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…]

By Matia Samuel Timatio Police authorities in Yambio County of Western Equatoria State are holding 13 underage girls who deserted their parental homes and joined gangsters’ groups in Yambio town practicing drug abuse. The teenage girls who left their fathers’ houses joined gangsters groups indulging in drinking alcohol, smoking opium,[Read More…]

By Akol Madut Ngong The Transitional government of Central Equatoria State is set to unify and redeploy its workforces from the defunct three States of Jubek, Yei River and Terekeka States respectively. The new development on the unification of the State civil servants’ workforce came as the State Ministry of[Read More…]

By William Madouk Garang The Minister of Information Communication and Postal Service, Micheal Makuei Lueth has called on government officials to unite and annihilate tribalism which splits the country. Minister Makuei made this remarks during the swearing in ceremony of Deputy Governors of Jonglei and Upper Nile States including the[Read More…]

By Ephraim Modi D.S The Deputy Minister in the Ministry of General Education and Instruction, Martin Tako Moyi in a statement to the media on Monday said salary arrears of teachers in the country have been increased by 140 percent starting this fiscal year. Addressing members of the press, the[Read More…]

By Tereza Jeremiah Chuei The Union of Journalist of South Sudan (UJOSS) yesterday condemned the arrest and brief detention of the nine Journalists by the National Security deployed at the Parliament. The Journalist were arrested while on duty to cover the Ordinary sitting No. 13/2022 in Parliament where lawmakers from[Read More…]