By William Madouk The government is unhappy with the renewal of mandate for the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan, saying that it undermines the sovereignty of the country. This comes after Human Rights Council on Tuesday extended the responsibility for Human Rights commission for yet another year. According[Read More…]

By Aweye Teddy Onam The public Universities which comprise the University of Juba, the University of Upper Nile and University of Bahr-el Ghazal have threatened to go for industrial action over the delay in payment of their fairly improved salary structure. In a statement released on Tuesday and seen by[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David The deployment of SSPDF soldiers by South Sudan to DR Congo has made the status of the Country’s peace to be questioned as military and political experts blame the Country’s leadership against failure to restore amity back home before thinking of aiding another Country to meet[Read More…]

By Alex Digi  The Governor of Western Equatoria State Gen. Alfred Futuyo Karaba last week toured three counties of Tambura, Nagero, and Ezo Payams spreading messages of Peace to the community. Speaking during one of his public rallies in Tambura, Governor Futuyo urged the citizens to live in peaceful coexistence[Read More…]

By Hou Akot Hou A member of an organized force said to be wounded heroes who offered to provide security at a wedding ceremony shot himself dead after injuring four young girls in the process of firing bullets into the air in celebratory signal on Monday night at the party[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David The chairperson of the information committee at the Reconstituted Transitional National Legislative Assembly (R-TNLA) has disclosed that the parliament is still battling to adopt an agenda introducing national language to be used as a mode of communication and constitutional translation across the Country. Speaking to the[Read More…]

By William Madouk The European Union has announced sanctions exemption for all transactions related to providing disaster relief and humanitarian assistance to South Sudan. This means that donors and organizations don’t need to spend resources and time proving an exemption from sanctions before sending aid to 8 sanctioned regimes. The[Read More…]

By Ephraim Modi Duku Sokiri Board members and representatives of peace parties to the Ceasefire Transitional Security Arrangements Monitoring and Evaluation Mechanism (CTSAMVM) has rejected the ceasefire monitoring body report produced and presented to them during the opening session held in Juba yesterday. CTSAMVM Board constitutes of members of the[Read More…]

By Ephraim Modi Duku Sokiri Japanese Government has donated three hundred thousand United States Dollars to the peace monitoring body, Ceasefire and Transitional Security Arrangements Monitoring and Verification Mechanism (CTSAMVM) to pay off its striking national monitor’s allowances and activities. CTSAMVM was handed over the money on Tuesday during their[Read More…]

By Jurugo Emmanuel Ogasto The high demand for agricultural inputs at the beginning of the first planting season has led to increase in prices of some commodities in Pagirinya refugee settlement of Uganda’s Obongi district.The highly demanded commodities whose prices have hiked in the market are; beans, groundnuts and maize.[Read More…]

By Ephraim Modi Duku Sokiri South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) have trained and approved more than one thousand soldiers ready to join the East African Community (EAC) Regional Forces for the peace keeping mission in the fragile eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Speaking to the media yesterday during[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David Chief of Defense Forces (CDF) of the South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) has promised that they will continue re-enforcing more troops in replacement of the current peace keeping battalion to Congo in case peace fails to prevail in the restive eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.[Read More…]

By Hou Akot Hou Governor of Northern Bahr El GAzal state, Tong Aken Ngor with his Cabinet members had stormed Aweil town’s market to ascertain for himself the food prices. Tong said on Saturday that the reason of his abrupt visit to the market without a notice to the Chamber[Read More…]

By Ephraim Modi Duku Sokiri South Sudan is currently on a one-year extension of the sanctions imposed upon the government last year and ends in 1st July 2023, including the arms embargo, travel ban and financial measures, even as some of its members questioned the effectiveness of those measures. This[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David An activist has called on the Minister of Finance and Economic Planning to speed up the conduct of the national economic conference called by H.E. President during the reopening of the national parliament. In a statement extended to No.1 Citizen Daily Newspaper over the weekend, Edmund[Read More…]

By Ephraim Modi Duku Sokiri The Minister of Information, Communication and Postal Service Michael Makuei Lueth has emphasized on the return of the cattle herders, saying that the cattle keepers will have to go back to their places of origin. Speaking to the media on Saturday, Minister Makuei expressed that[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David The Spokesperson of South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) has said that 300 out of 700 combatants will be airlifted for a peace keeping mission to the Eastern part of Congo to join the rest of the battalion from the East African community. Speaking to No.1[Read More…]

By Jurugo Emmanuel Ogasto South Sudanese refugees have been asked to take care of their children as (they) refugee children living in Maaji settlement of Ukusijoni Sub County in Adjumani district, have started exploring bushes in search of edible wild fruits as hunger continues to bite their households due to[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David The government of South Sudan and Uganda have reached into consensus declaring free movement of goods and services without charges noting that the sisterly countries remain committed in furthering bilateral ties. This development came following a meeting between the ministers of foreign affairs of the two[Read More…]

By Emelda Siama John Lopula The Central Equatoria state Governor, Emmanuel Adil Anthony has directed the Mayor of Juba City Council, Michael Lado Allah-Jabu to redouble his effort on garbage management for city beautification and to crack down gangs in the city. Speaking to the authorities of Juba City Council[Read More…]