Prevailing economic predicament is exacerbated by speculators due to shutdown of the oil pipeline, fixing the situation would redeem the country from treachery. Speculators akin to monetary flow, have capitalized on the oil pipeline shut to further strangle economy, knowing that is the major source of hard currency inflow of[Read More…]
Author: One Citizen Daily Newspaper
Kiir shakes up Upper Nile State
By Charles K Mark President Salva Kiir has made changes in the Upper Nile State, removing several officials including Speaker Chuol Dep Keir of the State Legislative Assembly. The changes also affected three state members of parliament: Chol Keweth Anyang, Luol Deng Chol, and Simon Maluth. Jacob Dollar Ruot[Read More…]
Expedite National Security Bill ahead of elections-R-JMEC
By Charles K Mark Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (R-JMEC), the body tasked with monitoring the implementation of South Sudan’s 2018 peace agreement, is pressing for the swift passage of the long-delayed National Security Bill. R-JMEC’s Senior Governance Advisor Dr. Job Akuni, who spoke on behalf of Interim[Read More…]
MP questions missing Nile Basin Agreement
By Philip Buda Ladu A member of the Transitional National Legislative Assembly (TNLA) has urged for the return of a Nile Basin Cooperative Framework Agreement that was presented to the parliament for ratification last year. The Cooperative Framework Agreement (CFA) was submitted to the TNLA for further discussion by[Read More…]
Gov’t delegates Tut to negotiate pipeline repairs
By Bida Elly David Presidential Advisor on Security Affairs, Tut Gatluak has been tasked to push the government to engage directly with the warring parties in Sudan to allow the repair of oil pipeline. The oil pipeline carries South Sudan’s crude exports through Sudanese territory to international markets. Since[Read More…]
We are our own problem
Sometimes, people are forced to laugh even when the situation does not need laughing. People tasked with the responsibility to lead the country, run here and there, looking for the solution to the problem. Some of them, to a joking extent, kneel down in front of people, begging for peace.[Read More…]
Apart from the heavy weight of East African Community chair, the question of pursuing peace in the neighboring war-torn Sudan, rests on President Salva Kiir Mayardit, yet domestic frictions are numerous. The burden of responsibility increases on the President as Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) party top leadership from Equatoria[Read More…]
A retouch: Letter to unborn children [Part 5]
I am seated here, tears in my eyes, helpless with a cup of warm water without sugar in my hand. It is useless, but I have no choice because tea is expensive. If I had a cake as an escort, then I would be reminded that few individuals leaving us[Read More…]
Magwi County summons executive officers for objecting to transfers
By Ijoo Bosco Magwi County is set to summon payam executive officers who failed to respond to a recent reshuffle. Speaking to Voice of Freedom, Mr. Okeny David Oboma, the Deputy Executive Director, explained that officers cannot remain in the same position for more than ten years, necessitating the[Read More…]
Tong pledges SSP 6 million for Aweil students
By Hou Akot Hou Governor of Northern Bahr El Gazal State, Ngor Tong Akeen, has pledged 6 million South Sudanese Pounds (SSP) to support Aweil students studying at the Upper Nile University. The pledge came during a student fundraising ceremony held at the Nyakuron Cultural Center in Juba on[Read More…]
Igga amplifies concerns of delayed road projects
By Kidega Livingstone Vice President for the Economic Cluster, Dr. James Wani Igga, has amplified concerns over the delay and non-progress in construction of roads in Central and Western Equatoria States. VP Igga said residents in Yei River County (Central Equatoria State) and Yambio (Western Equatoria State) have raised[Read More…]
MPs adopt 148th Inter-Parliamentary Union resolutions
By Philip Buda Ladu Transitional National Legislative Assembly (TNLA) has ratified the report of the South Sudan parliamentary delegation to the 148th Inter-parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly held in Geneva, Switzerland, after thorough deliberation. The 148th IPU Assembly, convened between March 23 and 27, 2024, was attended by over 700[Read More…]
UNMISS hands over police facility to Jur River County
By Hou Akot Hou United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has handed over a police facility constructed under a quick project in Kayango, Jur River County of Western Bahr El Gazal State. Speaking at the handover ceremony on Friday, the Deputy Governor, Zecharia Joseph Garang said the new[Read More…]
Vulnerable groups receive food donations in Lakes State
By Yang Ater Yang New Life Ministries in Lakes State distributed 859 cartoons of rice to disabled persons, orphans, and trained church leaders. The support was provided by the partner organization Campus Crusade for Christ (CCC) and was donated by the UNTO America organization. Abraham Majak, the coordinator of[Read More…]
African Development Bank annual meetings convene in Nairobi
By Ngor Deng Matem Finance leaders from across Africa are gathering in Nairobi, Kenya for the African Development Bank Group’s 2024 Annual Meetings. The 5-day conference, running from May 27 to 31, 2024, marks the 59th Annual Assembly of the African Development Bank and the 50th meeting of the[Read More…]
Gola vows to recover stolen Network equipment
By Bida Elly David Chief administrator of Greater Pibor Administrative Area, Gola Boyoi, has strongly condemned the recent attack on transporters delivering network equipment to the region. The attack left at least one person dead and several others wounded. In a statement seen by No. 1 Citizen Daily Newspaper,[Read More…]
SPLM leaders urge Kiir to address land-grabbing
By Kidega Livingstone Top leadership of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) from the Equatoria region has urged President Salva Kiir Mayardit to address the rampant issue of land grabbing in the region. The SPLM leaders, who are at the core of the ruling party, acknowledged that land grabbing,[Read More…]
Jadalla forms committees to investigate loopholes
By Charles K. Mark Central Equatoria State Governor Augustino Jadalla Wani Kamilo has formed committees to investigate and address irregularities within state institutions. In Gubernatorial Order No. 01/2024, Governor Jadalla formed a State Committee to scrutinize the financial records, approved budgets, revenue collections, and investments across various state departments.[Read More…]
A Response to Mr. Malek Arol Dhieu’s article, titled: “What the New VC of the University Should Improve” published in No. 1 Citizen Daily Newspaper of Monday, May 20, 2024
By Rev. Prof. Milton Melingasuk Lado The University of Juba, a public institution, appreciates opinions and comments on the management of the university. We therefore welcome the remarks made by Mr. Malek Arol Dhieu, to which we briefly respond. At the outset, Mr. Dhieu claimed that Professor John Akec,[Read More…]
Someone’s word can hurt you, but your own word cannot
Sometimes, when I’m overwhelmed by hardships, I fool myself. I appreciate myself as if I have made it, but this is just a trick to make me hold my head up. I ask myself a question, why do other young men of my age make it in life? What do[Read More…]