By Bida Elly David South Sudan Ministry of Health has raised concerns over continuous health insecurity concerns across the Country noting that it may escalate further if government and partners pay less attention to mitigate the tragedies. She made the statement following the declaration of the Cholera outbreak, measles and[Read More…]

By Yang Ater Yang. Rumbek town residents were on Saturday greeted by electric power energy as Lakes State authorities, in contribution with Trinity Energy Company and the Canal Egyptian team of engineers launched a test of the Rumbek electricity power station. The testing will continue for a period of one week according[Read More…]

By William Madouk Some senators at the United State Senate have called on Joe Biden’s administration to consider renewal of the UNMISS mandate, additional sanctions and other accountability measures on senior government officials. In a letter to U.S. Secretary of State – Antony Blinken, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David The minister of cabinet affairs, Dr Martin Elia Lomuro has ruled out the involvement of countries’ men in the mediation of internal disputes among political parties in South Sudan saying that the conflicting parties within the unity government are capable of resolving their grumbles without external[Read More…]

By Emelda Siama John The Spokesperson of South Sudan People Depense Forces (SSPDF has denied the arrest of Deng Makol the former chair of Northern Bahr-El-Ghazal State Chamber of Commerce and a senior trader who was summoned alongside his friends and put on tentative detention for days by the army[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David The government of South Sudan in conjunction with the Word Health Organization (WHO) yesterday launched and formalizes South Sudan’s one health multispectral Coordination platform aimed at mitigating health insecurity to both human beings and animals. The function was attended by number of participants such as high[Read More…]

By William Madouk The board of directors of Nile Petroleum Corporation (Nilepet) adopted reforms plans by Eng. Bernard Amour Makeny to raise the stature of the oil corporation to be in comparison with universal peers. The board of directors headed by the minister in the Office of President, Dr. Barnaba[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David The Minister of Cabinet Affairs Dr. Martin Elia Lomuro has revealed why President Salva Kiir fired the Minister of Defense and Veterans Affairs Angelina Teny from the docket which has triggered political standoff as the SPLM-IO demand her reinstatement. Lomuro said Angelina was axed due to[Read More…]

By William Madouk A high-level delegation from Ethiopia and Sudan have jetted to Juba yesterday to underpin the peace agreement and strengthen bilateral talks. President Salva Kiir on Monday received and held a meeting with the Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed at state house, J1. Speaking to the media, the[Read More…]

By William Madouk  The Ethiopian government is dismayed by Arab League’s resolution regarding the filling and operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). A statement released by the Foreign Affairs Ministry of the Federal Republic of Ethiopia said that “the management and utilization of the Nile River, including the[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David The family members of a trader and chairperson of Northern Bahr-El-Ghazal state chamber of commerce, Deng Makol Athian who was reportedly arrested and detained by army has termed as “injustice” their son’s detention at the military intelligence detention unit for months without trial. In a statement[Read More…]

By William Madouk The government and partners are exerting efforts to lay more fiber optic cables for the delivery of quality and affordable services, said Michael Makuei, the minister of Information, Communication, Technology and postal services. Mr. Makuei stated on his Facebook page over the weekend that he is aware[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David Peace monitors have cautioned South Sudan top political leaders to the unity government against interrupting the accord and agreed to invest joint efforts as monitors towards supporting the peace partners to expedite implementation of the extended peace roadmap to transition the country to democracy. Over the[Read More…]

By William Madouk   Tension engulfed presidency press units, as the press secretary in the Office of President, Lily Adhieu and her counterpart in the office of First Vice President, Puok Both Baluang publicly differed over the usage of word ‘deadlock’ to describe results of their bosses’ meeting. Last Friday,[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David The governor of Central Equatoria State alongside his convoy has this week encountered brutal attack by unknown militias along Mangala highway following their return from Gubernatorial inspection of the security situation in Bilinyang of Mangala Payam. In a statement seen by No.1.Citizen Daily Newspaper on Friday,[Read More…]

By William Madouk The Council of Ministers has adopted the latest survey by the South Sudan Population Estimates Survey (SSPES) that projected the country’s total populace at 12,444,018. This comes after the presentation made by Minister of Finance and Planning, Dier Tong Ngor on behalf of South Sudan Population Census[Read More…]

By William Madouk President Salva Kiir Mayardit is the final authority that has the power to appoint and relieve anybody, government spokesman, Michael Makuei has said. Speaking to the media after Friday’s ordinary cabinet meeting, Makuei stated that president Kiir is the sole entity that appoints all members of parties[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David President Salva Kiir Mayardit and the First Vice President Dr Riek Machar Teny meeting yesterday ended in a deadlock as the two longtime rivals leaders failed to reach possible resolutions to the political standoff concerning the unilateral removal of defence minister and swapping of the ministries[Read More…]