Fear and Hope in Juba: 623 Arrested in Battle Against Gang Violence

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‎ ‎Central Equatoria State (CES) security forces have arrested 623 individuals suspected of affiliation with notorious street gangs in Juba as part of a sweeping anti-crime operation across the capital . ‎ ‎The suspects are allegedly linked to high-profile gangs such as 4SG Slime, West Coast, ODA, Killers Gang, Black Devils, among others. ‎ ‎While detailed profiles of the detainees remain pending, officials emphasize the operation is in direct response to a recent surge in heinous criminal activity including a particularly disturbing gang rape in the Shirikat area of Juba, which sparked national outrage and hastened the crackdown.  ‎ ‎In the wake of the arrests, CES Governor Rabi Emmanuel Mujung has renewed calls for reformatory schools aimed at providing vocational training and rehabilitation for youth implicated in gang activities. ‎ ‎This includes proposals for a holistic strategy pairing enforcement with social and mental health support a key element raised during recent securi...

South Sudan National Pre-transitional Committee Presents 300 Million Dollars Budget For The Transitional Period



South Sudan Council of Ministers today approved a budget of 300 million dollar that is supposed to facilitate the pre-national and the national transitional committee activities in the and outside the country.

The budget is supposed to cover all its activities all various sectors in the country including the security sector and also the national amendment committee which will be working tirelessly to amend the South Sudan committee.

The deputy Chairman of the NPTC National Pre-Transitional Committee Mr. Gabriel Changson said that the budget was approved due to the effort raised by the government and this made the NPTC to approve it.

The budget will also constitute to the one day salary cut that was imposed to the public servants and the salary will be deducted for up to four months. This means that all the public servant salary will be deducted up to a duration of four months.

The NPTC National Pre-Transitional Committee is a body tasked with the power of ensuring that all activities of the pre-transitional government goes smoothly. They are also supposed to engage the people of South Sudan effectively and inclusively implement the revitalized peace agreement.

Finally Mr. Changson is also calling the international community to support the budget which was raised and approved by the committee. The budget can help bring peace to the country and also cater for the all the logistical issues that might raise he said.

More to follow shortly….

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