United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) Media & Spokesperson Unit Communications & Public Information Office MEDIA MONITORING REPORT MONDAY, 29 JULY 2013 SOUTH SUDAN • Machar renews calls for calm, reaffirming Kiir’s right to remove him (Sudantribune.com) • Governor says SPLM unity is top priority (Gurtong.net) • South Sudan arrests two Uganda journalists (Sudantribune.com) • Governor dismisses three MPs for inciting violence (Radio Miraya) • UJoSS urges journalists to be alert of information (Bakhita Radio) • Unity State Governor Backs President Kiir’s Decision (Gurtong.net) • Members accuse SPLM-DC leader of supporting South Sudan rebels (Gurtong.net) • NGO earmarks 30 million for schools in South Sudan (Catholic Radio Network) • Upper Nile state workers’ union members to boycott work over pay (Gurtong.net) SOUTH SUDAN/SUDAN • Sudan confirms delay in oil line closure (Agence France Press (AFP) • Sudan extends oil flow shutdown deadline (Albawaba.com) • Land to die for (Strategypage.com) OTHER HIGHLIGHTS • Amnesty to strengthen human rights work in East Africa (Sudantribune.com) • JEM rebels launch fresh attacks on Sudanese army in South Kordofan (AllAfrica.com) • Al Bashir working on a major initiative for Sudan’s Problems: FVP (Sudan Vision Daily) • Egyptian envoy meets Museveni over AU veto (The New Nation Newspaper) OPINION/ANALYSIS/COMMENTARIES/EDITORIAL • Ugandan President has a deadly hand in South Sudan’s political crisis (South Sudan News Agency) • Whimsical decision making and dysfunctional political party (Sudantribune.com) • South Sudan president in action (Sudantribune.com) • Why all eyes are on South Sudan? ( South Sudan News Agency) • The Sudan Tribune and whoever posted an article on the quoting of the wrong articles of the Presidential decrees ( South Sudan News Agency) LINKS TO STORIES FROM THE MORNING MEDIA MONITOR • Lawyers added to team appointed to investigate SPLM Secretary-General (Gurtong.net) • S. Sudan youth group urge Kiir to appoint peoples’ cabinet (Sudantribune.com) • President Kiir consults political parties on new cabinet shape (Gurtong.net) • S. Sudan’s Kiir appoints Marial new foreign affairs minister (Sudantribune.com) • Kerry urges S. Sudan to form new cabinet quickly, transparently (AFP) • South Sudan says new foreign minister will not participate in AU meeting (Sudantribune.com) • Advocacy groups join campaign to end Jonglei violence (Sudantribune.com) • Dr. Marial Benjamin: A Political Footballer of the Year (South Sudan News Agency (SSNA) • Riek Machar for S. Sudan presidency in 2015 (AP) • South Sudan army chief asks SPLA forces to respect transitional constitution (Gurtong.net) • U.N. Struggles to Reach Displaced in South Sudan (IPSnews.com) • Sudan delays block of South Sudan oil flows (Voice of America) • Sudan notifies oil companies on extension of shutdown deadline (Sudantribune.com) • AU, IGAD probe team starts work in Juba (Gurtong.net) • Mbeki to brief AUPSC on Khartoum-Juba row (Sudantribune.com) NOTE: Reproduction here does not mean that the UNMISS Communications & Public Information Office can vouch for the accuracy or veracity of the contents, nor does this report reflect the views of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan. Furthermore, international copyright exists on some materials and this summary should not be disseminated beyond the intended list of recipients. • Juba confirms plan to hold joint security meeting with Khartoum (Sudantribune.com) • New clashes between army and rebels in Sudan's main oil state (Reuters) Highlights Machar renews calls for calm, reaffirming Kiir’s right to remove him Sudantribune.com Juba, 29/7/2013 – South Sudan former vice-president, Riek Machar on Sunday renewed calls for calm among citizens, insisting president Salva Kiir had the right to remove him from office. "It is constitutional mandate of the president to remove and form a government. This is within the powers of the president. There should be no violence", Machar told the congregation. Machar warned those who have been saying they waited for the formation of the government in order to react, saying they should instead support the president to quickly form the government and avoid a vacuum. "Who do they want to fight?" he asked, adding that his declaration to run for the party chairmanship and 2015 presidential elections have been supported by the people from all the communities in South Sudan, reminding warmongers that fighting any one would mean fighting his own supporters across the country. He said ascending to power is through peaceful and democratic processes and that is why he has been telling the army to remain neutral in such political processes in the country. Machar who vowed to concentrate his energy in the ruling SPLM party as the deputy chairman had earlier stated that he has no plans to split from the SPLM to create an independent opposition party. He further stressed that will continue to serve the people and promote democracy and multiparty democracy in the