By Tereza Jeremiah Chuei The Sudan People’s Liberation Army in Opposition (SPLA-IO) has again accused the Agwelek forces under Commander Johnson Olony of attacking its forces in Atar of Pigi County of Jonglei State. Earlier, the SPLA-IO had also accused Agwelek forces of attacking its Area in Diel and Atar[Read More…]
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Juba County Commissioner slams media over bias reporting
By Bida Elly David The commissioner of Juba County has on Tuesday slammed the media against taking statements from suspected land grabbers instead of valuing what the government undertakes to address matters concerning land disputes. He said this as a response following recent accusations from citizens who were claimed to[Read More…]
Woman demands end to early and forced marriages
By Yang Ater Peace organization in Lakes state organized a meeting with women of greater Agaar clan to discuss issues of early and forced marriage, avoiding brewing local alcoholic and avoiding aggressive songs and many others. Mary Arun Gol, Gender Mainstreaming Coordinator in Jonglei, greater Pibor Administrative Area and Rumbek[Read More…]
Turkey awards scholarships to 15 students
By Mary Poni The Embassy of Turkey in South Sudan has granted scholarship opportunities to fifteen South Sudanese for both refugees and non-refugees students to study in Turkey. The Turkish Embassy yesterday beat farewell to the 15 students who won the scholarship and Thursday was the last day for them[Read More…]
Up to 124 pilots, engineers to be trained
By Tereza Jeremiah Chuei The South Sudan Supreme Airline and South Sudan pilots Association are expected to sponsor the Training of 124 pilots and engineers, among other groups in October this year on how to administer the civil Aviation Authority. This came during the meeting between First Vice President Dr.[Read More…]
Gov’t abruptly postpones signing UN Framework as Kiir jets to undisclosed Country
By Akol Madut Ngong Government abruptly called off the signing ceremony of the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) for 2023-2025 scheduled for Thursday yesterday delaying it for two weeks following President Salva Kiir’s urgent mission to undisclosed country. President Salva Kiir who was supposed to preside over the[Read More…]
Health Ministry refutes alleged Ebola case
By William Madouk Garang The national Ministry of Health has refuted allegation of ‘suspected Ebola case at the border town of Nimule’, citing that it’s a rumor which is creating unnecessary panic among the public. In an exclusive interview with No.1 Citizen Daily Newspaper, the Undersecretary at the Ministry of[Read More…]
Immigration officials face sword as malpractices loom
By Bida Elly David The Directorate of civil registry, Nationality, Passports and Immigration has on Wednesday warned officials against illegal collection of extra payment from citizens turning to process IDs and promised legal measures against any malpractices. This statement came following reports of numerous malpractices at the immigration office by[Read More…]
Juba University hikes tuition, imposes $100 development fund
By Taban Henry The University of Juba has proposed an increase of tuition in which the least students will pay 100,000 SSP with an additional development fund of 100 US Dollars for all students to transform the infrastructure of the institution. Earlier in 2019, the students at the University of[Read More…]
Parliament directed to recover USD3.3 billion from JOCs
By Akol Madut Ngong The National Legislature has directed the national Ministries of; Cabinet Affairs, Petroleum and Finance and Economic Planning to recover 3.3 billion USD from joint operation companies (JOCs) extending from 9th, July, 2011 to 31st December 2018. These directives from the legislature to the three ministries came[Read More…]
Boys decry discrimination amid cash transfer for girls
By Bida Elly David Boys in some schools have slammed the sponsors of Girls Education in South Sudan (GESS) prioritizing female being the only beneficiaries to the yearly cash transfers knowing that other male learners have been battling financial constraints in their families. GESS has been a yearly project meant[Read More…]
GPOC hands medical, school stuffs to Unity state
By Bida Elly David The Unity State Government has received medical and educational supplies from the Greater Pioneer Operating Company (GPOC) in an effort to raise the quality of local facilities. Unity State Governor, Dr. Joseph Manytuil, received the equipment at the State Coordination Office in Juba yesterday. Recently, the[Read More…]
Assembly exposes overspending agencies in 2021/22 budget
By Taban Henry The Reconstituted Transitional National Legislative Assembly (R-TNLA) has named government agencies that had spent beyond their budget lines in the 2021/2022 fiscal year budget describing them as indiscipline. The exposure of the indiscipline government spending agencies came during the presentation of the report of the standing specialized[Read More…]
Don’t vote for independent candidates to EALA, MPs told
By William Madouk Garang Lawmakers representing political parties at national legislative assembly are severely cautioned not to cast their votes to nonpartisan nominees vying seat at East Africa Legislative Assembly (EALA). Secretary for Political Affairs, Organization Development, Kuol Atem Bol of SPLM party led by President Salva Kiir, said[Read More…]
UN says Malakal sex abuse will be probed
By William Madouk Garang Suspected aid workers who committed sexual crimes against vulnerable people at Malakal Protection of Civilians (PoC) sites will be investigated and prosecuted, UN Peace mission said. On Wednesday, a joint investigation by The New Humanitarian and Al Jazeera found that UN peacekeepers, agencies staff and aid-workers[Read More…]
Central Bank cuts USD weekly Auction amount
By Tereza Jeremiah Chuei The Bank of South Sudan Governor Jonny Ohisa Damian met with the Auctioning Supervisory Committee (ASC) and solidly decided to reduce the weekly auction amount to USD 6 million for commercial banks and USD 4 million to forex Bureau down from USD 12 million and 8[Read More…]
Sudan brashly rejects transfer of Abyei to South Sudan
By Tereza Jeremiah Chuei The Republic of Sudan has rejected the provisions of the proposals submitted by African Union High Implementation Panel (AUHIP) which provides for the transfer of Abyei to be part of South Sudan. The Republic of Sudan in a statement released to the media objected to some[Read More…]
Red Cross bridges gap between drivers and traffics police
By Mary Poni The South Sudan Red Cross has bridged the gap between motorists and the traffic police as it convened a workshop for the two parties to foster their working relationship and promote road safety. The State police representative at the workshop Maj. Emmanuel Khamis said that the workshop[Read More…]
Five perish in community aggression
By Yien Gattuor Mead On Sunday afternoon, in the outskirt of Bentiu town, youth from ChiengKuoth and Chiengyar clan clashed in an inter-communal fighting which left five people dead. A source who chose anonymity narrated to No.1 Citizen Daily Newspaper what triggered the communal clashes that claimed the five lives. The[Read More…]
Central Bank freezes Silicone Valley Company accounts
By William Madouk Garang Bank account of a controversial Silicone Valley company limited has been frozen by the Bank of South Sudan (BOSS) over noncompliance with pertinent laws of the country. Director of Supervision Department at the Central Bank, Deng Aru Bol notified all commercial banks operating in Juba to[Read More…]