By Bida Elly David The Executive Director of Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO) said the ongoing destructions and attacks against civilians by armed cattle herders seemed to have been generated by the influence of some politicians and army generals who own the cattle. CEPO’s Edmund Yakani, told No.1 Citizen[Read More…]

By William Madouk The National Constitutional Amendment Committee (NCAC) has suspended all its operations due to nonpayment of national staff by the national government putting implementation of the roadmap to test. The committee comprising of 15 members, said they have not been paid for the last 3 years, adding that[Read More…]

By Aweye Teddy Onam The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, has hinted that the young nation is standing at “crossroads” saying however, with the help of the international partners, the government can decide to work for durable peace. Volker was addressing Human Rights Council in its[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David The chairperson of the information committee at the Revitalized National Legislative Assembly said that the august house is in full swing to deliberate on available pending bills after return from recess, warning parliamentarians against individual hitches and focus on national matters. Speaking to No.1 Citizen Daily[Read More…]

By William Madouk Residents of Aweil East County may regain smiles as the newly appointed presidential advisor on Special Program, Dr. Benjamin Bol Mel offered to construct 25-kilometer internal road in Wanyjok town. Yesterday, the governor of Northern Bahr el Ghazal, Tong Akeen Ngor officiated launching of the feeder road[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David A lawmaker at the Reconstituted Transitional National Legislative Assembly (R-TNLA) has demonstrated readiness to face the Speaker of the national assembly Nunu Kumba in court of law against stolen money meant for the August House. Speaking to No.1 Citizen Daily Newspaper yesterday, Juol Nhomngek, a parliamentarian[Read More…]

By William Madouk A Chinese envoy to the United Nations has called on the international community to lift all forms of sanctions, including an arms embargo on South Sudan, to allow the government to address rampant insecurity. Addressing the UN Security Council meeting on Monday, charge d’affaires of China’s permanent[Read More…]

By William Madouk Preparations have kicked off in Juba to build the capacity of South Sudanese youth who are going to participate in the United Nations annual general assembly in New York this year. The opening session of five-day assessment conference held on Tuesday was meant to determine competent personalities[Read More…]

By William Madouk Impunity is a major driver of the human rights and humanitarian crises in South Sudan, which continue to cause immense trauma and suffering for civilians in the country, UN experts said in its latest report. Commission members, Andrew Clapham and Barney Afako presented the report on Tuesday[Read More…]

By Aweye Teddy Onam The Special Representative of the Secretary General and Head of UNMISS, Nicholas Haysom has called for “expansion of civic and political space”, categorizing it as “a defining legacy of the Transitional period” if it is done. Nicholas made the statement in his address to the United[Read More…]

By Aweye Teddy Onam South Sudan is set to take on the key position of deputy secretary general for infrastructure, productive, social, and political sectors at the East African Community after the bloc’s executive decision-making body, the East African Community Council of Ministers has approved the appointment. The position for[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David The national Minister of Finance and Planning said there has been progressive increment in none-oil revenue collection from SSP43.37 billion in the fiscal year 2021/2022 to SSP 94.81 billion in the fiscal year 2022/2023 making cumulative aggregate increase of SSP 51.45 billion respectively. This development came[Read More…]

By Emelda Siama John The President of the Republic of South Sudan Salva Kiir Mayardit and the First Vice President and chairman and commander-in-chief of the SPLM\SPLA (IO) Dr. Riek Machar Teny-Dhurgon have adjourned the meeting which was supposed to take place yesterday to Thursday 9 March 2023. The meeting[Read More…]

By William Madouk President Salva Kiir Mayardit has promised to stand and support the South Sudan’s men basketball in upcoming FIBA World Cup campaign scheduled for August 2023. President Kiir said this on Saturday during his meeting with Bright Stars team to congratulate them for qualifying for FIBA World Cup.[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David The National minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management has called on commercial banks and operating companies across the country to promote agriculture and support affected states suffering from both natural and manmade disasters. He made this call during the inauguration of the Cooperative Bank Visa[Read More…]

By Yang Ater Yang The National minister of General Education and Instructions Awut Deng Achuil and Governor of Lakes State Rin Tueny Mabor launched the foundation Stone for the construction of wall fence and renovations of Rumbek National Secondary School in Rumbek on Friday 3rd March 2023. The occasion was[Read More…]

By James Innocent Internally displaced communities of Mukaya Payam in Lainya County in Central Equatoria State are calling for urgent humanitarian assistance to rescue the situation of the IDPs where hundreds of households live without food, medicines, clothes and house belongings. The displacement was caused by armed cattle herders who[Read More…]