JUBE DAILY NEWS

  By Gloria Aradi | Garang with her fiance Deng Abiem Deng. Aluel was sent back to South Sudan by Kenyan authorities on Sunday just a few days after her arrival. [Courtesy] Last week, a scared and emotional Rebeca Aluel Garang arrived at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, praying and hoping that she was finally safe. The tall, slender 19-year-old girl with delicately beautiful looks had flown more than 1,000km from Juba, South Sudan, running away from an old, but wealthy man with three wives, whom her parents were forcing her to marry. But her joy was short-lived. On Sunday afternoon, Interpol officers took Aluel from Embakasi Police Station and took her back to South Sudan. ALSO READ: Teary reunion for two pilots Aluel had experienced a relatively normal life growing up in South Sudan. The firstborn and only girl in a family of three boys, Aluel’s parents had treated her just as they did their sons, even giving her an education . ...

A former South Sudanese army chief is due to appear in court on 27 February in Australia after being accused of stealing money from his country's coffers in a report by an investigations team called The Sentry. Police authorities in Australia launched investigations into a $1.5 million mansion owned by the family of former army chief James Hoth Mai in Narre Warren, Melbourne under the Proceeds of Crime Act. The Sentry report launched in 2016 alleges that General Mai paid $1.5 million cash for a mansion in Melbourne’s southeast in 2014. James Hoth Mai served as the SPLA chief of general staff from May 2009 until April 2014. A relative of James Hoth who is currently living in Australia told Radio Tamazuj today that the Australian Federal Police have launched investigations into the $1.5 million mansion owned by James Hoth in Australia. “The police want to know how did Hoth get the money and where did he get the money from. So, the family was summoned to app...

The position of the government is that this Parliament should not be dissolved and reconstituted but should be expanded to accommodate all the strange groups,” said Makuei. 09 February 2018                         “The position of the government is that this Parliament should not be dissolved and reconstituted but should be expanded to accommodate all the strange groups,” said Makuei. Rebecca Nyandeng discusses with Michael Makuei during a break on the fourth day of the peace process in Addis Ababa [Gurtong picture| Ojwe Lumara] By Ojwe Lumara  The parties to the conflict currently negotiating the Revitalization of the Agreement for Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan (ARCSS) in Addis-Ababa have failed to agree on a new transitional parliament, after the opposition demanded the dissolution of the parliamen...

From the family of a former South Sudanese general linked to the nation’s military elite which fleeced millions of dollars from the war-torn country. The Australian Federal Police took the case against General James Hoth Mai Nguoth, and several members of his family, to the County Court of Victoria on Tuesday as it pushes ahead with proceeds of crime restraint. AUGUST, 2017: $40M HOME MOST EXPENSIVE IN MELBOURNE THE FABULOUS HOMES OF MELBOURNE’S RICH AND FAMOUS It is targeting the luxury Narre Warren home, which has an infinity pool, sauna and five-car garage, as well as an Audi owned by the family. Gen Hoth Mai’s family bought the sprawling property in 2014 when his wife and children were living in taxpayer-funded housing commission accommodation. Investigators from the AFP’s Criminal Assets Confiscation Task force  (CACT) launched a probe into the purchase of the property in September 2016 following allegations that several former and current South Sudane...

South Sudan’s health ministry on Wednesday declared the end of cholera disease in the war-torn country, where 436 people have died from the disease since July 2017. The government and World Health Organization made the announcement after no new cases were reported over the last seven weeks. The cholera outbreak affected the country from June 18, 2016 to December 18 2017. Health minister Riek Gai Kok said the ministry recorded 20,438 cases with 436 deaths in 26 counties during the last 18 months. He minister said the outbreak was controlled through joint efforts from health partners and donors. He emphasized the importance of preventive measures

At least 15 people have been killed in fresh inter-clan clashes in Bor South County in South Sudan’s Jonglei South Sudan, several government officials said. The clashes erupted again over ownership of grazing land and the naming of a village – one clan wants its name Panweel retained while another group is seeking to have it renamed to Anuet. The renewed fighting involved four clans of the Abii community. Nyara clan was fighting against Biong, Nyichak and Manyayiel clans in the area. Ezra Mayom, an MP representing Kolnyang constituency in the state parliament, told Radio Tamazuj today that the inter-clan fighting started on Wednesday evening and continued until this morning, prompting the military to intervene. “About 15 people were found dead from both sides. But the number could increase as search continues. Those wounded are yet to be taken to Bor Hospital for treatment, but the number of those wounded remains unclear,” he said.  Mayom pointed out that the s...

South Sudan's President, Salva Kiir Mayardit, sacked deputy information and communications minister Akol Paul Kordit  on Monday evening, state media reported, quoting a decree from the president. In another decree, Kiir appointed Lily Albino Akol Akol as the new deputy minister of information and communications. The decree gave no reason for the removal of Akol who was appointed in April 2016.  But Akol’s sacking coincided with a letter he allegedly wrote to the information minister Michael Makuei  in which he said the level of  Mismanagement and corruption has reached intolerable stage in the information ministry. “I believe you will agree with me that what has been going on in our ministry is in total contradiction with objectives, ideals and values for which our people fought and sacrificed to liberate this country,” partly reads a letter dated 2 February and seen by Radio Tamazuj. Akol Paul had served as leader of th...

. PHOTO TAKEN  BY EMMANUEL MALUAL IN NAIROBI  What is fear of today among the south Sudanese either being a Dinka and Nuer , jur . By  John Yath Majak The identity crisis that confronts the south Sudanese communities maybe summarized by the concept of fear because citizens fear themselves that Danka’s  ,and Nuer and jur may kill one another because of fear of the unknown person. The fear of today is dominant us and is quite different from the 1983 where Dr John Garang de mabior and Gen salve kiir ,Dr Riek machar, Dr wani Igga put their hands and hearts together to fight the common enemy which were Arabs from the north. But quickly after independence of south Sudan things fell apart. The three dominant region created fear of divisions by leaving Democratic system of government and moved to power sharing government but now we are in a world of Authoritatorian system of government which may lead to more destruction of human lives and losi...

US journalist was Tuesday critically injured by an angry mob as she covered a demonstration against the American arms embargo in Juba. The demonstration was organized by various youth groups, including the Sudan People Liberation Movement (SPLM) Youth League. The incident happened at the UN mission main camp near the Juba International Airport. Was rescued The American journalist, who was left unconscious, was rescued by UN peacekeepers and the local police who took her to UNMISS compound for medical attention. The US embassy in Juba did not wish to comment on the attack on the journalist identified as Ms Sam Mednick and said to be working for AP news agency. A local journalist who witnessed the incident said the irate youths seemed to be angry at any white person, especially American nationals. The mob also beat up Mr Julius Gale, a local journalist working for the Juba-based Radio Bakhita. Mr Gale was also ...