Opinion: Articles 54 and 55 of the NSS Act: A Threat to Everyone in South Sudan

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  Deng Bol Aruai.  Top News: Breaking News: President Salva Kiir has dismissed the Commissioner General of National Revenue Authority, Hon. Africana Mande, and appointed Hon. Simon Akuei Deng as his replacement President Kiir Strengthens Ties: Receives Credentials from Six New Ambassadors Top Five (5) Best Performing Ministries In South Sudan SPLA-IO Faction Rejects New Western Bahr el Ghazal Governor Amid Leadership Dispute By Deng Bol Aruai Bol, South Sudan is in a strange and troubling place. It often feels like a theater where rumors, propaganda, and misinformation are produced, consumed, and then sometimes turned into law.  What starts as whispers on the street often becomes policy, leaving citizens questioning how such decisions come to pass. Articles 54 and 55 of the National Security Service (NSS) Act are the latest chapters in this unsettling narrative.  These provisions, which give the NSS sweeping powers to arrest, detain, monitor communications, and conduct searches without

President Kiir And Vice President Dr. Wani Igga Discussed The Current Security And Economic Turmoil In The Country

 

President Kiir and VP. Dr. Wani Igga 


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President Kiir and VP. Dr. Wani Igga today on Monday discussed the security and economic turmoil in the  country. 


While addressing the media, VP. Dr. Wani Igga said they have made certain strategies to address the key underlying issues confronting the country.


According to Dr. Igga, the President has delegated him to tour Upper Nile State to popularize the message of peace, unity and reconciliation as the country prepares for elections.


Poverty is widespread throughout the country as the outcome of continued inter-communal conflict, displacement, and external fear. $7.012 billion (nominal, 2023 est.) $7.743 billion (PPP, 2023 est.)


The country economic outlook is now clouded by production bottlenecks in the oil sector, with production dwindling in the face of limited new investment and the current conflict in Sudan, highlighting the need to diversify the economy. 


The never ending conflicts in the country has reduced harvests, which has led to a lack of food.


In most  scenarios, this means an increase in poaching and cattle theft, which in turn leads to more conflicts contributing to South Sudan hunger crisis.



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