National News

By Mandela Nelson Denis National Salvation Front (NAS) leader General Thomas Cirilo has welcomed last week’s call on him to join the peace process by President Salva Kiir and Opposition Chief Dr. Riek Machar. On the same vain, Cirilo lauded the landmark meeting between President Kiir and Machar. Last week,...

By Peter James Loruba President Salva Kiir Mayardit will not meet the opposition leader Dr. Riek Machar in Addis Ababa-Ethiopia next week. Yesterday, Presidential Spokesperson Ateny Wek Ateny said, “No, they won’t meet because President Salva Kiir is travelling to Addis Ababa on Wednesday the 1st August for working visit...

By Kitab A Unango The Ministry of General Education and Instructions has announced cash payment to more than 295, 000 school girls across the country. They will start this week with each eligible girl from primary five to senior four receiving 4, 100 South Sudanese Pounds. This is the second...

By Peter James Loruba Presidential Spokesperson Ateny Wek Ateny has clarified on the confusion that emerged after Government Spokesman Michael Makuei Lueth controversially said the National Anthem should only be sung in the presence of the President. After last Friday’s Cabinet meeting, Makuei said the National Anthem should only be...

By Agencies Mobile money transfer companies have been urged by the Central Bank to operate under the electronic and mobile money regulations of the country. The governor of Central Bank, Dier Tong, said the companies should respect the bylaws which took the central bank almost a year to develop. We...

By Wek Atak Kacjang The World Food Program has launched a biometric registration in Kadolok Payam of Ayod County in Fangak State. On Tuesday, WFP acting Country Director Simon Cammelbeeck said the registration is part of renovation in South Sudan, which started last year. Cammelbeeck said every beneficiary and every...

By Amani Peter Farmers from Renk of Northern Upper Nile are seeking for ways of marketing their produce in Juba. For a long time they have been cut off by poor road network and long distance from the capital Juba, On Tuesday, representatives of the farmers meet Ayii Duang Ayii,...

By Peter James Loruba Visiting Tri-Star CEO Eugene Mayne has hailed South Sudan as a good and conducive place for business. Tri-Star made their entry into South Sudan in 2007 establishing themselves as one of the biggest companies in the country carrying out various business ventures from logistics, aviation, petroleum,...

By Wek Atak Kacjang At least 25,000 people living in rebel controlled areas of Ganyel in Panyijier County of former Unity State have received food items. On Tuesday the food items were delivered by World Food Program (WFP) through its United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS). Acting WFP Country Director...

By Manyuon Mayen Manyuon The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in collaboration with the Kingdom of Netherlands and the government of South Sudan on Tuesday launched an empowerment initiative to enable the youth access employment. The two-day training aimed at enhancing the skills of youth and women through coaching on...