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• More TNLA support staff than MPs
  The Ministry of Labor and Public Service has discovered that the number of support staff at the national legislative assembly are more than the number of the members of parliament. A headcount conducted in July revealed that the payroll at the national parliament was bloated. The ministry initiated the exercise to identify ghost-names within the […]
• Authorities set to “chop” idle planes at JIA
  Plans are under way to dismantle old planes that are no longer in service at the airport, the Director of Juba International Airport has said. The out-of-service planes will be discarded as scrap metals, Kur Kuol warned. In July, the Civil Aviation Authority urged companies that had abandoned their planes at the airport to remove […]
• Time 100 Next List features ‘rising stars’ Gina, Adut and Billie
  Activist Gina Martin, model Adut Akech and singer Billie Eilish have been named among 100 “rising stars” as part of the Time 100 Next list. The aim of the new list, Time magazine says, is to shine a spotlight on influential individuals “who are shaping the future of business, entertainment, sports, politics, science, health and […]
• Makuei responds to U.S ‘100 days’ criticism
  The government spokesperson has described the recent US criticism faced by President Kiir and Dr. Riek Machar as a double standard on the peace process. On Wednesday, the U.S government called into question the ability of President Kiir and Dr. Machar to lead South Sudan after it said the two leaders failed to form a […]
• Unassigned SPLM-IO delegates asked to leave hotels
  The SPLM-IO has instructed some of its members who are not part of the peace mechanisms to leave the hotels and report to the cantonment sites. According to a letter seen by Eye Radio, the leader of the main opposition group identified more than 50 individuals who have been living in hotels in Juba, despite […]