By Bida Elly David A number of businesswomen across the Country have raised concerns to the government and organizations over lack of capital for establishing enterprises to generate income for supporting their families and the community at large. Last year, majority of business women in Juba blasted the Juba City[Read More…]
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Death toll in Fashoda attack hits 23
By William Madouk Garang Authorities in Fashoda County of Upper Nile State reported on Thursday that 23 civilians were killed; eight others were wounded while three children were abducted following an attack on some villages by armed groups this month. In an exclusive interview with No.1 Citizen Daily Newspaper, Fashoda[Read More…]
Parliamentary sitting adjourned as nation mourns liberator
By Taban Tom Henry The leadership of the Reconstituted Transitional National Legislative Assembly (R-TNLA) has on Thursday adjourned its extraordinary sitting as the country mourned the death of the war veteran late General Alfred Akwoch. The August House was supposed to sit for the reintroduction of the permanent constitution making[Read More…]
Prof. Akec fires Egypt against Naam river dredging
By Bida Elly David The vice chancellor of the University of Juba has applauded citizens of South Sudan for the unity amid rejecting any initiative that doesn’t serve the interest of the nation especially the contract of Egypt to dredge Naam River. This development arose following concerns raised by the[Read More…]
Women encouraged to use 35% in peace building
By Mary Poni The Young Women Christian Association South Sudan in collaboration with Oxfam and the Ministry of Gender, Child and Social Welfare tackled the need for women to make use of the 35% affirmative action in peace building process from above to the grassroots level in the country. This[Read More…]
City Council plans to tarmac four roads
By Matia Samuel Timatio The deputy mayor for Juba city council, Thiik Thiik Mayardit said the city council will soon start tarmacking four main roads in Juba City. The four main roads to be tarmacked by the national companies include a road from Al-Shabah Children Hospital leading to Konyo-Konyo, the[Read More…]
Ministry attains education items, auto-mobiles for inspection
By Bida Elly David Central Equatoria State Minister of general education and instructions said they have procured a number of scholastic materials and auto-mobile ready to be distributed to all the schools across the six counties of the State. He disclosed this during his meeting with the governor of Central[Read More…]
Upper Nile at risk as flooding, violence impede access to relief
By Bida Elly David Humanitarian Organisation MSF has reiterated difficulties facing them amid delivering humanitarian assistance to affected population in Upper Nile due to heavy flooding and violent conflict between armed factions. The agency urged the parties to provide assurance of safety for humanitarian services. Recently, the SPLM/A-IO breakaway factions[Read More…]
Over 82,100 displaced, snake bites kill 10 in Mayom
By Yien Gattuor Mead Kuich Authorities in Mayom County of Unity state have released a report stating that at least 22,100 households constituting 82,300 people have been displaced by flood from 11 Payams of the county due continuous flood since September this year. The local authorities also reported that snake[Read More…]
Generals Gatwech, Buay mull over alliance
By William Madouk Garang Kitgwang Declaration under Gen. Simon Gatwech yesterday met with a high delegation from South Sudan People’s Movement/Army (SSPM/A) allied to Stephen Buay Rolnyang in a bid to forge a military alliance. Four days ago, SPLA-IO Kitgwang also met with the National Salvation Front (NAS) delegation led[Read More…]
Activist pushes AU to question parties against roadmap deadlock
Bida Elly David A civil society activist has called on African Union to question the parties to the agreement against delaying most of the major provisions in the accord that would have speeded up the implementation of the agreement since the duration of the roadmap is on high gear. This[Read More…]
Hostile wrangles continue to deface rebel camps
By William Madouk Garang Wrangle between Gen. Simon Gatwech and Gen. Johnson Olony has reached peak with Kitgwang Declaration accusing the head of Agwelek faction of standing behind the current violence against civilians in Upper Nile State. In a statement seen by No. 1 Citizen Daily Newspaper, the spokesman[Read More…]
Kiir tells Upper Nile residents to forgive each other
By William Madouk Garang President Salva Kiir Mayardit has appealed to the people of Upper Nile to overcome their differences by forgiving and reconciling with each other for peace to prevail in their region and the country at large. The head of the state communicated this during the funeral rites[Read More…]
Liquid Telecom officially rebranded to Liquid Intelligent Technologies
By Mary Poni Liquid Telecom South Sudan, a pan-African technology company and a business of Cassava Technologies, has been officially rebranded as Liquid Intelligent Technologies South Sudan. The CEO for Liquid Intelligent Technologies South Sudan Mr. Martin Mushambadope in a press conference yesterday declared to the media that Liquid Telecom[Read More…]
Two dead one injured in separate road accidents
By Alex Digi At least two people have died and another injured in two separate road accidents in Yambio of Western Equatoria State this week. Speaking to No.1 Citizen Daily Newspaper, the acting director of traffic Police in Yambio Col. Morris Bakura confirmed the death of the two people from[Read More…]
Minister advocates for establishment of Safety house for GBV survivors
By Akol Madut Ngong Central Equatoria State ministry of Gender, child and social welfare has called for the establishment of Safe Houses in Collaboration with Government, International and National Stakeholders for handling gender cases. Bullen Soro the state minister of gender said it is the responsibility of the ministry of[Read More…]
City Council imposes ‘fines’ on waste disposers
By William Madouk Garang Juba City Council has issued an order unleashing fines to be imposed on residents and business owners who litter empty plastic bottles or dump waste along streets and in front of houses and shops. Mayor of Juba City Council, Micheal Lado Allah-Jabu banned with immediate effect[Read More…]
Examination Council fixes registration date for P.8 exams
By Bida Elly David Ministry of General Education and Instructions has mandated South Sudan national examination council to start registration of candidates for the Certificate of primary education examination (C.P.E) through school and post school examinations to determine qualification for candidature. Speaking during a media briefing yesterday, Simon Nyok Deng,[Read More…]
UN calls for resolute work to uproot hunger
By William Madouk Garang The United Nations is calling for resolute efforts to address the root cause of food security and malnutrition in the country. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), UN Children Agency UNICEF and the World Food Programme (WFP) during World Food Day celebration in[Read More…]
Kuel Aguer’s complainant to testify in court
By Tereza Jeremiah Chuei The Judges and Kuel Aguer’s defense Lawyer, Kiir Chol Deng yesterday finished the cross examination of the police investigator’s findings and the complainant is expected to testify in court on October 24th and 25th. The special high court will now be expecting testimony from the complainant[Read More…]