By Yang Ater Authorities in Rumbek East County said a thunder strike has killed an SSPDF soldier and injured two other people following heavy rainfall in the area. The incident occurred on Thursday afternoon in Maborduang Village, according to county officials. When contacted by the Number One Citizen Daily Newspaper[Read More…]

By Yang Ater Yang About 50 participants, including government officials, members of parliament, political party representatives, civil society actors, church-based groups, women, and youth leaders, have concluded a two-day citizens’ dialogue in Rumbek on peace implementation and civic awareness. The forum, organised by the Civil Affairs Division of the United[Read More…]

By Yang Ater Authorities in Wulu County have raised concerns over a recent increase in suicide cases, calling for urgent intervention and stronger awareness campaigns in partnership with humanitarian organisations and community leaders. Wulu County officials confirmed that two suicide cases were registered within a short period this month, reversing[Read More…]

By Yang Ater Yang At least 141 students graduated from Rumbek Health Science Institute On Friday. The ceremony was attended by Lakes State government officials, representatives from international and national health partners, and the National Ministry of Health. The graduating class of 141 students comprised 21 midwives, 68 clinical officers,[Read More…]

By Yang Ater Yang Lakes State Civil Society Organization Network has condemned the recent incident in Wad Madeni, which led to the killing of innocent South Sudanese civilians. Angelina Adhel Malual, the Chairperson of the Lakes State Civil Society Organization Network, stated that the actions of the Sudan Armed Forces[Read More…]

By Yang Ater Yang   Lakes State Council of Ministers has approved the establishment of seven new payams, responding to the requests made by community leaders and payam authorities. This decision was made during Council of Ministers meeting No. 001/2025, led by Lakes State Governor Rin Tueny Mabor. The memorandum[Read More…]

By Yang Ater Yang Authorities in Lakes State reported that a 20-year-old woman committed suicide by hanging herself, leaving behind a four-month-old baby girl. Police spokesperson Major Elijah Mabor Makuac confirmed that on January 9, 2025, the breastfeeding mother took her own life using a rope in Akhorkor village in[Read More…]

By Yang Ater Lakes State Minister of Culture, Youth, and Sports has issued a ministerial order dissolving the State Artists Association and appointing an interim leadership team to manage the organization until new elections can be held. In Ministerial Order No. 2/2025, seen by No. 1 Citizen Daily Newspaper, Minister[Read More…]

By Yang Ater   At least two people were killed, including a breastfeeding mother, and three soldiers were injured in separate incidents in Rumbek Central County, Lakes State. William Koji Kirjok, the acting Minister of Information and Communication for Lakes State, reported that the violence began in Malek Payam at[Read More…]

By Yang Ater Yang   A peace dialogue in Lakes State has ended with the adoption of 24 resolutions aimed at ending violence, revenge killings, road ambushes, and elopements. More than 100 participants, including chiefs, women, cattle keepers, youth, and intellectuals, gathered for the two-day dialogue organized by the Peace[Read More…]

By Yang Ater Yang Lakes State Governor Rin Tueny Mabor is calling on residents to boost agricultural production. The governor is encouraging people to leave urban areas and prepare farmland as part of efforts to tackle hunger in 2025, which he believes is a key factor driving conflict in the[Read More…]

By Yang Ater Yang Four-day interstate dialogue between the Lauc-jang community of Warrap State and the Pakam community of Rumbek North County in Lakes State began on Monday. Organized by Peace Canal, the dialogue aims to address ongoing conflicts and issues affecting the bordering counties of Rumbek North, Cueibet, and[Read More…]

By Yang Ater Yang Staff at Rumbek State Hospital have laid down their tools, demanding payment of four months’ worth of incentives owed by UNICEF, a health partner. Monica Yar, a registered midwife at the hospital said “we have gone on strike because we have not received our incentives for[Read More…]

By Yang Ater Yang   A 21-year-old man, Laat Dut Theem, drowned in a large pit left behind by a road construction company. According to Major Elijah Mabor Makuac, Lakes State Police Spokesperson, the incident took place in the Cuei-adukan area. The pit, once used to extract marram for road[Read More…]

By William Madouk Lakes State Governor Rin Tueny has expressed deep concern over the ongoing delay in salary payments for the state’s 13,000 civil servants. Speaking at the Governors’ Forum, governor Rin stated that salary delays are a serious issue contributing to poor performance and exacerbating the rise in crime[Read More…]