By Deng Athian   Bank of South Sudan (BoSS) in a one-day public conference, on Friday, 9th February, 2024, sensitized citizens on its role in promoting economic growth. Central bank governor, Dr. James Alic Garang emphasized the institution’s commitment to transparency and engagement. “We are holding this conference because it[Read More…]

By Yang Ater Yang   At least 49 head of cattle were stolen and SSP 500,000 robbed from a man in Tonj County, Warrap State, on Thursday evening. According to Lakes State Police Spokesperson, Maj. Elijah Mabor Makuac, the incident occurred at around 5:00 PM in the Malou-pech area of[Read More…]

By Yang Ater Yang   Representatives from Warrap, Unity, and Lakes States gathered for a three-day peace dialogue. The event is organized by Wunlit Triangle, a consortium of peace building organizations with support from Safer World. The conference, held from Tuesday 6th to Thursday 8th February 2024, aimed to address[Read More…]

By William Madouk  The mandate of the Ad hoc Judicial Reform Committee (JRC), a body tasked with reforming the face of the judicial system in the country, has been extended for another two months. The council of ministries on Friday agreed to extend the JRC mandate to enable the body[Read More…]

By Gladys Fred Kole   South Sudan still lags behind in implementation of East African Community (EAC) Treaties, Protocols, and Laws after 8 years of being membership. A member of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA), Hon. Odongo George Stephen said East African Community citizens are still labelled “aliens” in[Read More…]

By Charles K Mark   Over 370 members from the NPC and SPLM IO opposition political camps have joined SPLM party. Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) party office in Central Equatoria disclosed on Friday. Welcoming the defector, Central Equatoria State governor, Emmanuel Adil Anthony said the team headed by Victor[Read More…]

By Gladys Fred Kole   National minister of roads and bridges has decried difficulty in following up on the cross-border highway construction project between South Sudan and Ethiopia. Simon Mijok Mijak now seeks the help of the council of ministers to urge collaborative efforts of the concerned institutions to follow[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David   Sudan People’s Liberation Movement’s (SPLM) has warned new SPLM members in Central Equatoria State against power wrangles. The party’s Second Deputy Secretary General for Administration and Finance, Mary Apai Ayiga sounded the warning during welcome of SPLM-IO members who switched allegiance to SPLM party on[Read More…]

By Deng Athian   The Minister of Finance and Planning has encouraged South Sudanese with business ideas to utilize commercial banks for funding. Dr. Bak Barnaba Chol emphasized this point during the opening ceremony of the Bank of South Sudan’s public awareness campaign on promoting economic growth. “People with business[Read More…]

By Kidega Livingstone   At least twenty-four political parties have been disqualified from registration. According to Minister of Cabinet Affairs Martin Elia Lomuro, the affected parties presented incomplete documents to the Political Parties’ Council. “It is worth noting that the status of political parties’ registration in South Sudan per political[Read More…]

By William Madouk   Council of miniseries has passed SSP 107.484 billion FY 2023–2024 supplementary budget to fund electoral processes in the country. The minister of finance and planning on Friday, 9th February, tabled the supplementary budget in a regular cabinet meeting chaired by President Salva Kiir Mayardit. A total[Read More…]

By Charles K Mark   Executive Director of the Community Empowerment for Progress Organisation (CEPO) demands the government explains on the UN’s report of illegal entry of arms. Edmond Yakani reacted to UNMISS report, through a press statement, on Thursday He wondered what the government could be thinking of the[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David   Lainya Town Square was crowded on Wednesday to celebrate handover of water supply project donated by International Committee for Red Cross (ICRC). The water project, in Lainya town, Central Equatoria State, consists of two newly drilled boreholes fitted with solar water pumps. ICRC coordinator for[Read More…]

By Kidega Livingstone   Parties to the revitalized peace agreement need to dialogue to stop circle of subnational violence ahead of the general elections. Interim Chairperson of the Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (RJMEC), rtd. Maj. Gen. Charles Tai Gituai appealed, yesterday. “I urge dialogue to break the cycle[Read More…]

By Charles K Mark   Best overall performer in the country at 2023 Certificate of Primary Education (CPE) exams, aspires to pursue engineering at university. No. 1 Citizen Daily Newspaper followed up the 16-year-old Joshua Swaka Salvador Alfeo Lado to his family home at Nyakuron West for an exclusive interview.[Read More…]

By Gladys Fred Kole   Lecturers at University of Bahr El Ghazal have from Wednesday effected their planned sit-down strike after the ministry of finance and planning failed to heed a call to meet their demands. Last week, the lecturers had given a three-day ultimatum for the finance ministry to[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David   As South Sudan drives to elections, young people demand concrete action from the Interim Unity Government on key issues before they cast their votes. Some of the youth hinge their participation in the upcoming polls on government’s commitment to implement the peace agreement and addressing[Read More…]

By Charles K Mark   Archbishop of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan (ECSS) urges South Sudanese leader to place the interests of the people before parties. Archbishop Justin Badi Arama, during a press conference on Thursday, said that leaders should be conscious of election-related conflicts that are likely to[Read More…]

By Kidega Livingstone   UN special representative in South Sudan, Nicholas Haysom, has highlighted growing tensions between armed groups and inter-communal conflicts as major barriers to free and fair elections in South Sudan. He highlighted the fragility of the situation in Unity State and communal clashes as key concerns. “The[Read More…]