By Mary Poni The Governor of Central Equatorial State, Emmanuel Adil has lauded Morobo returnees for abandoning refugee camps and opting to voluntarily return to their ancestral land. Addressing returnees in Morobo yesterday, governor Adil stated that his government will set strategies that can encourage county authorities to spearhead the[Read More…]
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Kiir extends ‘message’ to Ruto on Nadapal border row
By William Madouk A delegation led by Minister of Presidential Affairs, Dr. Barnaba Marial on Sunday met with Kenyan President, William Ruto and handed him a goodwill message from his counterpart, President Salva Kiir. This comes after clashes between neighbouring communities from South Sudan and Kenya over the border, but[Read More…]
We don’t need your politics rather prices down-Citizens
By Bida Elly David Hungry citizens across the country are calling on the government to avoid political games on economic transformation rather urging them to immediately focus on practical solutions to the brutal inflation that broke down most families into total destitution. Speaking to No.1 Citizen Daily Newspaper yesterday, Andrew[Read More…]
Go-Green, City council battle payment of vendor
By Mary Poni East Africa Go-Green garbage collection company and City council are facing rough moment over paying accumulated dues to a supplier of trucks for garbage collection in the City. Yousuf Simon, the managing director of the Simon Trading Company told the media on Saturday that his company (Simon[Read More…]
CEPO declares Kenya dangerous for human rights defenders
By Mary Poni The Executive Director for Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO), Edmund Yakani has declared Kenya as an unsafe place for human rights defenders. Yakani’s pronouncement of Kenya’s endangerment to activists from South Sudan follows the arrest of Morris Mabior Awikjok, a South Sudan political and human rights[Read More…]
Evicted cattle herders vacate Kajo-Keji County
By Emelda Siama John Authorities in Kajo Keji County of Central Equatoria State said most of the cattle herders are leaving the area on the way back to their places of origin. This comes barely a day after the governor of Central Equatoria State issued orders directing all the six[Read More…]
Gov’t set to deploy phase one of unified forces
By Bida Elly David The Transitional Government of National Unity is set to kick off deployment of phase one of the graduated unified forces to various locations of duty. According to the government, the deployment is a mechanism to enhance security and pave way for training and graduation of phase[Read More…]
Presidency resolve deployment of forces to quell boarder tensions
By Bida Elly David Presidency in a meeting chaired by President Salva Kiir Mayardit at State house J1 Friday evening has resolved the deployment of immediate forces to quell the ongoing conflict between South Sudan and Kenya communities at the Nadapal border. This development came during a meeting a few[Read More…]
SSPDF officer admits killing 3 Syrians, reveals why
By William Madouk SSPDF officer, Yak Garang Yak, the prime suspect in the killing of four people including three Syrian nationals in Gogrial of Warrap State, has admitted his crimes. During the court hearing yesterday, the accused said he committed the crime due to low pays, mistreatment, and lack of[Read More…]
Gov’t warns youth against involvement in border disputes
By Bida Elly David The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has cautioned South Sudanese youth against unilateral participation in boarder matters between South Sudan and its neighbors. Minister Deng Dau Deng made this statement following the brutal Nadapal saga between the armed youth of South Sudan and[Read More…]
Adil pledges SSP20 million for school construction in Kajo-Keji
By Mary Poni The governor of Central Equatorial State, Emmanuel Adil Anthony has promised to cash in about 20 million South Sudanese Pounds for the construction of secondary school in Nyepo Payam of Kajo-Keji County. He made the pledge on Wednesday during his visit to the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)[Read More…]
Eight people killed in Nadapal border row
By Emelda Siama John At least eight people have been killed in the recent border clash between South Sudan and neighboring Republic of Kenya, the local authority in Kapoeta East County of Eastern Equatoria State has confirmed. The commissioner of Kapoeta East, Abdallah Angelo Lokeno told No.1 Citizen Daily Newspaper[Read More…]
South Sudan economy in limbo as authorities seek remedy
By Bida Elly David South Sudan’s inelastic Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is expected to gain position as the Country opens eyes to engage itself with other nations into bilateral ties to promote infant domestic industries to meet global trade. The efforts invested by the government seemed to have been floating[Read More…]
Citizens brace commodity hikes as SSP drops against dollar
By William Madouk South Sudanese will have to brace commodity soar as the local currency South Sudanese Pound (SSP) plummet to record low against dollar, as Central Bank official rate shot up to SSP 769 per a dollar while the black market rate staggers at 800 per dollar. Consumers will[Read More…]
Juba to host international Women’s leadership conference
By Emelda Siama JohnSouth Sudan is set to host its first ever International Conference on Women’s Transformational Leadership in Juba from 13-to-15 February 2023.The office of the Vice President for Gender and Youth Cluster, together with the United Nations and the National Transformational Leadership Institute announced yesterday that they will[Read More…]
Kajo-Keji RRC appeals for urgent aid for displaced persons
By Mary Poni The Relief and Rehabilitation Commission (RRC) office in Kajo-Keji County is appealing for an urgent humanitarian aid to the displaced persons in Kajo-Keji County who were faced out of their homes due to the armed cattle herders’ atrocities that left 27 persons dead. Kajo-Keji County RRC Coordination[Read More…]
Ministry of Gender toothed insertion of women in governance
By Bida Elly David The national Ministry of Gender Child and Social Welfare said that South Sudanese women lack full representation in the public and private sectors because they have not been granted full rights. This concern arose yesterday during the announcement of the forthcoming international women’s leadership conference in[Read More…]
Dr. Igga slams herders against using ‘freedom’ to kill citizens
By Bida Elly David The Vice President for Economic Cluster Dr. James Wani Igga has slammed cattle herders against using freedom of movement to kill and displace innocent citizens from their own homes noting that every tribe across the Country bear ancestral land that needs to be valued. He said[Read More…]
Upper Nile governor directed to end bloodshed
By Bida Elly David The newly appointed governor of Upper Nile State, James Odhok has been directed by President Kiir to immediately quell the brutal conflict in the region to stop the unceasing bloodshed of the acquitted souls. This development emerged during the swearing in ceremony of the incumbent Upper[Read More…]
Kiir to Bol Mel: go steer bilateral ties, Nadapal dispute
By William Madouk The newly appointed senior presidential Advisor on Special Program, Dr. Benjamin Bol Mel has been urged by President Salva Kiir to normalize diplomatic ties and recent border disputes with neighboring Kenya. President Kiir appointed Bol Mel as Senior Presidential Advisor in December last year through presidential decree[Read More…]
