By Bida Elly David South Sudan is currently battling high rate of starvation with two third of the population struggling to meet their demands with less disposable income earned from civil servant salaries that always never come in time. In a statement seen by No.1 Citizen Daily Newspaper yesterday, John[Read More…]

By William Madouk Air transportation fees are expected to increase as the South Sudan Civil Aviation Authority (SSCAA) start implementing a new security fee code, charging all domestic and international flights with $60 upon departing and landing. This comes after a joint meeting between Civil Aviation and all international airlines[Read More…]

By Ephraim Modi Duku Sokiri The Managing Director for the South Sudanese National Oil Company, Nile Petroleum Corporation Limited (Nilepet), Bernard Amuor Makeny has revealed his big plans of expanding the company abroad. He made the statement to his juniors during the conclusion of a workshop on transformation of Nilepet’s[Read More…]

By Gladys Kole The national democratic movement (NDM) political party is demanding the national bureau of statistics to call all the stakeholders to explain to them the scientific basis of the making of the population estimate 2021. “If indeed they are the source of the document, when was the process[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David The battle between Jonglei State and Greater Pibor Administrative Area (GPAA) remains inevitable and caustic as two men were reportedly killed and one young girl abducted following a brutal attack by armed youth which were believed to have emerged from the GPAA. In a statement seen[Read More…]

By Yang Ater Yang The Vice President for Service Cluster in the Republic of South Sudan Hussein Abdelbagi Akol in Rumbek Lakes State to assess service cluster institutions to classify challenges and solutions to encroachment on school premises, dilapidated school structures, lack of qualified teachers, poor feedings, inadequate clean drinking[Read More…]

By Emelda Siama John Lopula Tens of thousands of Christian faithful in Juba especially Catholics commemorated the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, by imitating the way of the cross. Many Christians yesterday emulated “the way of cross”, along the street of Juba. Speaking to the congregations in Holy Rosary Parish yesterday[Read More…]

By Gladys Kole The primate of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan (ECSS) and archbishop of the archdiocese of Juba Most Reverend Dr. Justin Badi Arama has declared allegiance of the ECSS church under his leadership to work only with the Orthodox, ditching the Church of England over the blessing[Read More…]

By Ephraim Modi Duku Sokiri The East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) has extended their revised agenda on East African Monetary Union (EAMU) roadmap to 2031 new target instead of the previous target of 2024. Speaking to No.1 Citizen Daily Newspaper, the Chairperson of the East African Regional Integration and East[Read More…]

By Abraham Anyon Ngoor The Ruweng Administrative Area has been given another four ministries adding to the five previously it had. This comes after the Ruweng Chief Administrative Area Stephano Wieu Mialek met with President Kiir on Thursday. “As people of Ruweng, we requested for the other four ministries for[Read More…]

By Ephraim Modi Duku Sokiri The National Ministry of Environment and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) yesterday ended a three-day workshop on awareness about conservation of Sudd Wetlands. Speaking to the media, the Director General of environmental planning and sustainable development at the Ministry of Environment,[Read More…]

By Emelda Siama John Lopula The Unified forces military command has appealed for forgiveness and unity with the community of Kajo-Keji County as they work to mend the fragile civil-military relation in the county and execute their duty of protecting the people and their property. Speaking on phone to No.1[Read More…]

By Aweye Teddy Onam The reinstatement of the Speaker of Jonglei State Rt. Hon. Amer Ateny Alier by President Salva Kiir in a decree issued on Thursday on the state television SSBC has been applauded by political analysts, activists, and SPLM-IO. Speaker Amer was appointed in 2021 under the ticket[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in their recent report revealed that 77% of youth across the Country are unemployed noting that this scenario has contributed a lot in creating insecurity as majority of young people struggle to survive. This concern emerged following presentation of demographical statistics[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David The National Election Commission (NEC) and the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) are casting doubts over the conduct of population and housing census which is the key requirement for the conduct of free, fair and credible Democratic elections in December 2024 as the unity government race[Read More…]

By Gladys Kole The political standoff between President Salva Kiir Mayardit and his first deputy Dr. Riek Machar Teny over the firing of former defense minister Angelina Teny and swapping of the defense ministry with that of interior still remains unclearly resolved despite the two principals meeting twice over the[Read More…]

By Gladys Kole The Governor of Central Equatoria state Emmanuel Adil Anthony has appealed to the humanitarian and development partners to consolidate the state governments efforts on the return strategy to expedite return of the internally displaced persons and refugees in the neighboring countries of Uganda and Dr. Congo to[Read More…]

By Yang Ater Yang Lakes state Ministry of land, housing and public utility and commissioner of Awerial County has launched land survey and allotment in Mingkaman of Awerial County on Monday. This is the first time for Lakes State government to launch survey and allotment of plots in Awerial County.[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David The airlifted 300 SSPDF troops for DR Congo Peace Keeping mission has successfully landed in the Country’s eastern Goma region and welcomed by counterparts as the ground team still battles to set off following hardship to cross the border at Nadiapai of Western Equatoria State. Speaking[Read More…]