By William Madouk Garang The Sudan People’s Liberation Army in Opposition (SPLA-IO) has denied having recruited Ugandan youths in their army command and challenged authorities in Uganda’s Koboko District to justify and reveal their names. In an exclusive interview with No.1 Citizen Daily Newspaper, the SPLA-IO Spokesman, Col. Lam Paul[Read More…]
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Suspension of Jonglei State MP lifted
By Tereza Jeremiah Chuei The suspension of Anter Bayak Kuol, a lawmaker representing Duk Constituency in Jonglei State Transitional Legislative Assembly has been lifted yesterday by the Speaker of Parliament. This is the second time Bayak was suspended from his duties, the first time was when he was stopped from[Read More…]
Adil constitutes committee to review e-Tax system
By Taban Henry Central Equatoria State governor Emmanuel Adil Anthony has on Wednesday constituted a committee to review the operationalization of the e-Tax system in the state. This came after the central Equatoria State governor convened an expanded ministerial economic cluster meeting to listen to concerns related to the implementation[Read More…]
Western Bahr el Ghazal plans to relocate flood affected population
By Akol Madut Ngong Western Bahr el Ghazal State government is planning to relocate people out of the worst flood-hit counties of Jur River and Raja to high land to help them cope up with the natural disaster. “We want to transfer things all out from there and we made[Read More…]
Boda-Boda Association dragged into “confrontations” after rider’s shooting
By Mary Poni A boda-boda rider in Juba was shot and wounded during an internal fist fight with one of the civilians leaving him with serious injury in the stomach. The police spokesperson Maj. Gen. Daniel Justin told the No. 1 Citizen Daily Newspaper that the incident happened in Hai[Read More…]
Crimes rate increases in Bentiu
By Yien Gattuor mead Police authorities in Unity State have reported that the rate of crimes have increased in recent days in Bentiu town including the IDPs camp. Speaking to No.1 Citizen Daily Newspaper, the Deputy police Commissioner David Matut Both said two suspects have been apprehended in connection to the[Read More…]
Kiir urges envoy to strengthen bilateral ties with Uganda
By Akol Madut Ngong President Salva Kiir Mayardit has urged the South Sudan Ambassador to the Republic of Uganda to strongly contribute to the development of the bilateral ties between Juba and Kampala. Kiir’s appeal to the new Ambassador came yesterday when he bid farewell to South Sudan Ambassador designate[Read More…]
Street vendors slam Mayor over eviction order
By Bida Elly David Street vendors and small-scale retailers in Juba have yesterday criticized a local order issued by the mayor of Juba City banning them from selling goods along main roads. On Wednesday this week, Juba city mayor Michael Lado Allah-Jabu issued a local order ideally restricting and banning[Read More…]
Minister Mijak regrets poor road network
By Taban Henry The National Minister of Roads and Bridges, Simon Mijok Mijak expressed regrets of poor roads connecting the country’s capital Juba to the rest of the states. This came during the launch of the transport need assessment report for South Sudan on Wednesday which assessed South Sudan in[Read More…]
Gov’t obtains Ebola-testing reagents
By William Madouk Garang South Sudan will no longer take samples of suspected Ebola cases for investigation abroad, as the first consignment of reagents for testing Ebola donated by East African Community arrived in Juba on Tuesday. The reagents were donations from East African Community to member states meant to[Read More…]
Central Bank cautions public against online money business
By Bida Elly David The governor of Central Bank has warned and advised the public against accepting online money businesses operated by illegal companies through the use of digital software such as Bitcoin among others. This development came following numerous online businesses created by unrecognized and unregulated online companies that[Read More…]
New Presidential Press Secretary assures media of cooperation
By William Madouk Garang The newly-appointed presidential press secretary, Lily Adhieu has assured the media fraternity ‘closer’ and ‘cordial’ working relations with the Office of the President. She made this assurance upon assuming office on Wednesday to carry out the day-to-day activities of the President Media and public relation engagements.[Read More…]
Unity state Communities’ dialogue calls for peaceful co-existence
By Yien Gattuor Mead A three day’s peace dialogue aimed at building peace and trust among communities in Unity State has concluded with calls for action to eradicate cattle raids and promote peaceful co-existence in Unity state. The initiative that was supported by the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS)[Read More…]
Two Ebola suspects test negative, says Health ministry
By William Madouk Garang The national Ministry of Health has said the two samples of suspected Ebola cases taken out of the country for investigations have tested negative for the virus. On Monday, health authorities in Juba with support from World Health Organization (WHO) sent three samples out of five[Read More…]
Malaria proven the most threatening disease in the country
By Mary Poni Malaria had proven as the most threatening disease in South Sudan especially in Juba according to health officials. The Juba Teaching Hospital Medical Director Dr. Maker Isaac Wel said that though they keep on receiving cases everyday including referrals from various hospitals and clinics, there are no[Read More…]
Ministers in Torit approves buying 10 vehicles
By Ijoo Bosco The Eastern Equatoria state council of ministers held an extra ordinary sitting on Tuesday at the state house. The meeting that was chaired by Governor Louis Lobong Lojore deliberated on the purchase of ten new vehicles to ease service delivery at the grassroots. The state Minister of[Read More…]
University of Juba sweeps-off Arabic from being compulsory
By Bida Elly David The senators of the University of Juba have on Tuesday pronounced Arabic language to be undertaken as an optional subject by first year students and laid a strategy to introduce French, Chinese and Swahili languages as additional optional languages. The pronouncement was made during the University[Read More…]
UK wants soldiers embroiled in killings prosecuted
By William Madouk Garang The United Kingdom is calling on the government of South Sudan to arrest and prosecute soldiers who are finger pointed in Killing of Civilians in Southern Unity State. The UK government lamented about increasing cases of conflict related sexual violence committed by both government and opposition[Read More…]
Activist demands swift intervention on protesting students’ situation in Egypt
By Tereza Jeremiah Chuei A civil society activist has called on Parliament to urgently intervene on the alarming situation of students living within the South Sudan Embassy in Egypt, following their serious protest. The Executive Director of Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO), Mr. Edmund Yakani stated that the South[Read More…]
Starving soldiers cause havoc in Morobo
By Adia Jildo Soldiers said to be under the command of SPLM/A-IO in Morobo County have turned to the civil populace in the county to loot the locals for food stuffs and non-food items for their survival according to the county commissioner. The seemingly starving soldiers reportedly had caused insecurities,[Read More…]