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Sudan Parl't to vote on referendum law

The office of Sudan National Congress Party says the dispute between the ruling party and Sudan People's Liberation Movement about referendum on Southern independence, concerns the participation of the southern who live outside the region.

The head of the office, Ghazi Salah al-din, released on Monday the news in a statement, a copy of which was received by Al-Alam.

The statement said that the removal of the clause 3 of the article 27 on referendum law, created a lot of disagreements between the two parties.

According to this clause, those Sudanese citizens who belong to southern Sudan ethnic groups and have not had permanent residence since January 1956, do not have rights to participate in the referendum.

Sudan's parliament was due to vote again on Monday on the referendum law.

"We agreed on the fact that the law on the referendum will be resubmitted to parliament on Monday to be adopted with the article that had been removed," said Riek Mashar of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement.

On Tuesday, MPs from the SPLM and other southern parties walked out in protest at a new clause allowing diaspora southerners -- including those in the north who could be subject to northern influence -- to cast absentee ballots

Source:alalam.ir/

Sudan: Local languages in schools to promote better understanding

Southern Sudan nationals have expressed satisfaction over the introduction of local languages into their school curricula by the ministry of education. They say it will help their children to study better.

Amos Longwa, a parent and also chairperson of Magwe parents association in southern Sudan said, "We are happy about the development. English is a foreign language which is not easliy learnt by children in primary schools. The children will learn better in their local languages."

The Minister of Education in the southern Sudan, Job Dhoruai, said during an interview that "the introduction of mother tongue languages into the curricula, in primary one to primary three levels, is in accordance with the Comprehensive Peace Agreement.

The government is committed to the language policy. The teaching of mother tongue during the formative years in school can increase children’s understanding."

He said that encouraging mother tongue use is also the easiest way to end illiteracy in the Southern Sudan.

This effort has been praised by observers who believe that local languages as part of a wider school curricula will also help students discover the various mindsets that constitute their environment and promote national cohesion.

Among the languages to start with is the Muru language. Over eight thousand text books in Muru have been produced by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology.

Simon Okello, a primary teacher in Bol primary school in southern Sudan said "It has not been easy to teach in English in primary one and two. Introducing local languages in primary schools will make our work easier."
Source:en.afrik.com/

South Sudan government embraces cyberspace after 5 years of no show

H.E. Paul Mayom (2nd right) and H.E. Madut Biar Yel (2nd left) with Mr George Garang Deng (right), undersecretary, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting and Eng. Stephen Lugga Juma, undersecretary, Ministry of Telecommunications & Postal Services (left) during the web site launch. (Courtesy of GOSS.ORG)








(Victoria BC NSV) – Will it be trick or treat this season? It’s that time of the year when Sudanese give gifts and South Sudanese children go door knocking in search of candies and cakes. Yes, it’s Christmas and it came a little early this month and for a good reason.

The Government of Southern Sudan or GoSS has launched its official website on Thursday, five years after the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, which roared it into life in 2005.

“Through the website, millions of our people and partners in all corners of the globe can access information about our country and government readily at the click of a button; and at any time of the day or night,” minister of information and broadcasting Paul Mayom hailed the initiative at the launch in a statement posted on GOSS.ORG.

The launch was no ordinary feat. In attendance at the inaugural event were the minister of information and broadcasting himself, minister of telecommunications & postal services Madut Biar Yel, and their respective undersecretaries and other distinguished guests.

The website provides information on Southern Sudan and GoSS structures. “It also provides the contacts of all GOSS ministries and independent commissions. It is envisaged that this information will enable citizens seeking assistance to contact the relevant officers and receive the sought assistance promptly,” the release reads.

“The ministry of Information & Broadcasting appeals to all citizens of goodwill to help it enrich the web site further by providing feedback through the available contact details.”

GoSS.org was made possible with contributions from the Multi-Donor Trust Fund (MDTF) and the World Bank CABIHRD project.

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The launch of the GoSS website on Thursday is an important addition in this Information Age where citizens and journalists demand unfettered acess to information. Yesterday’s inauguration may be the biggest, but it would not be the first time GoSS went digital. Some of the ministries and government structures already making strides in the cyber world include the following:

GoSS Missions USA

Website: http://www.gossmission.org/

GoSS Mission Brussels

http://www.goss-brussels.com/goss.php

GoSS Mission Egypt

Website: http://www.gossegypt.com/en/

South Sudan Legislative Assembly

Website: http://www.sslagoss.org/home.php

SPLA Military

Website:http://www.splamilitary.net/

Ministry of Legal Affairs and Constitutional Development

http://www.molacdgoss.org/

Ministry of Education, Science and Technology

Website: http://www.moest.gov.sd

Ministry of Telecommuncation and Postal Services

Website: http://www.motps.goss.org/

Commerce and Industry

Website: http://www.commerce-goss.org

Roads and Transport

http://www.mtr-goss.org

Irrigation and Water Resouces

http://www.rwssp-mwrigoss.org

Source:newsudanvision.com/