By Ephraim Modi D.S On the opening seminar on road, bridge construction and maintenance yesterday in Juba, Mr. MA Wenjun, Charge D’affaires of the Chinese Embassy said that the construction of Juba-Rumbek Road will open at the end of this month. Juba-Rumbek Road construction started in 2019 and was expected[Read More…]

By Taban Henry The World Bank has urged the government of South Sudan to improve on transparency and accountability while reducing the misuse of oil revenues in order to sustain future growth. A report released by the World Bank revealed that in the rest of the region, South Sudan has[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David A Civil Society activist and concerned social expert has cited passive progress of the country’s economy and education system due to corrupt leadership who focus on individual interest rather than prioritising public interest and cautioned them to pour blames against citizens. Speaking to No.1 Citizen Daily[Read More…]

By Ephraim Modi D.S The Minister of Roads and Bridges Simon Mijok Mijak said the huge cattle population in South Sudan which surpasses that of human beings in the country will one day find a potential market in China for their byproducts if exported. Minister Mijak who was speaking in[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David A national Politician has criticised the request made earlier by the Vice President for Economic Cluster requesting Food and Agricultural Organisation to provide farming tools not ready food to the citizens in the country. Last week, the Vice President for Economic Cluster during the inauguration of[Read More…]

By William Madouk Garang The figure of South Sudanese refugees stays on the top in the African Continent with a rough statistic stands at above two million people, the Commissioner for Refugees Affairs, Bol John Akot said yesterday. According to the Commission for Refugees Affairs (CRA), the large numbers of[Read More…]

By Matia Samuel Timatio The authorities in Western Equatoria State – Yambio, have nullified and rubbished media reports on what they termed as baseless allegations about the 50 teenage girls who were reported to have raped a 15 years old boy over the weekend in Yambio town. The Western Equatoria[Read More…]

By Taban Henry The World Bank is urging the government of South Sudan to leverage its natural capital in agriculture and oil sector to support recovery and resilience in the country. The World Bank Country Manager for South Sudan, Firas Raad was speaking during the launch of the Country Economic[Read More…]

By Taban Gabriel SOS Children Village an international organization based in Juba, has on Tuesday launched an initiative to support children at Gumbo basic primary school    The initiative dubbed Emergency Respond Program (ERP) targets over 200 school going children from the most vulnerable families in Sherikat area The rolled[Read More…]

By Ephraim Modi D.S The Project Coordinator for the emergency response program Ochaya Emmanuel said Health Link is dedicated to respond to live saving in line with health and nutrition services to Internally Displaced People (IDPS) and host communities of Magwi County of Eastern Equatoria State. In March this, violent[Read More…]

By: Ijoo Bosco The leadership of the Catholic Diocese of Torit led by the Vicar General John Sebit paid a courtesy visit to the governor of Eastern Equatoria State and delivered a message of sympathy and solidarity to the Governor Louis Lobong on the recent fire incident that gutted down[Read More…]

By William Madouk Garang The Chairman of Aguok Community Association, Kiir Gai Thiep has warned his community and the entire public against ‘scam project’ initiated by some crooks shamming in the name community to solicit money from innocent people. Mr. Thiep revealed that his office has recently learned of a[Read More…]

B y Adia Jildo The Chief Executive Officer of Ecoclean Waste Management Company Alice Kulia Sabuni said the absence of environmental bill has made it hard to manage waste as compliance by stake holders and communities is almost unavoidable. “Compliance is the biggest issue now. People littering the streets and[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David National and foreign operating companies in South Sudan have raised concerns over rapid and double rental charges imposed on them by government and landlords making it difficult to understand rental policies. Satimon Mogga a Company’s Director exclusively disclosed to No.1 Citizen Daily Newspaper yesterday that they[Read More…]

By Akol Madut Ngong A civil society activist has strongly condemned the act of deadly inter-communal violence between armed members of Nyirol and Ayod communities. In a press release seen by this newspaper, the Executive Director of Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO), Mr. Edmund Yakani said this trend of[Read More…]

By Philip Buda Ladu/WFP The World Food program (WFP) has announced suspension of humanitarian food assistance to one-third of the hunger stricken South Sudanese population over funding shortfalls, worsening the risk of starvation to 1.7 million citizens. The WFP announced the suspension of the humanitarian food aid to the acutely[Read More…]

By Taban Henry The Interim Secretary General of the ruling SPLM party has raised an alarm over issues of civil servants’ wages saying it might force workers to take legal measures against the government that doesn’t take care of their salaries. Peter Lam Both the SPLM Interim Secretary General was[Read More…]

By Matia Samuel Timatio The Police Commissioner in Western Equatoria State has called on the traders and commercial trucks travelling to Western Equatoria State to request for security escort to protect them against attacks from armed robbers along the road. Albino Utho Mariano the Police Commissioner in Yambio made the[Read More…]

By Yien Gattuor Mead A girl had been confirmed shot death and another girl wounded in Leer County of Unity State, Sunday night, at the same time by armed youth allegedly from Mayiandit County after three of the perpetrators were arrested by security personnel.  The commissioner of Leer County Stephen Taker[Read More…]