By Charles K. Mark Upper Nile University’s Vice Chancellor Dr. Marial Awou Yol has passed away while in India. Dr. A. Adam Thabo, Chairperson of the Upper Nile University Academic Staff Association said in a statement that Dr. Marial Awou Yol died on the night of Thursday, September 14, 2023.[Read More…]
Year: 2023
SPLM strategizes for big win in 2024 polls
By William Madouk Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) party lays final strategies for landslide victory in the upcoming 2024 general elections. As about 15 months only remaining, SPLM party boasts of its readiness against other political parties’ reluctance and foul cry on the anticipated polls. On Wednesday, Salva Kiir’s party[Read More…]
Governor sacks Juba City Acting Mayor
By Kiden stela Central Equatoria state governor has sacked Juba city Acting Mayor, Emmanuel Khamis Richard, from office. Emmanuel Adil Anthony, on Friday, issued a gubernatorial decree for the revocation of the assignment of Emmanuel Khamis Richard as the commissioner of Lainya County as well as caretaker mayor of Juba[Read More…]
The clash of powers: Who holds the right to announce the conduct of elections
By Gama Hassan Oscas In the turbulent landscape of South Sudan, the question of who holds the authority to announce the conduct of elections has ignited a fierce debate. On one side, we have the ruling party, vociferously proclaiming that elections are an absolute must come December 2024, while the[Read More…]
Villas abroad, limousines, deep pockets, the opulence of Africa’s ruling elites’ children
Somewhere between 2015 and 2020, it was announced that a young girl in the name of Isabel dos Santos, the billionaire daughter of Jose Eduardo dos Santos the ex-president of Angola was charged with money laundering with a fortune of unknown origin. Dos Santos has a net worth of $4[Read More…]
Laziness means resting before tiring
The world has become so lazy that success which was created to be achieved through hard work is now achieved through laziness means such as superstition. The laziness and hurriedness of 21st-century children have led to much dependence on magical powers to speed up their successes. The emergence of illuminati[Read More…]
Torit education managers get training
By Ijoo Bosco Modi The National Ministry of General Education and Instruction has completed a three-day training program for over 100 head teachers and supervisors in Torit, Eastern Equatoria State. The training aimed to equip education managers with the skills to effectively monitor and evaluate the performance of their teachers[Read More…]
Kiir, Museveni discuss regional peace
By William Madouk President Salva Kiir and Uganda President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Thursday held a one-day meeting over regional stability at State House in Entebbe. The two leaders discussed ways to strengthen bilateral relations and matters of regional dimension. “The principals expressed their commitment to restoring regional stability and[Read More…]
Governor fulfills SSP 10 million pledge
By Hou Akot Hou Governor of Northern Bahr El Ghazal State, Tong Aken Ngor, has fulfilled his 10 million South Sudanese pound pledge to build Aweil East football pitch. He handed over the money on Tuesday, as he promised during the laying of the foundation stone at Mabil Playground in[Read More…]
Missing man found dead
By Hou Akot Hou A 53-year-old man who had gone missing for about four days at Malek-alel in Aweil South County in Northern Bahr El Ghazal State (NBGs) has been found dead. The deceased man was found in the bush on the outskirts of Malek-Alel town, which is the Aweil[Read More…]
Journalists’ welfare worries union
By Charles K Mark President Union of Journalists of South Sudan (UJOSS) has expressed concern over the welfare of journalists in the country. UJOSS president Patrick Oyet told No. 1 Citizen Daily English Newspaper that the current payment to national journalists is insufficient to improve their lives. He said the[Read More…]
Justice Ministry receives two bills
By Bida Elly David National Constitutional Amendment Committee (NCAC) has submitted the Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and Relief and Rehabilitation Act, 2016 (Amendment Bills), 2023 to the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs. The two bills were submitted to expedite the implementation of the Revitalized agreement as the roadmap’s deadline approaches.[Read More…]
Taxpayers given ultimatum
By Mamer Abraham Taxpayers have until the end of today, Friday 15th September, to pay their taxes or be subject to penalties, the National revenue has warned. Commissioner-general of the National Revenue Authority, Athian Diing Athian issued the ultimatum to taxpayers, urging them to clear taxes, immediately. The categories include[Read More…]
SPLM rules out ‘five tasks’ to block elections
By Mamer Abraham Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) has outlined tasks that it believes will not impede the conduct of elections, even if not implemented promptly. With only 15 months remaining until the conduct of elections, there are a number of tasks in the roadmap that have not been fully[Read More…]
President Kiir set for EAC top seat
By Mamer Abraham South Sudan President, Salva Kiir Mayardit is set to take up the East African Community leadership, next year. EAC Secretary General, Peter Mutuku Mathuki disclosed President Kiir’s chairmanship schedule, on Wednesday, during a meeting of delegates of the regional body. The delegates discussed the status of the[Read More…]
Why I think God is still on holiday
When I look in the mirror in the morning, I see myself and sometimes, I don’t. I feel like there is someone I haven’t become. And each day, I try to put one leg ahead to find this person, and then the second leg keeps getting farther behind. I run,[Read More…]
It is interesting when a short-sighted person fights with a farsighted one
A week ago, a short-sighted man exchanged blows in the form of words with a person who told him, you would have future problems if you do this and that. How fighting erupted and the wrong occasion on which they fought tells people that these people have been in a[Read More…]
Cooperative Bank schedules summit on partnership
By Charles K Mark Cooperative Bank of South Sudan plans hosting a summit to promote partnerships for sustainable development of citizens. The bank’s chief executive officer (CEO) and managing director, Elijah Wamalwa, revealed on Wednesday, during a media engagement in Juba. He said the summit, scheduled for September 27, 2023,[Read More…]
Aweil East returnees receive aid
By Hou Akot Hou Returnees who fled Sudan’s conflict and returned to South Sudan received non-food items, on Tuesday, at Wanyjok in Aweil East County of Northern Bahr El Ghazal State. Christian Initiative for Restoration Development Agency (CIRDA)and Samaritan’s Purse both faith-based organizations donated the non-food items. Speaking to this[Read More…]
MPs adjourn debate on street children
By Bida Elly David The fate of countless street children in the country remains uncertain as parliament adjourned a session after summoned officials failed to show up. Mounting calls for urgent action to address the plight of the vulnerable children on the streets had forced the parliament to summon Central[Read More…]