By Charles K Mark   South Sudan pound has depreciated further against the United States Dollar, shaking the prices of goods in the markets. No. 1 Citizen Daily Newspaper has established that in the parallel market, a dollar trades between 1,140 SSP and 1,210 SSP, while the Central Bank has[Read More…]

  By Charles K Mark   Businesses in Juba are struggling to stay afloat as customer pockets run dry after the heavy spending during the festive season. As the wallets and banks recover from the holiday spending, the aftershock is causing a wave effect that is being strongly felt by[Read More…]

By staff writer   South Sudan’s Minister for Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management discloses that about 9 million people are vulnerable to humanitarian crisis, this year. According to minister, Albino Akol, these include internally displaced people (IDPs), refugees, and returnees. “In this year 2024, we have about 9 Million people[Read More…]

By Yang Ater Yang   Lakes State artists on Wednesday elected Kuch Mayang Kuch, a.k.a, King Black Shine as their new chairpersons. King Black Shine was declared the winner by the electoral committee after scooping 179 votes of the 240 votes cast. The closest contender, Gai Mathiang (Dee Vein) got[Read More…]

By Mamer Abraham   Activists and political analysts have strongly disagreed with a lawmaker who proposed that President Salva Kiir and First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar be given another five years. In an interview with City Review Daily Newspaper, lawmaker, David De Dau argued that the extension will give ample[Read More…]

By Aweye Teddy Onam   Charity Foundation for Africa Catholic Mission (USA) in collaboration with Fr. Dr. Lee Foundation in South Sudan have donated non-food items to over 100 lepers in Luri Rokwe Northern Bari, Juba. The two foundations are dedicated to supporting people affected by Leprosy. Speaking about Charity[Read More…]

By Aweye Teddy Onam   In a sad turn of events, the abandoned baby who was recently rescued by local authorities at Lainya County, Central Equatoria state of South Sudan has passed away, the commissioner said. The young soul was cut short on Wednesday at Lainya Hospital, leaving many grieving,[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David   China on Wednesday donated 85 containers of tents to South Sudan in a bid to shelter displaced populations affected by climate change and war in the Sudan. Speaking during the handing-over ceremony, Albino Akol the minister for humanitarian affairs and disaster management said the consignment[Read More…]

By Odoch Ben Sylvester   Director General in the Ministry of Trade and Transport in Eastern Equatoria State announced commencement of Magwi-Obbo road emergency work. Enginee,r Norman Charles Gideon stated that road construction under Rhino Engineering Company is a government project to uplift the suffering community. He said the government[Read More…]

By By Odoch Ben Sylvester   Four Payams have been unable to participate in the ongoing inter Payam tournament in Magwi County due to a lack of funding. The annual Inter-Payam tournament, an SPLM imitative, is held in January to foster peaceful co-existence among the Payams of Magwi county, Eastern[Read More…]

By Hou Akot Hou   Dinka Peace Committee in Aweil North County has handed over an Arab man arrested in Gok-Machar in Aweil North County, bordering Sudan. The secretary general for the peace committee, Majok Deng Kuach said 32-year-man identified as Hussein Jaffer was conceited of murder. He recounted that[Read More…]

By Aweye Teddy Onam   National Minister of Environment has called on contractors to prioritize the implementation of a robust drainage system throughout Juba, as the government embarks on expansion of the city roads. Josephine Napwon Cosmas emphasized that its crucial to safeguard the environment and protect the city infrastructures[Read More…]

By Charles K Mark   Government on Wednesday launched Juba urban road upgrading project to ease traffic flow and enhance connectivity in the city. With the growing population and urbanization, Juba City has experienced mounting challenges in transportation. Congested roads, inadequate infrastructure, and limited connectivity are the sights of the[Read More…]

By Aweye Teddy Onam   Police have arrested another set of  25 suspected gang members at Gumbo Bridge in Juba City. According to the police spokesperson Maj. Gen. Daniel Justin, the suspects were arrested around 02:00 am on Wednesday. “We arrested 25 and some of them were caught with Pangas,[Read More…]

By William Madouk   Nimule Hospital is grappling with a severe shortage of human resources, leading to a downgraded level of health care services, placing the lives of patients at risk. Nimule, a town along the border with Uganda is a bustling town that has long relied on the hospital[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David   Inspector General of Police (IGP), General Atem Marol Biar has set focus on addressing the insecurity in Warrap State. The IGP has been on state tour for the last week to assess the work of the police. Gen. Marol visited the Northern-Bahr El Ghazal region,[Read More…]

By Charles K Mark   TROIKA countries, the United States of America, Norway, and the United Kingdom have urged South Sudan leaders and citizens to avoid employing violent strategies as a means of competition. US Ambassador to South Sudan, Michael J. Adler on behalf of the TROIKA made the statement during[Read More…]

By Hou Akot Hou   Since November, over 6,00 returnees have arrived in Aweil East county, fleeing the violent conflict in Western and Southern Kordofan states of Sudan. Some of the returnees shared their ordeals with this outlet from Rum-aker payam in the Farflung highland areas bordering Sudan where they[Read More…]