Nineteen '19' year old woman committed suicide in Lakes State, Rumbek East County

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  The local police of Lakes State confirmed that a 19 year old woman committed suicide in the County of Rumbek East in the village of Meen-Wal and the police withheld the deceased name for unknown reason.  This is not the first time for the young girls to commit suicide in the State, the first case was reported to the authorities  two days ago after a young girl committed suicide in Wulu County.  While speaking to the Media, Police Spokesperson Maj. Elijah Mabor Makwach said that, the police are conducting thorough investigation on why there is a rampant rise of suicide amongst girls in Lakes State.  “We have recorded several cases of suicide with the most recent being a 19-year-old girl who committed a suicide in Meen-wal village in Rumbek East County and the investigation is still ongoing to identify the cause of the suicide because the cases are rising. Last week alone, two suicide cases were reported,” Maj. Mabor said.  Lakes State Police Spokesperson further said that, they have b
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South Sudan Ranked As The Second Most Corrupt Country In The World

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According to the report retrieved from Transparency International, they have listed South Sudan as the second most corrupt country in the world following it is Somalia making Somalia as the most corrupt country in the world.

The report also indicated New Zealand, Finland and Denmark as the most least corrupt countries in the this country do not condone corruption and it is corruption free. “ This year, New Zealand and Denmark Ranked highest with scores of 89 and 88 respectively. Syria, South Sudan and Somalia ranked lowest with scores of 14,12 and 9 respectively. The best performing region is western Europe with an average of 66.”- Transparency International


Further analysis of the results indicates that countries with the least protection for press and non governmental orgagnisations (NGOs) also tend to have the worst rates of corruption. Atleast every week one journalist is killed in a country that is highly corrupt like Junub Sudan and Somalia.


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