By Chondok Stephen Magei In 2017, famine struck in the counties of Leer and Mayendit in Unity State, affecting 100, 000 people. The area then was part of the region worst affected by the conflict that befell South Sudan. People, farms and livestock were pounded mercilessly by warring parties then, causing the famine which was […]
By Ambrose Achuil Garang When infrastructure and properties catch fire in Northern Bahr el Ghazal, its simply mayhem as everyone watches on helplessly, including the State department of the Civil Defense Service. The Civil Defense Service is the authority in charge of controlling fire outbreaks across the country but in Northern Bahr el Ghazal, it […]
By Tapeng Michael Ohure South Sudan’s main opposition group, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in Opposition has released four people detained during the conflict in the country. The release of the people on February 3 was facilitated by the International Committee of the Red Cross. The ICRC said it used its neutral role to aid […]
By Okech Francis Inmates enrolled in Information Communication Technology vocational training at several prison facilities in South Sudan have received a boost in their learning with a donation of computers from Stanbic Bank South Sudan in partnership with the United Nations Development Program. The twenty desktop computers come installed with a lifetime Microsoft license and […]
By Okech Francis Rights groups including the South Sudan Human Rights Defenders Network, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch are demanding authorities in South Sudan to urgently advance and implement a comprehensive human rights agenda to improve the human rights in the country and address impunity, end repression and ensure rights protection. In an emailed […]
By Ruot George South Sudan national security has arrested a group of suspected robbers, notorious for snatching people’s properties in the capital Juba. Those arrested are suspected to be part of a group, nicknamed “Toronto” who ride motorcycles at high speed while preying on road users for their properties. They snatch off valuables such as […]
By Tapeng Michael Ohure South Sudan has lifted a COVID-19 partial lockdown placed in December last year after new infections have drastically reduced. The lockdown was instituted last year after a surge in the virus. It was lifted on Wednesday after reassessing the situation as improving, the Undersecretary in the Ministry of Health, Victoria Anib, […]
By Ruot George Aid workers at Maban County hospital in Upper Nile State have have returned to work after a two-day strike over salaries. The group went on strike on January 31, also demanding for better working conditions from the Dutch international charity group Cordaid which employed them. It all started when some staffs were […]
By Chondok Stephen Magei Flood waters are subsiding in South Sudan but malaria is taking toll in some of the worst hit areas. More ground is being recovered after the floods in Unity State but stagnant ponds of water have become hotbed breeding spots for mosquitoes, the carriers of the parasite. In Unity State capital […]
By Chondok Stephen Magei A teenager has beaten her uncle’s wife to death after a disagreement on who should collect food distribution provided by aid organizations. The deceased, a 24-year-old breastfeeding mother had been having unending confrontations with the 17-year-old girl on who was responsible for collecting the distributions at the Internally Displaced People’s camp […]