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• Youth demand 75 parliamentary seats in unity gov’t
  A coalition of youth organizations is demanding the peace parties to allocate 75 seats for youth at the national parliament when the unity government is formed. The parties to the revitalized peace agreement are expected to form the Revitalized Transitional Government of National Unity this Saturday. In an open letter addressed to the peace parties, […]
• Cabinet endorses return to 10 states+
  The Council of Ministers on Wednesday endorsed the resolution of the presidency that returned the country to the ten states and three administrative areas. The three administrative areas are Ruweng, Greater Pibor, and Abyei. After the resolution, the Minister of Justice Constitutional Affairs, Paulino Wanawilla had to include the changes in the transitional constitution of […]
• Two more children die of measles
  The medical director of Malualkoon health facility in the former Aweil East State says two children have died of measles. They succumbed to the disease yesterday. Dr. Ring Yak Chan told Eye Radio that the two deaths have raised the toll in the area to eight in the recent outbreak. This week alone, 27 new […]
• Gov’t asked to remove security-turned-taxmen on Juba roads
  The Chamber of Commerce has appealed to government to stop some security personnel and individuals who are extorting money from truck drivers on the streets of Juba. This comes after several truck drivers complained of illegal taxes. Most of them carry water and market commodities. They say some security personnel have created illegal checkpoints along […]
• UN condemns killing of aid worker
  The acting UN Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan has condemned the killing of an aid worker in Pibor on Wednesday, 12 February. In a statement issued on Tuesday, Matthew Hollingworth, said a clearly marked humanitarian vehicle belonging to an international NGO was stopped along the Pibor-Gumuruk road at a roadblock manned by armed youth. “I […]