By Bida Elly David   A Catholic priest urges the government to take action to end bloodshed and build peace among citizens in the country, instead of ongoing insecurity and inter-communal fights. Fr. Martin Ochaya Lino, the parish priest of St. Kizito’s parish, made the appeal on Tuesday, while speaking[Read More…]

By Charles K Mark   Medicine Sans’ Fronteers (MSF) has launched Hepatitis E vaccination campaign in Fangak County, Jonglei State. MSF, reported that the campaign is targeting about 12,776 women and girls aged 16–45 who are at greatest risk of death from the disease. According to the report, the vaccination[Read More…]

By William Madouk   Monday clash in Rubkona, Unity State, claimed lives of three SSPDF soldiers while five others were wounded. South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF) spokesperson, Maj. Gen. Lul Ruai told No. 1 Citizen Daily Newspaper, in a phone interview on Tuesday. “We lost three servicemen; five were[Read More…]

By William Madouk   South Sudan National Police Service (SSNPS) has spent approximately $83,300 dollars to revamp CCTV cameras, to enhance the system and boost around-the-clock surveillance in a bid to curb crimes. Surveillance drones and CCTV cameras were installed in the capital, Juba, in 2017, but due to some[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David   The minister of investment has amidst the dwindling economy, reiterated a call for foreign investors to come to the country, promising them safety. Stephen Dhieu Mathok made the call over the weekend, during a one-day conference organized by the ministry of wildlife conservation and tourism[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David   As South Sudan prepares for its first elections in December this year, clerics have called on political leaders to first fix the peace agreement to pave way for a safe transition to democracy. The cleric’s development came on Monday during a Catholic youth conference organized[Read More…]

By Charles K Mark   South Sudan’s Foreign Ministry has refuted a UN penal of expert’s allegation that the country’s territory is being used to transport fuel to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in neighboring Sudan. In the press statement yesterday, that No. 1 Citizen Daily Newspaper has seen, the[Read More…]

By William Madouk   A cloud of uncertainty hangs over a fresh fighting between peace partners, the South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) and the Sudan People’s Liberation Army in Opposition (SPLA-IO), in Rubkona County, Unity State. Unity State Minister of Information, David Gai told No. 1 Citizen Daily Newspaper[Read More…]

By William Madouk   South Sudan National Bureau of Standards (SSNBS) has destroyed expired and substandard goods, worth millions of South Sudanese pounds at Korok dumping sites. Destruction on Saturday followed country-wide seizures of the harmful goods by the SSNBS market surveillance team of Quality Assurance Department, since the festival[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David   As South Sudan National Bureau of Standards (SSNBS) exerts efforts on consumer protection, some hungry citizens are surviving on the condemned food at the Jebel Korok dumping site. Over the weekend, hunger-stricken-looking, Juba city residents, including men, women, and children, flocked the dumping site, rejoicing[Read More…]

By William Madouk   Ministry of Youth and Sport, in collaboration with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), on Sunday, launched the Eighth National Unity Day (NUD) sports competition in Juba. The 7-day event that aims to promote peace and social cohesion among communities across South Sudan include activities such as[Read More…]

By Hou Akot Hou   As the angel of death keeps visiting Ngok-Twic areas, unless the national government takes drastic measures, the tail of conflict between the two communities seems beyond the horizon. Just over the weekend, the lives of at least forty-two (42) people were erased from the earth[Read More…]