The University of Juba is set to start providing online lessons next month to ensure students continue learning during the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading University of Juba switches to e-learning amidst Covid-19 uncertainty
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11 frontline health workers resign
Eleven frontline health workers at the Dr. John Garang Infectious Disease Unit have reportedly been forced to resign from the Covid-19 response team.
25 tons of ‘unfit sugar’ impounded in Nimule
The South Sudan National Bureau of Standards has confiscated a truck full of expired sugar at the Nimule border point this week. Continue reading 25 tons of ‘unfit sugar’ impounded in Nimule
Kiir reiterates call for observing Covid-19 preventive measures
President Salva Kiir has appealed to citizens to follow the preventive measures put in place to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the country. Continue reading Kiir reiterates call for observing Covid-19 preventive measures
South Sudanese react to past and present calls for disarmament
South Sudanese have asked the President to live up to his promises of ending communal violence and the illegal possession of arms in the country. Continue reading South Sudanese react to past and present calls for disarmament
Let’s ‘consolidate our peace, time is running out’ -Kiir
President Salva Kiir has called on his partners in the transitional government to exercise political reciprocity to resolve all the pending issues in the 2018 revitalized peace agreement. Continue reading Let’s ‘consolidate our peace, time is running out’ -Kiir
One UNMISS staff dead, sixty recover from COVID
Sixty-six UN employee, including peacekeepers, have so far contracted the coronavirus, the head of the UN Mission in South Sudan has said. Continue reading One UNMISS staff dead, sixty recover from COVID
‘Come together in unity and peace’ -David Shearer
A UN official has called for unity of purpose among South Sudanese to address issues of communal violence and the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading ‘Come together in unity and peace’ -David Shearer
Nine years on, S.Sudanese continue to cry for peace, development
Some members of the public have criticized South Sudan’s political leaders for dragging the country into violence and continued political instability.
Continue reading Nine years on, S.Sudanese continue to cry for peace, development
Kiir’s independence day and SPLM House remarks contradictory -Analyst
A political analyst has commended the President’s Independence Day speech but expressed regrets over the subsequent remarks at the SPLM House. Continue reading Kiir’s independence day and SPLM House remarks contradictory -Analyst