South Sudan in Focus: Some leaders of the SPLM-IO opposition group have been arrested, and army troops are surrounding the home of First Vice President Riek Machar, the party leader. South Sudanese Citizens in Juba have expressed concern over the deployment of the South Sudan People's Defense Forces (SSPDF) at the residence of the First Vice President Riek Machar Teny with fear that it could act as an antidote for fresh violence in the country. Plus, the academic staff at South Sudan’s Rumbek University say they are partially lifting the strike that was declared last year after going months without their salaries. The administration of the teaching staff says the decision was reached after South Sudan’s Vice President Benjamin Bol promised timely payment of salaries and to clear all the outstanding salary arrears. All this and more on Soth Sudan in Focus.