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At least three people were killed and two others injured in a fight between cattle herders from Ajiek and boor sections of Rup community in Rumbek Central County of Lakes State, police said on Tuesday.

Despite economic shocks which hit South Sudan in the few past years, its recovery has been impressive as per the International Monetary Funds, the Central Bank Governor, James Alic Garang said.

The UN General Assembly President Dennis Francis on Friday said the UN system is ready to support the transitional unity government to prepare the first ever general elections in South Sudan.

The Council of Ministers on Friday passed the Non-Governmental Organizations Act 2016 that will force NGOs to employ 35 percent of women at the managerial, middle and junior levels.

Prison authorities in Warrap State have apprehended five out of the 8 inmates who escaped on Monday from Manyang –Kuel prison.

The President of the United Nations General Assembly, Dennis Francis on Friday encouraged the government to invest more in education sector to help transform the economic prospects of the country.

Eastern Equatoria State officials together with local chiefs on Thursday agreed to end forced and early child marriages across the State.     

 The transitional unity government will soon take charge of the multi-million donor support health fund in a bid to strengthen health care service delivery across the country.

Bank of South Sudan (BOSS) has started printing new banknotes reflecting the change of name from South Sudanese Pounds to South Sudan Pounds.

Local authorities in Morobo County of Central Equatoria State have issued an order to jail illegal loggers for 9 months in prison including fines of 300,000 South Sudan Pounds.