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• Peace presidency doesn’t value legislature – Muhandis
  An activist has criticized the Presidency for delaying the swearing-in ceremony of the new members of the reconstituted transitional nationallegislative assembly. “It is an indication that the parties don’t value the parliament and don’t take it very seriously as a major component of governance in the country,” argues Rajab Muhandis, who is the executive director […]
• S.Sudan experienced high levels of food crisis, violence in May – UN report
  The month of May has been characterized by high levels of food insecurity, violence, and cattle raids in South Sudan, a new report by the UN states. 8.3 million people are still in need of food, while 7.2 million others will remain acutely food insecure from April to July 2021. In its monthly snapshot, the […]
• 15 bodies of S. Sudanese children drowned in Nile River recovered
  The bodies of fifteen South Sudanese children who died in the Nile River in Sudan more than two weeks ago have been recovered, this is according a South Sudanese human rights activist has said. They are among 35 young people who went on a boat ride in Khartoum on May 28. The youngsters were on […]
• 17 more people die in Lakes violence
  More than 17 people have been killed and 22 others wounded in another communal fighting over the weekend in Lakes State. On Saturday, police in the state reported that tensions were high as two communities mobilized to attack each other in Rumbek East County. It is not clear what caused the tension but police believed […]
• Health workers call off sit-down strike
  The South Sudan health professionals have called off their sit-down strike that was to begin on Monday morning. Last week, the health professionals announced that they would begin a two-day nationwide strike to demand justice for their fallen colleague – Dr. Louis Edward Saleh. The over 4,000 workers also based their decision on what they […]