The fact that some 9 deaths have been recorded in Juba County which hosts the capital city due to Cholera is a dent on the image of the city authorities and the country.
The ongoing strike by truck drivers over harassment and extortion by security agents along the busy Juba-Nimule road needs to end once and for all.
Several South Sudanese government officials had in the past few months raised hope for the citizens, when they announced plans to resume oil production and shipment through Sudan.
South Sudan’s government should not hesitate to promote the Abstinence, Condom and Be faithful strategy in combating the rising HIV infections in the country.
Fear gripped thousands of residents in Juba on Thursday night following heavy sporadic gunfire at the residence of Gen. Akol Koor Kuc, the former Director General of the Internal Security Bureau of the National Security Services (NSS).
South Sudanese have been known to be patient with their leaders, but this patience could run out if the leaders don’t rethink their attitude towards critical issues of governance.
The parties to the 2018 revitalized peace agreement on September 13, this year extended the transitional period which was ending in 2025 to 2027.
The newly released Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), has put the number of people expected to face severe hunger in 2025 at 7.7 million compared to 7.1 million this year.
Several prisoners are languishing under very dire conditions in various prisons across the country. These inmates some juvenile and others above 18 years, have not gone on trial despite staying in jail for several years.
The launch of polio vaccination campaign is timely following the confirmation of 12 cases of Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Virus Type 2 (cVDPV2) across eight counties in Western Equatoria, Central Equatoria, Upper Nile, and Jonglei States.
