Aspirants Sent to Constituencies
The ruling party has instructed prospective candidates to engage local structures. Primary dates and nomination procedures need publication.
SECURITY · WARRAP · DEVELOPING
Tonj East Clashes Leave Heavy Casualties as Official Accounts Conflict
Reports citing the county commissioner give 16 and 26 deaths. No reconciled casualty register has been published.
Violence between the Akok Deng Achuil and Thiik Majok Makom communities followed an earlier killing whose perpetrators remain unidentified. The reported casualty counts may cover different incidents or reporting periods.
Both figures require hospital and local-authority verification. Neither should be presented as a final toll. Read the developing report →
Four Official Accounts, No Reconciled Toll
SSPDF: about 40 dead · County official: 46 dead · UNMISS citing state authorities: 60 dead · Information Ministry: preliminary 71. These are competing estimates, not figures to be added. Read the verification update →
Machar Seeks to Show Video Evidence
The court is expected to rule on a procedural request on 19 October. It will not decide the merits of his case at that stage.
Unused Bundles Challenged
A lawyer asks the regulator for rollover and alerts. The NCA has not ruled that MTN’s practice is unlawful.
Former MP Plans Independent Bid
David Aruai De-Dau says he will contest in Twic East. NEC registration has not been confirmed.
The Adut Kiir Envoy: Seoul and Public Accountability
Dawd Carlo Mabil examines water diplomacy, the proposed Fula project and fiscal scrutiny. The supplied manuscript is incomplete; this is a labeled excerpt with editorial clarification. The article includes a supplied Seoul meeting photo.
Could South Sudan Manufacture Medicines?
Partnership interest has been expressed. No factory investment has been announced, and production depends on power, skills, regulation and demand.
Share Your View on the Planned Elections
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Before and After: The Privileges of Power
Artwork by Solongo · Editorial satire. View and share the cartoon →
Thursday’s Front Page
Leer fighting, the proposed defence university, a humanitarian accountability update and Thursday’s Solongo cartoon. Read the archive →
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