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N. Bahr-el-Ghazal motorists decry high fuel prices Motorists in Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal State on Sunday issued a joint statement in which they called upon fuel stations to lower the sky-rocketing prices. A liter of petrol or diesel now costs 600 South Sudanese Pound (SSP) yet it sold at 300 at the end of last year. 5 liters of lubricant for heavy-duty machines, cars, and motorbikes which cost 3000 now goes for 6000 SSP.  Deng Mou, a truck driver in Aweil town, said the fuel prices are becoming...

Uganda shows how including refugees can lift up a whole society On a visit to Bidibidi settlement, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi described projects involving government, refugees, aid groups and locals as game changers. Agnes Baitio, 32, a refugee from South Sudan, shows UNHCRs Filippo Grandi the construction project she leads in Ugandas Bidibidi refugee settlement. © UNHCR/Esther Ruth Mbabazi By Yonna Tukundane and Wendy Kasujja in Bidibidi, Uganda  |  11 March 2021 �...

Uganda shows how including refugees can lift up a whole society Format Agnes says working in construction has earned her a new skill and an improved income to support her family. © UNHCR/Esther Ruth Mbabazi On a visit to Bidibidi settlement, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi described projects involving government, refugees, aid groups and locals as ‘game changers’. By Yonna Tukundane and Wendy Kasujja When Agnes Batio fled fighting in Nimule, South Sudan, four years ago wit...

Magwi commissioner vows to fight tribalism Magwi county commissioner during the swearing-in ceremony at Torit Freedom Square, Friday 5, March 2021. [Photo: Radio Tamazuj] The newly appointed commissioner of Magwi County in Eastern Equatoria State,  Otto David Remson, has vowed to fight tribalism in his jurisdiction for peace to prevail in the area. The commissioner made the remarks on Tuesday during a ceremony to welcome him in Magwi town where hundreds of women, youth, and members of the orga...

A SWAZI friend, who was a ministerial chauffeur and ran his own breakaway church, hated trees. He would not countenance their presence near him due…

IF it’s a cloudless day and you’re flying south over the Mediterranean to Entebbe or Johannesburg, you can see why African rivers mean life to animals, communities and crops. For half the journey, the only hint of green will be near the banks of the Nile, the desert on either side – a bit of a contrast to the view from Glasgow to London where the earth is usually saturated with water in the patches not covered by buildings and roads, rivers abounding. The Tugela is my favourite river ...

Covid-19: South Sudan registers 156 new cases Thursday February 11 2021 A member of South Sudanese Ministry of Healths Rapid Response Team puts on gloves before taking a sample for Covid-19 testing in Juba, on April 13, 2020. PHOTO | AFP Advertisement Juba, South Sudan on Wednesday recorded 156 confirmed cases of Covid-19, the highest since the beginning of the year, according to its Public Health Laboratory. This brings South Sudan’s tally to 4,960 cases since the outbreak of the global pand...

3 arrested for death of SSPDF soldier along Juba-Nimule highway Three suspects were on Monday arrested in connection with the killing of a South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF) soldier at Achwa Bridge along the Juba-Nimule highway. On Sunday, Sergeant Taban Erneo, an SSPDF soldier belonging to the Wounded Heroes Unit who was engaged in burning charcoal in the Achwa area was shot dead in Eastern Equatoria State.  Captain David Kasmiro, the acting inspector of police in Nimule Town Counc...

In furtherance of efforts to ease the clearing of weeds and bushes in government schools in Esan West Local Government Area (LGA) of Edo State, a leading philanthropist and community supporter has donated brush cutters to schools in the area. A brush cutter is a powered garden or agricultural tool used to trim weeds, small trees, and other foliage not accessible by a lawn mower or rotary mower. The philanthropist, “entrepreneur” Dennis Ainabel Iseghohimen, is the founder and Director of Nic...

Daily Monitor Sunday February 07 2021 The rail wagons loaded with trucks arrives at Kampala Railway Station from Mombasa on January 10, 2018. To link Kampala directly to the Indian Ocean coast, a bridge was built across River Nile in 1926 and the railway finally reached the city in 1931. PHOTO/MICHAEL KAKUMIRIZI Advertisement Plans are in high gear to open a national railway museum in Uganda in order to preserve the rich historical heritage of the vast railway network and its impact in terms of...