Breaking News: President Kiir Fires Lam Akol, Appoints Rizik Zachariah as New Minister of Transport

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‎ ‎President Salva Kiir Mayardit has dismissed Dr. Lam Akol Ajawin from his position as the Minister of Transport and appointed Hon. Rizik Zachariah Hassan as his replacement in a presidential decree read on the state-owned South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation (SSBC) on Tuesday evening. ‎ ‎The decree did not specify reasons for Dr. Akol’s removal, but political analysts say the change comes amid mounting concerns over inefficiency and internal wrangles within the Ministry of Transport, particularly over the management of infrastructure projects and transport safety reforms. ‎ ‎Rizik Zachariah, who previously served as the Governor of Western Bahr el Ghazal State, is a seasoned politician and close ally of President Kiir.  ‎ His appointment is seen as part of a wider government reshuffle aimed at improving service delivery and ensuring loyalty within key ministries as South Sudan heads toward the anticipated national elections. ‎ ‎Dr. Lam Akol, a veteran opposition figure and leader...

South Sudanese Students are forging academic papers in Uganda, Government report states

 



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South Sudanese Embassy in Uganda wrote a report revealing widespread patterns of South Sudanese Students forging academic documents in Uganda. 


The report which was shown to the media on Tuesday states the procedures used by South Sudanese citizens in Uganda to forge academic papers for use in South Sudan. 


The 2008 investigation was carried out by a group that included the late Deng Alier Mading and Lual Akol Nhial. Their research, which was tasked with identifying, confirming, and certifying academic credentials in Uganda, revealed the alarmingly high incidence of fake papers from 2008 to 2022.


The study claims that between 2016 and 2022, the South Sudan embassy in Uganda processed 9,076 academic certificates in total. Out of this total, 8,098 have successfully completed extensive verification and validation, attesting to their legitimacy as academic credentials.


So far  978 documents, however, have been determined to be fakes, leading to their confiscation and detention by embassy officials. 


This means only 10.776% of the academic certificates have been evaluated throughout the designated period.

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