country, reiterating his determination to unseat Kiir in party and government by 2015. He told the audience that Kiir is the president of the republic for the next two years until 2015 when fresh elections will be conducted, alluding to his declared intention to run for the presidency. Machar condemned the removal of elected governors in Lakes and Unity states and distanced himself from the suspension of SPLM secretary general Pagan Amum saying that any disciplinary measures would have been addressed through the party’s institutions The SPLM deputy chairman also said he wished the president had consulted with the politburo of the ruling party on the formation of the next government. (Back to Top/Headlines) Governor says SPLM unity is top priority Gurtong.net Bentiu, 27/7/2013 – The Unity State Caretaker Governor who is also the State Chairperson of SPLM, Dr. Joseph Manytuil Wajang has said that the unity of the party is very important and urged the people to start a new chapter of unity, peace, reconciliation and deliver the necessary services to the civil populations. Speaking at the SPLM Secretariat in Unity State, Wajang said there is no country in the world governed by tribes and all the citizens need to work together. “Let us not run out of our mind and take perception that this tribe is legible to take the seat…all tribes in the Republic of South Sudan are created equal and each and every tribe in South Sudan regardless of majority or minority have a right to take the seat they wanted,” Wajang said. He added that there are people who are criticizing the Present leadership while they are also in the same government. “It is impossible to follow someone whom you are not interested to work with, you either resigned and go home instead of criticizing your leader who brought you to power in the media,” Manytuil said in a 2 statement referring to the former Vice President Dr. Riek Machar and the suspended SPLM Secretary- General Pagan Amum. Dr. Joseph Manytuil Wajang urged all the people of Unity State and the SPLM party members to unite. “Our country would not develop if this tribal lines are still in our minds, let us concentrate on who is legible to work for the welfare of the people of South Sudan and not which tribe can take the position that is totally wrong, the tribe that we all know is our party the SPLM,” he warned. The SPLM Deputy Chairperson and State Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Samuel Long Geng said the main focus this time round is to unite all the party members and to reconcile all. Geng added that the SPLM office in Unity State is also requesting the National Secretariat to offer support in the process of Unity, Peace and Reconciliation. Cde. Simon Peter Bichok, Chairperson of SPLM Youth League in Unity State said the party should move into the right direction of peace and unity of its people. (Back to Top/Headlines) South Sudan arrests two Uganda journalists Sudantribune.com Kampala, 29/7/2013 – South Sudan on Saturday arrested two Ugandan journalists in Juba for allegedly working without accreditation and filming near a government and security installation. The journalists, Justin Dralaze and Hilary Ayesiga are said to have been arrested while filming along Airport Road and are reportedly being detained at the National Security headquarters. A Spokesman of the Ugandan army, Paddy Ankunda, was quoted in the Monday edition of Uganda’s Daily Monitor newspaper saying that he was aware of the arrest and that the matter is being handled by the Uganda Foreign Affairs Ministry. Meanwhile the Uganda Journalists Union (UJU) in a statement on Sunday condemned the arrests calling for the ‘‘unconditional and immediate’’ release of the journalists or producing them before court if the South Sudan authorities deem them to have committed an offence. "We condemn in the strongest terms possible the arrest and detention of the journalists in a Military establishment, moreover incommunicado,” said UJU President Lucy Anyango Ekadu. (Back to Top/Headlines) Governor dismisses 3 MPs for inciting violence Radio Miraya, 27/7/2013 – The Governor of Western Bahr El-ghazal State, Rizik Zakaria Hassan, has issued an order dismissing three members of the State Assembly for inciting violence. Angelo Marcello, John Richard and Julius Bensensio Mangu were relieved after they were found guilty of inciting violence by a special court in connection with last year’s Wau incident. Governor Zakaria also issued another order appointing Luciano Thomas, Natalina Wadarif Ali and George Peter as nominees to the state assembly. (Back to Top/Headlines) UJoSS urges journalists to be alert of information Bakhita Radio Juba, 27/7/2013 – The Union of Journalists of South Sudan or UJoSS called upon journalists in South Sudan to be aware of the kind of information they pass to the community. UJoSS program coordinator Kidi Samuel said in an interview that journalists need to educate themselves on classified and unclassified information that can be accessed by the public.