It has been ear-piercing that sons and daughters of the rich people who muchly depend on their fathers’ or mothers’ wealth and do not go out to face survival challenges are the ones incapable of doing anything on their own, but now, with city life where breakfast, lunch and supper[Read More…]
Author: Number One Citizen Daily Newspaper
Media is the very source of mass communication. It is the main thing of mass communication. Media plays the most informative role in our society with various forms like traditional media and the internet. Through the media, you get to know what is going on in and around them. You[Read More…]
Police records over 8 rape cases
By James Innocent Gender desk department of police in Yei River County, Central Equatoria state, has recorded at least eight cases of rape within the month of May, alone. Francis Mokobe Robert, the gender desk officer said most of the cases recorded were of teenagers. He said all the eight[Read More…]
Police issues ultimatum for motorists to acquire number plates
By Hou Akot Hou Traffic police in Aweil, Northern Bahr El Ghazal state, have given an ultimatum for owners of both heavy and light vehicles to register their machines and get plate numbers. “State traffic police directorate is urging owners of tractors, cars and the motorbikes to get themselves number[Read More…]
Police to return confiscated toxic Liquor
By Hou Akot Hou Northern Bahr El Ghazal state (NBGs) government, Aweil municipal council and the police have agreed to return assortment of toxic alcohols spirits that were confiscated from traders. The police spokesperson in NBG, Captain, Guot Guot Akol, said the municipal authority has directed that the drinks be[Read More…]
Duk community endorses reviewed customary bye-laws
By Manas James The Hol and Nyarweng communities in Duk County, Jonglei State have endorsed customary bye-laws on marriage and revenge killing after six days of review in a workshop, ending on Wednesday. About 120 attendants that included politicians, chiefs, youth and women leaders, participated in the exercise, supported by[Read More…]
MPs Grill minister over salary Delay
By Victor Mangu South Sudan’s Western Equatoria State Minister of General Education and Instruction on Wednesday appeared on the floor of the state Transitional Legislative Assembly, in response to a summons by the parliament. Minister Grace Apollo Musa honoured lawmakers’ demand to answer questions on the status of education and[Read More…]
Include youth, Persons with Disability in electoral law process -Activist
By Bida Elly David A civil society activist has called on the Transitional National Legislative Assembly to prioritize the representation of interest groups in the ratification of bills to avoid disputes over imbalance. Edmund Yakani, the Executive Director of Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO), said exclusion persons with disabilities,[Read More…]
SPLM-IO decries dwindling working relation
By Yang Ater Yang Senior officials of Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO) serving in South Sudan’s Lakes State Transitional Assembly have decried lack of political working space. The constitutional post holders in the state government said that as sons and daughters of Lakes State, they are only working[Read More…]
MTN to empower 50 women entrepreneurs through Y’ello care
By William Madouk The leading mobile telecom company, MTN South Sudan, has launched its flagship 21 Days of Y’ello Care campaign aimed at empowering women entrepreneurs in the country. MTN teamed up with the Ministry of Gender, Child and Social Welfare and the South Sudan Women Entrepreneurs Association [SSWEA] to[Read More…]
Army faces obstacles in border conflicts
By Bida Elly David South Sudan has been experiencing a harsh border security with neighboring countries, especially, Kenya and Uganda, as disputes among cross-border inhabitants remain shaken, yet the army can’t get involved. Lack of response from South Sudan People’s Defense Forces [SSPDF] to such threats of border insecurity has[Read More…]
Business Tycoons in South Sudan
By Tong Akok Anei Mawien The businessman or woman is a person who in sequence excel in numerous businesses, accumulating the profits gained in his/her businesses, this businesses does not erupt overnight and rain with profits, it is at gradual development from one stage to another, most of the real[Read More…]
Half of GBV cases are brought about by salary arrears
One may ask for the connection of salary arrears with gender-based violence cases. Here the answer is as direct as the question. Salaries are monthly incomes for family upkeeps and other home needs. Having roughly defined it that way, then lack of salaries for quite a long time almost sets[Read More…]
In commemoration of World no tobacco day, we inform the public on the dangers of using tobacco to have a healthy living and to protect future generations of this nation. In South Sudan, this is one an epidemic that is only getting continuous. As soon as you get out of[Read More…]
Zain links Gadiang town to rest of the world
By Manas James Zain Telecommunication Company has started operations for the first time in Gadiang, a town at the northern outskirts of Jonglei State’s Duk County. A ceremony was held to commission the telephone network in the town on Monday. Speaking to the media, Napoleon Qadok Gai, the director-general of[Read More…]
Meat prices shoot up in Aweil town
By Hou Akot Hou Residents of Aweil town, Northern Bahr El Ghazal state of South Sudan, have raised concerns over meat price hike, as butchers now sell a kilo at over 3,000 South Sudanese pounds, from SSP 2,500, in April. The increase comes in the wake of high inflation coupled[Read More…]
Primary, secondary school curriculum to include media
By Bida Elly David University of Juba in collaboration with UNESCO has laid a strategy to introduce a comprehensive media curriculum for primary and secondary schools in South Sudan. This development transpired during a workshop on media information literacy policy in relation to curricula documents for South Sudan, developed by[Read More…]
Norway Ambassador visits Yambio
By Alex Digi Norwegian ambassador to South Sudan, Linken Nymann Benyman on Tuesday visited Western Equatoria State to assess projects funded by the Norwegian Government. UN Food and Agricultural Organization [FAO] implements the projects. Speaking to the media in Yambio, Ambassador Nymann said the Norwegian government also supports the implementation[Read More…]
Juba City Mayor orders water prices to reduce
By Bida Elly David Juba City Mayor, Michael Lado Allah-Jabu, has issued a local order, directing tankers distributing water to cut down on prices for residents. The order that aims at temporarily to regulate water prices in Juba, instructs suppliers to charge at least SSP 800 within the city center[Read More…]
Pupils, Teachers on protest
By Yang Ater Yang As teachers in Rumbek laid down tools, protesting enrolment into government payroll and salary increment, the learners are on the streets to demonstrate absence of instructors in the classrooms. Most affected are volunteer teachers in Rumbek East County of Lakes State, South Sudan, whose plights have[Read More…]