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Nineteen '19' year old woman committed suicide in Lakes State, Rumbek East County

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  The local police of Lakes State confirmed that a 19 year old woman committed suicide in the County of Rumbek East in the village of Meen-Wal and the police withheld the deceased name for unknown reason.  This is not the first time for the young girls to commit suicide in the State, the first case was reported to the authorities  two days ago after a young girl committed suicide in Wulu County.  While speaking to the Media, Police Spokesperson Maj. Elijah Mabor Makwach said that, the police are conducting thorough investigation on why there is a rampant rise of suicide amongst girls in Lakes State.  “We have recorded several cases of suicide with the most recent being a 19-year-old girl who committed a suicide in Meen-wal village in Rumbek East County and the investigation is still ongoing to identify the cause of the suicide because the cases are rising. Last week alone, two suicide cases were reported,” Maj. Mabor said.  Lakes State Police Spokesperson further said that, they have b

South Sudan Government Asked To Complete Boarder Issues Before May

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Mr.  Rajab  Mohandis the Executive Director in charge of Governance and Organization body said that states number and boundaries should be expedited before the transitional government has been fully formed in May 2019. He further reiterated that all forces should be at their cantonment sites which means the government should identify the cantonment sites immediately.  Most importantly the boundaries should be demarcated so that it will help South Sudan as a sovereign State be able to identify structures and develop fast.  The cantonment sites is very important since it will help the soldiers from meeting each others and avoid provocation from the various forces.  The executive director was quoted when he was being interviewed on Anisa Radio. South Sudan boarders lately have been invaded by our bordering communities and immediate action must be taken by the government. More to follow shortly......

Only God Can Bring Peace To Yei River State Admits The Governor

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Mr.  Emmanuel Anthony Adil the Governor of Yei River State admits today that only God can bring everlasting peace to his state Yei River State. The governor was addressing the Netizen/Citizens of Yei River State when he uttered those words. Mr.  Emmanuel further reiterated that we are created for a reason and have a purpose in this world. He further urges the netizens/citizens of Yei River State and South Sudan in General to try and pray to God for peaceful coexistence and we the people should accept reconciliation as a way forward for peace to come. Yei River State has been ravaged beyond recognition due to the current on-going civil war in South Sudan. The one time known small London is no more only ruins can be seen as a memory of our own self-destruction mode which we activated as South Sudanese.  Yei River State is a ghost of a town and it will years for it to recover. More to follow shortly....

South Sudan National Petroleum Minister on Five (5) Days To Beijing China.

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South Sudan National Minister Of petroleum is on a five days visit in Beijing China.  He was accompanied by High Level Delegation from South Sudan.  Below is the full report from the office of the Minister Of Petroleum. Friday, March 1, 2019 Honorable Minister's Visit to China National Petroleum Corporation Headquarters, Beijing, People's Republic of China Today, Honorable Ambassador Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth, Minister of Petroleum of the Republic of South Sudan accompanied by high level delegation from the Minisry of Petroleum is on five days visit to People's Republic of China, Beijing to meet with the leadership of China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) and its subsidiaries. Today, Honorable Ambassador Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth, Minister of Petroleum met with Mr. Vice Chairman of CNPC, President of China Petroleum Technology and Development Corporation (CPTDC) and Vice President of China National Oil and Gas Exploration and Development Corporation (CNODC). Honora

SPLM/A-IO Public Service Announcement

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Public Service Announcement The So-called Opposition and the Conspiracy to Preserve the Status quo Fellow South Sudanese! In these uncertain times in our people’s history, it is a matter of survival for us to be vigilant in the defense of our hard-won freedom. The current civil war has now entered its fifth year. With no end in sight for the war and peace being so elusive, it is easy to be confused about current events in our beloved country. The hardliners within the regime -the traditional elites- have made peace a zero-sum game and to them, “peace”, means the maintaining of a status quo that is untenable. The position of the Movement and that of the regime are diametrically opposed; with the regime insisting on maintaining the status quo and the people’s movement advocating for radical reforms. This has made the parties to the conflict view peace as a hostile venture. In this struggle for political survival, the SPLM (IO) has been fighting a war of self-defense against an

South Sudan Leads With The Highest Number Of Children Killed In Conflict

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South Sudan is currently  the leading country because of the highest number of children killed every year surpassing Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia.  UNHCR and UNICEF latest report indicates that South Sudan has resulted to over 1.1 million refugee population. The report further shows that the highest population in Uganda is made up of the children making a total of 60%. In course of the civil war ravaging South Sudan five (5) five times children are killed more than soldiers.  The truth is that our South Sudanese children have undergone through a lot of horrors inflicted by their own elders and the orchestrators of the ongoing conflict in South Sudan. More to follow shortly...

SSPDF planning a Major Offensive In Bentiu Against the -IO

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This statement was released by Col. Philip Jima. He said that the so-called #SSPDF division 4 in Rubkona county Pakur area, sent a SSPDF troops to the #SPLA_IO Cantonment site in Pakur under the Cammanship of #Cde_Lok_Tang_Reat proclaimed that the entire territory belong to the SSPDF. According to the SPLA-IO Cantonment site area operation Commander, Cde Lok Tang Reat says, the unagreed sharing of the military cantonment area making by the SSPDF, is totally and incompetent and  seem to be the violations of cessation of the hostilities and will wage the heavy breathing at the Khartoum Peace Agreement (#KPA) if without a watchful eye from the Peace mediators. We are hereby appealing to the International Communities although the regional blocs so-called AU and IGAD to be watchful and come up with an immediate investigation against the Juba regime for resuming the anti-peace campaign that will keep on derailing the signed peace consensus in Khartoum, and should withdraw back in 48 h

South Sudan President to visit Pope Francis on March 15th 2019.

