By Bida Elly David A sex worker at Kubri-Haboba of Gudele two in the capital Juba has decried business challenge revealing that some horny men continuously resist payment of dues after thorough bed performance saying that the practice made them to demand payment before duty. Speaking to No.1 Citizen Daily[Read More…]
Year: 2023
Nyandeng praises women as bread winners, drivers of economy
My Mary Poni The Vice President and Chair of the Gender and Youth Cluster, Rebecca Nyandeng De Mabior has described women as bread winners and drivers of economy, not only in South Sudan but throughout the continent of Africa. VP Nyandeng delivered her remarks about the women yesterday during the[Read More…]
Evaluation workshop begins as Juba peace hangs in balance
By William Madouk A Six-day evaluation workshop for Juba Peace Agreement for Sudan has begun in Juba with a purpose to fish out matters hindering implementation of the Sudanese peace deal that is hanging on thread due to poor score. Deputy Chairman & Secretary for Mediation Committee, Dr. Dhieu Mathok[Read More…]
Over 60,000 P.8 candidates begin CPE examination
By Bida Elly David Over 60,000 Primary eight (P.8) Candidates across the Country have begun dotting pens on their first examination paper for the Certificate of Primary Education (CPE) exams for their passage to secondary education. According to the exact cumulative statistics, 60, 714 primary candidates are undertaking the CPE[Read More…]
Kiir promises 50/50 gender parity for women
By Mary Poni President Salva Kiir Mayardit has promised to allow women favorably compete for the remaining 65% affirmative action plan to attain a 50/50 working relationship between women and men, though the 35% affirmative action for women is yet to be fully implemented as agreed. He made the pledge[Read More…]
Insecurity’ could hinder battle against measles, WHO warns
By William Madouk World Health Organization has warned that the measles outbreak in South Sudan could be tugged to the new year due to armed conflict, food insecurity and mass displacement of people to camps. According to WHO, since the measles outbreak in January last year up to date –[Read More…]
Adil lauds Morobo returnees for abandoning camps
By Mary Poni The Governor of Central Equatorial State, Emmanuel Adil has lauded Morobo returnees for abandoning refugee camps and opting to voluntarily return to their ancestral land. Addressing returnees in Morobo yesterday, governor Adil stated that his government will set strategies that can encourage county authorities to spearhead the[Read More…]
Fourteen pupils miss index numbers in Unity State
By Yien Gattuor Mead At least 14 pupils will miss to sit for their primary certificate of education examination in Unity State, the director General of education said. The Director General of Ministry of General Education in Unity State, Micheal Majang Malual, told No.1 Citizen Daily Newspaper on Friday last[Read More…]
Kiir extends ‘message’ to Ruto on Nadapal border row
By William Madouk A delegation led by Minister of Presidential Affairs, Dr. Barnaba Marial on Sunday met with Kenyan President, William Ruto and handed him a goodwill message from his counterpart, President Salva Kiir. This comes after clashes between neighbouring communities from South Sudan and Kenya over the border, but[Read More…]
We don’t need your politics rather prices down-Citizens
By Bida Elly David Hungry citizens across the country are calling on the government to avoid political games on economic transformation rather urging them to immediately focus on practical solutions to the brutal inflation that broke down most families into total destitution. Speaking to No.1 Citizen Daily Newspaper yesterday, Andrew[Read More…]
Go-Green, City council battle payment of vendor
By Mary Poni East Africa Go-Green garbage collection company and City council are facing rough moment over paying accumulated dues to a supplier of trucks for garbage collection in the City. Yousuf Simon, the managing director of the Simon Trading Company told the media on Saturday that his company (Simon[Read More…]
CEPO declares Kenya dangerous for human rights defenders
By Mary Poni The Executive Director for Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO), Edmund Yakani has declared Kenya as an unsafe place for human rights defenders. Yakani’s pronouncement of Kenya’s endangerment to activists from South Sudan follows the arrest of Morris Mabior Awikjok, a South Sudan political and human rights[Read More…]
Evicted cattle herders vacate Kajo-Keji County
By Emelda Siama John Authorities in Kajo Keji County of Central Equatoria State said most of the cattle herders are leaving the area on the way back to their places of origin. This comes barely a day after the governor of Central Equatoria State issued orders directing all the six[Read More…]
Gov’t set to deploy phase one of unified forces
By Bida Elly David The Transitional Government of National Unity is set to kick off deployment of phase one of the graduated unified forces to various locations of duty. According to the government, the deployment is a mechanism to enhance security and pave way for training and graduation of phase[Read More…]
Presidency resolve deployment of forces to quell boarder tensions
By Bida Elly David Presidency in a meeting chaired by President Salva Kiir Mayardit at State house J1 Friday evening has resolved the deployment of immediate forces to quell the ongoing conflict between South Sudan and Kenya communities at the Nadapal border. This development came during a meeting a few[Read More…]
SSPDF officer admits killing 3 Syrians, reveals why
By William Madouk SSPDF officer, Yak Garang Yak, the prime suspect in the killing of four people including three Syrian nationals in Gogrial of Warrap State, has admitted his crimes. During the court hearing yesterday, the accused said he committed the crime due to low pays, mistreatment, and lack of[Read More…]
Gov’t warns youth against involvement in border disputes
By Bida Elly David The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has cautioned South Sudanese youth against unilateral participation in boarder matters between South Sudan and its neighbors. Minister Deng Dau Deng made this statement following the brutal Nadapal saga between the armed youth of South Sudan and[Read More…]
Adil pledges SSP20 million for school construction in Kajo-Keji
By Mary Poni The governor of Central Equatorial State, Emmanuel Adil Anthony has promised to cash in about 20 million South Sudanese Pounds for the construction of secondary school in Nyepo Payam of Kajo-Keji County. He made the pledge on Wednesday during his visit to the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)[Read More…]
Eight people killed in Nadapal border row
By Emelda Siama John At least eight people have been killed in the recent border clash between South Sudan and neighboring Republic of Kenya, the local authority in Kapoeta East County of Eastern Equatoria State has confirmed. The commissioner of Kapoeta East, Abdallah Angelo Lokeno told No.1 Citizen Daily Newspaper[Read More…]
South Sudan economy in limbo as authorities seek remedy
By Bida Elly David South Sudan’s inelastic Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is expected to gain position as the Country opens eyes to engage itself with other nations into bilateral ties to promote infant domestic industries to meet global trade. The efforts invested by the government seemed to have been floating[Read More…]