By Bida Elly David The Central Equatoria State Ministry of Education has urged parents to prioritize girls’ education as their performance declined in the recent Certificate of Primary Education results. This came following the poor results and performance of female learners in the recent declaration of the Certificate of primary[Read More…]
News
Peace Parties agree on roadmap
By Bida Elly David SPLM-IG and their rival SPLM-IO as well as other parties’ signatories to the peace agreement yesterday agreed to jointly work towards implementing the peace roadmap that was earlier presented on the pending provisions and deliberated on how the country would move forward towards elections after the[Read More…]
Committee submits $14.4M budget to Finance Ministry
By Ephraim Modi D.S A representative from the National Transitional Committee (NTC) on Transitional Security Arrangements, Mr. Stephen Par Kuol said they have submitted a budget of over 14 million US dollars to the Ministry of Finance and Planning. He disclosed this at the 23rd Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation[Read More…]
No U-turn to war, Cabinet Minister assures parties
By Ephraim Modi D.S The Minister of Cabinet Affairs Dr. Martin Elia Lomuro yesterday disclosed that the President has called on the representatives of the parties to the peace agreement for an extended meeting to listen to the roadmap and make contributions whereas necessary. Dr. Lomuro made the statement while[Read More…]
Lady caught planting unknown substance at chief justice home Kitgum Uganda
By Martha John Savio A lady by the names of Abalo Lilian from Agago district imprisoned for 8 month prison in Patong reprimanded by the Grade One magistrate after being caught last night around 12:00pm at the ancestral home of Uganda chief justice Owiny Dolo Chigamoi Alphonse planting unknown substance[Read More…]
Editorial
DREDGING THE SUDD WETLANDS IS STILL A NO GO There are still talks about the dredging of the Naam River and digging the Jonglei Canal, a confusing and disturbing series of talks, convincing and events held to address the serious national issue of dredging of the Nile basin covered by[Read More…]
Authorities team up to crack down crooks
By Bida Elly David The authorities of Juba City Council together with Juba County Commissioner have agreed to crackdown criminal activities in Juba County and make a market set-up to reduce overcrowding and mitigate road occupancy for commercial activities. This came during a meeting between the City Council Mayor and[Read More…]
Calm returns to Ikwoto town, after fighting
By Ijoo Bosco The press secretary in the office of the Eastern Equatoria State Governor said calm has returned to the Eastern Equatoria border town of Ikwoto and businesses started to move on as usual with the deployed forces in the ground. Aliardo Lotok said, the two days incident that[Read More…]
Missing S. Sudanese girl in Egypt found alive
By William Madouk Garang A 15-year-old South Sudanese girl and a daughter to a South Sudanese journalist who went missing in Egypt on Tuesday has been found yesterday unconscious due to strong chemical substance she was injected with. Lino Garang Mayen, a father to the young girl who is identified[Read More…]
Tax fraud threatens service delivery
By Adia Jildo The National Minister of Finance and Planning, Agak Acuil Lual has urged institutions tasked with revenue collection to relevantly collect taxes to ensure timely payment of arrears as well as service delivery in the country. Minister Agak made the appeal during the opening of the NRA offices[Read More…]
Two foreign teachers jailed for attempted rape
By William Madouk Garang Two foreign teachers affiliated to King Solomon School are under police custody suspected for attempted rape against a 16-year-old school girl in Maper West of Aweil Center County. Police in Northern Bahr el Ghazal State on Wednesday confirmed that the suspects, Henry Iseko, 34 and Philip[Read More…]
Unknown gunmen kill two in Bor town
By Tereza Jeremiah Chuei Two people were reportedly killed by unknown gunmen on Tuesday in Bor town of Jonglei State. While one victim is currently under Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at UNMISS facility. The three persons were attacked at night in their residential area. Speaking to No.1 Citizen Daily Newspaper,[Read More…]
President Kiir fires Undersecretary in the Ministry of Petroleum
By Tereza Jeremiah Chuei President Salva Kiir Mayardit has relieved Eng. Awou Daniel Chuang, the Undersecretary in the Ministry of Petroleum on Tuesday evening. Eng. Awou was replaced immediately by Mayen Wol Jong through a Presidential Decree read on the South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation (SSBC). Mr. Wol was Awou’s Undersecretary[Read More…]
Lawmaker raises motion over alarming killings
By Akol Madut Ngong A Lawmaker representing Central Equatoria State in the Transitional National Legislative Assembly (TNLA) yesterday raised a motion over the killings in Ngangalla Boma of Liria payam for deliberations. The motion was raised after a presentation of report by Samuel Buhori Lotti, a member of parliament in[Read More…]
Revenue collection policy not clear
By Adia Jildo The Juba City Deputy Mayor for Physical Infrastructure, Thiik Thiik Mayardit has blamed unclear revenue collection policy for the numerous and unnecessary taxations harming traders and the common man. Thiik Thiik made the statement during the launch of the National Revenue Authority (NRA) office in Konyo-Konyo which[Read More…]
Over 100 HIV survivors receive seeds in Yambio
By Alex Digi The Commission for HIV/AIDS in Western Equatoria State in collaboration with Food and Agriculture Organization FAO on Tuesday distributed seeds to 110 people who are living with HIV/Aids in Yambio. The seeds included; Maize, Sorghum, Beans and Okra, according to Commission this is the second time they[Read More…]
Jonglei canal, river dredging not a priority
By Tereza Jeremiah Chuei The Vice President for Gender and Youth Cluster said the resumption of Jonglei canal and dredging of Naam River is not a priority saying citizens’ attention should not be driven away from the major focus now which is the implementation of the peace agreement that’s about[Read More…]
MPs urge dialogue between civilians and military in Ikwoto
By Ijoo Bosco Lawmakers in Ikwoto County have called for a truce between residents and soldiers in the area. Speaking to No. 1 Citizen Daily Newspaper yesterday, Silvia Imoya, one of the MPs from the area appealed for calm asking both sides to embrace peace. She said dialogue should be[Read More…]
Norwegian envoy inspects food security projects in Yambio
By Alex Digi The Ambassador of Norway to South Sudan yesterday visited Western Equatoria State to assess the food security situation. She specifically sought to inspect agricultural and resilience projects funded by the Norwegian Government in the state. Speaking to the media after the meeting with state officials, Ambassador Siv[Read More…]
Arrears haunts South Sudan EAC membership ranking
By Adia Jildo South Sudan representatives in the East African Legislative assembly have expressed concerns over unpaid membership fee to the regional body. South Sudan’s EALA members are now calling on their government to clear the pending dues for an efficient EAC. The government of South Sudan has not been[Read More…]
