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 […]
Amid the economic turmoil, Kiir fires the finance minister.
Kiir fires finance minister amid economic crisis
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 […]
UN Experts Reports RSF is recruiting fighters from Central Africa
According to a report by UN experts, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are utilising the Central African Republic as a “supply chain,” including for recruiting fighters. When the generals in charge of the military and the RSF started fighting for control in April 2023, Sudan fell into war. The expert committee established by the […]
South Sudan bank releases a new batch of notes
The public has been notified by the Central Bank of South Sudan about the release of a one thousand South Sudan Pound (SSP) note. The Central Bank governor, James Alic Garang, signed a statement on June 12, 2024, citing the 2012 Parliament Act as the foundation for the decision. The public is notified by the […]
South Sudan starts a countdown to the Olympics in Paris
In Juba on Thursday, the South Sudan National Olympics Committee hosted a funfair to kick off the countdown to the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris the next month. Juma Stephen, the president of the South Sudan National Olympics Committee, announced that the nation would send competitive teams to France competing in a variety of sports. […]