By Staff Writer Poor management of South Sudan’s oil entity, the Nile Petroleum Corporation is adding to insecurity in the country to starve the country of fuel, a lawmaker said. Attacks on trucks carrying commodities on the Juba-Nimule Highway in recent weeks has led to a protest by foreign drivers refusing to travel the 195-kilometre […]
By Staff Writer South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit is set to mediate in the conflict in Ethiopia which has led to a dire humanitarian situation in Africa’s second most populous nation. Fighting since November 2020 between Ethiopia’s federal troops and forces loyal to the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, which controls the Tigray, a region […]
By Richard Sultan It’s a bitter cock tale of problems that are countering peace efforts in South Sudan where the government and several opposition groups are implementing a pact aimed at ending six years of crisis that brought the oil rich nation to its knees. Three years after the pact was reached, communities are still […]
By Okech Francis A consortium of western nations is demanding South Sudan lives up to commitments made in line with the peace agreement and give space for freedom of speech. While hailing the institution of the parliament in South Sudan, the embassies of the United Kingdom, the United States, Norway, the European Union, France, Germany, […]
By: Ruot George The Executive Director for the Juba based Foundation for Democracy and Accountable Governance (FODAG) Jame David Kolok says two of his staffs who were arrested yesterday have been released this afternoon without charges. Yesterday armed gunmen stormed into the office of the civil society organization several times arresting two of their staffs. Jame […]
By Ruot George The land cruiser truck nosedives into the muddy along the stretch from Mayom to Bentiu, the capital of South Sudan’s Unity State, rearing up its gears to the limit to pass through the stretch. The 96-kilometer road is just one of the many poor infrastructures across the oil rich country, which gets […]
By Richard Sultan South Sudanese basketball fans can hold their heads high following the end of the fairy tale story 80-65 in the hands of the reigning champions Tunisia this afternoon. “South Sudan made it to the quarters on the first attempt which was a surprise to many people after overcoming the Morans of Kenya […]
By Denis Ejulu At least more than 40 South Sudanese medics have graduated after completing their three-month medical Chinese language courses since June this year. Alier Nyok, Acting Director General of Juba Teaching Hospital hailed the graduates that included doctors, nurses and midwives among others upon completing the intensive Chinese language course, adding that the […]
By Richard Sultan The South Sudan basketball team locks horns with Africa’s reigning champion, Tunisia in Kigali on Thursday, in a David vs Goliath clash. It’s an event South Sudanese fans can’t wait for, and the streets of Juba are in exuberant mood waiting for the game scheduled for 6.00pm, CAT. The national men basketball […]
By Richard Sultan South Sudan has put on hold a door to door search for undocumented foreigners and demanded officials engage them to willingly renew their visas. The Director General for South Sudan Passports and Immigration Department, Lt. Gen. Atem Marol Biar has also warned zonal police commanders in Juba about harassing and extorting money from undocumented foreigners […]