By Awan Achiek, Juba-South Sudan At least over 250 frontline health workers responding to coronavirus pandemic in South Sudan have laid down their tools as of May 27 over government failure to pay their nine months arrears. Moch John Mabior, the Head of Workers’ Union at Public Health Emergency Operations Centre (PHEOC) told the reporters […]
By John Agok The Union of Journalists of South Sudan is set to elect their Alliance’s new leader on May 28, 2021 as the General Assembly convened on Thursday. The gathering has brought journalists’ representatives across different states in the country. Dr. Yak Awan Yak, the Undersecretary for the Ministry of Information, Communication and Postal […]
By Staff Writer Peace talks between the transitional government of Sudan and an armed opposition known as Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army or SPLM-North led by Abdelaziz Adam Al-Hilu kicked off on Wednesday in the South Sudanese capital Juba. The SPLM/A-North’s key demand is that religion be separated from the state in Sudan.The SPLM/A-North and Sudan’s […]
By Manyuon Mayen Manyuon At least two people including a Chinese national have reportedly been shot dead at Jebel Ladu, north of Juba City along Juba-Terekeka road. Several reports indicate that the two deceased were road construction workers who have been assisting in roads’ construction along the highway. Monydhang Deng, the Central Equatoria State’s […]
By Awan Achiek, Juba-South Sudan At least about 30,000 South Sudanese refugees have reportedly returned home from neighboring countries since last year amid progress on the 2018 peace deal, according to the UN refugee agency on Thursday. The return program is spearheaded by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and South Sudan Relief […]
By Staff Writer, South Sudan’s government on Tuesday launched a Permanent constitution-making process workshop.The three-day workshop is aimed at reaching a consensus among the parties to the country’s 2018 peace deal and other stakeholders such as civil societies and youth on a new constitution. President Salva Kiir Mayardit said constitution making should be an all-inclusive […]
By Manyuon Mayen Manyuon, Juba The International Rescue Committee (IRC) in South Sudan has indefinitely suspended its operations at Ganyiel area of Unity State following the killing of its senior medical staff. Caroline Sekyewa, the IRC Country’s Director in South Sudan said on Wednesday that the pausing of the operations was effected in conjunction with […]
By Awan Achiek and Staff Writer, Juba The main United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) operated warehouse in Pibor Administrative Area that held one month’s worth of life-saving food and nutrition supplies for 33,000 people has been looted by armed group. Over 550 metric tons of food, enough to feed 33,000 food insecure people for one month […]
By Awan Achiek, Juba-South Sudan South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardit has formed a committee headed by his security advisor, Tut Gatluak to negotiate with Sudanese government to find amicable solution for Abyei which is located at the border between the two countries and is claimed by both Juba and Khartoum. The committee which was […]
By Awan Achiek The failure of South Sudan in availing passports for its citizens is a shame, the country’s Deputy Inspector-General of Police Lt. General James Pui Yak, said. Inability to provide the citizens with the travel documents is unacceptable, Yak said in Juba at the reception of a new Director-General of the Directorate of Nationality, Passport […]