By Adia Jildo A group of business contractors are threatening to meet the President over their unpaid dues. The group said that they have been supplying food items and services to armies and others to cantonment sites without immediate pay. The group are asking the government to pay over 100[Read More…]

VACATING CATTLE FROM FARMLANDS, WHOSE TASKS Who is responsible for the evacuation of cattle from the farmland, following bloody confrontations between heavily armed cattle herders and the vulnerable farming communities in the East and Central Equatoria States? This question is asked by many. On Wednesday, two governors of Central Equatoria[Read More…]

Happy ‘Eid al fitr’ for all By Kiden Stela Mandela The Month of April is holy in the Muslims world. This year, it started on the first of 2nd April 2022 until the 30th of April as a sign of Mohamed praying while gathering information from God (Allah) and overcoming[Read More…]

By Taban Henry The Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs on Thursday tabled the constitutional amendment Bill No. 9 before the members of the Transitional National Legislature. Earlier on Monday, the Speaker Jemma Nunu Kumba adjourned the sitting after the Bill was said to have some errors that had to[Read More…]

By Milly Bayi Nyuga In Don Bosco IDP camp at New Site in Juba, it is still gloomy for the people who fled their homes for safety with hope of living a better life. Established in 2014 after the outbreak of civil war in 2013, Don Bosco Gumbo camp for[Read More…]

By Philip Buda Ladu The two Governors of Eastern and Central Equatoria States are complaining about lack of logistical support from the national government to enforce presidential orders for immediate evacuation of armed herders from farmlands in the Equatoria region to their places of origin. The Governor of Eastern Equatoria[Read More…]

By Taban Henry Government on Wednesday faulted the security agencies in the country for failing to evacuate the cattle herders. The Minister of Presidential Affairs Dr. Barnaba Marial Benjamin made the statement to the Council of States following their summon by the august house. The Minister blamed security agencies and[Read More…]

By Adia Jildo The Ministry of Youth and Sport is promising to channel fifty percent (50%) of the grant donated by African Development Bank to support women activities. The grant is for raising financial capacity and civic awareness through the establishment of youth enterprises for youth and women in South[Read More…]

MANNERS MAKE A MAN What differentiates man from beast besides the fact that we can tame anything are manners. People always applaud one who has good manners or good behavior. It could even be called good morals! According to the English dictionary; morals is an adjective that is concerned with[Read More…]

Women continue to face violence amid peace  By Kiden Stela Mandela The country has experienced some of the highest levels of sexual violence in the world. Even before the civil war officially ended in September 2018, women and girls had continued to experience high levels of Gender Based Violence (GBV) and had limited ways to address these[Read More…]

By James Innocent Ali Luwaya The advance military martial court will arrive Yei River County of Central Equatoria State by, Thursday. The Director of Military and Civil Relationship Lt. Col Michael Machar says a high military delegation team that will travel to Yei military garrison is more powerful than the[Read More…]

By Chol Makol Riak A local youth led organization called Plant A Tree Organization (PATO) is focusing on reforestation to reduce challenges created by the climate change. The organization has currently trained at least 10 area chiefs in Bor, Jonglei State. The training aimed at sensitizing the communities in Jonglei[Read More…]

By Philip Buda Ladu The Ministry of Petroleum and its partners, Nile Petroleum Corporation (Nile Pet) and the Commission of Oil and Gas are in the eve of nationalizing the exploration of oil and other natural resources in the country. The Parliamentary Specialized Committee on Petroleum met with the three[Read More…]

By Taban Henry The Vice President for Gender and Youth Cluster, Rebecca Nyandeng De Mabior on Tuesday pledged to work hard to end Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) in the country. Nyandeng was speaking to the media as she paid her first courtesy visit to the Gender Based Violence[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David  The Visually impaired students who are in senior four, currently sitting for their national certificate of education are encountering difficulties in answering the exams due to lack of resources and instructor who could guide them during the process of curriculum coverage through the use of typing[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David Persons with disabilities are raising their voices to be appointed into the government institutions. Earlier this week, the group uttered alarm over exclusion in policy and decision making within the government sceneries. In a statement extended to No. 1 Citizen Newspaper this week, the Chairperson for[Read More…]

By Adia Jildo International partners are biding to improve the learning environment in the country. On Tuesday, the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) through the Turkish Embassy in Juba and the Rwandan contingency, through the State Ministry of Education donated 90 desks, and modified the playground of Kapuri Nursery[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David The Central Equatoria State Chamber of Commerce yesterday said the business environment was heading for jeopardy as traders raise anxieties on day and night assaults on their enterprises by the gang group known as niggers operating in Juba.  In an interview with No. 1 Citizen Newspaper[Read More…]

By Adia Jildo The high court in Juba has convicted a catholic priest for 7 years in prison over the shooting of bishop-elect of Rumbek Diocese. The other three locals who allegedly participated in the shooting of bishop-elect were also convicted. After almost a year of the shooting of Bishop-elect[Read More…]

By Philip Buda Ladu Officials from the Ceasefire Transitional Security Monitoring and Verification Mechanism (CTSAMVM) are saying armed clashes between parties to the signatories of Revitalized Peace Agreement in Unity and Upper Nile States undermine the permanent ceasefire the parties endorsed. The Chairperson of CTSAMVM Lieutenant General, Asrat Denero Amad[Read More…]