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The chairperson of IGAD has called for an emergency summit of the heads of state and government on Monday to discuss the situation in South Sudan. Hailemariam Dessalegn called for the meeting after receiving reports of the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission, on the latest effort to convene the National Dialogue and consultations with the IGAD member states. In a statement issued in Djibouti, IGAD said the meeting in Addis Ababa is expected to discuss the security and humanitarian situation in South Sudan. The regional body says the security situation is worsening and has resulted in a sharp increase in…
The Media Authority has banned about twenty foreign journalists from entering or operating within the country for reporting what it termed “unsubstantiated and unrealistic stories”, the Managing Director of the regulatory body has said. Early, the chairman of the communications department in the secretariat of the steering committee of the national dialogue, Alfred Taban said that Media Authority has no right to bans Journalists. “The Media Authority law does not give this body the right to deny visas to Journalists on the ground that they write articles critical of the government,” Alfred said. Elijah Alier told Eye Radio that most…
At least 10 people including children under the age of five and elderly people have died due to starvation in Partit County in South Sudan’s Boma state since May, a local official. Speaking to Radio Tamazuj on Wednesday, the Commissioner of Partit County Joseph Gero Adieng said his area is affected by acute food shortage and other basic services. He further said at least 10 people died due to hunger since last month. The commissioner complained about lack of health facilities and water points in the county, saying the situation forced a large number of people to resort to illegal…
Uganda National Teacher’s Union-UNATU has condemned teachers and head teachers who prey on children left under their care. The UNATU Secretary General, James Tweheyo, says it is unethical and professionally wrong for teachers to lead learners into temptation. Tweheyo’s statement follows wide spread condemnation of the Late Professor, Lawrence Mukiibi, the proprietor of St. Lawrence Schools and Colleges for fathering children with his former students. Prof. Mukiibi succumbed to cardiac arrest last week. Dozens of young women showed up at his funeral with children they claimed to have had with the late Mukiibi. Tweheyo says if it is indeed true…
Uganda’s High Court decision has won the People’s Choice Gavel award at the 2017 Gender Justice Uncovered Awards. The awards that are organized and hosted by Women’s Link Worldwide, an international organization attempt to shed light on the positive and negative impacts court decisions have on the lives of women and girls around the world.The awards are meant to encourage and advance rights of women and girls. Earlier this year in January, Hon. Lady Justice Lydia Mugambe ruled favor of a couple whose other twin went missing soon after delivery in Mulago hospital. Hon. Mugambe uled that it was due…
The Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development, Hon. Janat B. Mukwaya has called on International Labour Organisation (ILO) member states to take “urgent action” against the effects of new global economic trends to avert negative social impacts. Addressing the 106th session of the International Labour Organisation Conference in Geneva, Switzerland on Tuesday, Mukwaya noted that there is overwhelming evidence that the new development agenda is taking its toll on the global economy with Governments, employers and workers getting increasingly concerned about the effects of the economic trends on people, enterprises, employment, social cohesion and ultimately, stability. “The World of…
The football world is in shock following the demise of Ivory Coast National team player Cheick Tiote on Monday 5th June, 2017. The 30 year old Tiote was part of the Ivory Coast squad that won the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations. He has been plying his trade with Beijing Enterprises FC in China. FUFA President Eng. Moses Magogo was shocked upon receiving the sad news. ‘We all know what he could offer on the pitch. African football has lost a giant of a player who made life difficult for his opponents on the pitch in the midfield. He was…
The court case against about 20 SPLA soldiers accused of raping foreign aid workers and murdering a local journalist in an attack on the Terrain Hotel has been adjourned again for two weeks after the prosecution asked for ample time to study the case. Last week, 13 out of the 20 soldiers appeared before a military court but the court session was adjourned until today. Addressing the court, Lt. Col. Mayiek Jek who is a new chief prosecutor requested more time to allow him and his team to study the files. “Today I have taken over the files of Terrain Hotel…
After the November twin bombings at the palace and the kingdom administration offices coupled with the subsequent arrest and detention of our king with over 170 others, intimidation was raised to it’s peak and everybody kept mam for fear of their lives. Since then, the mountain dwellers seem to have kept quiet and the ones behind this mess seem to have succeeded. But one thing to remember is that, being silent doesn’t necessarily mean that one has forgotten, am sure these mountain dwellers haven’t forgotten their sons and daughters in prison. Cutting off the communication between the king and his…
A local trader who killed a suspected robber by shooting him dead in Aweil town last week was arrested by police authorities, according to a local official. Speaking to Radio Tamazuj on Monday, mayor of Aweil town, Simon Tong Deng said the trader was arrested for killing a suspected robber after a group of thieves broke into his house at night. He explained that the other suspected robbers escaped after the shooting. The mayor further said the arrested local trader is a retired soldier, but he was having a gun. Radio Tamazuj