A 35-year woman has died after a large rock in a Yei River County quarrying field fell on her. Continue reading “Woman dies in Yei quarrying”
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SPLA detain Brigadier General over conduct in Pibor.
A Brigadier General who commanded the SPLA in the Pibor area has been arrested. The name of the army officer has been withheld, but he in charge of disarmament in Pibor, where claims of human rights abuses have widely been reported.
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Foreign Ministry says trade plays vital role in Juba-Khartoum relations
Trade and commerce are the major ties between South Sudan and Sudan, says the undersecretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Continue reading “Foreign Ministry says trade plays vital role in Juba-Khartoum relations”
Police in Warrap state: need uniforms and training says DPI.
Police in Pan Nyok Payam in Warrap state urgently need uniforms and more officers to manage security effectively says the Deputy Police Inspector of the area.
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Suspended Sec-Gen of the SPLM seeks action for freedom of speech.
The suspended Secretary General of the Sudan Peoples’ Liberation Movement Pagan Amum is taking the chairman of the SPLM, South Sudan President Salva Kiir to court over claims that his constitutional rights have been violated.
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Aweil returnees struggle for food and shelter.
Aid organizations are being asked to assist returnees in Aweil with food and non-food items.
Aweil South County Relief and Rehabilitation Commission say those who returned from Khartoum and other parts of Sudan have been unable to integrate into the communities due to lack of shelter and food scarcity.
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International NGO: sign the Petroleum Revenue Management Bill.
The Petroleum Revenue Management Bill, passed by the parliament last month should be signed into law as soon as possible, says an international organization.
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Special committee: we hope David Yau Yau says yes to peace.
A group calling themselves the “Murle Intellectuals Committee” in Jonglei State is organizing to meet the rebel leader David Yau Yau to start the peace process.
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Drought in Upper Nile state
Drought has caused the failure of this year’s maize crop in Upper Nile state the commissioner of Akoka County has told Eye Radio.
Should a cigarette factory be turned into a food factory?
The World Health Organization says that one in 10 deaths among adults worldwide is as a result of cigarette smoking, with one person dying every six seconds.
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