By Alan Clement Leaders and education advocates in the Abyei Special Administrative Area have called for stronger community financial support for schools during a ceremony organized by former students to honour veteran teachers for their service. The ceremony, held on 14 March, brought together government officials, former students, community leaders[Read More…]
Education
Government Failure to Motivate Teachers Hurting Village Schools
By Alan Clement Qualified teachers are abandoning rural schools due to poor pay and lack of incentives, leaving thousands of pupils without proper instruction in English and Mathematics, the National Teachers’ Union has warned. The alarm was raised following last year’s Primary Leaving Examination results, which showed English and Mathematics[Read More…]
South Sudan, China Reaffirm Strategic Partnership with Focus on Oil and Education
By Alan Clement The Republic of South Sudan and the People’s Republic of China have reaffirmed their longstanding friendship and strategic partnership with a renewed focus on energy and education. The renewed partnership was confirmed following a high-level meeting between Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ambassador Monday Semaya[Read More…]
From Lecture Halls to Battlefields: Rethinking Academia in South Sudan
Academia is meant to be a provocative venture of the mind; a space where ideas clash, curiosity is rewarded, and students are guided to think critically. Yet, too often, the reality in South Sudan’s universities falls far short of this ideal. Lecture halls, intended for learning, have become arenas where[Read More…]
Parents Urged to Enroll Children as Uganda opens schools in February
By Jurugo Emmanuel Ogasto Parents of South Sudanese refugees living in Uganda have been urged to send their children to school following confirmation by Uganda’s Minister of Education that schools across the country will open in February. Speaking in exclusive interviews with No.1 Citizen Newspaper, refugees and education stakeholders in[Read More…]
Tertiary Education Critical to Meeting Agenda 2030 and Regional Priorities
By Kei Emmanuel Duku Higher education is no longer a luxury but a fundamental necessity for South Sudan’s survival, UNESCO’s top representative warned during an opening session of education workshop in Juba, as new data reveals a staggering 99% of the country’s population remains locked out of university-level learning. Speaking[Read More…]
Over 4,000 Learners to Benefit as GESS Launches Cash Transfers in Yei River County
By James Innocent The County Education Department of Yei River County, in partnership with the Ministry of General Education and Instruction (MOGEI) and the Girls’ Education South Sudan (GESS) programme, officially launched the 2025 Cash Transfer payments this week. The initiative aims to support schoolgirls and learners with disabilities across[Read More…]
Dr. Machar’s court hearing interrupts university exams
By Jacob Onuha Nelson The University of Juba has postponed exams amid heavy security deployment over a planned court hearing for the suspended First Vice President, Dr. Riek Machar Teny. The court proceedings of First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar Teny and seven other South Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in[Read More…]
30 students trained on Media Information Literacy
By Lodu William Odiya At least 30 Students from different schools have been trained on media information literacy as a test for a pilot MIL curriculum that was developed by the UNESCO. The two-days training for High-school students brought together four different schools within Juba which includes Juba Day, Juba[Read More…]