South Sudan

Not the Nobel Prize: Giving war criminals the attention they deserve

Africa Simon Allison - 17 Jan 2020

A new ‘award’, Spoilers of Peace, is designed to name and shame those people preventing peace in South Sudan

The digital breadcrumbs behind the M&G’s censorship attack

Article Jacques Coetzee 1 - 4 Oct 2019

From the US to Cameroon, from SA to South Sudan to Spain. Tracking down the people trying to take our site down took us all over the internet

‘JZ’s pilot’ joins South Sudan’s ‘gestapo’

Africa Sabelo Skiti & Simon Allison - 19 Sep 2019

South Africa’s Vukani Aviation formed a joint venture with the notorious secret police in South Sudan

Mental healthcare must back peace efforts

Africa Maggie Litgen - 13 Sep 2019

Examples from Rwanda and Sierra Leone can be incorporated into transitional justice frameworks

SA must support South Sudan

Africa bogdan TagDiv - 13 Sep 2019

The country’s fragile peace deal needs all the help it can get — and South Africa has a a major role to play

SA key to peace in South Sudan

Africa John Prendergast 1 & Brian Adeba - 30 Aug 2019

The country’s tackling of state capture gives it a unique ability to help the world’s newest country

South Sudan’s independent media under pressure

Africa Waakhe Simon Wudu - 10 Jul 2019

Eight years after independence, South Sudan still struggles to address media challenges. Independent journalists continue to fear for their freedom

More than 100 civilians killed in fresh S. Sudan violence, UN says

Africa Agency - 3 Jul 2019

At least 104 people had been killed in attacks on villages in the southern region, the United Nations said on Wednesday

Fraudster named in SA’s oil deal

Article Athandiwe Saba - 21 Jun 2019

A man guilty of impersonating a US congressman has now popped up in the murky oil deal Jeff Radebe signed with South Sudan

Suspicion and secrecy surround South Africa’s dealings with South Sudan

Africa Simon Allison - 21 Jun 2019

It is far from clear that the deal fits in with South Africa’s long-term energy strategy, or that there is an economic case for it

Kiir urges rival Machar to return to South Sudan

Africa Agency - 14 May 2019

President Salva Kiir urges rebel chief Riek Machar to return to Juba during speech to parliament

Survivors of South Sudan’s Terrain attack demand justice

Africa Sam Mednick - 8 May 2019

The survivors of the brutal Terrain attack are demanding just compensation - but say the government is ignoring their claims

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New-style star accretion bursts dazzle astronomers

IT Web - 15 Jan 2020

Associate Professor James O Chibueze and Dr SP van den Heever are part of an international team of astronomers studying the G358-MM1 high-mass protostar.

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2020 risk outlook: Use GRC to build resilience

IT Web - 14 Jan 2020

GRC activities can be used profitably to develop an integrated risk picture and response, says ContinuitySA.

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MTN voted best mobile network

IT Web - 14 Jan 2020

An independent report found MTN to be the best mobile network in SA in the fourth quarter of 2019.

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Is your tertiary institution is accredited?

IT Web - 9 Jan 2020

Rosebank College is an educational brand of The Independent Institute of Education, which is registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training.

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Is your tertiary institution accredited?

IT Web - 9 Jan 2020

Rosebank College is an educational brand of The Independent Institute of Education, which is registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training.

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VUT chancellor, Dr Xolani Mkhwanazi, dies

IT Web - 8 Jan 2020

The university conferred the degree of Doctor of Science Honoris Causa on Dr Xolani Mkhwanazi for his outstanding leadership contributions to maths and science education development.

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Innovate4AMR now in second year

IT Web - 8 Jan 2020

SA's Team pill-Alert aims to tackle antimicrobial resistance by implementing their strategic intervention that ensures patients comply with treatment.

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Medical students present solution in Geneva

IT Web - 7 Jan 2020

Kapil Narain and Mohamed Hoosen Suleman were selected to present their strategic intervention to tackle antimicrobial resistance to an international panel of experts.