By Adia Jildo The trial of armed forces in Yei River County accused for murder, rape and other criminal acts is due to begin as 45 soldiers were identified yesterday, the head of civil military relation and public information, Lieutenant Colonel Micheal Machar said on Tuesday. The advanced team travelled[Read More…]

By Taban Henry A political analyst and a lecturer at the University of Juba Mr. James Boboya urged Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in Government (SPLM-IG) party to stop investing their interest to the public rather than to participate in the implementation of the peace agreement. Analyst Boboya said that the[Read More…]

By Taban Henry Members of Revitalized Transitional National Legislative Assembly called for sanctions towards the forces that involved in the recent violence. The lawmaker made the pronouncement yesterday while attending a one-day workshop in Juba meant to equip the national legislators with the content of the Revitalized Peace Agreement. The[Read More…]

By Philip Buda Ladu The Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs has on Monday tabled the long-awaited Social Insurance Fund Bill 2022 to the Reconstituted Transitional National Legislative Assembly (R-TNLA) for deliberations and enactment into Law. The Bill has taken almost a year since its draft was first deliberated and[Read More…]

By Taban Henry The Revitalized Transitional National Legislative Assembly (RTNLA) has been urged to put more emphasis and focus on the legislation preparations for the constitution amendments and election processes. The Interim Chairperson of the Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (RJMEC), Ambassador Maj. Gen. (rtd) Charles Tai Gituai made[Read More…]

Poverty is the worst form of violence-Gandhi Mahatma Gandhi was quoted saying- earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s need, but not every man’s greed. A poor country is one that is either having little money or one that is deserving of sympathy – as according to the English language;[Read More…]

By Adia Jildo The Director General of National Communication Authority Eng. Adok Napoleon said that the cause of the high cost of digital service in South Sudan is because of failure of the government to invest in infrastructure for digital management. Eng. Adok made the statement during a consultative training[Read More…]

Election is looming, how prepared are South Sudanese? By Kiden Stela Mandela Just 7 months for general elections to take place in South Sudan trendy 2023, as parties started mobilizing and rallying all over the country. The best example is the SPLM party let by the President Salva Kiir Mayardit;[Read More…]

By Ngor Deng Matem Members of Parliament in Northern Bahr-El-Ghazal State Assembly have started a two-day training workshop on governance, leadership and the implementation of the Revitalized Peace Agreement. The aim of the training was to build the capacity of the State Legislative Assembly Members for effective performance in their[Read More…]

By Ngor Deng Matem At least three people have reportedly been killed and three others wounded in renewed clashes between Abyei and Twic armed youth. Among the dead includes a two-year-old child, and two others. Speaking to No.1 Citizen Daily Newspaper, the Abyei Spokesman Ajak Deng Miyen confirmed that two[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David The National Revenue Authority yesterday said that the Introduction of the E-Taxation device for tax collection has contributed towards consistent increase in revenue collections. The Deputy Commissioner for Research and Planning at the National Revenue Authority, Marial Dongril Ater made the remarks to journalists yesterday upon[Read More…]

Politics of generals never succeed; will the SPLM-IO Kit-gwang generals succeed in their movement? By Ruon Puk Ruei The peace agreement signed on September 2018 between the government and opposition parties which resulted into the formation of the transitional government after a long debate on power sharing and later compromise[Read More…]

By Ngor Deng Matem The two communities of Abyei Administrative Area and Twic County of Warrap State have again started their intercommunal clashes yesterday, 9th May 2022 in a place called Athony. Multiple sources from both sides have confirmed the clashes, saying the armed youths from Abyei area and Twic[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David An internal Investigative Committee tasked to investigate the inter-communal clashes in Aneet Settlement has condemned resumption of clashes between Twic and Ngok that had led to lose of lives of many. In a Statement extended to No. 1 Citizen Daily Newspaper, the committee reminded the parties[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David The Metropolitan Catholic Archbishop of Juba and the Apostolic Administrator of Torit has cautioned politicians for instigating conflicts among communities that would result into division and hatred among them. The Metropolitan Archbishop made the remarks during the inaugural ceremony of additional classrooms constructed by the Catholic[Read More…]

By Adia Jildo The sexual assault trial of three young lads accused of rapping a 13-year-old girl on 17 Feb, 2022 at 2:00 have been implicated to 5 years’ reformatory for a gang-rape, Juvenile High Court Judge ruled yesterday. Francis Amum Awin Ayoker, the Juvenile High Court Judge said in[Read More…]

By Ngor Deng Matem The former minister of information in Northern Bahr El Ghazal state Abraham Wol Kom has declared his candidacy for governorship if elections will take place in 2023 as planned. Wol Kom made the announcement on his Facebook wall. The Revitalized Peace Agreement which installed the reconstituted[Read More…]

By Taban Henry The European Union is calling on South Sudan government to take care of street children wandering around the streets of Juba. EU Ambassador in Juba, Christian Bader made the remarks yesterday when he paid a courtesy visit to the Juba orphanage Center as European Union celebrated their[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David Eastern Equatoria State Governor has commended Catholic Arch-Diocese of Torit for rendering educational support and healthcare services to the people of Eastern Equatoria State. Lobong was speaking in the inauguration ceremony of additional classrooms at our lady of Holy Rosary Nursery and Primary school in Torit[Read More…]

By Taban Henry The Embassy of European Union in Juba has on Monday donated food items to the Juba Orphanage center. Among the assorted food include; 20 bags of maize floor, 20 bags of 50kg of rice 10bags of 50kg beans 5bags of sugar 2 jerry canes of cooking oil[Read More…]