By Adia Jildo The Commissioner of Juba County Eng. Charles Joseph Wani has called on the general public to keep away from land dealers claiming to be selling land but rather visit the offices of the payams to get procedures on how to acquire it. He said many people have[Read More…]
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Police detain murder suspects in Aweil
By William Madouk Garang Police in Northern Bahr el Ghazal State has arrested four prime suspects who were allegedly involved in killing of 35-year-old man in Aweil town. The incident happened on November 7th. Dut Ruoch Chieny, a resident of Maper Tit – Agok area in Aweil town was stabbed[Read More…]
Gen. Malong rebel’s faction condemns attack on its position
By Taban Tom Henry The South Sudan United Front/Army alleged that it has learned with dismay unprovoked ongoing assaults by the Juba regime on it’s held areas in Western Equatoria State. In the statement released to the media on Wednesday, Col. Phillip Deng Kuol Nguot SSUF/A military Spokesperson condemned continues[Read More…]
Over 7,000 forces set to graduate today
By Yien Gattuor Mead Government is on top gear to graduate yet another 7,500 part, of the first batch of Necessary Unified Forces from Moum training center in Bentiu of Unity State today. In an exclusive interview with No.1 Citizen Daily Newspaper, Maj-Gen William Manyang Magak announced that the much-awaited[Read More…]
Learning to fight your own battles
By Ngor Khot Garang The world is a very wicked place. Here exists many problems with little or no solutions at all. It could be some struggles after something and it is not working. You hope that one day something good will happen. Maybe after graduation the situation will never[Read More…]
Mayor to smash buildings on school grabbed lands
By Bida Elly David The mayor of Juba City Council has promised to break down buildings constructed within school land by illegal land grabbers saying that there will be no compromise to any of them who shall use force of claims. The mayor said this during the commemoration of the[Read More…]
Petroleum Ministry vows to fund football activities
By Bida Elly David The undersecretary in the Ministry of Petroleum has reiterated their efforts to support South Sudan Football Association (SSFA) towards improving the initiatives of the Country’s games and sports. This positive development arose during a meeting between the spokesperson of South Sudan Football Association who also deputizes[Read More…]
National Company presents mega road design
By Mary Poni A national construction company has presented its feasibility studies on a mega road design seeking for approval of the national Ministry of Roads and Bridges before embarking on the road network construction. Amuk is a diversified construction company which has presented the draft feasibility study findings on[Read More…]
CES parliament cancels ‘controversial’ e-Tax contract
By William Madouk Garang Members of parliament in Central Equatoria State’s transitional Legislative Assembly have indefinitely suspended a ‘controversial’ e-Tax contract awarded to Modern Approach Company a year ago, terming it as a ‘robbery’. In November 2021, the government of Central Equatoria State signed a Memorandum of Understanding with MAC[Read More…]
Girls ready to receive their cash transfer-Courtesy photo
By Bida Elly David Girls’ Education South Sudan (GESS) has kicked off payment of cash transfers to school girls across the Country limiting it to regular learners enrolled in primary and secondary schools. Last month, the institution in charge of the GESS program mandated schools to start the registration process[Read More…]
Kiir appoints Minister for Water Resources and Irrigation
By Adia Jildo President Salva Kiir Mayardit has appointed Pal Mai Deng as the new Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation replacing the late Manawa Peter Gatkuoth who passed away after a short illness in Egypt. Pal Mai Deng was appointed through a presidential decree read over the state-owned South[Read More…]
Minister warns teachers against destroying learners
By Bida Elly David The Central Equatoria State Minister of General Education and Instructions has warned teachers against destroying learners’ future calling them to focus towards exercising the mandate of raising them through correct passing of knowledge with accuracy to build them up. This development arose during the commemoration of[Read More…]
Lawmakers annoyed over Minister’s ‘myopic’ comment
By William Madouk Garang The State Minister of Information & Communication, Andruga Mabe has found himself in rock and hard place, after he uttered reckless comment in which he says ‘parliament endorses myopic views of analog group’. Mabe’s comment infuriated the members of the House and they swiftly demanded the[Read More…]
Torit Diocese gets new Catholic Bishop
By Bida Elly David The Catholic Arch-Diocese of Torit has received blessings as His Holiness Pope Francis appointed Fr. Emmanuel Bernardino as the new Bishop to undertake the Bishopric of the Dioceses through the Catholic faith. The Catholic Diocese of Torit has been embattled with number of challenges following the[Read More…]
Economic Cluster approves SSP 526 billion for new salaries
By William Madouk Garang The Economic Cluster under stewardship of the Vice President Dr. James Wani Igga has approved SSP 526 billion supplementary budget that will see civil servants’ salary structure improved to match market forces in the country. In a meeting Chaired by the Vice President for Economic Cluster,[Read More…]
CES assembly to debate on ‘controversial’ e-Government deal
By William Madouk Garang The Central Equatoria State transitional legislative assembly will today deliberate on a ‘controversial’ contract of e-Government and e-Tax system that was awarded to a foreign firm known as Modern Approach Company (MAC) two years ago. This was following the adjournment of the sitting on Monday, after[Read More…]
South Supreme plane crash victims obtain tickets
By Adia Jildo The representative of the defense lawyers of the victims of the plane crash that happened in Uror in 2021 yesterday said the fact that the aviation authorities had issued air tickets to the passenger in a cargo plane showed that it was legal. The cargo plane belonging[Read More…]
Cattle raiding threatens NGO’s grassroots projects
By Mary Poni A Women-led national NGO, Rural Women for Development South Sudan (RWDSS) has decried cattle raiding insecurity in rural areas as hampering implementation of some of their projects in the state, grassroots. The Rural Women Development in South Sudan is based in Kapoeta North of Eastern Equatoria State[Read More…]
University lecturers peacefully down tools
By Adia Jildo Teaching staff from the University of Bahr-el-Ghazal are downing their tools in a peaceful strike following failure of the government to respond to their demands as addressed in the letter passed to the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology. Joseph Lual Dario, the chairperson of the[Read More…]
Parliament ratifies National Police Service Bill
By Mary Poni The Revitalised Transitional National Legislative Assembly (R-TNLA) has finally ratified the national police service act (Amendment Bill 2022) yesterday after a thorough deliberation. The bill was re-tabled in its third and final reading stages at the August house yesterday during the ordinary sitting No. 23/2022 and eventually[Read More…]