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Tax must be audited to penalize fraudsters in court By Kiden Stela Mandela The obligation to pay tax to the government is the moral responsibility of the citizens in any nation on earth. The citizens do so while in return they expect services delivery from the government. The government agency[Read More…]

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There should be an end to futile firing and appointing of officers Firing and replacing leaders, chiefs, governors, ministers at will does not guarantee that the latter will not be the same or worse than the former was before they were kicked out of office. There should be a deeper[Read More…]

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WHY MEETING THE EAC OBLIGATION IS A CHALLENGE By Kiden Stela Mandela In 2016, South Sudan joined East African Community (EAC); a club of countries to share common market to enhance their economies. The move opened South Sudan to benefit from the projects carried out under the East African Community.[Read More…]

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Parties should not veer off the 2023 polls’ roadmap By Kiden Stela Mandela The journey to the 2023 elections has been characterized by uncertainty emanating from propaganda and rumors in the press and social media. Politicians have seized every press conference to amplify all manner of toxic and empty promises.[Read More…]

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Celebrating 2 years! It has been a milestone achieved for No.1 Citizen Daily Newspaper A newspaper that started as an online paper in 2019 but morphed into hard copy on 14th July 2020; operating both online and physically during the Coronavirus Pandemic has stood its tide to become the country’s[Read More…]

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When shall the country learn that bleeding and whining won’t solve a thing? As the fresh violent attacks rise in some parts of the country while some are healing and some have been peaceful for a while now, don’t we all admire those who are living in peace – day[Read More…]

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Insecurity increases despite 11years of independence By Kiden Stela Mandela It is impossible that our own leaders have ever spoken on the issues to do with improving security in the country just singing like a song of slams to bring total peace to the country while Governors, Ministers and all[Read More…]

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Making promises repeatedly that one does not keep makes them a liar eventually Murders, sexual abuse, hunger, poverty, disease, civil wars are some of the issues that this country has been painfully going through from the time she gained independence and now issues of flooding and dredging of the Sudd[Read More…]

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What next, after 9th July 2022 celebrations? It is 11 years today that South Sudan is operating under the fact of self-sovereignty. For a country still so young and growing, there are many times that she has fallen. We learn through our mistakes, they say. They also say that it[Read More…]

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Being sovereign is going to need more than words of promise but evident progress As the country celebrates her 11th year as a sovereign state, she is still fragile given the many loopholes facing the people of the beloved country. As concerned citizens, they give solutions to lasting peace for[Read More…]

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Character and skills are a great stepping stone for development Guiding the citizens to the right path for the benefit of the country is vey important and that means correcting the mistakes that are appearing like normal in the eyes of the country. With the alarming level of unemployment in[Read More…]

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Would you leave home permanently to save your life from floods? “Simply building dikes is not the solution!” then what is? Over time from the first flash floods that the country experienced and which completely devastated the communities living in the lowland plains in the area of Unity, Bentiu and[Read More…]