By William Madouk Garang Kitgwang Declaration under Gen. Simon Gatwech yesterday met with a high delegation from South Sudan People’s Movement/Army (SSPM/A) allied to Stephen Buay Rolnyang in a bid to forge a military alliance.  Four days ago, SPLA-IO Kitgwang also met with the National Salvation Front (NAS) delegation led[Read More…]

Bida Elly David A civil society activist has called on African Union to question the parties to the agreement against delaying most of the major provisions in the accord that would have speeded up the implementation of the agreement since the duration of the roadmap is on high gear. This[Read More…]

By William Madouk Garang   Wrangle between Gen. Simon Gatwech and Gen. Johnson Olony has reached peak with Kitgwang Declaration accusing the head of Agwelek faction of standing behind the current violence against civilians in Upper Nile State. In a statement seen by No. 1 Citizen Daily Newspaper, the spokesman[Read More…]

By William Madouk Garang President Salva Kiir Mayardit has appealed to the people of Upper Nile to overcome their differences by forgiving and reconciling with each other for peace to prevail in their region and the country at large. The head of the state communicated this during the funeral rites[Read More…]

By Alex Digi At least two people have died and another injured in two separate road accidents in Yambio of Western Equatoria State this week. Speaking to No.1 Citizen Daily Newspaper, the acting director of traffic Police in Yambio Col. Morris Bakura confirmed the death of the two people from[Read More…]

By Akol Madut Ngong Central Equatoria State ministry of Gender, child and social welfare has called for the establishment of Safe Houses in Collaboration with Government, International and National Stakeholders for handling gender cases. Bullen Soro the state minister of gender said it is the responsibility of the ministry of[Read More…]

By William Madouk Garang Juba City Council has issued an order unleashing fines to be imposed on residents and business owners who litter empty plastic bottles or dump waste along streets and in front of houses and shops. Mayor of Juba City Council, Micheal Lado Allah-Jabu banned with immediate effect[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David Ministry of General Education and Instructions has mandated South Sudan national examination council to start registration of candidates for the Certificate of primary education examination (C.P.E) through school and post school examinations to determine qualification for candidature. Speaking during a media briefing yesterday, Simon Nyok Deng,[Read More…]

By William Madouk Garang The United Nations is calling for resolute efforts to address the root cause of food security and malnutrition in the country. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), UN Children Agency UNICEF and the World Food Programme (WFP) during World Food Day celebration in[Read More…]

By Tereza Jeremiah Chuei The Judges and Kuel Aguer’s defense Lawyer, Kiir Chol Deng yesterday finished the cross examination of the police investigator’s findings and the complainant is expected to testify in court on October 24th and 25th. The special high court will now be expecting testimony from the complainant[Read More…]

By Mary Poni The minister of Defense and Veteran Affairs Angelina Teny has raised a serious concern for an establishment of military barracks. She stated that at the current look of things, the armed forces are not organized in their respective places and working environments. “In our working environment, we[Read More…]

By Mary Poni Journalists were threatened and told by the security organs not to use any journalistic gargets to record and cover the court proceedings of Kuel Aguer Kuel yet it’s an open court session. Kuel Aguer is the former Governor of Northern Bahr el Ghazal State who had been[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David The governor of Central Equatoria State has called on the church leaders to use best of their powers to engage holdout groups to lay down arms taken against the government and commit to peaceful dialogue for the betterment of the citizens in the State. This development[Read More…]

By William Madouk Garang   Eviction of settlers in Highland Block One area of Gumbo Shirikat neighborhood by Rejaf Payam authorities has resulted to two settlers sustaining gunshot injuries and twelve others arrested after they were purportedly assaulted.  This came after the Director of Rejaf Payam, Sarafino Lado on Saturday[Read More…]

By Tereza Jeremiah Chuei The third hearing of Former Northern Bahr el Ghazal State Governor Kuel Aguer Kuel has been adjourned to today 18 October due to power blackout during the session at a Special High Court in Juba. However, the Defense Lawyer of Kuel Aguer Kuel has continued to[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David The Council of Ministers yesterday in their extra ordinary meeting resolved and approved clearance and cleaning of water ways along the Nile as a mechanism to fight climate change and its impact to the eco-system as well as pave ways to navigation. This development came following[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David The national Minister of Information and government spokesperson yesterday said the Ugandan government has issued an alert to South Sudan as they prepared to free their dam amid too much accumulation of water. South Sudan, the young East African nation since attaining its independence from Sudan[Read More…]