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Cuban, Jamaican men among 5 deported to small African kingdom of Eswatini
The United States sent five men it describes as "barbaric" criminals to the small African nation of Eswatini in an expansion of the Trump administration’s largely secretive third-country deportation program, the U.S. Department of Homeland...

Trump is testing how far he can go
Trump’s threat to strip Rosie O’Donnell of her citizenship is a “test.” Kids do it all the time. Throw a tantrum in the store demanding cookies and if the parents don’t remove them from the store right away, every visit will see the tantrums...

Kenyans in U.S. on High Alert as Trump Resumes Deportation Flights
Kenyans living in the United States have been put on high alert once again after the U.S. government resumed its controversial immigration policy. This week, the Donald Trump administration confirmed the deportation of five migrants, originally...

Kilmar Abrego Garcia could be released from federal custody Wednesday
GREENBELT, Md. - After months of legal battles, Kilmar Abrego Garcia could be released from federal custody in Tennessee on Wednesday, though the fight to keep him from being deported again continues. Abrego Garcia was deported in March to a...

New law to curb double taxation underway- says SSRA boss
Author: Obaj Okuj | Published: 1 hour ago SSRA Commissioner General Simon Akuei speaks to Eye Radio. April 9, 2025. (Photo: Lou Nelson). The Commissioner General of the South Sudan Revenue Authority has announced plans to introduce a new Tax...

NBA superstar Kawhi Leonard to grace the 2025 Giants of Africa Festival
Two-time NBA champion and multi-time all-star Kawhi Leonard has been added to this year's star-studded lineup for the Giants of Africa Festival 2025, which is scheduled for July 26th - August 2nd, 2025. The LA Clippers forward will mentor youth...

Kim Jong Un is nuking up and playing hard to get
President Donald Trump’s second term has so far been a series of “shock and awe” campaigns both at home and abroad. But so far has left North Korea untouched even as it arms for the future. The president dramatically broke with precedent during...

EES governor to launch Torit University of Science and Technology
Author: Lasuba Memo | Published: 17 minutes ago Photo|Courtesy of Juba Times Eastern Equatoria Governor Louis Lobong Lojoro has announced plans to operationalize the Torit University of Science and Technology, following a meeting with the head of...

Trump Is Testing the Limits of Our Democracy—Will We Hold Firm?
U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to strip Rosie O’Donnell of her citizenship is a “test.” Kids do it all the time. Throw a tantrum in the store demanding cookies and if the parents don’t remove them from the store right away, every visit will...

Activist calls for review of Scholarships
By Lodu William Odiya Human right activist has urged the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and technology to recall current scholarship list, and place an immediate halt, to all related processes until a transparent, inclusive, and impartial...

Trump admin. deports migrants to Eswatini
July 16 (UPI) -- The Trump administration has deported five migrants convicted of violent crimes to the African nation of Eswatini, the Department of Homeland Security said. The migrants from Vietnam, Jamaica, Laos, Cuba and Yemen arrived in the...

The Authoritarian Test: From Rosie to Retes, Who’s Next?
Each escalation — from ICE kidnappings to threats against critics — is a measure of how much authoritarianism we’ll tolerate before we push back. Trump’s threat to strip Rosie O’Donnell of her citizenship is a “test.” Kids do it all the time....

Lessons from a historic act of disarmament in Kurdistan
On July 11, in the hills of Northern Iraq, a scene unfolded that would shake even the most experienced disarmament activist. Walking down a steep clearing to a makeshift staging area surrounded by several hundred community members and supporters,...

Trump administration resumes third-country deportations
The Trump administration resumed its controversial third-country deportation policy on Tuesday, sending five migrants from Vietnam, Jamaica, Laos, Yemen, and Cuba to Eswatini, a small nation in southern Africa. The move follows a recent US Supreme...

General Synod in brief
New rules for spending at Church House General Synod voted June 29 to put a dollar limit on the amount of money officers of General Synod can spend on church business without approval from CoGS or General Synod itself. The resolution requires them...

We are not sending ‘suspected criminals’ to frontline– Police Spokesperson
Author: Alhadi Hawari | Published: 54 minutes ago Maj. Gen. James Monday Enoka, new police spokesperson|Courtesy The spokesperson of the national police service has dismissed social media reports that some suspected teenage gang groups detained in...

Deportations: Citizens could be next
President Trump "is coming for your citizenship," said Jonathan V. Last in The Bulwark. The Department of Justice recently issued a memo telling its lawyers that the president has ordered them to "maximally pursue denaturalization proceedings"...

Kiir evokes Judiciary promotions
President Salva Kiir Mayardit has in a landmark drive, promoted 82 officials of the jury. The promotions announced over state owned media, South Sudan Broadcasting Corporations (SSBC), witnessed six justices of the Court of Appeal, promoted to...

‘Hurtful’ scenes at Buluk police HQ where ‘gangs’ are detained – Eye Radio Reporter
Author: Alhadi Hawari | Published: 5 hours ago Police officers paraded at Buluk Police Station in Juba. December 16, 2023. (SSNPS) Eye Raio journalist who visited Buluk Police headquarters has described as hurtful the scenes at the detention...

Activist wants journalists granted unrestricted access to information
Ter Manyang Gatwech, Executive Director for the Center for Peace and Advocacy JUBA — The South Sudan Center for Peace and Advocacy (CPA), a Juba-based civil society organization, on Thursday called on the government to grant journalists...