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Prisoners need rehabilitation, officials say

5 September 2012 - Prisons were moving away from punishment to rehabilitation of detainees, a top official in South Sudan's prison service said today in Juba.

05 Sep 2012

Senior UNMISS official visits Jonglei State

4 September 2012 - Toby Lanzer, UNMISS Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General, meeting with Jonglei State Governor Kuol Manyang Juuk in Pibor. The governor said the state was generally stable, although poor roads had hampered efforts to consolidate peace.

05 Sep 2012

SPLA striving to work with communities

3 September 2012 - The Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) had assisted Western Bahr El-Ghazal (WBEG) with education, medical care and mine clearing, an SPLA officer said today in Wau.

05 Sep 2012

A long road for women

"Twenty-five per cent, oyee!" blasted apopular tune by South Sudanese singer Gordon Kong at recent independence anniversary celebrations in Aweil.

05 Sep 2012

UNMISS increasing concern over violence in Jonglei State

31 August - The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is increasingly concerned by recent violence in Jonglei state that threatens the important gains made this year in restoring peace and security.

04 Sep 2012

Mama Zahra: Whetting Juba appetites

When Rose Pita began cooking in the backyard of her home in the South Sudanese capital of Juba 19 years ago, she never imagined becoming a role model for aspiring restaurateurs.

03 Sep 2012

Setting the ball rolling

In a nation where cultural practices strongly discourage women from entering male-dominated spheres of life, a female football team is rare.

03 Sep 2012

An orphan’s plea for peace in Jonglei

A teenage boy who lost his mother in an attack on the payam of Duk Padiet earlier this year called on all residents of Jonglei State to surrender their arms to government forces.

03 Sep 2012