South Sudan’s General Education and Instruction Minister Awut Deng Achuil has warned of the closure of schools countrywide due to accumulated salary arrears. Deputy Information Minister Jacob Maiju said on Friday that Minister Awut raised the concerns at the Council of Ministers meeting, warning that public schools across the country may shut down if salary […]
Washington is against the security bill as well.
The National Security Service’s authority to make arrests and detain people without a warrant would be strengthened under legislation that the US has joined the parliament of South Sudan in opposing. The U.S. Department of State Spokesperson stated in a statement on Thursday that the law’s adoption will worsen South Sudan’s political and civic environment. […]
South Sudan claims that Western diplomats are interfering in domestic matters.
The National Security Service (NSS) has been granted the power to make arrests and detentions without a warrant by legislation passed by the national parliament. This has prompted the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Sudan to accuse certain Western diplomatic missions stationed in Juba of attempting to interfere in the internal affairs of the […]
Amid the economic turmoil, Kiir fires the finance minister.
Kiir fires finance minister amid economic crisis
The Cabinet declines 2024–2025 budget draft
The Finance Ministry was asked to revise the draft 2024–25 Fiscal Year Budget to include a few of the government’s goals by the South Sudan Council of Ministers on Friday. Jacob Maiju Korok, the Deputy Minister for Information, spoke to media just after President Salva Kiir’s Cabinet meeting in Juba. He stated that the proposed […]
NEC announces Election to be held on 22 December 2024
In accordance with Section 16 (1) of the National Election Act of 2023, the National Election Commission (NEC) of South Susan has declared December 22, 2024, as the election date. The NEC chairperson, Prof. Abednego Akok Kacuol, informed the media on Friday that the registration procedure, which was scheduled to begin in June, had been […]
Southern Sudan Activist report receiving death threats after NSS Act protests
South Sudanese civil society activists have reported getting death threats in the wake of the National Security Act 2014 modification bill, 2024, which was controversially passed by the parliament on Wednesday. The contentious sections 54 and 55, which permit arrests without a warrant and have sparked massive demonstrations and criticism from civil society and human […]
Holy Ghost Fire-Activist Elijah Luk React to the passing of contraversial bill
The South Sudan parliament has passed a National Security Bill that allows for the arrest and killing of anybody. It is clear that people do not want South Sudan to exist as one nation. I strongly advise all Upper Nile people to confront any national security personnel who have been assigned in favor of President […]
Legislators in South Sudan approve a contentious security bill.
The much-discussed National Security Act 2014 (Amendment) Bill 2024, which grants the security agency the authority to detain suspected criminals without a warrant, was approved by South Sudanese MPs on Wednesday. The two contentious Bill provisions, 54 and 55, which grant the agency extensive, unrestricted authority, were upheld by the parliamentarians. After the lawmakers were […]
Strong downpours cause chaos in Tonj North
After the weekend’s intense rains in Warrap State’s Tonj North County, over nine villages were inundated. Kur Kuch Angany, a county commissioner, stated that hundreds of people had been forced to flee due to the rain, with the elderly and children being most vulnerable. Due to their exposure to the cold and bugs, Angany told […]