By Kei Emmanuel Duku A recent report by South Sudan government and Inter-Agency agencies reveals an approximate of 1.4 million people across 43 counties and Abyei Administrative Area, have been severely impacted by widespread flooding. This natural disaster has caused significant displacement and suffering for countless families. Jonglei and Northern[Read More…]
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South Sudan’s representative to UN reaffirms commitment to peace
By Deng Ghai Deng South Sudan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Cecilia Adut Manyok, addressed the UN Security Council, reaffirming the country’s dedication to regional cooperation and peace. Adut emphasized the significant strides South Sudan has made toward holding its long-awaited elections and assured the Council that there would[Read More…]
CES threatens to revoke trade licenses of “Jena Far” traders
By Bosco Bush Central Equatoria State (CES) has threatened to revoke the licenses of a company and traders that continue to produce and sell banned alcoholic liquor commonly known as “Jena Far.” Last Friday, CES Governor, Gen. Augustino Jadalla Wani and other state officials inspected Juba suburbs to reinforce the[Read More…]
Cabinet endorses treaty regulating chemical production, consumption
By Philip Buda Ladu The Council of Ministers passed the 1987 Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. The protocol now awaits parliamentary approval for South Sudan to adopt this crucial UN treaty on environmental protection. The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer is the[Read More…]
Activists denounce removal of ‘only female governor’
By Yiep Joseph Civil society activists have criticized the transitional government over the replacement of the only female governor, asserting that this action violates the mandate for women’s representation. On Friday, President Salva Kiir relieved Sarah Cleto, the governor of Western Bahr el Ghazal State, of her duties and[Read More…]
Engage Gen. Cirilo, Gen. Gatwech in talks-MP
By Yiep Joseph As the Tumaini Initiative resumes in Nairobi today, a member of the National Transitional Legislative Assembly (NTLA) emphasizes the need for an inclusive process, involving General Simon Gatwech Dual and General Thomas Cirilo. South Sudan’s unity government resumes negotiations with the holdout groups in Nairobi, but[Read More…]
Commuters defy travel ban on Juba-Bor highway
By Deng Ghai Deng Despite government-mandated 72-hour suspension following deadly violence along the Juba-Bor highway, many commuters and drivers are continuing to use the vital route, citing essential travel and trade needs. The move comes in the wake of a brutal attack on Wednesday that left at least 22[Read More…]
Gov’t urged to engage Gen. Cirilo in dialogue
By Yiep Joseph Activists in South Sudan are calling on the government to engage General Thomas Cirilo Swaka, leader of the National Salvation Front (NAS) in hopes of achieving inclusive peace in the country. This appeal comes as the Tumaini Initiative has nearly succeeded in bringing other members of[Read More…]
Eye Radio Journalist robbed at gunpoint
By Deng Ghai Deng A journalist with the Juba-based Eye Radio, Alhadi Awari, was robbed at gunpoint on Tuesday evening while driving home in the station’s office car. The incident took place around 10 AM on Friday, November 8, when an office vehicle, carrying a journalist and part of a[Read More…]
Gov’t, partners mark 20 years of Global Fund partnership
By No. 1 Citizen Government of South Sudan and its partners On Thursday, November 7, 2024, held an anniversary event to commemorate twenty years of the Global Fund Partnership in the country. The event featured calls for renewed investment and support to combat HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria, strengthen health[Read More…]
HIV patients at risk as allegation of drug confiscation emerges
By Kei Emmanuel Duku Government officials have been accused of confiscating malaria, tuberculosis and antiretroviral drugs from HIV/AIDS, and TB patients putting their lives at risk. Executive Director of NASOSS, Peter Garang Ngor disclosed this during an event to mark 20 years of global fund support. Emphasizing the serious[Read More…]
Ruweng Legislative Council reopens
By Yiep Joseph Ruweng Chief Administrator, Tiob De Monyluak, reopened Ruweng Administrative Area’s Legislative Council with a strong call for members to oversee the executive. During the opening ceremony, Chief Administrator, Tiob called on the legislators to uphold with their oversight role of holding the Executive accountable on service delivery[Read More…]
Court pushes UAP case over missing documents
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…]
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…]
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…]