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Mark Kidima who is the Nuncio of Pope or the Catholic Church to South Sudan confirms that President Salva Kiir will visit Pope Francis at the Vatican Next Month.  Nuncio in simple word is a diplomatic ambassador or a seer of all Catholic activities in every Country.  He added that the team from South Sudan will be expected in the Vatican city on March 15th  and the president will officially meet the pope on 16th March 2019. He adds that the advance team of the president will reach Rome on March 12, 2019. He has not yet disclosed why South Sudan President Salva Kiir will be going to the Vatican city to meet the pope.  More to follow shortly....

One (1) Killed and Two (2) Critically Wounded In Yambio Club Shootout.

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Unknown gunmen killed one (1) man a national security officer and two others seriously injured in a critical condition as per now. Mr.  Enoka the state Information Minister said that "Unknown gunman yesterday hid himself and started shooting at a place of disco. And at the place, a national security soldier called Israel Faustino was shot dead." Mr.  Khamis one of the critically injured person was working as a personal bodyguard to the governor of the state (Gbudue). The other injured was a slay queen identified as Rose who works at the club. So far no one has been apprehended and thorough investigation is underway by the Criminal Investigation Department of Gbudue State.  The motive behind the attack is still unclear and no one has taken responsibility of the attack.  More to follow shortly... 

South Sudan Soldier Kills Wife In Eastern Lakes State

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South Sudan People Defense Force Soldier in Lakes State has murdered his wife in cold blood according to the witness and neighbors. Mr.  Taban Abel the State Minister was quoted by Juba Wire as he was he speaking to Eye Radio.  He said that “A soldier from SSDF [last] evening at around 7:30 PM had a quarrel with his wife. He immediately used his gun and shot the woman, killing her instantly.” The neighbors said that the quarrel started first because the wife was unable to provide food for the hungry husband who came from work.  After the quarrel over food the quarrel escalated to the conjugal right when the wife also denied the husband leading to the husband shooting the wife point blank on the spot. It was alleged that the husband who goes by the name Mr.  Gai Bol is also a heavy cannabis addict and also a drunkard this might have distorted his thinking ability resulting to the death of his wife since he was not of a sound mind.  More to follow shortly…

Gathoth Gatkuoth Stages a Coup against Taban Deng Gai

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Mr. Gathoth Gatkuoth and Otim Okot today held a press conference declaring that they have deposed Taban Deng Gai as the chair of his faction of splm-IO. That means Taban Deng Gai is no longer the chairman and the leader of the SPLM-IO splinter group that split from the original SPLM-IO of Dr. Riek Machar.  In a statement released by the two and seen by Juba Wire the two said they have written to the president to express that they have lost confidence in Taban and that he should be replaced as First Vice President with immediate effect. The full statement is attached

Fierce Fighting In Leer Town Between SSPDF soldiers has left a general dead

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Fierce fighting among the SSPDF troops in Leer town of South Sudan's Unity state has left a government general dead on Saturday. Nyuon Joseph have told the eye radio. Nyuon added that as the result of that fighting  Maj. Gen. Biel Gai malual was killed and the cause of their fighting in Leer town is return cows which have been looted from civilians and the  argue came between themselves so from there, other soldiers they said those cows should be return to their  owners, some of them they don't want those cows to be  return back to their owners and other started to divided cows on spot. Full report from the government spokesperson is yet to be issued but if it is out we will let you know.

Sweden Consulate Expresses Deep Concern About Rape Cases In South Sudan

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South Sudan government and its soldiers have set an unprecedented record in which any government soldier who rapes a civilian can walk away scot free and be protected against any prosecution from the government of South Sudan. Mr. Hans Henric the SWEDEN ambassador to South Sudan has expressed deep concern about the rape cases in the country and the lack of action from the government against the perpetrators of rape. In his own words “I am also concern about many cases of sexual based violence in the country (South Sudan) and these must be prevented and action has to be taken.” He uttered the statement during the launch of the GBV (Gender Based Violence) under the umbrella of UNFPA. “Our programs aim at ending GBV and child marriage. We want to reduce by five percent by the three years’ time frame, from forty five percent, to twenty percent in terms of child marriage prevalence. We would also like to roll out center as a multipurpose service point for people and survi

South Sudanese Female Refugees In Rhino Camp Call The Government To Implement The Peace Agreement

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South Sudan refugees in Rhino Camp Uganda have decided to make their anger be heard by the world and South Sudan mostly the female refugees. The refugees are calling upon the government of south Sudan and International community to help implement the revitalized peace agreement. The call by the female South Sudanese refugees came after a series of meeting between the refugees and the NGOs in Uganda. The refugees said that they are suffering in Uganda specifically Rhino refugee camp. One of the female undisclosed because of security reasons said that she regrets that most of the South Sudanese children are in the street here in Uganda instead of being in the schools learning and most of them will not be educated South Sudanese citizens in the future. The population of rhino refugee camp in the year 2017 was 90,000 representing a total of about 23,000 Households. The camp was originally opened in the year 1980 due the then SPLM/A rebellion against the Khartoum Islamic Reg