By John Sylivestor The recently consecrated Bishop of the Catholic Diocese Yei has visited Mundri to celebrate St. Peter day with fellow Christian’s in Mundri West County at St. Peter Parish under the Catholic Diocese of Yei. Speaking to No.1 Citizen Daily Newspaper upon his arrival at Mundri airstrip on[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David The Central Equatoria State Government has laid a Strategy to establish water reservoir point in Terkeka County aimed at providing water and grass for the livestock as a mechanism to reduce risk and conflict triggered by mobile cattle movement in search of water and pasture. The[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David The Governor of Central Bank, Moses Makur Deng, said South Sudan petroleum laws are not benefiting the people of South Sudan since foreigners have taken into accounts their laws to control the oil sector. For many years now, South Sudan’s oil sector especially the petroleum industry[Read More…]

By Akol Madut Ngong The national ministry of health and its partner institutions have launched a five-year strategic plan on cholera prevention, an official has said. The Director General in the ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation, Peter Mangar said in an inclusive interview that they are attending a three-day[Read More…]

By John Sylivestor Timba The Western Equatoria State Transitional Legislative Assembly (STLA) is set to start conducting its normal house business after it was and inaugurated by the State Governor Gen. Alfred Futuyo Karaba following reconstitution. The State assembly is expected to start its work by deliberating on two items[Read More…]

By Philip Buda Ladu The Governor of Central Equatoria State, Emmanuel Adil Anthony has ordered for the immediate and unconditional evacuation of the Jonglei armed cattle herders currently camping at Mogiri area of Juba County to their places of origin. The Governor’s fresh orders to the armed herders was triggered[Read More…]

By William Madouk Garang Road Transporters Associations have vehemently rejected a compulsory deal that requires all goods imported through the Kenyan Mombasa port and destined for South Sudan to be transported via Nairobi inland depot (ICD). According to truckers, shifting cargo transportation from the main transit of Mombasa Port to[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David A Civil Society activist has criticized the call by the United Nations to immediately fix a date for elections before finding remedies to their political and security impediments. Earlier, the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has compressed South Sudan to fix a specific date to conduct[Read More…]

By Tereza Jeremiah Chuei A cargo plane loaded with logistics at Juba International Airport supposedly destined for Malakal and Maban in Upper Nile State on Friday survived a crush as it slid off the runway before takeoff. Kur Kuol the Director General of Juba International Airport (JIA), confirmed the incident[Read More…]

By William Madouk Garang South Sudan Anti-Corruption Commission (SSACC) is calling on the Ministry of Finance to immediately avail funds to pay cumulative rent arrears of 7,200,000 South Sudanese Pound (SSP) to landlord that accommodates government institutions. Last week, landlord who rented his buildings to the National Anti-Corruption Commission locked[Read More…]

By Ephraim Modi D.S The Minister of Petroleum, Puot Kang Chol has accused the Minister of Presidential Affairs for intruding into the affairs of Nile Petroleum Corporation. The Petroleum Minister made the statement on Thursday while addressing stakeholders meeting of National Constitutional Amendment Committee (NCAC) to review two laws governing[Read More…]

By Ephraim Modi D.S The Commissioner of Kajo-Keji County, Kenyi Erasto Michael has confirmed the arrival of committee formed by the Central Equatoria Government to investigate atrocities that led to the murder of three innocent civilians in Kajo-Keji by alleged soldiers belonging to the South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF)[Read More…]

By Akol Madut Ngong National Ministry of Gender, Child and Social Welfare is in consultation on the possible domestication of model legislative provisions on conflict related to sexual violence in the country. The gender ministry in collaboration with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has organized a two-day[Read More…]

By Ephraim Modi D.S The Governor of Central Equatoria State, Emmanuel Adil has on Friday commissioned the construction of the road connecting Terekeka to Tali through Tindilo in Terekeka County. The construction of the road is being funded by the State government and implemented by Point Investment Limited, a local[Read More…]

By Oyet Alfonse The chairperson of South Sudan Clearing Agents and Freight Forwarders Association (SSCAFFA) is calling on grownup population whether graduates or nongraduates to venture in business sector rather than waiting employments from government. Mr. Deng Daniel Ayuen was answering some queries solicited by No.1 Citizen Daily Newspaper on[Read More…]