By William Madouk Juba High Court has again adjourned a court session between UAP Insurance Company and dismissed national staff due to missing employment documents. Justice Francis Amum adjourned the sitting on learning that contract documents bearing employment dates and termination letters for each of the former UAP national[Read More…]
Author: One Citizen Daily Newspaper
Over 150 tons of substandard wheat flour destroyed
By Bosco Bush South Sudan National Bureau of Standards (SSNBS) impounded and disposed of at least 150 tons of substandard wheat flour at the Nimule border checkpoint on Thursday. The flour loaded fully in six trucks transited to South Sudan from Turkey, were confiscated for having the same manufacturing[Read More…]
Toposa community rejects Kenya’s plans to construct Nadapal-Nakodok road
By Bosco Bush Toposa community of Eastern Equatoria State denounced Kenya’s government plans to jointly launch the construction of 11km road linking Nadapal to Nakodok. During his official visit to Juba on November 6, Kenyan President William Ruto requested his South Sudanese counterpart, President Salva Kiir, to permit the construction[Read More…]
Interior Minister directed to recover looted cattle in Mogiri
By Deng Ghai Deng The Cabinet meeting chaired by President Salva Kiir, has directed the Minister of Interior, Angelina Teny, to recover cattle looted during a deadly attack in Mogiri Payam, Juba County. The attack, which occurred on Thursday, targeted cattle traders from the Greater Pibor Administrative Area (GPAA)[Read More…]
TUMAINI Initiative resumes next week
By Yiep Joseph The High-Level Mediation for Tumaini Initiative between South Sudan government and non-signatories to 2018 peace agreement is set to resume talks next week. This decision follows a meeting between Kenyan President William Ruto and South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir in Juba on Wednesday. The two leaders[Read More…]
Kiir sacks WBG governor
By Staff President Kiir has sacked Western Bahr el Ghazal governor, Sarah Cleto, in a decree issued on Friday evening. Sarah Cleto, under Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO) was the only female governor in the country. In a separate decree, Kiir appointed Emmanuel Okello as the new governor.[Read More…]
You can be relieved from your job, but you can never be relieved from your work
Public office is just being sniffed like cocaine in South Sudan. The quest for looking for a solution would spare no one, including the one looking for the solution himself. South Sudan has reached a critical moment where an official is appointed today and relieved tomorrow without even being sworn[Read More…]
Be the change that you would want
By Ustaz Mark Bang You just have to change yourself. Your focus should not be on changing others. That is what Mahatma Gandhi did. It is his quote. When we change and start to operate from a higher perspective and ideals, our energy starts to ascend. We start to vibrate[Read More…]
Epileptic man drowns in Aweil West
By Hou Akot Hou Residents of Nyamlel, Aweil West County, Northern Bahr El Ghazal state, reported that an epileptic individual named Garang Bol Geng drowned in a pool of water after collapsing due to his long-term illness. Philip Agany Thiep, the inspector of police at the Nyamlel headquarters, revealed that[Read More…]
Court adjourns Melut teachers’ case hearing
By William Madouk Court hearing involving Melut County in Upper Nile State and thirty-eight terminated teachers has been postponed to November 20 by the Juba High Court on Thursday. Ustaz Amukpiu Bol Meen, a representative of the dismissed Melut teachers, informed No.1 Citizen Newspaper that the court session was adjourned[Read More…]
South Sudan, Kenya agree to a joint cross-border roads dev’t
By Deng Ghai Deng The governments of South Sudan and Kenya have agreed to collaborate on the construction of the vital 11-kilometer road linking Nadapal in South Sudan to Nakodok in Kenya. This landmark decision comes following a meeting between South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir and Kenya’s President William Ruto,[Read More…]
Leaders condemn Mogiri killings, urge peaceful coexistence
By Bosco Bush Central Equatoria State Governor, Gen. Augustino Jadalla and his counterparts; Governor, Mahjoub Biel of Jonglei State, and Chief Administrator, Gola Boyoi of Greater Pibor Administrative Area condemned the incident that led to the killing of at least 22 people in Mogiri. The incident that happened on Wednesday[Read More…]
Parties urged to prioritize peace over personal interests
By Yiep Joseph As the Tumaini Initiative gains fresh momentum following a meeting between Kenyan President William Ruto and South Sudanese President Salva Kiir, stakeholders are being urged to prioritize national interests over individual and party agendas. In an interview, Dr. Gai Chol, Chairman of the Coalition of Opposition Parties[Read More…]
Wulu women ace male-dominated traditional courts, governance
By William Madouk Traditional power structures of Wulu County, are transforming. Women, once relegated to the sidelines of governance, are now stepping into leadership roles, challenging age-old norms and stereotypes. The 2018 peace agreement, which mandates a 35% women’s quota in government positions, has provided a framework for this[Read More…]
Gov’t woos investors for rare minerals
By Kei Emmanuel Duku Minister of Mining, Martin Gama Abucha, has urged the private sector from the Great Lakes Region and beyond to invest in the country’s abundant potential in critical and rare earth minerals, which are essential for energy transition and diversifying the nation’s economy. While addressing delegates and[Read More…]
Sudan war spilling into Abyei-UN
By No. Citizen and Agencies Ongoing conflict in Sudan is “exacerbating instability” in Abyei, a 10,000 plus square kilometer contested area between Sudan and South Sudan. The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) heard this week that Abyei is claimed by both sides – RSF (Rapid Support Forces) and the[Read More…]
GREAT LEADERS ARE EVER KIND, HUMBLE AND SUPPORTIVE
Ustaz Mark Bang Love, like war, is a complex battlefield. When someone cheats on you, they’ve launched an assault on the very foundation of trust and respect in your relationship. But here’s the thing about humans—we’re complex creatures, capable of immense love and profound forgiveness. So, how can you still[Read More…]
Traders urged to embrace digital banking
By Kei Emmanuel Duku Traders at the 24th East African Community Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise (MSME) Trade Fair have been urged to adopt digital banking solutions to safeguard their finances and boost businesses. Taban James Dakada, Country Head for Business at Kenyan Commercial Bank-South Sudan, expressed concern over[Read More…]
Hippopotamus kills woman in Aweil West
By Hou Akot Hou A hippopotamus has gone wild and attacked residents in one of the houses at Nyamlel in Aweil West County in Northern Bahr El Ghazal state. The dangerous animal attacked and killed a woman, prompting local residents to take matters into their own hands and attempt to[Read More…]
EAC exhibitors praise South Sudan for successful trade fair
By Kei Emmanuel Duku Participants in the 24th East African Community Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise (MSME) Trade Fair have commended South Sudanese authorities for providing a secure and conducive environment for the event. The trade fair, which concluded on December 5th at Freedom Square in Juba, focused on promoting[Read More…]