By John Agok A civil society organization is urging nominated members of parliament (MPs) to get vaccinated against covid-19 before getting to parliament. In an exclusive interview with Juba Echo, the Executive Director for Foundation for Democracy and Accountable Governance (FODAG) Jame David Kolok called on all the nominated members of parliament to get inoculated […]
Several residents of South Sudan’s capital, Juba have expressed disappointment in the Juba City Council for its plans to hire an international company to collect garbage in the capital. Yesterday (on Wednesday), the Council’s deputy mayor for physical infrastructure and development told Radio Miraya that they (the Juba City Council) were working on a budget […]
Authorities in Yei River County of Central Equatoria State have arrested two members of the South Sudan People’s Defense Forces over the murder of two civilians along Yei-Kaya road this week. Yei Police Chief, Major General Lujang Kamba confirmed that the officers have been arrested and are being held at the Yei army garrison over […]
More than one thousand households in Kworijik village, Central Equatoria State have received food assistance from The Turkish Red Crescent on Wednesday.The distribution drive was carried out in collaboration with South Sudan’s Red Cross. Turkish Ambassador to South Sudan, Erdem Mutaf said his government would continue supporting vulnerable people in South Sudan.“Today we came to […]
Yei Electric Co-operative (YECO) resumed power supply on Monday this week after months of black out. Reliable sources told JUBA ECHO that electricity will be supplied for only seven hours daily at the rate of five hundred (500) South Sudanese Pounds per Kilowatt hour (kWh). Members of the public have been asked to register with […]
By Staff Writter Two South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) personnel have been killed and three others injured in yet another attack on commercial and military vehicles along the Yei – Kaya Road on Monday afternoon. The deceases have been identified as James Manyouny and the other, his brother only as Mayar. The three land […]
By Okech Francis South Sudan’s new parliament reconstituted by President Salva Kiir has been told to regain public trust lost by its predecessors. In the public view, past parliaments have been rubber stamps which simply nods to anything the government of South Sudan wants. In a decree announced on South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation on May […]
By Okech Francis Trucker Al Hadji Mohamed hits the road between South Sudan’s capital Juba and the border town of Nimule-his prayers are he does not fall preying to kidnappers and murderers marauding the 195-kilometer stretch. “That is the one thought that keeps lingering on my mind, the fear of being kidnapped or even killed,” […]
By John Agok In a bid to boost women’s economic capacity, the Chairperson of South Sudan Women Bloc and other members on Monday called for implementation of women enterprise funds as stipulated in the 2018 peace accord. The over twenty women made a call during a one day workshop aimed at strengthening their voices […]
By Staff Writer The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan, Alain Noudéhou, has condemned Monday’s attack on humanitarian workers in Renk in Upper Nile State. The attacks follow similar incidents barely two weeks ago in Torit, Eastern Equatoria and Jamjang, Ruweng Administrative Area. The UN Coordinator said that a continuation of these violent incidents would […]