By Bida Elly David The Transitional National Parliament has unveiled dubious spending of fifteen ministries and public institutions above the budgetary allocations to their dockets. The Assembly’s specialized committee for finance and economic planning, uncovered the 2022–2023 fiscal year budget over spending, during a scrutiny. Chairperson of the special committee,[Read More…]

By WHO Staff Healthcare workers in South Sudan face immense challenges in providing healthcare services to people living in hard-to-reach areas. Gabriel Chuang, a WHO staff, and his colleagues embarked on a grueling 20-hour walk through challenging terrain to investigate a disease outbreak in the remote village of Dajo, located[Read More…]

By Staff writer Humanitarian community in South Sudan is calling for urgent funding of US$26.4 million to ensure continued support for onward transportation for people fleeing the Sudan conflict to South Sudan. Since the outbreak of hostilities in Sudan on 15 April, over 193,000 people have crossed into South Sudan,[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David Members of Parliament on Wednesday increased the civil servants and organized forces salaries budget to SSP 669 billion. The salary allocation has been increased by SSP 224 billion from the initial proposed SSP 445 billion. This adjustment came in the report of the parliamentary specialized committee[Read More…]

By Malek Arol Juba city has formed a joint committee involving Water Tankers Association and South Sudan Urban Water Corporation, to take charge of water tariff regulation. The committee was formulated following a stakeholders’ meeting convened by the state governor, Emmanuel Adil Anthony, on July 24th to address the sticking[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David Spokesperson of the Transitional National Parliament rubbished calls from civil society activists to halt deliberation and passing of the 2023-2024 fiscal year budget. Activists had asked parliament to halt budget scrutiny until the Finance Ministry presents a report on how the previous budget was spent. Parliamentary[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David South Sudan legislators are set to discuss 2023-2024 national budgets, today after the Committee of Finance and Planning spent 3 weeks reviewing it. They will analyze the budget in detail to determine if it’s ready for the third and final approval. The finance minister, Dier Tong[Read More…]

By Gladys Fred Kole Acting mayor of Juba City Council, Emmanuel Khamis Richard, has temporarily suspended taxes on water tanker operators. No. 1 Citizen Daily Newspaper has seen a copy of a local order that the mayor issued on Monday, suspending the taxes. The acting Mayor stated that the decision[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David South Sudan government has laid out a strategy to meet heads of agricultural organisations to discuss ways of improving the level of food security across the Country. This development transpired during a meeting between the acting foreign minister, Hon. Deng Dau Deng, and Meshach Malo, the[Read More…]

By Staff Writer President Salva Kiir Mayardit has directed three governors and two chief administrators of administrative areas to stabilize security in their states. He also urged the state authorities to calm their areas by ending cattle raiding among their communities. The President’s directives came in a meeting at State[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David Hunger-stricken citizens on the outskirts of Juba are surviving by consuming expired goods and garbage leftovers at dumping sites amid economic hardship. At the checkpoint dumping site along the Juba-Yei-Kaya highway, the poor have found life in unfit foods. In a testimony to this outlet, the[Read More…]

By Gladys Fred Kole Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO) has commended National Bureau of Standards (NBS) for meeting the best interest of the citizens and serving national security priority. CEPO’s executive director, Edmond Yakani said NBS chief executive officer (CEO), Mary Gordon Muortat qualifies for an outstanding leadership award[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David A civil society advocates for downsizing of the legislature and the executive of the unity government, saying the huge number consumes government funds without productivity. Executive director of the Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO), Edmund Yakani terms the current parliament of 550 lawmakers, as an[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David Opposition Party parliamentary caucus has questioned the lack of prioritization on implementation of the revitalised peace agreement in the 2023–2024 fiscal year budget. The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO) parliamentary caucus at the national legislative assembly in a consultative meeting on Sunday criticised the[Read More…]

By Staff Writer South Sudan Basketball Federation (SSBF) is thrilled to be teaming up with one of the leading basketball sports brands in the world, PEAK, on a three-year deal. SSBF disclosed the partnership news in a press statement issued on Friday that No. 1 Citizen Daily Newspaper, has seen.[Read More…]

By Gladys Fred Kole A South Sudanese-international singer, producer, and DJ based in the diaspora has won big prize as the Best DJ, worthy $1 Million dollars at the Reggae Sumfest Global Sound Clash in Jamaica. Kennedy Ongele Lorya, professionally known by his music name Dynamq, is a South Sudanese[Read More…]