By Alex Digi A psychologically sick man has killed a Sudanese trader and injured another in Nzara County of Western Equatoria State on Wednesday. Speaking to No.1 Citizen Daily Newspaper on Friday, the Commissioner of Nzara County Richard Zizi confirmed the incident and said the perpetrator has been arrested and[Read More…]
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JNK Foundation pledges partnership with hotels to back street children
By Taban Tom Henry The Chairperson for the Jemma Nunu Kumba Foundation pledges to partner with hotel owners to help support the roaming children in the streets. This came during the official launch of the Jemma Nunu Kumba Foundation under the theme empowering girls, women and the youth. On the[Read More…]
Controversial prophet Abraham Chol’s court ruling adjourned again
By Adia Jildo The high court in Juba has for the fourth time adjourned the case hearing of controversial self-proclaimed prophet Abraham Chol Maketh and 4 others for unclear authorization from the prosecution team. The defense lawyer for the 5th accused Deng John said the case had no clarity[Read More…]
Machar demands political space for matters of common interests
By Bida Elly David Germany Ambassador to South Sudan has methodically called on the government of South Sudan to speedily include the civil society organizations (CSOs), women and youth in the constitution making process as well as reiterated need to speed up the implementation of the agreement. This development came[Read More…]
UNDP donates two trucks to National Prison Service
By Tereza Jeremiah Chuei The National Prison Service South Sudan (NPSSS) was yesterday handed over two trucks by United Nations Development Program (UNDP) to help them ferry inmates from prison to court. Speaking during the handover, the UNDP Resident Representative Dr. Samuel Doe told the NPSSS to use the trucks[Read More…]
Gov’t secures $25M to boost tourism sector
By William Madouk Garang The government of South Sudan through the African Parks Network secured 25 million US Dollars for the rehabilitation and management of national parks in a bid to boost tourism in the country. Yesterday, the minister of Wildlife Conservation & Tourism, Rizik Zachariah tabled Memorandum of Understanding[Read More…]
NCA, Sudatel to lay fibre optics in Unity State
By William Madouk Garang The National Communication Authority (NCA) and a Sudanese telecommunication and internet provider – Sudatel have agreed to lay fibre optics cable from Sudan to connect Bentiu and Mayom County of Unity State. Fiber optic cables are designed for long-distance, high-performance data networking and telecommunications, it aims[Read More…]
Tiger United FC crowned girls’ champ in Aweil
By William Madouk Garang Tiger United Football Club has been crowned as girls champion in a just concluded two-day girls’ football competition hosted in Aweil Town of Northern Bahr el Ghazal State. The competition was sponsored by Empower Youth Africa together with Young Women Association organization. It aims at influencing[Read More…]
Women appeal for loan to boost their businesses
By Bida Elly David A number of businesswomen across the Country have raised concerns to the government and organizations over lack of capital for establishing enterprises to generate income for supporting their families and the community at large. Last year, majority of business women in Juba blasted the Juba City[Read More…]
Death toll in Fashoda attack hits 23
By William Madouk Garang Authorities in Fashoda County of Upper Nile State reported on Thursday that 23 civilians were killed; eight others were wounded while three children were abducted following an attack on some villages by armed groups this month. In an exclusive interview with No.1 Citizen Daily Newspaper, Fashoda[Read More…]
Parliamentary sitting adjourned as nation mourns liberator
By Taban Tom Henry The leadership of the Reconstituted Transitional National Legislative Assembly (R-TNLA) has on Thursday adjourned its extraordinary sitting as the country mourned the death of the war veteran late General Alfred Akwoch. The August House was supposed to sit for the reintroduction of the permanent constitution making[Read More…]
Prof. Akec fires Egypt against Naam river dredging
By Bida Elly David The vice chancellor of the University of Juba has applauded citizens of South Sudan for the unity amid rejecting any initiative that doesn’t serve the interest of the nation especially the contract of Egypt to dredge Naam River. This development arose following concerns raised by the[Read More…]
Women encouraged to use 35% in peace building
By Mary Poni The Young Women Christian Association South Sudan in collaboration with Oxfam and the Ministry of Gender, Child and Social Welfare tackled the need for women to make use of the 35% affirmative action in peace building process from above to the grassroots level in the country. This[Read More…]
City Council plans to tarmac four roads
By Matia Samuel Timatio The deputy mayor for Juba city council, Thiik Thiik Mayardit said the city council will soon start tarmacking four main roads in Juba City. The four main roads to be tarmacked by the national companies include a road from Al-Shabah Children Hospital leading to Konyo-Konyo, the[Read More…]
Ministry attains education items, auto-mobiles for inspection
By Bida Elly David Central Equatoria State Minister of general education and instructions said they have procured a number of scholastic materials and auto-mobile ready to be distributed to all the schools across the six counties of the State. He disclosed this during his meeting with the governor of Central[Read More…]
Upper Nile at risk as flooding, violence impede access to relief
By Bida Elly David Humanitarian Organisation MSF has reiterated difficulties facing them amid delivering humanitarian assistance to affected population in Upper Nile due to heavy flooding and violent conflict between armed factions. The agency urged the parties to provide assurance of safety for humanitarian services. Recently, the SPLM/A-IO breakaway factions[Read More…]
Over 82,100 displaced, snake bites kill 10 in Mayom
By Yien Gattuor Mead Kuich Authorities in Mayom County of Unity state have released a report stating that at least 22,100 households constituting 82,300 people have been displaced by flood from 11 Payams of the county due continuous flood since September this year. The local authorities also reported that snake[Read More…]
Generals Gatwech, Buay mull over alliance
By William Madouk Garang Kitgwang Declaration under Gen. Simon Gatwech yesterday met with a high delegation from South Sudan People’s Movement/Army (SSPM/A) allied to Stephen Buay Rolnyang in a bid to forge a military alliance. Four days ago, SPLA-IO Kitgwang also met with the National Salvation Front (NAS) delegation led[Read More…]
Activist pushes AU to question parties against roadmap deadlock
Bida Elly David A civil society activist has called on African Union to question the parties to the agreement against delaying most of the major provisions in the accord that would have speeded up the implementation of the agreement since the duration of the roadmap is on high gear. This[Read More…]
Hostile wrangles continue to deface rebel camps
By William Madouk Garang Wrangle between Gen. Simon Gatwech and Gen. Johnson Olony has reached peak with Kitgwang Declaration accusing the head of Agwelek faction of standing behind the current violence against civilians in Upper Nile State. In a statement seen by No. 1 Citizen Daily Newspaper, the spokesman[Read More…]