Juba team makes breakthrough in Sudan Coup mediation
By Richard Sultan South Sudan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation yesterday announced that its team has made a breakthrough in their mediation efforts to find a peaceful end to the coup in Khartoum. “Our High-Level…
I will protect journalists-Gen Riny Tueny
By Ricard Sultan The Governor of Lakes State today in a meeting with the members of Union of Journalists of South Sudan (UJOSS) promises safety and protection of journalists. “I will work hand in hand with you and you can rest assured of my…
Raging floods maroon Rubkona airstrip
By Ruot George The main road connecting Rubkona airstrip to its twin city Bentiu has been cut off by flooding. The engineering unit of the United Nation Mission in South Sudan – UNMISS is struggling to keep the airstrip for humanitarian provision of…
South Sudan police FC downs media team
By Michael Tapeng South Sudan Journalists’ Football Club suffered a 1-0 loss at the hands of their police counterparts on Wednesday. The friendly football match was held at the Seminary Playgrounds in Rock city, Juba, at 9:00am Wednesday. The match was…
10 blue helmets injured during attack in Central African Republic
UN News Ten unarmed Egyptian peacekeepers from the UN Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) were shot and wounded on Monday. According to MINUSCA, the blue helmets were part of the Egyptian Constituent Police Unit…
Unite for Action to Protect the Planet, Our Shared Home
Written Statement by Xi Jinping President of the People’s Republic of China At the World Leaders Summit at the 26th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. November 1, 2021…
5 die in Optimum plane crash
By Tapeng Michael At least five crew members working for Optimum Aviation have died in a plane crash this morning in South Sudan after take off from Juba International Airport as the government forms a team to establish the cause of the Antinov An 26…
Government urged to enact family law to support women-Rights groups .
By. Ruot George The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, on November 1st heard from representatives of non-governmental organizations on the situation of women’s rights in in four countries including South Sudan, Russian…
South Sudan commemorates International Day to End Impunity and crimes against journalists
By Tapeng Michael South Sudan joins the world today (Nov 2nd) to celebrate the International Day to End Impunity and crimes against journalists. In a statement UJOSS President Patrick Oyet Charles urges all stakeholders in the country to investigate…
Gen. James Nando not involved in violence against civilians: SSPDF
By Richard Sultan The South Sudan Peoples Defence Forces (SSPDF) has said that Gen. James Nando wasn’t involved in any violence against civilians in Western Equatoria’s county of Tambura. “Gen. Nando has always been on the defensive because as is the…
Optimum Aviation plane en route to Maban crashes after take off
By Richard Sultan A plane belonging to Optimum Aviation has crashed today at around 11:00am local time shortly after takeoff from Juba International Airport. It was headed for Maban according to Kur Kuol, the Director General of Juba International…
Kiir fires finance undersecretaries
By Richard Sultan In a decree read out last evening on South Sudan broadcasting corporation, President Salva Kiir has fired the first undersecretary John Deng Wal and the second undersecretary in the same ministry Ujang Anjelo Deng. No official reason…