By Charles K Mark The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is raising concern over the sluggish progress in the electoral benchmarks ahead of the anticipated 2024 polls. UNMISS called for the urgent adoption of the National Elections Act by the transitional national legislative assembly (TNLA). Deputy Special Representative[Read More…]
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Activist Biar abandons SPLM Party
By William Madouk South Sudan’s expatriate, activist, and founding chairman of the Red Army Foundation, Dr. Peter Biar [pictured], resigned from the ruling SPLM party under President Salva Kiir Mayardit. In his resignation letter dated August 10, activist Biar said, “I am compelled to formerly resign from the Sudan People’s[Read More…]
South Sudan faces new influx frontier
Yien Gattuor Mead Kuich South Sudan’s Upper Nile state faces more new frontier of hunger-stricken refugees and returnees from Ethiopia amidst the continued Sudan influx. According to No.1 Citizen Daily Newspaper’s reporter, Longchuk County of Upper Nile State faces challenges of more than 7,000 South Sudanese returnees in dire[Read More…]
Juba-Rumbek road report ready-Auditor General
By William Madouk Auditor General of the National Audit Chamber has announced a plan to release a performance report for Juba-Rumbek road project, possibly next week. Auditor General, Amb. Stephen Wondu made this remark during a 2-day stakeholder workshop with public accounts committee and parliamentary specialized committees. The workshop aimed[Read More…]
Unified Forces get 97 truckloads of food
By Bida Elly David National Transitional Committee (NTC) on Thursday received 97 truckloads of assorted food items for the necessary unified forces. NTC is body tasked with overseeing the implementation of the revitalized peace agreement. The food consignment was procured to cater for the redeployment of phase one of the[Read More…]
R-JMEC skeptical over 2024 elections
By Gladys Fred Kole The Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (R-JMEC) has expressed skepticism and questioned the conduct of the anticipated 2024 general election in the country. As, only 16 months left for the country to go into its first ever polls, RJMEC has raised a concern, saying it[Read More…]
Finance Minister rejects 600% salary increment
By Bida Elly David The newly appointed national minister of finance and economic planning has technically disagreed with the national parliament over 600% salary increment for civil servants. In a statement seen by No. 1 Citizen Daily Newspaper yesterday, Minister Bak Barnaba Chol said in his submission that the[Read More…]
Zero awareness creates extra room for sexual misconduct
By Gladys Fred Kole Lack of awareness regarding sexual exploitation and harassment is creating more room for sexual misconduct in South Sudan. Director of Catholic Radio Network, Mary Ajit, said awareness in regard to sexual exploitation and harassment is one of the areas that have been neglected in the[Read More…]
Aweil Chamber of Commerce Chairperson out of prison
By Hou Akot Hou Northern Bahr El Ghazal state Chamber of Commerce chairperson, Deng Makol Athian, has finally been released from Juba central prison. Makol and dozens of other inmates from Aweil have been driven from Aweil since last year and remanded at Juba Central Prison. He told[Read More…]
Sudanese refugee stabbed to death
By Ngor Deng Matem Police in Northern Bahr El Ghazal State (NBGs) have reported that a 40-year-old Sudanese refugee man who lived at Wedweil resettlement was stabbed to death. The incident reportedly occurred on Tuesday night, according to police. NBGs police spokesman, Captain Guot Guot Akol confirmed the[Read More…]
Police detains SSPDF Soldier for shooting wife
By Yien Gattuor Mead Police authorities in Jaak Payam, Koch County, Unity State, are detaining a soldier attached to South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) for shooting and wounding his wife. Koch County police director Brigadier James Tut Wal told No. 1 Citizen Daily Newspaper on Tuesday evening[Read More…]
Orphans under eminent eviction
By Charles K mark Over 79 orphans collected from the streets of Juba who had found a home at the public Libya One nursery and one primary school in Juba’s Munuki are on the brink of eviction. The disadvantaged kids under the care of a God-servant father and guardian are[Read More…]
Parliament suspends budget reading
By Bida Elly David Speaker of the Revitalized Transitional National Legislative Assembly (R-TNLA) on Wednesday adjourned the sitting on the third reading of 2023–2024 fiscal year budget, to a later date. The suspension of proceedings was tied to change in the ministry of finance and economic planning, as the new[Read More…]
Church wrangle spills filth on gov’t
By Charles K Mark Episcopal Church of South Sudan (ECSS) leadership has expressed disappointment over failure by the government to protect church members against attacks by armed youth in Bor. The Primate of ECSS in Juba, His Grace Archbishop Dr. Justin Badi Arama, issued a statement of discontent over government’s[Read More…]
Ugandan Toxic maize saga takes toll on South Sudanese traders
By William Madouk A row surrounding toxic maize flour and other products from Uganda, impounded by South Sudan National Bureau of Standard (SSNBS), still lingers on, with South Sudanese traders feeling the heat. A South Sudanese businessman, Mr. Samuel Sokiri, who spoke to this outlet on behalf of affected traders,[Read More…]
Women urge NGOs to increase nutritional supplies
By Ngor Deng Matem Women in Northern Bahr El Ghazal state are appealing to the UN and humanitarian agencies to increase nutrition supplies to improve children’s health. Speaking during celebration of World Breastfeeding Week, Elizabeth Ajok appealed on behalf of Aweil women. “Let us join hands to educate breastfeeding mothers[Read More…]
Training on small arms control Kicks off
By Hou Akot Hou Four-day training on small arms prevention and control has kicked off in Aweil, Northern Bahr El Ghazal state on Monday. The training workshop has been organized by the ministry of Interior Ministry with support from partners. Kuol Gabriel Nyok, a facilitator who jetted in from[Read More…]
Physical exercise improves body health -expert says
By Ngor Deng Matem Regular physical body fitness exercise or going to the gym is one of the ways to improve a person’s health, according to a health official. A clinical officer, Anthony Martin Geng said there are numerous ways to exercise the body, and they all improve people’s health.[Read More…]
Education ministry faces challenges
By Hou Akot Hou Northern Bahr El Ghazal state ministry of education is facing challenges of increase in number of learners amidst limited space. The state minister of education, Mr. Santino Bol Akok told the governor in a meeting convened to assess performance of the sector. Akok said that the[Read More…]
Police arrests conman
By Hou Akot Hou Police in Aweil are holding a suspect accused of selling duplicate humanitarian aid cards to returnees. According to Northern Bahr el Ghazal state police commissioner, Philip Madut Tong, the suspect is identified as Angok Deng Achuil. The accused was caught in the distribution process on Sunday[Read More…]