By Ustaz Mark Bang Here in our country, it’s so controversial that it’s now up to weak people to forgive and ignore. To forgive their leaders and sometimes ignore the facts of suffering. When vulnerable people open their mouths to utter things out of their senses because of their[Read More…]
Author: One Citizen Daily Newspaper
The soil is on heat, but no one wants to mount it
The soil of South Sudan is highly fertile. It sounds like an insult when it is only called the land of South Sudan without adding the word ‘fertile’. It is agriculturally fertile; do you know that? If a few feddans of the land, which are cultivated, sustain people until the[Read More…]
Back to school, my teacher
The global education campaign is “back to school”. Is back-to-school only limited to primary school children? Is it only the secondary children to go back to school? Doesn’t it apply to you also, my teacher? I think it must apply to you too! But why should you? Don’t you want[Read More…]
Inmate attempting to escape shot
By Hou Akot Hou An inmate was shot and wounded on Tuesday morning in Aweil East County, Northern Bahr el Ghazal State by a warden after attempting to escape while being taken to court. Eyewitnesses’ accounts reported that the inmate, along with another, tried to run “in order to[Read More…]
Juba to host regional Youth Parliament conference
By Gladys Fred Kole East African Community Youth Parliament Speaker, Rt. Hon. Savior Tombe unveils a plan for a regional youth conference in Juba, for the eight partner states. Tombe said the conference would bring together youth from across the East African region. “We aim to host the South[Read More…]
Pastor shot dead in Juba
Kidega Livingstone A pastor was reportedly shot dead in Mangaten suburb of Juba city by unknown gunmen, and his motorbike was taken. The incident occurred on Monday afternoon at around 3:00 pm, according to relatives of the late church leader. The deceased, identified as Luka Mabor, a pastor of Mighty[Read More…]
Rwanda Army Chief visits Juba
By Kidega Livingstone Rwanda Defense Force (RDF) Army Chief of Staff, Maj. Gen. Vincent Nyakarundi, is in Juba for a four-day working mission. In a press statement from Rwanda Defense Forces seen by this outlet on Wednesday, Maj. Gen. Nyakarundi visited Rwandan peacekeepers serving under the United Nations Mission[Read More…]
Toposa, Lopit agree to end raids
By Ijoo Bosco Following a series of deadly raids that claimed nine lives last week, the Toposa and Lopit communities in Eastern Equatoria State have pledged during a dialogue to end all violence and live peacefully. The two-day peace and reconciliation dialogue organized by local authorities that concluded on[Read More…]
Yambio farmers expect bumper harvest after training
By William Madouk In Yambio County, Western Equatoria State, there is Saura-two village with its charming beauty and classy vegetation, which gives it a fascinating natural beauty for visitors and residents. However, the smallholder farmers had been tilling land using traditional methods in their farming activities, which yielded poor[Read More…]
Pay civil servants, tame corruption-Activist
By Charles K Mark An activist has called on the government to make timely and genuine payments to civil servants and organized forces. Executive Director of the Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO), Edmond Yakani made this call on Wednesday, while marking on International Labor Day. He believed that[Read More…]
Over 30 killed, 16,000 cattle raided
By Ijoo Bosco Armed youth from Greater Pibor Administrative Area reportedly killed 32 people and stole 16,000 cattle in Kapoeta East County of Eastern Equatoria State. According to state officials, the raid took place in Kauto Payam where 22 other people were left wounded mostly women and children. State[Read More…]
Kiir shakes Jonglei State again
By Jurugo Emmanuel Ogasto President Salva Kiir Mayardit has made a major reshuffle in Jonglei State by firing and appointing cabinet ministers, advisors, and county commissioners. The changes, which mainly affected members of the ruling SPLM party, were broadcast on the state-owned South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation’s (SSBC) radio and[Read More…]
NEC on nationwide readiness assessment
By Hou Akot Hou and Ijoo Bosco Chairperson of the National Elections Commission (NEC) is in Northern Bahr El Ghazal state to evaluate the state’s readiness for the upcoming elections. Mr. Abedego Akok arrived in the region on Monday and had already met with government officials. He would also[Read More…]
Tongue is a poor man’s great tool
If the poor and the rich were chemical reactions, they would be reversible chemical reactions with two arrows, one above, pointing at the products and one below, pointing back at the reactants. This is to say that if two poor men are reacted with “commitment” as a catalyst, they can[Read More…]
One man tells a lie, dozens repeat it as the truth.
By Ustaz Mark Bang Train up a child in the way he should go; and when he is old, he will not depart from it (KJV Proverbs 22:6). This nation is in the hands of looters, thieves, sycophants and greedy individuals who always pretend to serve the nation in[Read More…]
My Lost Plans
By Theem Isaac Machar Akot Mourners are not only those who have lost their loved ones or are the pained ones who are undergoing extreme agonies in the sickbeds. They are also those who have floating plans for the future. I had big plans for myself to accomplish[Read More…]
UNMISS deploys additional peacekeepers in two hotspots
By Charles K Mark United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has deployed additional peacekeepers and launched urgent patrols to two conflict hotspots. The hotspots including Tombura and some parts of Eastern Equatoria State. The move followed fresh inter-communal violence that caused the deaths of civilians, the abduction of[Read More…]
Police urges drivers to abide by night security checks
By Jurugo Emmanuel Ogasto National Police Services (SSNPS) issues a strong warning to drivers in Juba City who do not allow their vehicles to be checked, at night. Police Spokesperson, Maj. Gen. Daniel Justin told No. 1 Citizen Daily Newspaper closed-circuit television (CCTV) security cameras has captured several drivers[Read More…]
Civil society condemns Tambura violence
By Bida Elly David A group of civil society organizations in Western Equatoria State has condemned the ongoing insecurity in the state and demanded urgent measures to curb the situation. In a statement seen by No. 1 Citizen Daily Newspaper, the Network for Civil Society Organizations (NeCSOs) in Western[Read More…]
Eastern Equatoria demands return of abducted children, stolen cattle
By Ijoo Bosco Eastern Equatoria State government has strongly condemned the recent “heinous attacks” in Kapoeta East County’s Kauto Payam. State Information Minister Elia John Alhaji described the killings and abductions of innocent Toposa women, children, and elders as “anti-peace elements” aiming to destabilize communities. He was speaking to[Read More…]