By Charles K Mark   Investigation Committee on the killing of American-British journalist, Christopher Allen, has extended its work timeframe to forty-five (45) days. The committee chairperson, Justice David Charles Ali Bilal indicated October 19, 2023, as timeline to commence the probe. Early this month, Cabinet Affairs Minister Dr.[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David   Auxiliary Bishop of Catholic Archdiocese of Juba, Santo Loku Pio urges political leaders to accept God and avoid evil actions for peace to prevail in South Sudan. The Auxiliary Bishop made the call on Thursday, during a press briefing on the return of Cardinal Stephen[Read More…]

By Gladys Fred Kole   South Sudan National Ministry of Health has declared an outbreak of Tungiasis in Lobone Payam of Magwi County, Eastern Equatoria State. Tungiasis, commonly known as jiggers, is a parasitic skin infection due to infestation with the adult female sand flea, Tunga penetrans. The larvae and[Read More…]

By Charles K Mark   South Sudan’s first Cardinal, His Grace, Dr. Stephen Ameyu Martin Mulla, will return to Juba on October 30, 2023, following his consecration in Rome. The auxiliary bishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Juba, Bishop Santo Loku Pio, announced on Thursday. He said a grand welcome[Read More…]

   By Bida Elly David   National parliament has placed cabinet ministers on red alert due to their avoidance of parliamentary questioning sessions on public concerns. Rt. Hon. Nathaniel Oyet Pierino, the first deputy speaker at the Reconstituted Transitional National Legislative Assembly (R-TNLA), said most ministers have repeatedly failed to[Read More…]

By Aweye Teddy Onam   A lawmaker urges citizens to process national identity Cards to be recognized as South Sudanese for easy registration and voting in 2024 general elections. Hon. John Agany Deng, spokesperson for the National Parliament, made the call during parliamentary sitting on Wednesday. The National Assembly was[Read More…]

By Mamer Abraham   Minister of interior has delivered her pledges to the South Sudan National Civil Defense Service (SSCDS) to lift its face to enable smooth service delivery. Angelina Teny, who recently assumed office, assured the civil defense officers that they were free to report work challenges to her[Read More…]

By Gladys Fred Kole   International children’s rights organization ‘Save the Children’ has reunited a record over 7,000 lost children with their families after being separated by conflict, nearly the last 7 years. Thirteen-year-old Simon becomes the latest child to be reunited with his family this year after three months[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David   Members of the Revitalized Transitional Legislative Assembly on Tuesday ratified the International Convention on Statelessness permitting accommodation of stateless persons from Countries across the world. The 1954-1961 United Nations International Convention on statelessness was aimed to address and reduce challenges faced by citizens who have[Read More…]

By William Madouk   Inspector General of Police, Gen. Majak Akec said there is a need to properly equip border police units for enhanced border protection. Gen. Akec made this plea on Monday during a joint briefing of police officers at police headquarters in Buluk by the minister of interior,[Read More…]

By Aweye Teddy Onam   Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health, Ader Machar Aciek has called on partners to support the Ministry’s 2023 National Malaria Indicators Survey, which aims to evaluate progress made against targeted core malaria control interventions set forth in the National Malaria Strategic Plan 2020-2025. “I call[Read More…]

By Charles K Mark   South Sudan President Salva Kiir plans to host prominent Sudanese politicians for a political leadership meeting in Juba next week. On Monday, the Deputy Chairman of Sudan’s Sovereign Council, Malik Agar Eyre, briefed Kiir on the latest developments in Sudan. In a statement from the[Read More…]

By Mamer Abraham   A South Sudanese family has frantically searched for a twelve-year-old girl who went missing three days ago from Mengo Estate, Kampala, Uganda. Ngong Makuel Awolic, a close relative, identified the missing girl as Nyanchiek Malual (picture above). According to Ngong, the girl had been missing since[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David   South Sudan’s National Assembly yesterday passed the Social Insurance Fund Bill 2023 in its third and final reading stages. Key focus of the bill is to regulate the private sector, regarding social insurance of employees upon risks or retirement, as demanded by the government. In[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David   Another nightmare haunts Lainya County Commissioner, as a lawmaker at the national assembly raised an urgent motion demanding his removal from office. Emmanuel Khamis Richard enjoyed the throne of Juba city council as the acting mayor for about three months before being fired by the[Read More…]

By Charles K Mark   Chargé d’affaires of the Embassy of Japan and South Sudan’s deputy minister foreign affairs minister, on Monday discussed a partnership to champion a nuclear-weapon-free world campaign. In the meeting, Ms. Watanabe Tomoko delivered a letter to Hon. Ramadan Mohamed Abdallah Goc, from the Japan Foreign[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David   A member of parliament representing Nasir County, Upper Nile State, has raised concerns about the dire humanitarian situation of South Sudanese refugees returning from Ethiopia’s Gambella region. Moch Rech Tang disclosed to No. 1 Citizen Daily Newspaper that the camps in the Gambella region with[Read More…]

By Charles K Mark   A sinister is brewing at the South Sudan National Chamber of Commerce, Industry, and Agriculture visa-vie, Central Equatoria State and Juba City Chamber of Commerce offices. In an unscrupulous episode, the first vice chairperson of the National Chamber of Commerce, Industry, and Agriculture, John Lual[Read More…]

By Mamer Abraham   South Sudan expects economic relief after 2023 fall meetings of the World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Marrakech, Morocco. As the International Monetary Fund released its economic outlook for the year 2023, global economic growth stagnated at only three percent. But[Read More…]