prison vocational training programme with the launch of Wau Prison Vocational Training Centre in Western Bahr-el-Ghazal State on Friday. The occasion also marked the graduation of the centre’s first batch of 105 trainees. The Wau Vocational Training Centre […]
By Okech Francis Rape and other forms of sexual violence are still being used to fight wars in South Sudan, foreign diplomats have warned, urging the transitional government of national unity to ensure accountability for such vices. Over the years of crisis, both the government and rebel forces were blamed for using violence against women […]
By Staff Writer At 15 years of age, Albino Gore was logically supposed to be under the care of parents, but its not the case for the South Sudanese boy who was abandoned by his only parent, the mother, two years ago. Gore fled Kajo Keji when fighting was tense in the area in 2016, […]
By Simon Deng Eastern Equatoria state has deployed SSPDF soldiers to track down armed criminals suspected to have been behind the recent attack along Lopa-Lafon-Torit road that left one person killed and two others missing. Aliandro Lotok, spokesman for Louis Lobong, Governor of Eastern Equatoria confirmed on Friday that soldiers are working with chiefs and […]