By Alan Clement South Sudan has joined Djibouti, Ethiopia, and Uganda in launching the Djibouti-Ethiopia-South Sudan-Uganda (DESSU) Corridor Authority, a landmark initiative to boost East African trade, logistics, and regional connectivity. The agreement was signed by South Sudan’s Minister of Transport, Rizik Zakaria Hassan, accompanied by Undersecretary Paul Dhel Gum,[Read More…]

 By Kei Emmanuel Duku A high-stakes legislative battle is brewing in South Sudan as a new proposed revenue law seeking to tax livestock transit faces a formidable obstacle: a political elite who own the very herds the law intends to regulate. During the hearing for the 2025/2026 National Budget in[Read More…]

By Alan Clement South Sudan has formally advanced a One Health strategy aimed at preventing zoonotic disease spillover, as national authorities and United Nations agencies launched a coordinated dry-season livestock vaccination campaign in Dijere cattle camp. The initiative brought together the Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries, the World Health Organization[Read More…]

By Kei Emmanuel Duku and Yiep Joseph President Salva Kiir Mayardit has reassured African leaders that his government remains committed to dialogue with opposition groups. According to a statement obtained from the Presidential Press Unit, President Kiir made the remarks during a C5 meeting held in Ethiopia, where leaders deliberated[Read More…]

By Hou Akot Hou Authorities in Kuajok Town Council have detained two suspects accused of burglary following a break-in that unfolded on Thursday night. The duo are being held over the break-in charges. Atek Lual Achuil, the Town Mayor of Kuajok, told Mayardit FM on Thursday that the two suspects[Read More…]

By Alan Clement The African Union has intensified calls for sweeping financing reforms and stricter expenditure control, as fragile economies such as South Sudan struggle under mounting fiscal pressure that threatens to undermine Africa’s broader integration ambitions. Addressing the 48th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council, AU Commission Chairperson Mahmoud[Read More…]

By Alan Clement President Salva Kiir Mayardit is set to engage regional leaders on South Sudan’s fragile security and political climate as the C5 Plus bloc meets during the 39th African Union Summit in Addis Ababa. According to the Presidency, the high-level engagement will focus on reviewing the “current security[Read More…]

By Kei Emmanuel Duku Juba is set for a significant transformation as City Council Mayor Christopher Sarafino Wani unveiled an ambitious reform agenda aimed at overhauling the capital’s infrastructure and waste management systems. In a high-level briefing with Governor Emmanuel Adil Anthony, the Mayor detailed the planned upgrade of approximately[Read More…]

By Yiep Joseph The special court trying suspended First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar and seven co-accused has adjourned its session over inconsistencies in an expert’s report. The last prosecution witness, Ratlhogo Peter Calvin, a digital forensic expert who investigated the electronic equipment collected from the accused, presented a report[Read More…]

By Alan Clement South Sudan has been placed under “Extreme Caution” for heat stress as temperatures climb above seasonal norms, even as neighboring countries brace for heavy rains and flooding. The IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre forecast covering February 4–11, 2026, warned that South Sudan will experience warmer-than-usual conditions[Read More…]

By Chol D. Johnson The government has confirmed Rumbek Power Station commissioning and handing over on February 25, 2026. The officials stated that the project will boost economic activity, improve social services, as well as enhance residents’ quality of life. Minister of Energy and Dams, Agok Makur Kur, made the[Read More…]

By Alan Clement South Sudan has announced sweeping reforms to secure and modernize its busiest trade corridor, unveiling measures to dismantle illegal checkpoints, crack down on smuggling, and streamline customs operations at the Nimule border post. According to a Ministry of Trade & Industry statement, the announcement followed a three-day[Read More…]

  By Chol D. Johnson The Minister of Energy and Dams, Agok Makur Kur, urged the Trinity Energy Company to complete the electricity connection and supply within four months. Speaking on Thursday during a visit to the Nesitu Solar PV Power Plant in Juba, Makur urged the Trinity Energy Company[Read More…]

 By Kei Emmanuel Duku South Sudan’s financial recovery is being choked by a culture of “weak spending discipline” that prioritized luxury vehicles and bloated administrative costs over the country’s crumbling schools and roads, according to a scathing new report by the World Bank Group. The report, titled “A Narrow Path[Read More…]

By Alan Clement South Sudan has taken a decisive step toward modernizing its fiscal and regulatory systems with the launch of the National Communication Authority (NCA) e‑Services Platform. The initiative, unveiled under the theme “Digital Transformation for Transparency and Accountability,” is designed to digitize licensing, payments, and regulatory processes, directly[Read More…]