By Tereza Jeremiah Chuei The Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Justice Ruben Madol Arol has on Wednesday received the Public Financial Management and Accountability Act 2011 (Amendment Bill) 2022 from the National Constitutional Amendment Committee (NCAC). The NCAC submitted the financial management and accountability Act to the Minister of[Read More…]

By Alex Digi As the country joint the rest of the world to celebrate world refugee day, the Governor of Western Equatoria State, Lt. Gen. Alfred Futuyo has urged the immigrants living within his State to refrain from politics. The World Refugees is being commemorated on 20th 0f June yearly.[Read More…]

By Martha John Savio In a bit to preserve, defend and protect his people and their property, President Yuweri Museveni Kaguta has extended Uganda Arm Recruitment Uganda people defense force (UPDF) for the year 2022/2023 in the northern parts of the country. Speaking to No.1 Citizen Daily Newspaper on a[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David The government of Central Equatoria State has promised to stop the ongoing land grabbing practices in the State, most particularly through the law as a tool of accountability. Speaking during the opening of a consultative workshop on a draft land bill, the Deputy Governor of Central[Read More…]

By William Madouk Garang The government of South Sudan and Uganda set to revive a 10-years- Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that was long signed in 2012 with an aim to improve and promote trade ties between the two sisterly East African countries. The proposed Cooperation Agreement when reactivated and signed,[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David The Transitional National Legislative Assembly has suspended ten of its workers who earlier this month went on sit down strike due to unpaid incentives and neglect by the assembly leadership to address their concerns. Earlier this month support staff at the National Legislative Assembly peacefully laid[Read More…]

By Ijoo Bosco – Torit Over thirty practicing journalists have started a three-day media outreach training in Torit, Eastern Equatoria State. The three-day training is organized by AMDISS through funding from USAID and MDI to build the capacity of media personnel across the State. The Executive Director for AMDIS, Mr.[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David The Investment Committee of South Sudan Football Association (SSFA) yesterday held a meeting to validate the Association’s businesses and investment plans. Recently, South Sudan Football Association organized a fundraising Initiative meant for supporting South Sudan National Team Bright Stars as a way to prepare them for[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David The former governor of Warrap State, Lewis Anei Kuendi has refuted allegations made against him and his associates by a lawmaker accusing them of attempting illicit conspiracies to over throw the current community leadership in the State.   No. 1 Citizen Daily Newspaper in its publication[Read More…]

By Ephraim Modi D.S The Director General for Food Security Policy at the National Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security Jacob Mogga Bandazi has raised a concern of a 10 percent allocation of the country’s national annual budget to agricultural sector. The World Food Program (WFP) on 14th June announced[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David The Chairperson of the National Commission of Land and Public Utilities has accused high authorities among many others for depriving laws and orders as they continue land grabbing. Mr. Robert Lado Loki made the remarks during a consultative workshop on the deliberation of Central Equatoria State[Read More…]

By Ijoo Bosco – Torit The Former Kenyan Minister of petroleum and mining is asking the Ateker cluster to maintain peace and harmony along the borders. Hon. John Munyes Kionga said Toposa of South Sudan and Turkana of Kenya speak similar language and should share available resources peacefully. The ex-minister[Read More…]

By John Sylivestor The population of Mundri West has received its first raindrops during weekend on 18th June 2022 after nearly a month without the rainfall following a traditional ritual was held by chiefs and those responsible for rain making. Last Thursday, the Paramount chief of Mundri West County, Alexzander[Read More…]

By James Innocent The Director for military-civil relations in Yei River County, Michael Machar has called on residents of Yei to turn up and witness final ruling on militaries who committed atrocities against civilians. The General Military Court martial that had been convened in Yei River County of Central Equatoria[Read More…]

By Tereza Jeremiah Chuei The First Deputy Speaker of the Transitional National Legislative Assembly (TNLA), Oyet Nathaniel Pierino has blasted the Ministry of Defense and Veteran Affairs; Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation; and the Ministry of Interior, for their inadequate response on border encroachment by Uganda People’s Defense[Read More…]

By Akol Madut Ngong South Sudan government in partnership with stakeholders on Tuesday, June 2022 has launched a revised National Development Strategy (NDS) of 2021/2024, presided by the Presidency. Addressing the participants, the First Vice President of the Republic of South Sudan, Dr. Riek Machar Teny who read out the[Read More…]

By Tereza Jeremiah Chuei At least five hundred and ninety-eight (598) youth have graduated with vocational skills in various areas including; plumbing, carpentry, hair dressing, hair condition, and car driving among other services. The over 500 youth that graduated on Monday acquired their vocational and technical skills at the Multi-Services[Read More…]

By Matia Samuel Timatio The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) said this year the world has reached a stark milestone of over 100 million children, women and men who have been uprooted from their homes by war, violence, persecution and human rights abuses. The UN Refugee Agency made[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David A civil society organization has urged South Sudan Government to review the law and policies pertaining promotion and full protection as well as equal enjoyment of rights for persons living with disability (PWDs) in the country. This call came following recommendations derived from a two-day workshop[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David The Governor of Central Equatoria State has called on the people of South Sudan and most particularly those in Central Equatoria State to fully engage in agricultural activities and produce what they eat as the only remedy to food security in the country. Governor Emmanuel Adil[Read More…]