By John Agok The five parliamentarians representing South Sudan among 235 Pan-African Members of Parliament in South Africa are lobbying for the Continental’s top seat, despite chaos in the body’s elections last week. The candidates from Mali and South Sudan have been criticized and accused of incompetence to lead the Continental’s body. But, the South […]
By Okech Francis South Sudan is planning more exploration and refining fuel to maximize profits from its crude reserves and use it to spur the development of other sectors, the Managing Director of the country’s oil corporation, Nile Petroleum Corporation, Bol Ring Mourwel said. The African country is facing a chaotic economic situation after fighting […]
By Staff Writer Inter-communal clashes on Saturday in Rumbek East have left 13 people killed and 16 others wounded in Lakes state. Captain Elijah Mabor Makuach, the police spokesperson in the state revealed that they have deployed soldiers to restore calm following fighting between Gony and Theyieth communities. “The fighting started at 10:00 A.M leading to 13 people killed and 16 wounded. The situation is now calm […]
By Manyuon Mayen Manyuon The Union of Journalists of South Sudan has launched its website since on Saturday in Juba.Mr. Oyet Patrick Charles, the incoming Union’s President and his new team have set up the website within two weeks of being elected into office.Speaking during the launch, Mr. Oyet promised to work for the welfare of […]
By Simon Deng The South Sudanese army is demanding the team monitoring ceasefire in South Sudan to look into an attack that left at least 7 people dead. The attacks, by suspected rebels of the National Salvation Front occurred at Loka on the Juba-Yei road, followed by an ambush on a commando unit traveling on […]
By Awan Achiek Sudan People’s Liberation Army-in opposition (SPLA-IO) on Friday welcomed President Salva Kiir’s directive ordering soldiers who either deserted or in assembly areas to return to training and cantonment sites. “It is a positive move toward the implementation of the security arrangement which every soldier has been expecting,” said Col. Lam Paul Gabriel, […]
By Staff writer The Medical charity (MSF) has opened a new project in the Greater Pibor Administrative Area (GPAA). According to a statement issued yesterday, the project will benefit a vast area near the border with Ethiopia, where people live scattered over long distances and where there are few health facilities. Many people are semi-nomadic, moving from […]
By Staff writer The Office of the Vice President Mama Rebecca Nyandeng DeMabior has donated 130,000 facemasks to the 10 states to enable them fight COVID-19. “The office of Mama Rebecca Nyandeng is producing local facemasks to support vulnerable people who couldn’t afford to buy facemasks in the market, the facemasks are made locally and given […]
By Okech Francis South Sudan’s 2021/2022 fiscal year budget is billed to be mouthwatering for civil servants after the government reviewed and adjusted their salaries six-fold. While not yet discussed by cabinet or sent to parliament yet, the huge budget has been agreed to and passed at the economic cluster level, the Deputy Minister of […]
By Awan Achiek Three public universities in South Sudan will remain closed because they do not have food for students. Closed since April last year because of the advent of COVID-19, the Universities of Bahr El-Ghazal, Dr. John Garang Memorial, and Rumbek Universities, will continue to remain closed due to delay by government to settle […]