By Bida Elly David The Central Equatoria State Minister of General Education and Instructions has warned teachers against destroying learners’ future calling them to focus towards exercising the mandate of raising them through correct passing of knowledge with accuracy to build them up. This development arose during the commemoration of[Read More…]
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Lawmakers annoyed over Minister’s ‘myopic’ comment
By William Madouk Garang The State Minister of Information & Communication, Andruga Mabe has found himself in rock and hard place, after he uttered reckless comment in which he says ‘parliament endorses myopic views of analog group’. Mabe’s comment infuriated the members of the House and they swiftly demanded the[Read More…]
Torit Diocese gets new Catholic Bishop
By Bida Elly David The Catholic Arch-Diocese of Torit has received blessings as His Holiness Pope Francis appointed Fr. Emmanuel Bernardino as the new Bishop to undertake the Bishopric of the Dioceses through the Catholic faith. The Catholic Diocese of Torit has been embattled with number of challenges following the[Read More…]
Economic Cluster approves SSP 526 billion for new salaries
By William Madouk Garang The Economic Cluster under stewardship of the Vice President Dr. James Wani Igga has approved SSP 526 billion supplementary budget that will see civil servants’ salary structure improved to match market forces in the country. In a meeting Chaired by the Vice President for Economic Cluster,[Read More…]
CES assembly to debate on ‘controversial’ e-Government deal
By William Madouk Garang The Central Equatoria State transitional legislative assembly will today deliberate on a ‘controversial’ contract of e-Government and e-Tax system that was awarded to a foreign firm known as Modern Approach Company (MAC) two years ago. This was following the adjournment of the sitting on Monday, after[Read More…]
South Supreme plane crash victims obtain tickets
By Adia Jildo The representative of the defense lawyers of the victims of the plane crash that happened in Uror in 2021 yesterday said the fact that the aviation authorities had issued air tickets to the passenger in a cargo plane showed that it was legal. The cargo plane belonging[Read More…]
Cattle raiding threatens NGO’s grassroots projects
By Mary Poni A Women-led national NGO, Rural Women for Development South Sudan (RWDSS) has decried cattle raiding insecurity in rural areas as hampering implementation of some of their projects in the state, grassroots. The Rural Women Development in South Sudan is based in Kapoeta North of Eastern Equatoria State[Read More…]
University lecturers peacefully down tools
By Adia Jildo Teaching staff from the University of Bahr-el-Ghazal are downing their tools in a peaceful strike following failure of the government to respond to their demands as addressed in the letter passed to the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology. Joseph Lual Dario, the chairperson of the[Read More…]
Parliament ratifies National Police Service Bill
By Mary Poni The Revitalised Transitional National Legislative Assembly (R-TNLA) has finally ratified the national police service act (Amendment Bill 2022) yesterday after a thorough deliberation. The bill was re-tabled in its third and final reading stages at the August house yesterday during the ordinary sitting No. 23/2022 and eventually[Read More…]
South Sudan still deadliest country for aid workers
By Gladys Kole South Sudan has been ranked as the deadliest country for humanitarian workers as it tops the fatalities’ list in this year with eleven deaths of aid workers in the country so far. There have been 73 major attacks on aid workers in 2022 globally with 44 deaths[Read More…]
Suicide claims lives over the weekend
By Adia Jildo Police said they have recorded two suicide cases that left two youth in Juba’s Munuki neighborhood dead over the weekend. The police spokesperson Maj. General Daniel Justin said the cases happened during the weekend when they were informed about the incidents. “A 38 year old hanged herself[Read More…]
Minister warns employers against nepotism and despotism
By Bida Elly David The Ministry of Public Service and Human Resource Development has punched private sectors and government authorities over passive remuneration policy and unsystematic downsizing of employees with illegal substitution which don’t correlate with recruitment act. In recent fact-finding reports presented by some victimized civil servants, the rate[Read More…]
“Do more,” UN Chief tells unity government
By William Madouk Garang The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix said the Revitalized Agreement is a crucial political agenda for constant peace and urged the partners to do more. Lacroix’s four-day visit to South Sudan will enable him meet with key political interlocutors, the UN family, civil[Read More…]
Young bright stars defeats Djibouti, qualifies for semi finals
By Bida Elly David The U-20 young Bright Stars have finally manifested a miraculous sign of victory defeating their third Rivals Djibouti with a goal to zero following two simultaneous draws against Sudan and Burundi. Lately, the aggressive young Bright Stars drew with Sudan in the genesis of the Africa[Read More…]
Persons with disabilities nominated as state lawmakers
By Tereza Jeremiah Chuei At least twenty-one persons living with disabilities have been appointed as State Lawmakers in the 10 States according to Edmund Yakani the Executive Director of Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO). In a statement extended to No.1 Citizen Daily Newspaper, Yakani stated that, “Central Equatoria state,[Read More…]
Mayor warns society against Gender Based Violence
By Bida Elly David The Mayor of Juba City Council has warned societies against discrimination of women saying that discrimination of female beings was an act against Gender. This development came during the swearing Ceremony for the newly elected chairperson of Juba County women’s Union conference in Central Equatoria State[Read More…]
Journalist, security personnel are not enemies
By Yang Ater Yang The caretaker minister of information in Lakes State said that Journalist and the Security officers are not enemies. This came after 30 journalists were trained on conflict gender sensitive reporting, Ethical, Accurate reporting, safety and Protection of journalists and reporting on constitution making process concluded on[Read More…]
Anti-Corruption Commission Bill to appear in Parliament
By Bida Elly David The Chairperson of South Sudan Anti-Corruption Commission said that they have laid strategies to table their laws before the August House for further deliberation. Recently, government institutions and other agencies have been punched against malpractices in the country where mismanagement of financial resources, nepotism and despotism[Read More…]
Corruption a talking point in South Sudan
By Bida Elly David The Speaker of the Transitional National Legislative Assembly has said that corruption in South Sudan becomes the general issue that needs intensive eradication at all sectors saying citizens are cautioned against defining it inform of financial mismanagement by the government. She said this during the closing[Read More…]
Kitgum District main market construction extended for more than six times
By Martha John Savio – Kitgum Uganda Kitgum District’s main market construction work has been extended for more than six times without completion, delaying its handing over to Kitgum Municipality. Over a phone interview Friday with Kitgum Municipal town clerk, Mr. Alikwan Ayub Kisubi told No. 1 Citizen Daily Newspaper[Read More…]