By Charles K Mark South Sudan President Salva Kiir plans to host prominent Sudanese politicians for a political leadership meeting in Juba next week. On Monday, the Deputy Chairman of Sudan’s Sovereign Council, Malik Agar Eyre, briefed Kiir on the latest developments in Sudan. In a statement from the[Read More…]
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Which political party will win 2024 elections?
By Joseph Ring Lang The incoming election which is towards the end of 2024 is the first of its kind since the Independence of South Sudan from Sudan on July 9th, 2011. As such, there are no reference points for predicting who will win the first Elections in a[Read More…]
The truths that motivational gurus will never tell you
There is nothing like a positive sum game. All shows up when the reality hits that every kind of person you meet leads two different lives. You have got friends who are too good to you but bad to other people. This is one person playing different games with the[Read More…]
UNMISS pledges to consolidate peace, development
By Aweye Teddy Onam United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has reaffirmed its commitment to consolidate peace and development efforts in the state. UNMISS Head of Field Office for Central Equatoria State, Mrs. Njoki Kinyanjui, said UNMISS will continue to support sustainable peace and development. UNMISS also commits[Read More…]
South Sudanese girl ‘missing’ in Kampala
By Mamer Abraham A South Sudanese family has frantically searched for a twelve-year-old girl who went missing three days ago from Mengo Estate, Kampala, Uganda. Ngong Makuel Awolic, a close relative, identified the missing girl as Nyanchiek Malual (picture above). According to Ngong, the girl had been missing since[Read More…]
Parliament passes Social Insurance Bill
By Bida Elly David South Sudan’s National Assembly yesterday passed the Social Insurance Fund Bill 2023 in its third and final reading stages. Key focus of the bill is to regulate the private sector, regarding social insurance of employees upon risks or retirement, as demanded by the government. In[Read More…]
Former Acting Mayor Khemis survives axing
By Bida Elly David Another nightmare haunts Lainya County Commissioner, as a lawmaker at the national assembly raised an urgent motion demanding his removal from office. Emmanuel Khamis Richard enjoyed the throne of Juba city council as the acting mayor for about three months before being fired by the[Read More…]
Japan seeks South Sudan’s support for nuclear-free world
By Charles K Mark Chargé d’affaires of the Embassy of Japan and South Sudan’s deputy minister foreign affairs minister, on Monday discussed a partnership to champion a nuclear-weapon-free world campaign. In the meeting, Ms. Watanabe Tomoko delivered a letter to Hon. Ramadan Mohamed Abdallah Goc, from the Japan Foreign[Read More…]
Gambela refugees in crisis-lawmaker
By Bida Elly David A member of parliament representing Nasir County, Upper Nile State, has raised concerns about the dire humanitarian situation of South Sudanese refugees returning from Ethiopia’s Gambella region. Moch Rech Tang disclosed to No. 1 Citizen Daily Newspaper that the camps in the Gambella region with[Read More…]
A deep dive into Chamber of Commerce crisis
By Charles K Mark A sinister is brewing at the South Sudan National Chamber of Commerce, Industry, and Agriculture visa-vie, Central Equatoria State and Juba City Chamber of Commerce offices. In an unscrupulous episode, the first vice chairperson of the National Chamber of Commerce, Industry, and Agriculture, John Lual[Read More…]
Bak pledges stable economy after Marrakech Fall Meetings
By Mamer Abraham South Sudan expects economic relief after 2023 fall meetings of the World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Marrakech, Morocco. As the International Monetary Fund released its economic outlook for the year 2023, global economic growth stagnated at only three percent. But[Read More…]
Three killed, 3 wounded over fish net
By Mamer Abraham Three people were killed, and three others wounded in a clash between Duk County and Twic East County youths on the “bioth-agany” island in Jonglei State of South Sudan. Jacob Chol, the commissioner of Twic East County, said the fighting ensued between some youths from the[Read More…]
South Sudan won’t fight hunger amidst oil, gold revenue misshapes
By Kiden Stela Mandela South Sudan is amongst the richest countries in the world endowed with abundant natural resources, yet the citizens are trapped in abject poverty. God has blessed our country with oil, gold, diamonds, cement, copper and fertile soil for agricultural development, with which there would never[Read More…]
Why gov’t should consider urgent resolutions of border disputes
By Mamer Abraham Time seems to run out with the approaching elections and the smooth ending of the transitional period for the revitalized agreement on the resolution of the conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCSS). In spite of this impending milestone for the country to witness its first democratically elected[Read More…]
MPs accuse traffic chief of ‘mockery’
By Bida Elly David Transitional National Assembly rebuked the Director General of Traffic Police for referring to the parliament as “illegal and illegitimate” in overseeing matters of the force. On October 13th, 2023, the Director General of Traffic Police, Maj. Gen. Kon John was quoted by Eye Radio describing the[Read More…]
Irregular promotions breed indiscipline-Police
By William Madouk Rising indiscipline cases among police officers are attributed to promotion irregularities in the department. Assistant Inspector General of Police for Administration and Finance, Lt. Gen. Abraham Manyuat, revealed on Monday. Lt. Gen. Manyuat laid out factors hindering police performance as expected by the general public, with[Read More…]
Gender in the bush
By Joseph Ring Lang (From the folklore stories of the Jieng/or Dinka) It is related that on a certain date during unrecorded year, a lion and a lioness were roaming in the Savannah bush – half hungry. While moving they reached near a spot where the bush lane[Read More…]
Don’t trade your privilege for material possessions
By Abraham Kuch luiny Akuot In today’s consumer-driven society, it’s easy to fall into the traps, equating material possessions with success and happiness. We are bombarded with advertisements that tell us we need the latest gadgets, the trendiest clothes, and the most luxurious cars to feel fulfilled. But in our[Read More…]
Blame not boda-boda cyclists, but females for accident-proneness.
Human actions are greatly coordinated by the presiding organ known as the brain which instructs the whole body on what to do. It is an intelligent organ that translates a signal sent to it by sight, smell, touch or even imagination and quickly responds within shortest time, sending back refined[Read More…]
There is no sick person that takes his medication for fun
If you are really sick, you must learn to take your medication as prescribed by your doctor. You cannot go past the doctor’s prescription to quicken the healing process because you may kill yourself. This is about us. Africa for centuries lagged behind and the reasons have always been “poor[Read More…]