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...

Dr. Barnaba Marial Benjamin, address investors to South Sudan's tourism sector

File: Dr. Barnaba Marial Benjamin, Minister of Presidential Affairs. 


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Dr. Barnaba Marial Benjamin, Minister of Presidential Affairs, woos the potential investors to take advantage of the wildlife and tourism industry, which he describes as the biggest wildlife population on planet earth. 


Dr. Marial Benjamin, urges the friends and partners of South Sudan to come and invest in the tourism industry. 


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South Sudan, is currently the second largest country for mammals migration, mammals like, Elephant, Lion, Hippopotamus and giraffe. 


Dr. Marial Benjamin, further said that, South Sudan is an ideal destination for tourism but the Country needs investors to improve the tourism industry. 


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“We have the biggest wildlife on earth, when you get our real lion, it is not a lion that knows a car it is a real one. When you see a buffalo it is a real one, the real wild one, when you see an elephant, when you see a giraffe, we are number one. But tourism what do we have? Dr Marial Benjamin asked.


Dr. Marial Benjamin, pleaded with the friends of South Sudan to invest in the tourism sector. 


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“I’m saying this to our friends and partners who are here please invest in tourism, help this country to move in that direction this is very important. In infrastructure alone this country since the interim period we have 14,000 km of roads to be built,” Marial Benjamin said.


Dr. Marial Benjamin further said that, South Sudan needs assistance in terms of loans to build projects. 


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“We need assistance, projects cannot be built by hand from a country you have to build them through loans.” Dr. Marial Benjamin said. 


“Allow us to have loans, so that we build these roads so that our citizens can stay in their villages, produce for themselves and market their products on good tarmac roads.” Dr. Benjamin Marial said. 

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