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Chairperson of Lakes State Youth Union Manasseh Mathiang Mading The chairperson of Lakes State Youth Union (LASYU), Manasseh Mathiang Mading, has called upon the government to disarm civilians and restore peace in the state. In an interview with Radio Tamazuj on Tuesday, Manasseh Mathiang said the only way to mitigate inter-communal violence, cattle raiding, revenge killings, and maintain peace and reconcile the communities in Lakes State is to remove guns from the hands of civilians. “Only t...

Kuajok police arrest 4 for robbery Police in Kuajok town of Warrap State over the weekend arrested four young men suspected of breaking into shops in the town’s main market.  On Thursday night last week more than four shops were broken into during a heavy downpour and traders have repeatedly complained of night burglaries.  Bridger General Akuechbeny Machol Majok, the acting commissioner of Police in Warrap State told Radio Tamazuj on Monday that their Criminal Investigations Department (CI...

Warrap government employees quit jobs to ride boda-bodas Some government employees in Warrap State have left their jobs and have resorted to riding motorcycle taxis popularly known as boda-bodas to earn money and provide for their families.  Speaking to Radio Tamazuj, some of the government workers said delayed salary payments, rising commodity prices, and inflation forced them to resort to riding boda-bodas.  Ngor Deng, a boda-boda rider said he was an officer with the Fire Brigade but has l...

Lakes state government has paid over 30 million South Sudanese Pounds (SSP) as blood compensation to the families of three people from Warrap State killed in Pacong Payam of Rumbek East County in 2014.

Calm returns to Mayom after 7 killed, over 100 cattle stolen Authorities in Mayom County of South Sudan’s Unity State say the security situation had returned to normalcy after seven bodyguards of Mayom county commissioner were killed in an ambush on Sunday. James Chuol Gatluak, Mayom county commissioner, told Radio Tamazuj on Monday that his bodyguards were sent to recover over 100 stolen cattle by armed youth from neighboring Warrap State.  “My seven bodyguards were killed and three other...

Kuajok residents protest high commodity prices The residents of Kuajok town in South Sudans Warrap State have complained about exorbitant commodity prices despite the South Sudanese Pound gaining against the US Dollar in the last week.  Angelo Apath Garang, who vends bread at Kuajok Market said the cause of high prices is not the US Dollar but the greed of the people.  "Our situation is so bad because things are expensive and people say it is because of the Dollar rate but that is not the re...

UNICEF South Sudan Humanitarian Situation Report No. 155: 1-31 March 2021 Format Highlights According to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis released in December 2020, about 7.24 million people (60% of the population) will face Crisis (IPC Phase 3) or worse acute food insecurity, during the period April to July 2021. In response to the critical WASH situation in highly food insecure counties, WASH Cluster partners have reached 101,411 people with WASH services. Avai...

UNMISS-supported peace and reconciliation conference in Warrap State concludes with numerous resolutions Format MANYANG MAYOM/FILIP ANDERSSON Representatives from districts of the counties of Tonj East and Tonj North had plenty of sticking points to discuss when they gathered in Romich to address frequent deadly intercommunal clashes in this part of Warrap State. Apart from the all too common problems of cattle raiding and “revenge and intentional killings”, delegates at the recently conclu...

Cataract patient in Wau. [Photo: Radio Tamazuj] A 14-day ophthalmology surgery campaign organized by the Catholic Diocese of Wau targeting 500 patients suffering from eye diseases has started in Wau, Western Bahr-el-Ghazal State.  “The campaign is expected to end within 14 days or may reduce to 10 days based on the capacity of the target,” said Dr. Ladu Lino, the ophthalmological team leader. According to the official, over 10,000 complicated eye surgeries have been successfully conducted ...

FARM ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH INPUTS AND SERVICES-FEDIS Vétérinaires Sans Frontières Germany (VSF-G) is an international Non-Governmental Organization, providing humanitarian aid and development assistance to pastoralists and vulnerable communities in areas where livestock is of importance. VSF-G supports in animal health, livestock related agriculture, marketing, food safety, drought responses and mitigation, capacity development of communities and governmental institutions, peace and...