By Philip Buda Ladu The Council of Ministers has wholly approved a whopping 1.3 trillion ambitious 2022/2023 financial year budget with a deficit of over 558 billion SSP. The Cabinet has authorized the minister of finance to source its funding directing the Revenue Authority and Ministry of Petroleum to increase[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David Juba Medical Complex (JMC) in collaboration with a group of doctors from As-Salam health care in Egypt yesterday discussed ways of improving the medical facility through provision of advance facilities and consultants. The group of doctors consisted of senior specialists from different departments such as the[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David A high-level committee from the national and the State governments concerned with the preparation for Papal visit to South Sudan yesterday conceded an inspection exercise to the crucial sites to be visited by his Holiness as a mechanism to assess the country’s readiness. This development came[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David The leadership of Central Equatoria State Youth Union has snubbed and condemned the pronouncement taken by the minister of Culture, Youth and Sports suspending the chairperson and his secretary from duties characterizing it to be null and void. In a Statement seen by No.1 Citizen Daily[Read More…]

By Ephraim Modi D.S A youth activist is advocating for the establishment of reconciliation centers where youths can gather to discuss their issues. The Executive Director of Agency for Humanitarian Assistance and Development (AHD), Martin Kwori made the statement on Tuesday while addressing a symposium on youth rights. In a[Read More…]

By Tereza Jeremiah Chuei Vice President for Economic Cluster Dr. James Wani Igga has pleaded to Turkish government to offer some scholarships for South Sudanese especially in the area of aviation. The VP made the appeal at Juba International Airport yesterday while addressing the inauguration of the first ever direct[Read More…]

By William Madouk Garang The Kajo-Keji Community Organization is demanding for the removal of South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) area commander along with his deputy, the head of military intelligence and director of National Security Service (NSS) from Kajo-Keji County. This plea came following the killing of three young[Read More…]

By Philip Buda Ladu Juba and Istanbul will soon enhance business and socioeconomic ties as Turkey began direct flights to South Sudan. The Turkish Airlines and official flag’ carrier of the Republic of Turkey has inaugurated its commercial flight as it touched Juba International Airport on Wednesday 1st June, 2022.[Read More…]

By Matia Samuel Timatio Chief of Defense Forces of the South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) is calling for the formation of a fact-finding committee and immediate investigation of killing in Kajo-Keji County, Central Equatoria State. Lt. Gen. Santino Deng Wol Chok wrote a letter to Central Equatoria State governor[Read More…]

By Akol Madut Ngong The lawmakers of the Reconstituted Transitional National Legislative Assembly on Tuesday 31 May, 2022 in their ordinary sitting No. 10/2022 debated over a presentation of a motion on matter of Urgent Public Importance on the killing of three (3) youth by SSPDF in Kajo-Keji county in[Read More…]

By Matia Samuel Timatio Journalists in Mundri and Mvolo counties of Western Equatoria State are denouncing the recently elected Union of Journalists of South Sudan (UJOSS) new State Executive. The journalist in the two counties said they will never welcome the planned official visit by the current State UJOSS office[Read More…]

By Alex Digi United Nations Mission in South Sudan UNMISS in Western Equatoria state on Wednesday this week joined the rest of the World in celebrating the United Nations day under the theme: “PEACE PEOPLE PROGRESS”. Addressing the United Nations community members in Yambio at UNMISS Camp, the Governor of[Read More…]

By James innocent Ali A two-days’ child protection training organized by Kikiji national orphanage centre in partnership with nonviolence peace force targeting thirty caregivers as participants in Yei River County of Central Equatoria State on Tuesday 31st of May 2022. Miroslav Kardos, an international protection officer working for nonviolence peace[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David The authorities of City Council and Central Equatoria State Chamber of commerce have last week met to steadfast disputes between city Council administrative officers and traders over unceasing fines occasioning to closure of shops. This development came after subsequent series of disputes between traders and city[Read More…]

By William Madouk Garang The Ceasefire monitoring body – CTSAMVM has said it has investigated the recent bloody fighting in southern parts of Unity state that resulted into killings and displacement of thousands of civilians. The Ceasefire and Transitional Security Arrangements Monitoring & Verification Mechanism (CTSAMVM) said though clashes have[Read More…]

By Alex Digi The investigation committee formed to investigate the accusations labeled against the suspended Western Equatoria State Minister of Housing, Land and Public Utilities have summited its preliminary findings to Governor Alfred Futuyo. Two weeks ago the Western Equatoria State Governor Lt. Gen. Alfred Futuyo Karaba suspended State Minister[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David Central Equatoria State Minister for culture, youth and sports has suspended the chairperson of the States Youth Union and his secretary from running office activities till further notice and bequeathed powers to his deputy to tentatively head until the matter is resolved. This came following a[Read More…]

By Ephraim Modi D.S The Acting Chairperson of the Kajo-Keji Youth Association_ (KKYA) Mr. Kenyi Henry, confirmed to No. 1 Citizen daily on Tuesday May 31st that three civilians arrested by the South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) and detained being detained at the army barrack have been released. The[Read More…]

By Philip Buda Ladu The National Assembly has resolved to form a parliamentary Committee to go down to Kajo-Keji County to investigate the circumstances under which 3 youth were allegedly killed by SSPDF soldier in the areas after the death of a soldier. This resolution came as a result an[Read More…]

By Ngor Deng Matem A High Court in Northern Bahr el Ghazal state, Aweil has sentenced a 42-year-old man Mr. Saber Abu Sam to death by hanging for raping and killing the innocent 6-year-old Abuk Lual. The court has also convicted Mr. Omer Mohamed for five years jail term for[Read More…]