The hearing of a prime suspect in the murder of three Syrian nationals and a South Sudanese man earlier this month in Akon village of Warrap State has been postponed until further notice. Private Yak Garang Yak, a member of the Tiger Division, is accu…
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UN Humanitarian Coordinator condemns targeted attack on humanitarians in Pibor
The UN’s acting Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan, Peter Van der Auweraert, on Monday strongly condemned last Wednesday’s attack on humanitarian workers and assets in Pibor, Greater Pibor Administrative Area (GPAA).On 18 January, several armed at…
Continue readingJonglei citizens displaced to Mangala decry dire humanitarian situation
The displaced people from Jonglei State who are settled in the Mangala area of Juba County in Central Equatoria State have complained about their dire humanitarian situation amidst aid cuts.Speaking to Radio Tamazuj over the weekend, several of the dis…
Continue readingSouth Sudan records over 3,400 measles cases nationwide
South Sudan’s national health ministry has recorded an increase in cases of measles across the country with Lakes State being the worst hit.Addressing reporters on Sunday during the Covid-19 bi-weekly briefing in Juba, Mabior Kiir, the chief of plannin…
Continue readingSPM-IO launches party secretariat, membership registration amid pomp in Torit
The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO) over the weekend officially launched its secretariat and a registration exercise of its members in the Eastern Equatoria State capital Torit with pageantry.Hundreds of motorcyclists and par…
Continue readingSudan Framework Agreement: Justice and military reform conferences may be postponed
According to Siddig Tawer, leading member of the Socialist Arab Ba’ath Party and member of the Sovereignty Council during the government of PM Abdallah Hamdok, the current political process is “at a real impasse.” Several other politicians believe the …
Continue reading17 inmates released from Juba Central Prison
At least 17 inmates charged with different crimes were released from Juba Central Prison in Central Equatoria State on Friday after a group of pro bono lawyers and legal aid organizations paid their fines.Addressing the media after the release of the i…
Continue readingNCAC distances itself from delay in reopening of parliament
The National Constitutional Amendment Committee (NCAC) has distanced itself from claims by the Revitalized Transitional National Legislative Assembly’s (R-TNLA) information committee chairperson that faulted the body for the delay in the reopening of t…
Continue readingCourt to rule on Pieri plane crash case in February
The Malakia County Court in Juba has set 22 February 2023 as the date it will deliver a verdict in the case of the Pieri plane crash.Court hearings have been ongoing for over a year in a case brought against South Supreme Airlines by the families of th…
Continue readingCabinet approves USD 4.4 Million to appeal Vivacell case
The council of ministers has approved nearly USD 4.5 Million to appeal a case brought against the Government of South Sudan by the Al Fattouch Group which operated the telecoms firm Vivacell which was suspended by the government in March 2018.South Sud…
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