By Tapeng Michael Ohure South Sudan has announced plans to host the 29th Nile Council of Ministers (Nile-COM) meeting in Juba on Friday. The Nile Basin Initiative is a regional institution with 10 countries of Burundi, DRC Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. “The government of the Republic of South […]
By Ruot George Its barely 15 months to accomplish the peace implementation in South Sudan but critical tasks mandated by the peace deal remains untouched, the Interim Chairperson of the Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission, Maj. Gen. Charles Tai Gituai, said. The pace of implementation of the Revitalised Agreement of the Resolution of the Conflict […]
Source: Xinhua| 2021-11-17 20:15:23|Editor: huaxia Lily Supermarket, owned by a Chinese investor, is fast becoming one of the leading places to shop in South Sudan’s capital Juba. JUBA, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) — Lily Supermarket, owned by a Chinese investor, is fast becoming one of the leading places to shop in South Sudan’s capital Juba. First […]
By Simon Deng South Sudan has blocked the bank accounts of several investors over tax default, an official said. The companies include those in the construction, trade and airline sectors, Ajang Ajang Lino, the Deputy commission for domestic tax said. The government demands from the companies over 10 billion South Sudanese Pounds in taxes, he […]
By: Ruot George Female journalists in South Sudan have been challenged to use their numerical strength to advance gender equality in the media sector. The Union of Journalists of South Sudan appealed to the female journalists, who are the majority in the media fraternity to use their positions to lobby for women rights issues. UJOSS […]
By the World Health Organization To strengthen the capacities to detect, investigate and respond to suspected Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), WHO supported the Ministry of Health to deploy a multidisciplinary team of epidemiologists, clinicians and infection prevention and control (IPC) officers, and risk communication experts to Morobo and Yei River counties of Central Equatoria State […]
By Patrick Oyet Witch doctors in the South Sudanese capital Juba trembled at the mention of his name, roadside vendors fled at his site and top-flight generals saw their barricaded homes broken through. Kalisto Ladu Wani will be remembered for long for actions that people in South Sudan dare not do. A gubernatorial decree in […]
By Simon Deng HIV infections are on the rise among South Sudanese and yet the government isn’t funding initiatives to curtail it, commission dealing with the disease is inadequately funded, Achol Ayom, the Deputy chairperson for HIV commission said. Plans to deal with the virus has solely been left with nongovernmental organisations, Ayom said […]
By Tapeng Michael Ohure Some 60,000 doses of Astrazeneca vaccine will be distributed across 53 counties in South Sudan. The World Health Organization and the South Sudan’s Ministry of Health confirmed receipt of the 60,000 doses of the newly received third batch of the Astrazeneca vaccines. The batch was received on Tuesday, the 16th of […]
By Paul Jimbo A group of Chinese medical doctors have feted a local children’s home with an early Christmas gift. The 15-member 9th bench of Chinese medical team gifted the Confident Children Out of Conflict with foodstuffs, footballs and other nutritional supplements. Team leader Dr Ding Zheng said the aid came from the People’s Republic […]