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Witchcraft Activities Banned By Yei Mayor

- February 07, 2019

Mr. Morgan Agil the Mayor of Yei Municipality has today issued a decree which was immediately effective. The decree was that no witchcraft activity will be conducted in the municipality since it is a religious town. He urged that people should instead be focusing on the spiritual nourishment rather than seeking help from the Witch doctors. He believes that the witchcraft are the master of deceits and they normally don’t tell the truth to the people rather than lies. The penalty for practicing witchcraft will be a total of Twenty thousand South Sudanese Pounds 20,000 SSP and if the person is not from the municipality he/she will be deported immediately to his/her own state in order to continue with his/her witchcraft. Witchcraft is believe to possess power that can be harmful to others. Witches sometimes are believed to possess powers that they might not be aware of. People also tend to fear witches because they perform anti-social magic. Witchcraft is very rampa

South Sudan Primary Leaving Examination Top Performer

- February 06, 2019

The top candidate in the 2018 primary leaving examinations has attributed her excellent performance to family and teachers. Meet Lou Buol Mayen who emerged as the top PLE pupil in the recent PLE exams scoring a total of 490 out of 500 marks. The girl who was learning at Marty’s Academy in Jonglei State did the impossible only missing 10 to score a hundred percent. Lou Buol Mayen is 16 years of age. When contacted by the eye radio she said that “It’s not a surprise because I worked hard in my exams, I read a lot and I knew that I would appear on top when results are released.” According to her statement she knew her ability. This can be scaled down to the efforts she placed to her studied and being friends to the book. This is a very encouraging results meaning that the girls have to emulate her as a role model and thrive to perform better. South Sudanese Top performer did not forget to give thanks to her family and also the teachers who worked effortlessly in order

World Health Organization (WHO) Worries As Ebola Virus Spread

- February 06, 2019

World Health Organization (WHO) and the South Sudan National Ministry of Health today did unveil a joint campaign for the Vaccination of the Ebola Virus which is now Viral in Yei River State, they also did the vaccination on the staff working tirelessly on the ground to combat the Ebola plague that is very pandemic. One of the officials from World Health Organization (WHO), Dr Costa Alejandro emphasized that the campaign is very vital since the vaccine has not yet been tasted elsewhere and the vaccination is on the basis of experimental. Dr. Alejandro Costa further said that the vaccine drug had also been experimented in the various parts of the West African countries and also Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and that they hope it will also be successful here in Yei River State South Sudan. The State Minister of Health in Yei River State said that the State has also created sections of Isolation wards in the various Counties in the state. Mr. Mannasse Levi mad that re

Unknown Gunmen Slaughtered A female Pastor In Meridi County.

- January 24, 2019

Maridi County today is under the spotlight not for the good reason but for the wrong reasons. Because of the common South Sudan Issues of unknown gunmen. It is believed that a group of assailants from Maridi County infiltrated the Anglican Church in Sudan. In the process, they killed the only female pastor who has been working in Maridi County for more than 15 years. The reasons for the murder of the female priest is still unknown as Emmanuel Laku who is working with the Criminal Investigation Department has said. Mr Laku further stated that the CID Criminal Investigation Department will speed up the investigation process so that the culprits will be brought the book. He further urged for calm in Maridi County calling for the family of the deceased female pastor to give them little time to finish their investigation. The female pastor is known by the name Seba Nakamis and she was in charge of St. Barnaba Maringido Parish in Maridi State. In the year 2016, the

South Sudan National Mps Paid 1.2 Million Pounds to Preach The Peace Deal

- January 23, 2019

South Sudan National (MP) commonly known as Members of Parliament. Has been called upon by the South Sudan President His Excellency Salva Kiir Mayardit to go back to their constituency in order to pass the message of peace and the peace to their constituencies. Mr Phillip Ogal, the current deputy chairman of information said that “This is the reality and we must say the truth,” he meant this by saying that the people deserve the know the truth and this means the MPs would take the message far and wide all over South Sudan. In order for the peace deal message to be sent to the constituencies, this requires money and logistics for the MPs. So the MPs each had been awarded 1.2 Million pounds to cater for their logistical issues and deliver the message effectively to the people of South Sudan. The 1.2 Million Pounds are just for the regular Members of Parliament (MP) but in the parliament, we also have the chairperson of the select committee. The Chairman of the select c

South Sudanese are the leading Miraa (KHAT) Chewers in Kakuma Refugee Camp.

- January 21, 2019

Kakuma Refugee Miraa chewers initially are people from the Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya origins but recently South Sudanese Miraa chewers have overtaken both Somalia and Ethiopia to become the number one Miraa Chewers in the camp. According to one of our correspondent who has been in the camp for more than (15) fifteen years he said that “The number started increasing from the year 2010 and now in the year 2019 the number is too high.” By 2 PM that is exactly the time, Miraa (KHAT) is brought to the camp via Lodwar . South Sudanese Children will be seen around 1PM loitering Somalia or Ethiopian Market waiting for Miraa. This has in fact affected their afternoon classes instead of going for the afternoon classes they will be seen waiting for Miraa anxiously. Miraa also known as Khat is a stimulant drug, which can cause loss of appetite and euphoria. Miraa contains Alkaloid and Cathinone. According to the study, it is still unclear if the consumption of Miraa can direct

Major Anomaly Appears At Paloch Oilfield Report Released by Dar-Petroleum

- January 21, 2019

South Sudan National minister of Petroleum today identified an anomaly in Dar petroleum regarding the amount of oil they produced at Paloch oil field on daily basis. Mr Ezekiel found out that the daily oil production does not add up. The Minister said that “ We have more wells than last time [but] since 2016 when I became the minister of Petroleum, every day your report is 130 thousand barrels per day why." The report always shows that the oil production always indicates production of 130,000 barrels per day and the oil field has undergone a series of maintenance and also some of the oil wells have been opened and resumed production of the oil. The Minister was speaking to Eye Radio and also when the representative from Dar-Petroleum was contacted to report or give their part of the story. One staff of Dar-Petroleum spoke on Anonymity he said that. “If we say the gas is giving some problems, yes of course, but it couldn’t be reducing the production from 250 to only 100

