JUBA – A photo of Vice President Dr. Benjamin Bol Mel donning a black T-shirt branded ‘Gum Chok Youth Association’ is currently trending on social media. But the photo is …
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CES governor gives new Juba mayor 3 months to address poor roads, garbage menace
by Juba Witnessby Juba WitnessJUBA – Central Equatoria Governor Rabi Mujung Emmanuel has given new Juba mayor Christopher Sarafino Wani 100 days to deliver and transform the city into “second Kigali”, as the municipal …
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Investigator says Machar knew about Nasir attack, failed to intervene in Gen. Majur’s assassination
by Juba Witnessby Juba WitnessJUBA – The lead investigator in the Nasir incident told the court on Monday that suspended First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar knew about the mobilization of local armed youths …
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Activist urges urgent government intervention in Duk-Twic East conflict
by Juba Witnessby Juba WitnessJUBA – The Executive Director of INTREPID-South Sudan (ISS) is calling on the government to urgently intervene and mitigate longstanding dispute over fishing ground between Duk and Twic East communities …
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Nasir commissioner accuses SPLA-IO of detaining Malakal-bound boats
by Juba Witnessby Juba WitnessJUBA – Nasir County commissioner in Upper Nile State said on Sunday SPLA-IO soldiers have detained several boats traveling to Malakal on the Sobat River at Nyirol County in Jonglei …
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Tonj youths urge Kiir to free former spy chief Akol Koor from house arrest
by Juba Witnessby Juba WitnessJUBA – A group of youths from Tonj region in Warrap State has appealed to President Salva Kiir to release former Director General of National Security Service’s Internal Security Bureau …
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Juba Hotel, where 3 sisters mysteriously died, to reopen on justice minister’s order
by Juba Witnessby Juba WitnessJUBA – South Sudan’s Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Joseph Geng Akech, has directed the reopening of Freedom Hotel where three sisters died of suspected food poisoning in March …
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927,000 affected by flooding in South Sudan
by Juba Witnessby Juba WitnessJUBA – More than 926,000 people have been affected by floods in South Sudan as heavy rains and rising Nile River levels continue to submerge villages and worsen an already …
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RUBKONA – Deadly fighting was reported on Sunday between South Sudan army and rebel SPLA-IO troops in Rubkona County, Unity State, days after similar clashes occurred in Mayom County. The …
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Upper Nile sends delegation to Sudan after women deported without their children
by Juba Witnessby Juba WitnessMALAKAL – Renk County Commissioner in South Sudan’s Upper Nile State said on Thursday a government delegation was accompanying over 100 deported South Sudanese civilians back to Sudan to collect …
