By Wlliam Madouk Ageing civil servants are soon expected to step down after the National Assembly set aside SSP 50 billion in the budget for FY 2023–24 to support the pension fund. Chairperson of parliamentary committee for finance and economic planning, Changkuoth Bichiok Reth said that enough resources have been[Read More…]

By William Madouk Members of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in Opposition in the national legislative assembly are unapologetic for walking out at the time of passing of 2023–2024 fiscal year budget. In an inclusive interview with No. 1 Citizen Newspaper, the first Deputy Speaker at the National Assembly on[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David South Sudan has made a call for Russian entrepreneurs and merchants to come and invest in the Country in a variety of areas. This call was made during a sideline meeting between Russian Entrepreneurs and a South Sudan delegation assigned by the government to partake in[Read More…]

By William Madouk   Auditor General for the National Audit Chamber (NAC), Amb. Steven Wondu, has called on the national parliament to grant the chamber the power to manage its own budget resources. Mr. Wondu made the plea during a 2-day stakeholder engagement workshop with the public accounts committee and[Read More…]

By William Madouk Members of the national Assembly on SPLM-IO ticket, under Dr. Riek Machar, on Friday, walked out during third reading of 2023-2024 fiscal year national budget. The opposition party legislator protested proposed 400 percent salary increment adopted by the majority SPLM party lawmakers, which they consider low. A[Read More…]

  By Charles K Mark Lack of funding has remained a critical challenge in the implementation of the transitional security arrangement provisions, the National Transitional Committee (NTC) said. Head of the NTC secretariat, Stephen Par Kuol raised an alarm over the matter on Thursday, during the 31st plenary meeting of[Read More…]

    By William Madouk The national parliament, predominant of the ruling SPLM party members on Friday, approved 2023-024 fiscal year budget, despite the key opposition party, walkout protest. The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO) walkout protest stemmed from objection by finance minister against salary increment by 600[Read More…]

By Charles K Mark The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is raising concern over the sluggish progress in the electoral benchmarks ahead of the anticipated 2024 polls. UNMISS called for the urgent adoption of the National Elections Act by the transitional national legislative assembly (TNLA). Deputy Special Representative[Read More…]

By William Madouk South Sudan’s expatriate, activist, and founding chairman of the Red Army Foundation, Dr. Peter Biar [pictured], resigned from the ruling SPLM party under President Salva Kiir Mayardit. In his resignation letter dated August 10, activist Biar said, “I am compelled to formerly resign from the Sudan People’s[Read More…]

By William Madouk Auditor General of the National Audit Chamber has announced a plan to release a performance report for Juba-Rumbek road project, possibly next week. Auditor General, Amb. Stephen Wondu made this remark during a 2-day stakeholder workshop with public accounts committee and parliamentary specialized committees. The workshop aimed[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David National Transitional Committee (NTC) on Thursday received 97 truckloads of assorted food items for the necessary unified forces. NTC is body tasked with overseeing the implementation of the revitalized peace agreement. The food consignment was procured to cater for the redeployment of phase one of the[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David   The newly appointed national minister of finance and economic planning has technically disagreed with the national parliament over 600% salary increment for civil servants. In a statement seen by No. 1 Citizen Daily Newspaper yesterday, Minister Bak Barnaba Chol said in his submission that the[Read More…]

  By Gladys Fred Kole Lack of awareness regarding sexual exploitation and harassment is creating more room for sexual misconduct in South Sudan. Director of Catholic Radio Network, Mary Ajit, said awareness in regard to sexual exploitation and harassment is one of the areas that have been neglected in the[Read More…]

By Charles K mark Over 79 orphans collected from the streets of Juba who had found a home at the public Libya One nursery and one primary school in Juba’s Munuki are on the brink of eviction. The disadvantaged kids under the care of a God-servant father and guardian are[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David Speaker of the Revitalized Transitional National Legislative Assembly (R-TNLA) on Wednesday adjourned the sitting on the third reading of 2023–2024 fiscal year budget, to a later date. The suspension of proceedings was tied to change in the ministry of finance and economic planning, as the new[Read More…]

By Charles K Mark Episcopal Church of South Sudan (ECSS) leadership has expressed disappointment over failure by the government to protect church members against attacks by armed youth in Bor. The Primate of ECSS in Juba, His Grace Archbishop Dr. Justin Badi Arama, issued a statement of discontent over government’s[Read More…]

By William Madouk A row surrounding toxic maize flour and other products from Uganda, impounded by South Sudan National Bureau of Standard (SSNBS), still lingers on, with South Sudanese traders feeling the heat. A South Sudanese businessman, Mr. Samuel Sokiri, who spoke to this outlet on behalf of affected traders,[Read More…]

By William Madouk The newly appointed minister of finance and economic planning, Bak Barnaba Chol, mooted a plan to de-dollarize the country’s economy, in a bid to boost the local currency and tame rising consumer inflation. According to Bak, South Sudanese have embarked on use of US dollars in their[Read More…]