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...

Upper Nile University Lecturers On Strike.

The staffs of Upper Nile University are on indefinite strike begining this morning over the delay of the newly adjusted salary structure. 

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Yearly the staffs of Upper Nile University, mostly complain or strike over salary delay or sometimes over salary structure. 

Dr. Pio Kur Deng, the Staff Association chairman confirmed the indefinite strike during a recently held staff meeting. 

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The meeting that was held by the staffs of Upper Nile University discussed the delayed adjustment of the salary. 

New salary scale structure and immediate payment of annual always was the main talking pint of the meeting. 

“we are going for our indefinite industrial action from today, just to speed up the process for the adjustment of our salary, it’s not only the adjustment of the salary because we have also demanded the annual tickets,”-Dr.Pio Kur Deng. 

Government said it is ready to protect it's citizens

He further said that: “on 19TH July 2019, it (increased salary) was approved together with the current salary which we are receiving now, but we don’t receive it since 2019.”

He said that: “so for these two reasons we are demanding for our government to speed up the process of the adjustment of the salary based on the current of the central bank rate.”- Dr. Pio Pur.

A circular was released to the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology demanding an improved allowances and medical cover by the Public Universities in South Sudan. 





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