National Salvation Front (NAS) Respond to Accusation From SPLMA-IO and SSPDF

- January 20, 2019

"All these accusations that they are making are baseless and do not have any sense. They are in a panic because the revitalized peace agreement they signed is not moving forward. The above statement was uttered by the (NAS) National Salvation Front spokesperson Mr Suba Samuel. The statement was as a response to the allegation aim at (NAS) National Salvation Front by both the SPLMA-IO and the SSPDF claiming that they are responsible for the attacks on civilians in various parts of the Greater Equatoria Region . The (NAS) National Salvation Front Spokesperson further reiterated that SPLMA-IO and SSPDF are planning a major joint offensive against the National Salvation Front ( NAS ) in Greater Equatoria Region. The spokesperson was being interviewed by the eye Radio and he told eye radio that " “They wanted the loopholes to justify that we are the peace spoilers, but the fact is that the agreement has gone wrong and they not putting funds, and they wanted to use so

SPLM-IO Deputy Speaker Said What happened in 2016 will never happen again

- January 19, 2019

Col. Lam Paul Gabriel was speaking to Catholic Radio Network and was assuring the South Sudanese that the incident that happened in 2016 will never happen again cause in 2016 they made a mistake of moving into Juba with heavy gunfire and this time around they will not move into Juba with any gun. He further added that the SPLMA-IO are going to be under the protection of the SSPDF South Sudan People Defence Force. He is fully convinced that the president of South Sudan will protect them after referring to several of the President speech. Finally, he is calling out to the other armed forces in the bushes to come out and embrace peace instead of acting stubborn. The time for peace is now and put our differences aside and come back to develop our country. 2016 violent erupted outside of where Kiir and Riek Machar were meeting in Juba. The fighting then spread in the whole part of the country. Thousands of South Sudanese lost their lives and over 30, 000 South Sudanese fled into

TWO REFUGEES COMMITTED SUICIDE IN KAKUMA REFUGEE CAMP DUE TO HUNGER

- January 18, 2019

One male refugee residing in Kakuma 4 has opted to commit suicide rather than die of hunger in Kakuma Refugee Camp. The Refugees food rationing has dropped drastically by a third after the introduction of bamba chakula in Kakuma Refugee Camp. The other victim is a girl who is a minor and a size one. The young girl cannot fend for herself since the food given to the refugee was supposed to take them for (30) Thirty instead of the usual (15) Fifteen days which was very adequate for the refugee. The food rationing in Kakuma Refugee Camp has dropped after WFP World Food Program opted to add a further (15) fifteen days for the consumption of the meagre food rationing they provide in the camp. The reason behind the added (15) Fifteen days is that WFP World Food program is also providing Bamba Chakula which is in term of Mobile money in which the refugees can buy whatever food item they might need to consume rather the one already planned by UNHCR and WFP World Food Program. Th

SPLM-IO and SSPDF team visits YEI River State

- January 18, 2019

Joint forces including the SPLM-IO and SSPDF today decided to visit the people of YEI specifically the people of Morobo Payam in the YEI RIVER COUNTY in accordance with the on-going peace agreement in the country. South Sudan Chief of General Staff Mr Jok says that the joint forces are in accordance with the signed peace agreement and he also urged the people to unite and work for peace. Finally, he orders all the SPLM-IO forces who are currently residing in public schools, health facilities to come out and join hands in order to move the country forward. The years of the brutal civil war in Junub Sudan has resulted to over half a million loss of lives (500,000), according to the finding by London School Of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. According to the report, it was initially believed that over 50,000 people lost their lives but it is far worst that figure. The occasion in YEI RIVER STATE was also attended by the SPLM-IO acting Governor of Yei River State Mr Milton who

Secondary School Girl Escapes Forced Marriage In Rumbek

- January 17, 2019

A form three student from Loreto Girls Secondary School in Rumbek has escaped a force marriage which she had no idea of and had no consent to the so called marriage which was well organized behind her back. Mr. Mangong Luka paid the parents of Athiei a total of (90) Ninety cows. The cows after being received by Athiei parents automatically makes Athiei the wife of Mr. Mangong Luka. Athiei further added that she told her parents to be patient when it comes to marriage since she had only one dream to complete her education first then the issue of the marriage will come later. She further advises her fellow girls and the South Sudanese girls to always seek help from the government when faced with similar issue like the one she just underwent. She believes education is the key. Forced marriage has been an issue in South Sudan, girls are being forced at an earlier age of about 13 for marriage which is very wrong. We should always allow our girls to go to school and then they sh

Police Officer Commit Suicide in Torit State

- January 10, 2019

The people of Hai Ifwanyak today were awoken to a sad morning when the news of one of the police officer was found dead in Hai Ifwanyak. The police Officer also works in the department of operations in Torit State. It is believed that the late Mr. James Omiyang hanged himself at around 7:00 AM. In the morning hours. That was the time exactly the body was found by the relatives in Hai-Ifwanyak area in Torit. The police Major in Torit State, Major Justine who is also the chief inspector of police in Torit state has confirmed that the cause of his death is still unknown and major investigations are underway to determine the cause of his death. This is not the first time police or soldiers committing suicide here in South Sudan. Two months ago an officer also committed suicide in Torit State due to un-reconcilable family differences. This calls for the g overnment and the NGO, s working in the area to try and synthesize the armed forces since they are the one who are