By Bida Elly David Members of Parliament on Wednesday increased the civil servants and organized forces salaries budget to SSP 669 billion. The salary allocation has been increased by SSP 224 billion from the initial proposed SSP 445 billion. This adjustment came in the report of the parliamentary specialized committee[Read More…]

By Malek Arol Juba city has formed a joint committee involving Water Tankers Association and South Sudan Urban Water Corporation, to take charge of water tariff regulation. The committee was formulated following a stakeholders’ meeting convened by the state governor, Emmanuel Adil Anthony, on July 24th to address the sticking[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David Spokesperson of the Transitional National Parliament rubbished calls from civil society activists to halt deliberation and passing of the 2023-2024 fiscal year budget. Activists had asked parliament to halt budget scrutiny until the Finance Ministry presents a report on how the previous budget was spent. Parliamentary[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David South Sudan legislators are set to discuss 2023-2024 national budgets, today after the Committee of Finance and Planning spent 3 weeks reviewing it. They will analyze the budget in detail to determine if it’s ready for the third and final approval. The finance minister, Dier Tong[Read More…]

By Gladys Fred Kole Acting mayor of Juba City Council, Emmanuel Khamis Richard, has temporarily suspended taxes on water tanker operators. No. 1 Citizen Daily Newspaper has seen a copy of a local order that the mayor issued on Monday, suspending the taxes. The acting Mayor stated that the decision[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David South Sudan government has laid out a strategy to meet heads of agricultural organisations to discuss ways of improving the level of food security across the Country. This development transpired during a meeting between the acting foreign minister, Hon. Deng Dau Deng, and Meshach Malo, the[Read More…]

By Staff Writer President Salva Kiir Mayardit has directed three governors and two chief administrators of administrative areas to stabilize security in their states. He also urged the state authorities to calm their areas by ending cattle raiding among their communities. The President’s directives came in a meeting at State[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David Hunger-stricken citizens on the outskirts of Juba are surviving by consuming expired goods and garbage leftovers at dumping sites amid economic hardship. At the checkpoint dumping site along the Juba-Yei-Kaya highway, the poor have found life in unfit foods. In a testimony to this outlet, the[Read More…]

By Gladys Fred Kole Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO) has commended National Bureau of Standards (NBS) for meeting the best interest of the citizens and serving national security priority. CEPO’s executive director, Edmond Yakani said NBS chief executive officer (CEO), Mary Gordon Muortat qualifies for an outstanding leadership award[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David A civil society advocates for downsizing of the legislature and the executive of the unity government, saying the huge number consumes government funds without productivity. Executive director of the Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO), Edmund Yakani terms the current parliament of 550 lawmakers, as an[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David Opposition Party parliamentary caucus has questioned the lack of prioritization on implementation of the revitalised peace agreement in the 2023–2024 fiscal year budget. The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO) parliamentary caucus at the national legislative assembly in a consultative meeting on Sunday criticised the[Read More…]

By Staff Writer South Sudan Basketball Federation (SSBF) is thrilled to be teaming up with one of the leading basketball sports brands in the world, PEAK, on a three-year deal. SSBF disclosed the partnership news in a press statement issued on Friday that No. 1 Citizen Daily Newspaper, has seen.[Read More…]

By Gladys Fred Kole A South Sudanese-international singer, producer, and DJ based in the diaspora has won big prize as the Best DJ, worthy $1 Million dollars at the Reggae Sumfest Global Sound Clash in Jamaica. Kennedy Ongele Lorya, professionally known by his music name Dynamq, is a South Sudanese[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David South Sudan Farmers’ Union has decried continuous insecurity across the Country as the major problem affecting the agricultural sector, which is believed to be the backbone of the Country’s economy. The farmers union stressed that implementation of the peace agreement ought to be speeded up to[Read More…]

By Malek Arol South Sudan government on Thursday signed a cooperation agreement with the State of Israel. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation led representation the government of South Sudan while Ambassador; H.E. Gershon Kedar represented the state of Israel, his home county. According to the ministry’s Facebook[Read More…]

By Philip Buda Ladu Juba City Council has challenged the National Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation and the Urban Water Corporation to address water price fluctuation in city residents. On July 13, acting Juba City mayor, Emmanuel Khemis Richard directed the chief executive officer (CEO) to sign an order[Read More…]

By Gladys Fred Kole Stakeholders and signatories to the revitalized Peace Agreement are calling for a neutral political parties’ council. The stakeholders gathered on Thursday, with a high-level standing community for the implementation of the peace agreement at the Ministry of cabinet affairs meeting hall. Executive Director of Community Empowerment[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David South Sudan has applauded the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (SSNBS) for quick action on the toxic maize impounded in Nimule. Recently, a high-level committee comprising members from the two countries was constituted to investigate and resolve the trade standoff over the impounded goods at the[Read More…]