By William Madouk Garang The Government of South Sudan is planning to join the Djibouti maritime trade hub to shift some of its logistics cargo operations/activities, of importing and exporting goods to and fro Djiboutian port to amend the volatile economic situation in the country. At the moment, South Sudan[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David The Authority of Juba City Council has set up plans to evict inhabitants living in and around most cemeteries and graveyards in Juba City as a mechanism to leave what is meant for the dead, organised. Over the past years, most citizens whose residences were demolished[Read More…]

By Tereza Jeremiah Chuei The World Bank is expected to launch a new project worth one hundred and twenty ($120) million United States dollars in South Sudan. The project is called enhancing community resilience which will concentrate on various issues within the country. However, the Ministry of Humanitarian and Disaster[Read More…]

By Ephraim Modi D.S The government and representatives from UN agencies yesterday concluded a quiz consultation in Juba for members of South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF) and Staff from Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs. The occurrence was organized by UN women in support with United Nations Mission in[Read More…]

Akol Madut Ngong The people of Central Equatoria State on Monday gathered at Nyakuron Cultural Centre to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the 1992 Juba Massacre under the theme: “A Father to the Fatherless O defender of widows is God in his holy dwelling,” Psalm: 64:5-6. The commemoration was done[Read More…]

By Tereza Jeremiah Chuei The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Peter Mayen Majongdit has slammed Kenyan authority and accused them for torturing his recently deported 14 kids. Majongdit’s child is among the fourteen children who were recently deported by Kenyan government and were received by Deputy Minister of[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David Civil Society Activist has rebuked South Sudan Government for allowing the Ugandan People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) to encroach into the country and killed one SSPDF soldier and leaving two injured. Speaking to No.1 Citizen Daily Newspaper yesterday, the Executive Director of Community Empowerment for Progress Organisation[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David Two clerics from Presbyterian church on Sunday brutally fought after a thorough disagreement over Sundays’ collections and Monthly tithe contributions by congregation. Speaking to No.1. Citizen Daily Newspaper, one of the congregants in the same church at Jebel Dinka branch Andreas Gatluak said that the fight[Read More…]

By William Madouk Garang Central Equatoria State Legislative Assembly adjourned sitting following the decline of the two ministers who were summoned last week. Speaker of CES reconstituted transitional legislative assembly, Peter Wani Kulang adjourned the session and directed the clerk to follow up with office of the governor for the[Read More…]

By Taban Henry The authority in Magwi County of Eastern Equatoria has reported the alleged killing of one SSPDF following the clash between South Sudan People’s Defense Force (SSPDF) and Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) at the border over the weekend. The Commissioner of Magwi County, David Otto Ramson told[Read More…]

By Philip Buda Ladu As the clock ticks down towards the end of the transitional period with about 8 months left to complete the implementation of the Revitalized Agreement where elections are expected to be held at the end of the transition, the atmosphere looks uncertain for the conduct of[Read More…]

By Taban Henry Government workers in South Sudan’s Transitional National Legislative Assembly went on a sit-down strike over unpaid salaries, a Member of Parliament said yesterday. One of the law makers representing Cueibet County of Lakes State told No.1 Citizen Daily Newspaper in a telephone interview. The MP who spoke[Read More…]

By William Madouk Garang The African Union Ad Hoc High-level committee for South Sudan (C5) on Friday called on the parties to the agreement to double their efforts and complete the pending peace tasks before the end of transition period. Among the key lingering issues are; chapter two of the[Read More…]

By William Madouk Garang The Sports for Peace and Culture event competitions has been launched by Empower Youth Africa (EYA) in Aweil West County of Northern Bahr el Ghazal State.  The competition organized under the theme “Youth Dare for Peace” was meant to bring young people together in a bid[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David The Presidential Adviser on National Security Affairs upon his arrival from Khartoum over the weekend said that South Sudan and Sudan have finished launching the initiative of River-Transport meant to strengthen bilateral trade between the two countries. This development came during a meeting with Salva Kiir[Read More…]

By Ngor Deng Matem Health Pooled Fund (HPF) is pacing out its healthcare services’ delivery in Aweil main Referral Hospital by the end of this July due to funding shortfall, the Medicines Sans Frontiers (MSF) has announced as it appealed for more funding to the project. The Medicines Sans Frontiers[Read More…]

By Tereza Jeremiah Chuei A civil society Activist has called on the government to include Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in the next national financial year budget for the fiscal year 2022/2023. The Council of Ministers in their meeting No.7/2022 on Friday dated 3rd June, 2022 wholly approved a whopping 1.3[Read More…]

By John Sylivestor Timba Authorities in Mundri West County of Western Equatoria State confirmed that at least three people have been reportedly abducted by suspected armed men in Kotobi Payam of Mundri West County. The Deputy Chief Inspector of Police in Greater Mundri, Colonel Fraser Phelegon confirmed the incident to[Read More…]

By Akol Madut Ngong The Council of Ministers have resolved in their last Friday’s Cabinet meeting to formulate a Technical Committee under the Ministry of Public Service that will be tasked to work out a new salary structures all together for civil servants that’s matching with the current market forces.[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David The Vice President for Economic Cluster has admonished Food and Agricultural Organisation to provide farming tools to farmers in order to boost agricultural production to the next level rather than providing ready food for the citizens. This development arose following the inauguration of the new office[Read More…]