By William Madouk At least three Catholic Missionary priests are undergoing investigation in South Sudan on an allegation of sexual misconduct against male minors. The three priests of Mary Immaculate (MMI) were attached to Nyamlel Parish Catholic Church in Aweil West County, Northern Bahr El Ghazal State. Disgruntled residents[Read More…]
Author: One Citizen Daily Newspaper
Everyone is nailed on the cross
For all of us, it is hard to know that we are all locked up in an invisible prison without trials for a crime we have never committed. We are all coming from nowhere and it seems like we are going nowhere but we just want to get there, a[Read More…]
They have wounded our hustling
Every day, I am a hustler looking to get paid, said Tupac Shakur. This is a hard slap on the faces of hustlers. This very week, hustling no longer yields. No good harvest at all. We are not making both ends meet. Before, we used to make both ends meet[Read More…]
The IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC) has released its seasonal forecast for March to May 2024, revealing a higher probability of wetter conditions in the Greater Horn of Africa. South Sudan and other neighbouring countries such as Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia, Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda, and north-western Tanzania are expected[Read More…]
Woman succumbs to self-inflicted burns
By Ijoo Bosco A 30-year-old woman, identified only as Scovia, has died from severe burns sustained after setting herself on fire near Aru Junction along the Juba-Nimule highway last week. The deceased was receiving treatment at the Magwi Primary Health Care Centre at the time of her passing. Initial[Read More…]
Wildfire robs Ikwotos of critical health services
By Ijoo Bosco The only Primary Healthcare Unit (PHCC) in Ngaluma village, Ikwoto County, Eastern Equatoria State has been destroyed by fire. Over 7,550 residents are left at risk of facing a critical shortage of medication and healthcare services. According to local authorities, a 70-year-old resident, Oreste Lobalu, accidentally[Read More…]
A 10-year-old pupil dies in school dormitory
By Ijoo Bosco A 10-year-old pupil, identified as Stephen Awat, was found dead in the dormitory of the Covenant Christian Kindergarten and Primary School in Magwi County, Eastern Equatoria State on Wednesday. According to the school’s head teacher, Nelson Mandela, the boy had earlier reported to his elder brother[Read More…]
Awut expected to resolve Aweil teachers’ grievances
By Gladys Fred Kole Arrival of National Minister of General Education and Instruction in northern Bahr el Ghazal State has flashed a glimmer of hope among teachers in the region. Awut Deng Achuil arrived in Aweil on Wednesday and was received by the governor of NBGs Tong Akeen Ngor,[Read More…]
Aweil explore solutions to soaring prices
By Hou Akot Hou Aweil Chamber of Commerce and municipal council representatives held a consultative meeting on Wednesday to address the surge in commodity prices in Aweil Town, Northern Bahr el Ghazal state. The meeting comes amid a rise in the cost of essential goods. For instance, a 50kg[Read More…]
Six Twic-Ngok conflict suspects freed
By Bida Elly David Abyei Administrative Area (AAA) authority has released six soldiers who were accused of fueling inter-communal violence between the Ngok Dinka and Twic of Warrap State in 2022. After recurring conflict in the region, a high-level committee headed by the vice president for service cluster, Hussein[Read More…]
CES to hold talks with traders over prices
By Kidega Livingstone Central Equatoria State Ministry of Trade and Industry and the state Chamber of Commerce, are set to meet Juba business community to address soaring prices. The meeting, scheduled for next week, will bring together representatives from various sectors, including petrol stations, manufacturers and currency dealers. Others[Read More…]
Wau Petrol station fire raises safety concerns
By Bida Elly David A devastating fire outbreak occurred at petrol station in Wau town, the capital of Western Bahr-el-Ghazal State, destroying two offices and two cars. The acting police commissioner of WBGs, Maj. Gen. Simon Yasi, told No. 1 Citizen Daily Newspaper via phone from Wau that the[Read More…]
NBS generates SSP 1.2 Billion monthly-minister
By William Madouk National minister of trade and industry, William Anyuon Kuol revealed that South Sudan National Bureau of Standards generates about SSP 1.2 billion per month. “The monthly report from this institution, the last report that I got, was SSP 1.2 billion that was raised by this institution[Read More…]
Bureau to increase presence in states
By William Madouk South Sudan National Bureau of Standards (SSNBS) plans to extend its operation to the ten states and three administrative areas to ensure safety and quality. National minister of trade and industry, William Anyuon Koul revealed yesterday during the handover of 18 laptops and 10 motorcycles to[Read More…]
Trade minister to review contracts
By William Madouk National Ministry of Trade and Industry has obtained cabinet approval to conduct a comprehensive review of all trading contracts falling under his jurisdiction. William Anyuon Kuol expressed his concern over prevalence of foreign nationals occupying a significant portion of informal employment opportunities in retail businesses and[Read More…]
Fresh Abyei clashes leaves one person injured
By Bida Elly David At least one person was reportedly injured during clashes between armed youth from the Abyei Administrative Area and Warrap State on Tuesday. Bulis Koch, the Abyei Area Information Minister, told the No. 1 Citizen Daily Newspaper that the incident occurred in Mijak County around midday.[Read More…]
SPLA-IO forces in pathetic state-Lam
By Kidega Livingstone Sudan People’s Liberation Army In-opposition (SPLA-IO) has raised concerns of lack of essential supplies for their forces in Upper Nile State who are yet to be unified. Deputy Chairman of the Joint Defense Board and Acting General Chief of Staff of SPLA-IO, Lt. Gen. Gabriel Duop[Read More…]
Muor signs harsh bill into law
By Charles K Mark Warrap State governor, Kuol Muor Muor signed Conflict Resolution and Sustainable Development Act, 2024, known as the “Green Book Bill” into law. Upon signing the act, Governor Muor warned citizens against violence, urging that the law-dabbled ‘Green Book” would not spare culprits who took the[Read More…]
We see it as hunger, but they see it as satiation
What people see as 6, other people see it as 9. This is exactly how inflation is seen in South Sudan. Politicians are very funny people. When they see a cow, they call it a donkey. And when they see a donkey, they call it a cow. That is the[Read More…]
The zebra and lion’s struggle for survival in the jungle
Life in the jungle, just like this life in South Sudan is about running. You just have to run, now, today and every day because your life depends on it. The jungle is not for the weak and because you are weak, you have many reasons to blame nature for[Read More…]