Author: One Citizen Daily Newspaper

CROSSFIRE: Civilians in pain

By Staff Writer As military confrontation between government forces and opposition groups continues in some parts of the country, civilians become victims of crossfire. This month, Yei River County of Central Equatoria State experienced a series of clashes between the South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) and the Sudan People’s[Read More…]

South Sudan Earned Over $23 Billion from Oil Since 2011-UN

By Kei Emmanuel Duku A two-year investigation by the UN Commission on Human Rights, whose report was released Tuesday in Nairobi, reveals a stark contradiction in South Sudan. While the country struggles with economic hardship, including conflict, inflation, and ever-increasing market prices, its government generated over $23 billion from oil[Read More…]

OCND condemns clashes between SSPDF, SPLM-IO across the country

By Lodu William Odiya The One Citizen Network for democracy (OCND) have strongly condemned the recent clashes between the South Sudan Peoples defense Forces and the Sudan people’s Liberation Movement-in Opposition (SPLM-IO) army across the country. In statement released yesterday, OCND stated it was deeply concerned by reports of clashes[Read More…]

South Sudan Faces Critical Shortage of Anti-malarial Drugs, Warns MSF

By Kei Emmanuel Duku A critical shortage of anti-malarial and other essential drugs is putting thousands of lives at risk across South Sudan as the country enters its peak malaria season. The international medical organization Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has issued an urgent plea for action, revealing that nationwide stockouts[Read More…]

South Sudan currently faces a plethora of crises, yet Parliament continues to skip some of the sittings meant to discuss vital matters. Parliament is the people’s house which exists to deliberate on issues of national importance and to exercise oversight over government. Painfully, the inconsistency of parliamentary sittings; often without[Read More…]

 Drug abuse is gradually eating away the future of South Sudan’s youth. In Juba, it is becoming a silent national crisis that need immediate attention. Lately, the city and its outskirts have witnessed a surge in the use of harmful substances such as tramadol, morphine, cough syrups with codeine, amphetamines,[Read More…]

By Alan Clement A Member of Parliament has called for urgent accountability from the country’s economic leadership, citing unfulfilled salary payment promises. Speaking during the 15th ordinary sitting of the Transitional National Legislative Assembly (TNLA) on Monday, MP Machok Majong Jong accused Vice President Benjamin Bol Mel who is in-charge[Read More…]

By Hou Akot Hou Twic County of Warrap State has launched a malaria vaccine campaign targeting 12000 children in the area. Speaking to the media, Twic County Health Director James Garang Chuol revealed that as the campaign continues, many children have been vaccinated, while the target stands at 12,000. He[Read More…]

TNLA challenge border committee as River Kiir appears on Sudan’s Map

By Alan Clement A member of parliament representing Northern Bahr el Ghazal raised concerns over what he describes as a breach of national territorial integrity in the Transitional National Legislative Assembly (TNLA). MP Gabriel Guot Guot who raised the issue as an information in parliament cited misrepresentation of River Kiir[Read More…]