By Yiep Joseph South Sudanese community leaders in Uganda have called on their members to limit unnecessary movement as the country enters general elections this week. According to the advisor note dated 10th January 2026, Johnson Kengen Ngachor, the chairperson of the South Sudan Community in Uganda, called on the[Read More…]

By Chol D. Johnson Civil Society Activist have urged Community Base Organizations (CBOs) to refrain from political interference and work according to RRC mandate. Speaking to media outlet on Friday, South Sudan Civil Society Alliances’ (SSCAS) deputy Chairperson, Dabek Mabior stated that Community Base Organisations (CBOs) must refrain from political[Read More…]

By Lodu William Odiya The Minister of Presidential Affairs, Africano Mande Gedima, has clarified that the newly introduced protocols governing the communication of presidential appointments and reliefs were not intended to reject citizens access to information or undermine media freedom. In a statement issued Friday, Mande said the reforms, outlined[Read More…]

By Jacob Onuha Nelson The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has confirmed that 12 South Sudanese nationals were killed, and 40 others injured in a bus accident in Sudan. In a press release dated 8 January, the crash occurred on 7 January 2026 in Dueim city, White Nile[Read More…]

By Lodu William Odiya President Salvia Kiir Mayardit has called on the government officials and institutions to work as one cohesive team in service delivery, as the country edges closer to national elections in December this year. In a statement issued by the presidential press unit, Kiir was speaking on[Read More…]

By Kei Emmanuel Duku In a blistering crackdown on corruption and “continued abuse,” the U.S. government has officially frozen foreign assistance to Ayod County and put Western Bahr el-Ghazal on a chopping block that could see massive funding cuts. The decision, announced January 8, serves as a direct retaliation against[Read More…]

By Chol D. Johnson                                                                              Twic East County paramount chief, Manyok Ajak has denied an allegation that he had sign a document removing confident in an elected member of parliament during community conference. Addressing media on Thursday, some of the chiefs said that they have not and will not do such[Read More…]

By Kei Emmanuel Duku In a landmark move for regional diplomacy and water cooperation, South Sudan has been officially selected to host the 20th Regional Nile Day Celebration. The announcement followed a high-level meeting of the Economic Cluster on Wednesday, chaired by Vice President H.E. Prof. James Wani Igga. During[Read More…]

By Lodu William Odiya The National Transitional Legislative Assembly have revealed a move to form a parliamentary taskforce to implement seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the country. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a set of seventeen goals established by United Nations in 2025 to address a wide range of[Read More…]

 By Alan Clement The media family and South Sudan in general mourned the death of prominent Journalist Matia Samuel Timatio. Late Matias died in Yambio, Western Equatoria State, after drowning in Nakpangau River on Wednesday January 7, 2026. The sudden and tragic accident has left colleagues, friends, and the wider[Read More…]

 By Lodu William Odiya The government has changed the long-established practice of announcing most of appointments and removals of public officials through presidential decrees broadcast on state media, the South Sudan Broadcasting Cooperation (SSBC). In a circular issued by the presidential press unit yesterday, the circular conveyed directive from the[Read More…]

By Lodu William Odiya President Salva Kiir Mayardit has sacked several National Ministers representing the Sudan People’s liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM IO) Off their duties. The change was made in a presidential decree read on the state own South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation (SSBC). The head of state relieved Lasuba[Read More…]

By Lodu William Odiya and Yiep Joseph The leadership of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) has revealed that it will hold a caucus leadership meeting ahead of the elections. The revelation was made during the meeting between President Salva Kiir Mayardit, who is the SPLM chairperson, and Dr. Akol[Read More…]

By Kei Emmanuel Duku South Sudan’s democratic ambitions are hanging by a thread, with a leading policy expert warning that only a massive security overhaul and a peace-first strategy can prevent the 2026 elections from collapsing into renewed national chaos. In a hard-hitting policy statement released Tuesday, January 6, 2026,[Read More…]

By Lodu William Odiya South Sudan parliamentary Alliance for food security and nutrition has on Wednesday revealed that over Seven million people face acute food shortage annually. In a report read by Mawien K, Dhok Ariik, focal person and Team leader member of Health and population committee at the August[Read More…]