By Bida Elly David The President of the Republic of South Sudan in a Presidential Decree yesterday pardoned sixteen convicts with minor cases calling them to be released on immediate basis. This development came during his Christmas message to the citizens across the country meant to generate peace and forgiveness[Read More…]
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Activist blasts politicians for fueling communal violence
By Mary Poni An activist has blasted the country’s politicians for fueling communal violence in some parts of the country. Speaking to No.1 Citizen Daily Newspaper yesterday, Edmund Yakani the Executive Director Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO) said time has come for the politicians fueling communal violence to face[Read More…]
Roadblocks are stumbling blocks to business youth in Yei
By Bida Elly David The leadership of Youth Association in Yei has demonstrated continuous illegal roadblocks, boarder-checks and heavy tariffs being factors that discouraged youth from operating businesses meant to generate disposable income. This statement arose during a meeting between Youth leaders and the governor of Central Equatoria State following[Read More…]
Police apprehends woman for attempted suicide
By Bida Elly David The national police spokesperson has over the weekend said that the authority apprehended a woman and put her behind bars following an attempted suicide at Jebel Suburbs. Speaking to the press over the weekend, the national police spokesperson, Maj. Gen. Daniel Justine revealed that the woman[Read More…]
Upper Nile University dons on strike
By William Madouk Garang The academic staff association at the Upper Nile University have laid down their tools citing the delays in the revision of salaries and three-year annual tickets arrears. All teaching staff at Upper Nile Varsity comprising of professors, associate professors, assistant professors, lecturers have said they will[Read More…]
Kiir urges communities to pick dialogue over carnage
By William Madouk Garang President Salva Kiir Mayardit has called on communities to handpick dialogue to resolve any inter-communal conflict rather than carnage. On Christmas Eve, ethnic violence, blamed on the White Army militia group from Jonglei State killed 56 people in Gumuruk County of Pibor Administrative Area. Also, factional[Read More…]
Lawmakers call for quick rescue as Pibor attacks surge
By Bida Elly David Legislators representing Pibor Constituency at the TNLA are calling on the international community, Humanitarian organizations and the government to immediately rescue the remaining civilians from further tragedies. In a joint statement extended to No.1 Citizen Daily Newspaper yesterday, the legislators revealed that massive destruction at the[Read More…]
Police cautions girls against gifts during festive season
By James Innocent The warrant officer of police gender desk at Yei County Police headquarters has warned girls against accepting gifts from young men in exchange of love. Aguil Yol Bior, the officer responsible for GBV cases in Yei County of Central Equatoria state said that young girls always become[Read More…]
Government commands trainees to report to site with rifles
By William Madouk Garang The government has instructed trainees to report themselves to cantonment sites with the rifles assigned to them, or unit weapons as phase two of Necessary Unified Forces (NUF) nears. Deputy minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Deng Dau Deng, said during phase-one training, most trainees[Read More…]
Massive displacement as fighting continues in Pibor
By Mary Poni The Minster of Information in Greater Pibor Administrative Area (GPAA), Abraham Kelang, said the conflict in Pibor continue to rage on as armed youth allegedly from Nuer and youth from Duk County of Jonglei continue to attack civilians. Speaking to No.1 Citizen Daily Newspaper on phone yesterday,[Read More…]
Party leader wants Angelina summoned over SSPDF Congo mission
By Mary Poni The People’s Progressive Party of South Sudan (PPP-SSD) has charged the parliament to summon Minister of Defense, Angelina Teny over the deployment of South Sudan Defense Forces for peace mission in DR. Congo. The PPP-SSD President, Advocate Kuot Akok Majongciming said that the minister needs to appear[Read More…]
Government denies backing communal conflict in South Sudan
By William Madouk Garang South Sudan government has bitterly dismissed the claims that government is behind the ongoing conflicts in parts of the country. Deng Dau Deng, the deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation described the accusation against the government for being behind conflicts as ‘untrue’. He proclaims[Read More…]
SSPDF accused of homicide in Mangala payam
By Bida Elly David The leadership of Bari Community has accused SSPDF of committing mass killing of innocent civilians in Mangala Payam. The community leaders said the allegation by SSPDF Spokesperson that there are NAS rebels in Mangala is a guise for attacking the people of Mangala; rather than the[Read More…]
U.S grants 50 students to participate in the English access program
By Mary Poni 50 students are set to benefit from the English course program. The fifty students drawn from Wau and Juba will go for a two-year language proficiency training in a program termed English Access Micro Scholarship Programs (EAMSP) in Juba and Wau consecutively. The program is implemented by the[Read More…]
UN, Partners tell leaders to abate violence in Pibor
By William Madouk Garang The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and peace guarantors urge the country’s leadership and the tribal headships to use dialogue to defuse tension and restore peace and tranquillity in greater Jonglei UNMISS, AUMISS, IGAD, the Troika, EU and R-JMEC showed grave concern over the[Read More…]
Adil orders the relief commission to mobilize aid for Mangala IDPs
By Bida Elly David The governor of Central Equatoria State has directed the State’s relief and rehabilitation commission to speedily mobilize humanitarian assistance to support the affected population in Mangala Payam. The governor said this following a meeting with Mangala elders who presented a report on the difficulties the inhabitants[Read More…]
Pibor clashes leave 30K persons homeless, says OCHA
By William Madouk Garang About 30,000 people have been forced out of their homes due to renewed violence triggered by armed youth in Greater Pibor, the UN Office for Humanitarian Affairs said yesterday. OCHA said some 5,000 internally displaced people, including women and children, have arrived in Pibor town after[Read More…]
Land grabbing; a major crime in the country- Dr. Igga says
By Mary Poni Vice President for the economic cluster Dr. James Wani Igga, has described the act of land grabbing as one of the major crimes and security threats in the country. VP Igga made the statement while addressing the people of Rejaf Payam a few days ago. He condemned[Read More…]
South Sudan among shame list of United Nations: Angelina Teny
By Bida Elly David The Minister of Defense and Veterans Affairs, Angelina Teny revealed that South Sudan is one of the Countries registered in the shame list of the United Nations. She said South Sudan is included in the list due to the bad reputation it generated through the successive[Read More…]
President Kiir discusses bilateral ties with Sudan
By Mary Poni President Kiir met with a delegation from the Republic of Sudan led by the Deputy Chairman of Sudan’s Sovereign Council, Gen. Mohamed Hamdan Daglo on Tuesday to discuss political developments in Sudan. According to the statement from the office of the President, the discussion was basically focused[Read More…]