By Bida Elly David A 60-year-old Catholic reverend sister has reached Juba town following a nine day walk from Rumbek Diocese to attend the ecumenical occasion of Pope Francis. Speaking to the Media, Sister Lidia Raymond a nun from the evangelical congregation of Mary said, they are theological soldiers who[Read More…]

By Mary Poni At least 20 people are confirmed dead and scores are critically wounded as cattle keepers launched attack on unarmed civilians in Kajo-Keji County of Central Equatoria State. This was revealed by the Archbishop of Central Equatorial State Internal Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan, Dr.[Read More…]

By William Madouk The European Union has delivered close to 20,000 meant for strengthening access to legislations and acquiring knowledge on legal procedures and references to justice. The 12,278 printed copies of the national legislation booklets and 7,600 copies of criminal forms were handed to the Ministry of Justice and[Read More…]

By Mary Poni The County of Kajo-Keji is shocked by cattle herders from Bor for attacking the people of Kajo-Keji in the name of revenging back the killing of their cattle in the County. The commissioner of Kajo-Keji County Phanuel Dumo confirmed to No.1 Citizen Daily Newspaper yesterday on phone[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David The Vice President for Service Cluster, Hussein Abdelbagi Akol said that the government of South Sudan has acknowledged the poor services in education and health sectors in the country. He said however, the government is working towards improving the health and education services especially in the[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David The County commissioner of Mayom County has slammed accusations labelled against them by Gen. Stephen Buay on the account of detaining twelve payam government officials over alleged displacement of civilians. In a press statement extended to No.1 Citizen Daily Newspaper yesterday, John Bol Mayak, the commissioner[Read More…]

By William Madouk South Sudan has rubbished the latest ranking index by Transparency International (TI) that graded South Sudan as the second most corrupt country in the world after Somalia at the bottom. The Minister of Information, Michael Makuei termed the report as ‘concocted’ by those who want to divert[Read More…]

By William Madouk The army and police have announced the deployment of 5,000 joint security forces within Juba and the surrounding areas to beef up security during Pope Francis’ visit to Juba. According to authorities, the joint security forces will be deployed along airport, residential areas, major roundabouts in towns[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David The Ministry of General Education and Instructions has started validating and reviewing the curriculum for secondary school subjects that were excluded from the syllabus. The validation exercise was attended by over 40 professional teachers and facilitators from the United Kingdom Curriculum foundation on various subjects. The[Read More…]

By William Madouk Garang Over 200 media personnel from 69 media outlets are expected to cover the historic visit by the Pope to South Sudan. South Sudan’s media authority said, they have so far accredited 291 journalists from 32 countries who will come to cover the arrival, and activities of[Read More…]

By Yang Ater Yang Authorities of Awerial County of Lakes State have allocated a 1000 by 500 piece of land to Dr. John Garang Memorial University as agriculture, education and environment colleges. The allotted piece of land was handed over to the Vice Chancellor of Dr. John Garang Memorial University[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David The minister of Information and Government’s spokesperson has refuted criticisms by some countries on the account that South Sudan failed to endow freedom of expression to its citizens and press noting that their laws are the strongest in the region. Addressing journalists yesterday in preparation to[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David The President of the Republic of South Sudan Salva Kiir Mayardit has appointed new minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management following relieve of Peter Mayen Majongdit in August last year. The appointment of the new minister was announced yesterday through a Presidential Decree read on[Read More…]

By William Madouk Garang The European Union (EU) and the Swedish government have injected $6 million dollar (SSP 7,179,600) into the newly established multi-Donor Transition Trust Fund (MDTTF) for South Sudan. The European Union contributed $3.2 million (EUR 3 million) while Sweden pumped in $2.9 million (SEK 30 million) into[Read More…]

By Jackson GaanikoHis Majesty Atoroba Peni, King of the Azande in Western Equatoria State has sent his message of peace to the faithful in South Sudan, a head of Pope’s visit to the country. King Atoroba Peni Rikito in a press release, is urging the People of South Sudan to embrace[Read More…]

By William Madouk Garang Juba City Chamber of Commerce and East Africa Go-Green have teamed up to effect hygiene promotion and work out a plan to collect waste in main markets in the City. This comes after the Juba City Chamber of Commerce met with Go-Green company to find ways[Read More…]

Bida Elly David The President of the Republic of South Sudan has christened a road after the name of the Catholic Holy Father Pope Francis ahead of his ecumenical visit to the country. This development came during a comprehensive inspection of the highway by President Salva Kiir Mayardit and his[Read More…]

By William Madouk Garang President Salva Kiir Mayardit has ordered the resumption of the Saint ‘Egidio Rome peace talks between his government and non-signatories South Sudan Opposition Groups (NSSSOG).   This order comes barely three months after the government in November last year suspended its participation in the Rome peace[Read More…]