By Yiep Joseph   Central Equatoria State (CES) has suspended land allotment activities in a disputed area of Munuki, following a clash between churchgoers and residents. Last month, the administration of St. Stephen’s Parish Church in Munuki accused the Central Equatoria State government of allotting church land to residents. Despite[Read More…]

By Kei Emmanuel Duku   South Sudan’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has directed security authorities to confiscate large sums of unbanked South Sudanese Pounds (SSP) and arrest individuals holding such bulk cash. The order, citing the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorist Finance Act 2012 (amended 2024), mandates the FIU to[Read More…]

By Kei Emmanuel Duku   Central Equatoria State governor, Gen. Augustino Jadalla Kamilo Wani, has visited Morobo County following recent clashes that displace several people. The clashes, reportedly between South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF) and Sudan People’s Liberation Army in Opposition (SPLA-IO) based north of the county. Jacob Aligo[Read More…]

By Yiep Joseph   The interim leadership of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO) engaged with the Central Equatoria State chapter with the hope of promoting unity and peace implementation. Stephen Par Kuol and other members convened a consultative meeting in Juba that brought together hundreds of SPLM-IO[Read More…]

By Staff writer   President Salva Kiir Mayardit has relieved Dr. Gabriel Changson Chang from the post of National Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology. In decree, read over the state-owned media, South Sudan broadcasting Corporation (SSBC), Madut Biar Yel, was also removed from post of minister of Transport[Read More…]

By Jacob Onuha Nelson   Academic staff at Rumbek University of Science and Technology are appealing the President Salva Kiir  to remove the university’s top administrators. In a phone interview with No. 1 Citizen Newspaper, the Acting Chairman of the University Academic Staff Committee, Lecturer Akhot Manyuon Akhot, claimed that[Read More…]

By Yiep Joseph   President Salva Kiir Mayardit has officially endorsed resolutions of the recently concluded First National Trade Forum. The forum, convened earlier this month by the Ministry of Trade and Industry in collaboration with relevant institutions and partners, brought together stakeholders from both the public and private sectors.[Read More…]

By Philip Buda Ladu   African Union Commission (AUC) and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) have reaffirmed their unwavering support for pursuit of peace in South Sudan. This commitment was underscored during an official visit to Juba by the Chairperson of the African Union Commission along with IGAD deputy[Read More…]

By Philip Buda Ladu   United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has condemned ongoing airstrikes in Fangak, Jonglei State, resulting in civilian deaths, injuries, displacement, and the destruction of humanitarian property. This condemnation comes as Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) announced on Tuesday the difficult decision to reduce its critical[Read More…]

By Yiep Joseph   Executive Director for Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO), has called on South Sudan immigration officials to stop mistreating foreigners at arrival and departure points. Edmund Yakani, who is also the chairperson of the East African Civil Society Organization, claimed that some citizens of East African[Read More…]

By Nakwam Rose   President Salva Kiir Mayardit has issued series of decrees relieving officials in three states: Upper Nile, Warrap, and Central Equatoria State. The decrees, read over the state-owned TV, South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation on Monday evening, primarily affected officials hailing from Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM-IO). In[Read More…]

By Philip Buda Ladu   The United Nations Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan has strongly condemned the aerial bombing of a Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) hospital in Old Fangak, Jonglei State, labeling it a potential war crime and a grave breach of international humanitarian law. The airstrike, which[Read More…]

By Nakwam Rose South Sudan joined the global community in celebrating International Midwife’s Day under the theme “Midwives: Critical in Every Crisis.” Despite the country’s instability, South Sudan took the opportunity to honor the vital healthcare professionals and appreciate their significant contributions to the health sector. In a country grappling[Read More…]