By Richard Sultan The needs of children are rapidly rising in South Sudan were worsening floods have displaced three-quarters of a million people. “Millions of children –in 61 most affected counties – are at risk of violence, exploitation, abuse, neglect and are in urgent need of immediate child protection services,” Save the Children South Sudan, […]
UNFPA As if extreme poverty and the ongoing humanitarian crisis brought about by armed conflict in the country were not enough, severe flooding has affected hundreds of thousands of South Sudanese people since the onset of the rainy season this May. “Things are very difficult,” says Bor resident Moses Makol Riak, whose family was displaced […]
By Denis Ejulu Xu Qingtian, a 35 -year- old Chinese medical doctor and his three South Sudanese colleagues are relying on a smart phone connected to endoscope to detect ear, nose and throat (ENT) disorders among patients within Juba Teaching hospital. Xu who is a member of the 9th batch of Chinese medical team is […]
By Richard Sultan In a series of events planned in the run up to the International Day to end Impunity for Crimes against Journalists on the 2nd Nov 2021, the Union of Journalists of South Sudan (UJOSS) has launched a campaign to condemn impunity and call on world governments to account for their lack of […]
By Tapeng Michael Ohure The undersecretary in South Sudan Ministry of Health, Victoria Anib Majur was suspended this week. While no reasons were given for her suspension which was directed by Health Minister Elizabeth Acuei Yol, Majur said it was in line with her role in resolving a crisis at a national health facility, Juba […]
By Richard Sultan Western Bahr el Ghazal has directed all State officials from desisting from speaking to journalists, in direct contrast to freedom of speech as enshrined in the constitution of South Sudan. “You are hereby requested not to record or broadcast any media statements from all constitutional post holders and relevant authorities in the […]
By Richard Sultan Border dispute have been going on between South Sudan and Sudan since independence, and now the United Nations peacekeeping force has been dragged in. Communities in South Sudan along the border are accusing UNISFA of conspiracy to grab their land and allocate it to Sudan. The United Nations Interim Force for Abyei […]
Chinese Embassy Article Recently, the 9th Chinese UNPOL contingent in UNMISS held a completion ceremony for the renovation project of the DONGXING Police station in WAU. Supported by the Tianyuan Construction Group of China, which is constructing the China-aided Jur Bridge in WAU, the renovation started at the end of September that includes repainting bulidings, compound […]
By Sadia James Sebit Being in China as a graduate student for master’s studies at Tsinghua University batch 2017 to 2019 has been one of the most enjoyable worth moment of studies and staying. During the period, I had great opportunity of networking with colleagues from different part of the world and all work of […]
By Richard Sultan South Sudan’s Health Minister Elizabeth Acuai Yol has suspended the ministry’s undersecretary Dr. Victoria Anib Majur over what she termed as indiscipline. Differences emerged between the health minister and the undersecretary after South Sudan’s Vice President Hussein Abdelbagi directed Dr. Victoria to reassign a number of Directors and Director Generals in the […]