The Ceasefire Transitional Security Arrangement Monitoring and verification Mechanism (CTSAMVM) on Tuesday warned that continued clashes in Upper Nile State and fighting by the rebel National Salvation Front (NAS) constitute a threat to the peace imple…
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2 abducted girls reunited with families in Pibor town
Two abducted girls have been reunited with their families during a ceremony in Greater Pibor Administrative Area (GPAA) capital, Pibor town, on Tuesday, authorities said.Abraham Kelang, the GPAA information minister, and the acting chief administrator …
Continue readingUJOSS trains 25 journalists in Warrap state
The Union of Journalists of South Sudan (UJOSS) on Tuesday this week trained journalists in Warrap State to effectively disseminate peace messages and promote gender quality in local languages. The three days training has drawn about 25 journalists fro…
Continue readingBor: Detained activist, journalist released without charges
Activist Bol Deng Bol and journalist Chol Kimani who were arrested by security officers in Bor town of Jonglei State on Monday morning, have been released without charges.Bol Deng and Chol Kimani were arrested during a demolition exercise by the mayor …
Continue readingSouth Sudan to start printing East African Community e-passports
The Director General of the Directorate of Immigration, Passport, Nationality and Civil Registry on Monday said plans are in the advanced stages to start printing of the East African Community (EAC) e-passport within the country.Addressing the media in…
Continue readingSouth Sudan cannot develop without rule of law: EU Ambassador
Timo Olkkonen, the new Ambassador of the European Union (EU) to South Sudan, has said that the country cannot develop without security and the rule of law and that the importation of arms is not a priority. Radio Tamazuj caught up with him and sounded…
Continue readingSPLA-IO Kitgwang faction, SPLA-IO Machar trade accusations over Tonga fighting
The SPLA-IO Kitgwang faction led by Gen. Simon Gatwech on Monday accused SPLA-IO forces loyal to First Vice President Riek Machar of attacking their position in Tonga in Upper Nile State, a claim Machar’s forces deny.Alfred Gai Thot, the military spoke…
Continue reading43 women graduate in tailoring and hairdressing in Awerial County
The Finn Church Aid (FCA), with support from the Finnish Government’s foreign ministry, over the weekend graduated 43 women who completed six months of training in hairdressing and tailoring in Mingkaman in Awerial County of Lakes State.The FCA team le…
Continue readingCitizens decry increased passport fees and demand reduction
A section of Juba City residents sounded out by Radio Tamazuj have decried the increment of passport fees and appealed to the government to revise the amount downwards.Last Tuesday ,the Directorate for Civil Registry, Nationality, passport and Immigrat…
Continue readingAnglican bishop collapses in Kajo-Keji, flown to Juba for treatment
The Bishop of the Episcopal Church Diocese of Kajo-Keji, Emmanuel Murye Modi, is critically ill, a prominent Anglican Church leader said on Monday. “I visited Kajo-Keji today to attend a reconciliation meeting in Kajo-Keji, and Bishop Emmanuel was the …
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