Akuot Goor

The National Constitution Review Commission (NCRC), with the support of various partners, is set to launch nationwide civic education and public consultation campaigns for the permanent constitution-making process in three states and one administrative area.

More than 200 children have been abducted from Lokiliri Payam, prompting a Member of Parliament to raise the alarm over increasing insecurity in Central Equatoria State.

The Minister of Information Communication, Technology and Postal Services, Michael Makuei Lueth, stated that freedom of expression must be exercised responsibly, despite the guarantees outlined in the transitional constitution.

The Ministry of Environment and Forestry, in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), has initiated a multi-day stakeholder consultation regarding South Sudan’s carbon market framework. Officials stressed the importance of caution and clarity before the country engages in global carbon trading.

The Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio has firmly rejected social media claims accusing it of involvement in transporting weapons.

A third-year Agricultural Science student from the University of Juba, Chol Alier Dit, has called for an end to subsistence farming practices that have dominated South Sudan’s agriculture for generations, highlighting the necessity for innovation and commercial farming.

The Vice Chancellor of the University of Juba, Prof. Robert Mayom Deng, has revealed that a funding shortfall has hindered efforts to expand the campus to accommodate the 43,000 students currently enrolled at the institution.

The Commissioner of Pigi County, Suleiman Deng Thon, has condemned the recent establishment of a parallel civil authority in Pigi County, Jonglei State, by the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO).

Members of Parliament from Twic East and Pibor have raised the alarm over new flooding that has displaced more than 40,000 people in Jonglei State and the Greater Pibor Administrative Area.