By Bida Elly David Juba city deputy mayor for infrastructure development, Thiik Thiik Mayardit is set to be dragged to the court by the Directorate of South Sudan traffic police after slapping an officer and demolishing traffic offices at Buluk police residence. This saga transpired during a demolition exercise carried[Read More…]
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NRA in quandary as poor internet, insecurity impede collections
By Bida Elly David National Revenue Authority has said that poor internet connection, insecurity and infrastructure are factors that have impeded the collection of revenues through the E-taxation system. It said that government needs to raise up eyebrows towards addressing the underlying factors to enable effective collection of revenues. The[Read More…]
Gov’t hikes Nationality & passports fees
By Bida Elly David The Directorate of civil registry, nationality, passports and immigration has made new increment of fees for the issuance of nationality, passports and other related national identification documents. Speaking to the media, Atem Marol Biar the Director General for civil registry, nationality, passport and immigration said that[Read More…]
Dilemma over ‘illegally’ operating varsities, ghost certificates
By William Madouk Garang Vice President for Service Cluster, Hussein Abdelbagi Akol has criticized security apparatus of failing to shut down unlicensed universities operating in the country though they were given green light. Akol stated that security organs were given order since last year to close down all universities that[Read More…]
South Sudan, Ethiopia top intelligence chiefs discuss peace and security
By Tereza Jeremiah Chuei The Chief of Military Intelligence of South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF), Lt. General Marshal Stephen Babanen and his Ethiopian counterpart Major General Demsew Amenu of the Ethiopian Federal Defense Forces Intelligence Directorate discussed continued cooperation on peace and security between the two nations on Saturday.[Read More…]
SPLA-IO and SSPDF forces exchange blames
By Tereza Jeremiah Chuei The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army in Opposition (SPLM/A-IO) military spokesperson Col. Lam Paul Gabriel has accused some elements within South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) of creating problems in order for peace not to prevail, with the aim of benefiting from the conflict. This came following[Read More…]
Legislator slams telecom companies amid poor network
By Bida Elly The SPLM party chief whip at the national legislative assembly has called on the national communication authority to invest many efforts towards improving the Country’s telecommunication services from the state of jeopardy to compete with advance Countries. This development arose during the opening ceremony of the three[Read More…]
Rebel Gen. Malong recommits to Rome peace talks
By William Madouk Garang The Chairman of South Sudan United Front/Army (SSUFA), Paul Malong Awan has assured the government and peace guarantors of his commitment to ceasefire agreement, his close ally revealed. SSUF/A military Spokesperson, Col. Philip Deng Kuol said they have no any intention of waging war against[Read More…]
What happens when you live your life for others? This question crossed my mind when I read an interesting story of a poor high school teacher who graciously went on to become an eye of the world. Peter Tabichi, a Kenyan and it might not be a new name to[Read More…]
We have one ample of discord; tribalism
By Chol Peter MajohNothing upsets the apple cart than tribalism does. Everything can be in an apple-pie order but when tribalism gets in, discord, contention, corruption, division, revenge and killing become a new normal. This is actually what’s happening in my country, South Sudan.With the toxic tribalism in South Sudan,[Read More…]
Dreaming dreams of a warless South Sudan
By Malek Arol Dhieu Who knew there would be wars after independence in South Sudan except the one who knew there would be wars? Who knew there exactly would be wars except those who planned to cause them? That day, that particular day when the flag was raised to fly[Read More…]
Gola apologizes to National Minister of Youth
By Joseph Deng The Chairman of South Sudan National Youth Union, Gola Boyoi Gola has apologized to the national Minister of Youth and Sports Dr. Albino Bol Dhieu over what he called disagreement or misunderstanding. On the 12th May 2022, Minister Albino Bol Dhieu formed a committee to investigate the[Read More…]
EAC inter-parliamentary games useless without amity results
By Bida Elly David The Executive Director of the Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO) has called on the EAC community parliamentarian to use the ongoing tournament as a mechanism to embrace peace rather than breaking the region apart. South Sudan capital city, Juba is hosting Inter-parliamentary games of East[Read More…]
Kitgwang faction accuses government officials of violence
By Tereza Jeremiah Chuei SPLM/A-IO Kitgwang Faction under Gen. Simon Gatwech Dual has accused some government officials of dismantling Kitgwang faction, contributing to the ongoing violence in the west bank of Upper Nile State and failure of the Khartoum Peace Agreement. According to the statement extended to No.1 Citizen Daily[Read More…]
Medical doctors have become sexually immoral
By Bida Elly David A renowned gender expert has blamed the health sector over poor monitoring of male doctors regarding sexual act against women saying nurses and girls in most facilities would be at risk against the abuse. She made the statement following the accusation of the medical doctor at[Read More…]
Official slams government for delaying election act
By Bida Elly David South Sudan National Election Commission (NEC) has slammed the government against delays on the enactment of the national election act saying that the stagnation of the act would affect the roadmap and the deadline through which the bill would be executed. The Election Commission is regarded[Read More…]
Government officials, activists warned against public confusion
By Bida Elly David The Managing Director of South Sudan Media Authority has warned government officials against using the Social media platforms for promoting hate speech or disseminating information of their own interest urging them to avoid acting like activists. The development transpired during a three day drill on the[Read More…]
Rebel Gen. Malong recommits to Rome peace talks
By William Madouk Garang The Chairman of South Sudan United Front/Army (SSUFA), Paul Malong Awan has assured the government and peace guarantors of his commitment to ceasefire agreement, his close ally revealed. SSUF/A military Spokesperson, Col. Philip Deng Kuol said they have no any intention of waging war against[Read More…]
EAC member states urged to waive visa fees
By Taban Tom Henry The Rt. Hon. Speaker of the National Parliament of the Republic of Kenya, Moses Wetangula has urged all the East African Community member states to waive visa fees in the region. The Kenyan parliament speaker made the appeal yesterday in Juba during the inauguration of the[Read More…]
Lirya payam declares war against herders amid attacks
By Bida Elly David The Lirya Payam of Juba County has made a promise to declare war against cattle herders following abduction of two children and murder of their father on Wednesday night according to local authorities. The local authority pointed out that the government of Central Equatoria State has[Read More…]