By William Madouk Garang The commissioner of Aweil North County has scoffed at claims that “he had stolen 400 sacks of Dura” terming it a pure lie, asserting that he is not responsible and has no link with the subsidized government sorghum. This came after a section of unsatisfied local[Read More…]
Author: Number One Citizen Daily Newspaper
ALP education minimizes school dropout in Magwi
By Ijoo Bosco Education authorities in Obbo Payam of Magwi County in Eastern Equatoria State said the introduction of Alternative Learning Program (ALP) and community girls’ school has minimized school dropout in the area. Obbo Payam Education Supervisor said introduction of alternative leaning programme centers and community girls’ school have[Read More…]
Gov’t earmarks crude oil cargo for salaries
By Philip Buda Ladu The government had resolved to allocate or designate one crude oil cargo specially for the payment of civil servants’ salary arrears and help salvage the measurable livelihoods of the common citizens who have been stroked by economic hardship characterized by hyperinflation; high commodities market prices. This[Read More…]
Expectant mothers urged to seek early antenatal services
By Ijoo Bosco Some female health practitioners working at Magwi based Catholic Diocese of Torit health facility and Magwi PHCC are advising pregnant women to go for antenatal care services when the pregnancy is yet at its early stages. Speaking during the outpatient department and antenatal care awareness on Thursday[Read More…]
Armed assailants kill seven in Torit
By Tereza Jeremiah Chuei An attack by armed men in Ayaka Village of Torit County in Eastern Equatoria State over the weekend reportedly left seven dead, injuring two and three others missing. The state authorities confirmed the attack saying it happened on Saturday and that security response force had been[Read More…]
Citizens caution government over alarming hunger
By Bida Elly David Some citizens in Juba have cautioned the government over continuous starvation that has contributed to health complication as many children and mothers faced by malnutrition demanded for quicker response before the situation intensifies. Recently, media report indicated that two citizens in Unity State (IDP) had reportedly[Read More…]
Over 300,000 to suffer from acute malnutrition
By Adia Jildo The National Ministry of Health and health partners have warned of acute malnutrition across the country in the coming months due to nutritional crisis as a result of food insecurity threats due to effects of climate change and conflict. “More than 300,000 are expected to suffer from[Read More…]
National Assembly Awards SSOA Chief Whip Position
By Akol Madut Ngong The Reconstituted Transitional National Legislature on Monday passed an amendment Bill of the Assembly Conduct of Business Regulations 2013(Amendment Bill No.2)2022, to amend regulation 12 that will include a Chief Whip position for the South Sudan Opposition Alliance (SSOA). With the new Amendment passed yesterday, the[Read More…]
UNMISS backs grassroots initiatives in Yei
By James Innocent The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) backed up a peace dialogue initiated by Yei County peace committee at the grassroots in Mugo Payam of Yei River County of Central Equatoria State. The peace dialogue organized by the Yei River County Peace Committee in collaboration with[Read More…]
Aweil women receive grinding mill from UNDP
By William Madouk Garang A group of Women in Northern Bahr el Ghazal State received ten grinding machines (mills) donated by United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in collaboration with Empower Youth Africa (EYA) Organization. The donation is meant to enhance women’s businesses for peace and social cohesion in Aweil South[Read More…]
IDPs in Dollo payam lack medical services
By Taban Henry Communities of Dollo Payam in Juba County of Central Equatoria State are in dire situation due to lack of medical services rendered to the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the area. This was revealed on Saturday after the Central Equatoria State Advisor for Gender Child and Social[Read More…]
Forces desert training centres amid graduation delays
By Bida Elly David The chairperson of Ceasefire Transitional Security Monitoring and Verification mechanism (CTSAMVM) has revealed that a good number of soldiers from the Unified forces have started deserting the training camps amid series of postponements by the government of their graduation which has been sung severally with cumulative[Read More…]
Editorial
Improve midwifery services to save lives Midwives are very important people in any society. In South Sudan, we need them to save many lives; of new born babies, their mothers and even the fathers. Imagine how ruined the family would be if they lost their fully developed child before it[Read More…]
Looming hunger strikes Eastern Equatoria
By Adia Jildo Communities in Eastern Equatoria have raised alarm over looming worst hunger indicators as no harvest were met in the first season due to shortage of rain, which scorched the seeds in the farm hence other people resorted to eating their remaining seeds. Isaac Vuchiri a pastor in[Read More…]
Body of Late Yambio County Commissioner laid to rest
By Alex Digi The body of the late Commissioner of Yambio County, Hussein Enoka Ibrahim was put to rest on Friday last week. Late Hussein Enoka Ibrahim Bakumba died in the Sudan’s Capital Khartoum on 24th July 2022 after suffering from a long illness. The Western Equatoria state government, relatives[Read More…]
One murdered in Abyei-Amiet road ambush
By William Madouk Garang At least one person was reported killed and five others injured in Saturday’s vehicle-waylaid along Abyei-Amiet road by suspected Misseryia militia group. According to local authorities in Abyei, the person who was killed was identified as Abu Jeil Minyang and among five wounded, one person was[Read More…]
Two die of hunger in Unity State
By Yien Gatuor Mead Two people have reportedly died of starvation in Unity State between the 28th and 29th July 2022. A witness to the starvation deaths, Nyaduop Dak told No.1 Citizen Daily Newspaper that the shortage of food has affected the residents within the PoC site in Bentiu. “We[Read More…]
Britain blacklists all travels to S. Sudan over violence
By William Madouk Garang Recurring inter-communal violence in some areas and sporadic reports of fighting among armed group compelled the British Government to warn its citizens to temporarily avoid traveling to South Sudan. According to the Queen government, there are serious criminalities in Juba and other towns particularly during dark-hours[Read More…]
Insecurity threatens civilians west of Juba
By Taban Henry Authorities in Dollo Payam of Juba County in Central Equatoria State said insecurity has become a threat to the civilians in the area. This came on Saturday during a visit of the Central Equatoria State Advisor for Gender Child and Social Welfare Mariam Aguli Zachariah to the[Read More…]
Editorial
Include youth in the country’s developmental projects The regional Inter-Ministerial conference on Migration, Environment and Climate change, a three- day Conference on Climate Change facilitated by the International Organization for Immigration, that concluded yesterday with our President and his delegates attending the last day was meant to be a uniform[Read More…]
