By Bida Elly David The Revitalized Transitional Government of National Unity (R-TGONU) has sounded words of pity to the citizens over the continuous economic challenges facing the Country saying that they are concerned with the situation and promised to mitigate it. Speaking to the media after the council of Ministers[Read More…]
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USSP pushes for activation of legislative councils in Juba
By William Madouk The United South Sudan Party (USSP) is calling for activation of the dormant reconstituted transitional legislative councils in Central Equatoria state local governments and municipal council. Taban Stephen Kiri, spokesperson for USSP, stated that since the councilors were sworn in last year, none of the legislative councils[Read More…]
Parliament resumes, civil servant salary tops agenda
By William Madouk The Reconstituted Transitional National Legislative Assembly will resume its sittings today after a three-month break, the house clerk, Makuc Makuc Ngong announced. According to an announcement letter seen by this outlet, the House has been recalled from recess for its sitting scheduled in the morning hours at[Read More…]
Education Ministry speaks on students that miss S4 exams in Ulang
By William Madouk The Ministry of General Education and Instruction has bitterly dismissed claims that fifty-three candidates missed senior four national exams over an abrupt change in exams center in Ulang County of Upper Nile State. Minister Awut Deng Acuil however said she is not aware of any change in[Read More…]
SSPDF, SPLA-IO deny alleged war mobilization in Upper Nile
By Emelda Siama John Lopula The Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) and Sudan People’s Liberation Army in Opposition (SPLA-IO) have denied the latest report warning of a possible outbreak of conflict in Upper Nile region. The SSPDF and SPLA-IO spokespersons were responding to the Small Arms Survey report, titled “Upper[Read More…]
Awut probes ‘harassment’ against Exams Council team
By William Madouk A rare drama played out in Magwi County of Eastern Equatoria State, when members of South Sudan National Examinations Council led by Simon Nyok Deng were reportedly ‘harassed’ and termed as ‘exams stealers’ by police officers in charge of station in Nimule. It all started when the[Read More…]
Rome peace talks hangs in the balance
By Bida Elly David The hope of Rome peace talks yielding fruits hangs in the balance as South Sudan government rejected calls from the hold-out group demanding a roundtable talks for the suspension of the roadmap in a bid to form a joint government until election period. This development came[Read More…]
NRA launches $2m budget for reconstruction of Tax Academy
By Ephraim Modi Duku Sokiri The National Revenue Authority (NRA) has launched a two million United States Dollars project for the reconstruction of the South Sudan Taxation Academy. The Institution was vandalized during the 2016 political crisis. The Commissioner General of NRA Patrick Kennedy Mugoya announced the revamping of the[Read More…]
Central bank sets trap to fish black-market money dealers
By Bida Elly David The governor of Bank of South Sudan (BOSS) said they are setting up measures to fish out black-market money dealers over illegal speculation of currency in the exchange rate market that negatively impact prices and the local currency. He said that continuous depreciation of the local[Read More…]
Economic cluster passes SSP 1.6 trillion for 2023/24 fiscal budget
By William Madouk The Economic Cluster led by the Vice President, Dr. James Wani Igga, has passed a resource envelope fiscal year budget totaling 1.6 trillion South Sudanese Pounds for the 2023-2024 fiscal year. According to Lily Albino Akol, the cluster’s spokesperson, the draft budget estimates for the Financial Year[Read More…]
NRA ready to battle tax agencies over encroachment
By Bida Elly David The commissioner general of the national revenue authority (NRA) has reported number of encroachment by other government institutions into their affairs noting that the authority does not require any permission to implement the taxation act since there is already the law. This development came during the[Read More…]
Minister demands over 500 pending prison cases cleared
By Aweye Teddy Onam The Minister of Justice Ruben Madol Arol has directed the Public Prosecutor’s office to fast track and work on pending cases crowding the prison cells. This came as Justice Minister Ruben on Wednesday met with the judiciary officials, the director general of the South Sudan Prison[Read More…]
Invest in agriculture, UNHCR and OPM appeal to refugees
By Jurugo Emmanuel Ogasto The United Nations high commission for refugees (UNHCR) and other refugee agencies in Uganda’s Obongi district have called on Obongi local government through the land lords to offer more land for refugees to practice agriculture as a means to supplement the UN food ratio amidst the[Read More…]
WES: Governor announces construction of Sue Bridge
By Alex Digi The governor of Western Equatoria State, Alfred Futuyo karaba has last week announced his government plan to construct Sue River Bridge which is devastated Governor Futuyo said the bridge has been the obstacle of service delivery to the communities across the river, adding the current status[Read More…]
Principal parties on blame game over historical failures
By Bida Elly David The political relationship between the SPLM and the SPLM-IO is shrinking as both parties throw blames against one another over failures to meet the time frame of the liberation struggle following the Country’s historical journey of conflict. In a statement seen by No.1 Citizen Daily Newspaper[Read More…]
Man shoots hyena dead in self-defense
By Yang Ater Yang Authorities in Yirol East County of Lakes State confirmed that a man has killed a hyena which attacked his children who were sleeping outside their house because of too much heat at night in Nyang town of Yirol East county. The incident occurred during midnight at[Read More…]
Adil forms committee to investigate zain playground land row
By Bida Elly David The land row over the ownership of Zain football ground remains shaken as competitive parties still pull-ropes claiming rights of title deeds from sources which are yet to be uprooted. The continuous saga has made the governor of Central Equatoria State to form an adhoc committee[Read More…]
District authorities lay strategies for disease control for refugees and host community
By Jurugo Emmanuel Obongi district health department has threatened to take tough measures against individuals in all the refugee settlements and institutions that are not having sanitation and hygiene related facilities at their home states or institutions as a move to curtail disease outbreaks in the district. Obongi is one[Read More…]
Three killed, 2000 herds of cattle raided in Jonglei
By Deng David Panchol A Member of Parliament in Jonglei State legislative assembly said armed criminals suspected to be from Greater Pibor Administrative Area attacked cattle herders in Uror County, killing three herders yesterday. The armed criminals also injured two other people and went away with more than two thousand[Read More…]
South Sudan- Tanzania opens door for business
By Ephraim Modi Duku Sokiri The Government of South Sudan and Tanzania, all members of the East African Community have yesterday collaborated and held a business forum in Juba to deliberate on ways of how the two countries can work together in the trade industry. Speaking at the forum, South[Read More…]