By Okech Francis What’s memorable for South Sudan on World Food Day is the unprecedented level of people going hungry despite the people enjoying respite after years of conflict, above 7.2 million people. That’s three-quarters of the population and the United Nations is calling for action across all sectors to support the transformation to more […]
By Okech Francis South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit sacked the managing director of Nile Petroleum Corporation, the country’s oil entity. Eng. Bol Ring Mourwel who was appointed in September 2020 was removed in a decree read on the state broadcaster, South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation, on Thursday. No reasons were given for Kiir’s decision and […]
By Tapeng Michael Ohure Motorcycle taxi driving was just another means of survival for jobless youths in South Sudan’s capital Juba. But with a dire economic crisis, the “boda boda” business is becoming a death trap for those youths, targeted by criminals intent on robbing their motorbikes. Peter (not real names) lost his bike on […]
By Simon Deng Several mothers who have recently visited nutrition center in Malual Agor Bar, located on the outskirts of Bor, capital of South Sudan’s jonglei state, are now grateful to the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) for providing life-saving support to their malnourished children. Alual Madol, a mother of four living in Adet area of […]
By Denis Ejulu The ninth batch of the Chinese medical team that recently arrived in South Sudan has commenced work. Isaac Maker, Director of Juba Teaching Hospital where the Chinese medics are stationed hailed both their predecessor and the current team for contributing enormously to the health sector. “These people are helping the hospital tremendously, […]
Press Statement The World Food Programme in South Sudan is supporting the Transitional Government in its efforts to regulate fuel imports purchased by private firms by establishing a presence for the National Revenue Authority (NRA) in neighbouring Kenya to enforce taxes and levies on the quantities of petroleum entering the country. A nation rich in […]
Statement by H.E. Wang Yi, State Councilor and Foreign Minister of the People’s Republic of China, At the High-level Commemorative Meeting to Mark the 60th Anniversary Of the Non-Aligned Movement Belgrade, Serbia, 12 October 2021 Your Excellency President Aleksandar Vučić, Your Excellency President Ilham Aliyev, Colleagues, On behalf of the Chinese government, I would like […]
By Tapeng Michael Ohure Shisha smoking is taking a craze in South Sudan with women championing the consumption of the drug. While shisha is frowned upon in neighbouring countries including Uganda and Sudan, in South Sudan, it is used for refreshment or socialization. In bars and tea places, along roadsides and in busy centers in […]
By Deng Machol The slow implementation of the peace deal in South Sudan is unravelling and fueling violence across the country, the European Union’s Head of Cooperation, Wim Vandenbroucke said. Three years of a transitional government, part of the deal, brought together warring parties and key among their goal is the security arrangement which includes […]
Zhang Xueliang, a ranger at Xiling Snow Mountain (which is a giant panda habitat some 110 kilometers from Chengdu, capital of China’s southwest province of Sichuan), returned home after a routine patrol. He looked through the photos of wild giant pandas captured on infrared cameras: one strolling near a hydro-power station, one frolicking on a […]