By Chol D. Johnson A tea seller woman was shot dead on Wednesday evening along Malakal Street by a drunken member of the South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF), sparking renewed concerns over military indiscipline. Upper Nile State Minister of Information, Peter Ngwojo Akwiny, confirmed the incident to No.1 Citizen[Read More…]
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ACHIEVEMENTS: Dr. Bol Mel present
By Yiep Joseph The Former Vice President (VP) and Chairperson of the Economic Cluster, Dr Benjamin Bol Mel has thanked President Salva Kiir Mayardit and cited progress during his time in office. As former head of the economic cluster, Dr. Bol expressed that his leadership has focused on all possible[Read More…]
SSNEC release official National examination date
By Jacob Onuha Nelson The South Sudan National Examination Council (SSNEC) has officially released the timetable for the 2025 Certificate of Primary Education (CPE) and Certificate of Secondary Education (CSE) examinations. Speaking at a press briefing in Juba on Thursday, Minister of General Education and Instruction Kuyok Abol Kuyok announced[Read More…]
South Sudan Embassy in Kenya to resume operation after ‘brief interruption’
By Jacob Onuha Nelson The Embassy of the Republic of South Sudan in the Republic of Kenya has officially announced resumption following what it termed a “brief interruption.” According to the statement extended to the media, the embassy linked the reason for the interruptions to internal administrative arrangements. The Embassy[Read More…]
Traffic Police Chief refutes reports of insubordination
By Chol D. Johnson The Director General of South Sudan’s Traffic Police Service, Gen. Kon John Akot, has dismissed as false social media reports claiming he rejected a transfer to Northern Bahr el Ghazal State as police commissioner. Gen. Kon dismissed the allegations circulating online, describing them as unfounded. “These[Read More…]
Health Minister leads South Sudan’s push for Climate-Health action at COP30
By Alan Clement South Sudan is stepping up its global climate advocacy as Health Minister Sarah Cleto Rial joins world leaders at COP30 in Brazil to champion health-focused climate policies. According to a statement from the Ministry’s Communication Department, the minister’s participation in the 30th UN Climate Change Conference COP30[Read More…]
TNLA Committee to investigate Juba–Kaya Road Neglect
By Alan Clement South Sudan’s Transitional National Legislative Assembly directed its Committee of Roads to investigate the deteriorating Juba–Lainya–Kaya highway and, if necessary, summon the Minister of Roads to explain the neglect. The decision came during the TNLA’s 19th Ordinary Sitting on Tuesday after MP Dusman Joyce of Lainya County[Read More…]
Obstruction of Justice: Illicit Drug Suspects Benefit from Outside Interference
By Kei Emmanuel Duku and Jacob Onuha Nelson A sinister pattern of external interference is crippling Central Equatoria State’s fight against narcotics. The disruption allows arrested drug suspects to evade prosecution, directly contributing to a deadly surge in youth gang violence across Juba city. The alarming admission surfaced on Tuesday[Read More…]
City mayor calls on vendors to cease congesting streets
By Chol D. Johnson The Mayor of Juba City Council, Christopher Sarafino Wani, has urged the vendors on the streets to look for conducive space for trading before the crackdown. The mayor made the remark while touring the congested Konyokonyo Market on Wednesday. In his message during the tour, he[Read More…]
Shoddy Contracts’ Cripple Langabu Boma: Residents Decry Missing Water, Health Clinics
By Kei Emmanuel Duku For years after, Gumbo and Sons Limited, a local logging company promised critical public facilities in exchange for logs and timbers, residents of Langabu Boma- Lirya Payam in Central Equatoria State remain stranded without a health center or clean drinking water. Community leaders are now blaming[Read More…]
Cabinet to resume after months of inactivity
By Alan Clement South Sudan’s Cabinet is set to resume sessions later this week, ending months of inactivity that have stalled key government decisions and policy implementation. According to a circular from the Ministry of Cabinet Affairs, the resumption follows directives issued by Cabinet Affairs Minister Dr. Martin Elia Lomuro[Read More…]
BBM Sacked, dismissed
By Yiep Joseph President Salva Kiir Mayardit has sacked the Vice President and the chair of the economic cluster, Dr. Benjamin Bol Mel. Dr. Bol was sacked on Wednesday with other officials, such as Dr. Addis Ababa Othow, the governor of the Bank of South Sudan, and Simon Akuei Deng,[Read More…]
Patients at the main referral Hospital decry lack of access to health service due to strike.
By Peter Kuol Kuch Patients attending Health Services at Bor main referral Hospital in Jonglei State have decried lack of access to services due to the ongoing strike by the transferred health workers this week. Early this month, State Ministry of Health in Jonglei made Hospital structuring transferring some trained[Read More…]
Vulnerable Mother in Yei Turns Struggle into Strength Through Tea and Chapatti Business
By James Innocent Young women who are widows in Yei River County of Central Equatoria state resorts into street business which can improve employment among themselves Before sunrise each morning, the smell of hot tea and freshly baked chapatti fills a small corner of Yei town. Behind the counter stands[Read More…]
Returnees in Yei Struggle Amid Ongoing Insecurity
By James Innocent Returnees arriving from Uganda to Yei River County are facing dire living conditions as the effects of ongoing insecurity continue to threaten livelihoods, according to local human rights activists. Goro Grace, a human rights defender working with Salt South Sudan in Yei, said the returnees are encountering[Read More…]
MPs demand clarity on Minister’s role in controversial triple murder case decision
By Alan Clement Members of South Sudan’s Transitional National Legislative Assembly have demanded clarity on Justice Minister Dr. Joseph Geng Akech’s decision to release suspects and reopen a hotel linked to the killing of three girls in Juba. The issue, raised by Kuol Deng, MP for Rumbek North (SPLM‑IO), during[Read More…]
Minister Tables 2012 Mining Act for Amendment: Corrupt Officials, Convicts Face Mining Sector Ban
By Kei Emmanuel Duku In a major push for accountability, the government yesterday moved to ban individuals with criminal records or corrupt interests from holding valuable mining licenses, signaling an end to the “business as usual” approach that has plagued the nation’s resource management. These powerful integrity measures, designed to[Read More…]
Land Owners Get Strong Power over Mining Licenses under New Proposed Mining Act
By Kei Emmanuel Duku In a historic push to empower local communities, a proposed amendment to South Sudan’s mining law seeks to grant community landholders effective rejection power over mineral exploration and extraction on their land. This drastic shift was announced yesterday as the South Sudan Mining Act 2012 for[Read More…]
ALARM: Guns in the Parliament
By Alan Clement The Transitional National Legislative Assembly (TNLA) is facing renewed calls for members to stop taking guns to the house of the chamber. Some of the members raised concerned that some Members of Parliament move into chamber with their body guards or weapons despites being told to leave[Read More…]
Bor Hospital Shut Down Amidst Strike
By Manas James Okony The Bor State Hospital, the main referral health facility in the capital of Jonglei State, has been shut down amid a strike by staff protesting their transfer to other locations outside the town. The closure comes at a crucial time when access to healthcare is vital[Read More…]