By William Madouk Juba High Court has again adjourned a court session between UAP Insurance Company and dismissed national staff due to missing employment documents. Justice Francis Amum adjourned the sitting on learning that contract documents bearing employment dates and termination letters for each of the former UAP national[Read More…]
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Over 150 tons of substandard wheat flour destroyed
By Bosco Bush South Sudan National Bureau of Standards (SSNBS) impounded and disposed of at least 150 tons of substandard wheat flour at the Nimule border checkpoint on Thursday. The flour loaded fully in six trucks transited to South Sudan from Turkey, were confiscated for having the same manufacturing[Read More…]
Toposa community rejects Kenya’s plans to construct Nadapal-Nakodok road
By Bosco Bush Toposa community of Eastern Equatoria State denounced Kenya’s government plans to jointly launch the construction of 11km road linking Nadapal to Nakodok. During his official visit to Juba on November 6, Kenyan President William Ruto requested his South Sudanese counterpart, President Salva Kiir, to permit the construction[Read More…]
Interior Minister directed to recover looted cattle in Mogiri
By Deng Ghai Deng The Cabinet meeting chaired by President Salva Kiir, has directed the Minister of Interior, Angelina Teny, to recover cattle looted during a deadly attack in Mogiri Payam, Juba County. The attack, which occurred on Thursday, targeted cattle traders from the Greater Pibor Administrative Area (GPAA)[Read More…]
TUMAINI Initiative resumes next week
By Yiep Joseph The High-Level Mediation for Tumaini Initiative between South Sudan government and non-signatories to 2018 peace agreement is set to resume talks next week. This decision follows a meeting between Kenyan President William Ruto and South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir in Juba on Wednesday. The two leaders[Read More…]
Epileptic man drowns in Aweil West
By Hou Akot Hou Residents of Nyamlel, Aweil West County, Northern Bahr El Ghazal state, reported that an epileptic individual named Garang Bol Geng drowned in a pool of water after collapsing due to his long-term illness. Philip Agany Thiep, the inspector of police at the Nyamlel headquarters, revealed that[Read More…]
Court adjourns Melut teachers’ case hearing
By William Madouk Court hearing involving Melut County in Upper Nile State and thirty-eight terminated teachers has been postponed to November 20 by the Juba High Court on Thursday. Ustaz Amukpiu Bol Meen, a representative of the dismissed Melut teachers, informed No.1 Citizen Newspaper that the court session was adjourned[Read More…]
South Sudan, Kenya agree to a joint cross-border roads dev’t
By Deng Ghai Deng The governments of South Sudan and Kenya have agreed to collaborate on the construction of the vital 11-kilometer road linking Nadapal in South Sudan to Nakodok in Kenya. This landmark decision comes following a meeting between South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir and Kenya’s President William Ruto,[Read More…]
Parties urged to prioritize peace over personal interests
By Yiep Joseph As the Tumaini Initiative gains fresh momentum following a meeting between Kenyan President William Ruto and South Sudanese President Salva Kiir, stakeholders are being urged to prioritize national interests over individual and party agendas. In an interview, Dr. Gai Chol, Chairman of the Coalition of Opposition Parties[Read More…]
Wulu women ace male-dominated traditional courts, governance
By William Madouk Traditional power structures of Wulu County, are transforming. Women, once relegated to the sidelines of governance, are now stepping into leadership roles, challenging age-old norms and stereotypes. The 2018 peace agreement, which mandates a 35% women’s quota in government positions, has provided a framework for this[Read More…]
Gov’t woos investors for rare minerals
By Kei Emmanuel Duku Minister of Mining, Martin Gama Abucha, has urged the private sector from the Great Lakes Region and beyond to invest in the country’s abundant potential in critical and rare earth minerals, which are essential for energy transition and diversifying the nation’s economy. While addressing delegates and[Read More…]
Sudan war spilling into Abyei-UN
By No. Citizen and Agencies Ongoing conflict in Sudan is “exacerbating instability” in Abyei, a 10,000 plus square kilometer contested area between Sudan and South Sudan. The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) heard this week that Abyei is claimed by both sides – RSF (Rapid Support Forces) and the[Read More…]
Traders urged to embrace digital banking
By Kei Emmanuel Duku Traders at the 24th East African Community Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise (MSME) Trade Fair have been urged to adopt digital banking solutions to safeguard their finances and boost businesses. Taban James Dakada, Country Head for Business at Kenyan Commercial Bank-South Sudan, expressed concern over[Read More…]
Hippopotamus kills woman in Aweil West
By Hou Akot Hou A hippopotamus has gone wild and attacked residents in one of the houses at Nyamlel in Aweil West County in Northern Bahr El Ghazal state. The dangerous animal attacked and killed a woman, prompting local residents to take matters into their own hands and attempt to[Read More…]
EAC exhibitors praise South Sudan for successful trade fair
By Kei Emmanuel Duku Participants in the 24th East African Community Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise (MSME) Trade Fair have commended South Sudanese authorities for providing a secure and conducive environment for the event. The trade fair, which concluded on December 5th at Freedom Square in Juba, focused on promoting[Read More…]
Women urged to venture into businesses
By Yiep Joseph Some of the exhibitors in the recently concluded 24th East African Community (EAC) Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) trade fair called on South Sudan women to take entrepreneurship seriously. The participants expressed their views during the 10-day trade fair that started on Nov. 26 in[Read More…]
Appeal for Loka Secondary School rehabilitation
By Bosco Bush As Loka Secondary School in Lainya County requires rehabilitation, former Commissioner appeals to “people of goodwill” to support his successor’s efforts. Taking to his social media, Emmanuel Khemis implored the people of Lainya County and South Sudanese at large to contribute the needed resources for the[Read More…]
Lack of modernized mining, smuggling robs South Sudan’s gold wealth
By William Madouk A lack of modern mining facilities, along with illicit mining and smuggling, has deprived South Sudan of significant gold revenue, according to the Minister of Mining, Martin Gama Abucha. Mr. Abucha stated that the lack of cooperation among neighbouring states, where resource exploitation and smuggling occur, exacerbates[Read More…]
Activist proposes adoption of U.S electoral system
By Yiep Joseph Activist ponders adoption of the United States of America’s Electoral College Democratic System into South Sudan Permanent Constitution to combat tribalism, regionalism, and marginalization of smaller communities. As South Sudan continues with Permanent Constitution-making processes, Executive Director for Humanity Community Empowerment Organization (HCEO) Gizam Moses, believes the[Read More…]
Kiir sacks Presidential Peace Envoy
By Staff writer In a Decree issued last evening, President Salva Kiir sacked the Presidential Peace Envoy, Albino Mathom, who is also the government’s chief negotiator to the Tumaini Initiative. This comes just hours after Kenyan President William Ruto held discussions with President Salva Kiir and Vice President Dr. Riek[Read More…]