By Lodu William Odiya The Minister of Trade and Industry, Atong Kuol Manyang, has vowed to team up with the South Sudan National Bureau of Standards (SSNBS) in ensuring standards of goods entering South Sudan. Atong calls for teamwork to deal with substandard commodities, comes at a time when the[Read More…]

By Lodu William Odiya The speaker of the South Sudan Transitional National Legislative Assembly (TNLA) has commended president Salva Kiir Mayardit for his continued support to the Assembly. In a statement issued by the presidential press unit, the statement comes after a briefing from the speaker, Rt. Hon. Juma Nunu[Read More…]

By Lodu William Odiya Some of the foreign embassies have reiterated the call for the unconditional release of Dr. Riek Machar Teny and other opposition detainees. First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar Teny was arrested in March following the conflict in Nasir County, Upper Nile State. The government said the[Read More…]

By Lodu William Odiya President Salva Kiir Mayardit has appointed James Al-Taib Jazz Berapi as the governor of Western Equatoria State succeeding Alfred Futuyo, who was relieved of his duties in February. The appointment was announced in a Presidential decree read on State-Run TV SSBC yesterday. Futuyo was removed on[Read More…]

By Lodu William Odiya The Undersecretary in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Aniin Ngot Ngot Mou has warned all the Directors General in the ten states and the three administrative areas of mismanagement and unnecessary dismissal of health workers. In a statement obtained by this outlet, Dr. Ngot noted that[Read More…]

By Yiep Joseph South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit has dismissed Minister of Water and Irrigation Pal Mai Deng. Mai is a top Dr. Riek Machar ally and the spokesperson of the Sudan People Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO). He left the country immediately after Dr. Machar’s house arrest in[Read More…]

  By Alan Clement The Transitional National Legislative Assembly (TNLA) has resolved to summon four ministers over pressing concerns in the country. Among the issues presented are scholarship allocations, Labor rights violations, and fiscal transparency, as well as the ongoing economic crisis. During the fourth ordinary sitting held on Wednesday,[Read More…]

By Lodu William Odiya Officials from National Ministry of Health has yesterday warned the business community and the traders not to advertise breast milk substitute in order to promote breastfeeding practices among women in the country. Speaking to the media yesterday, the Senior Nutrition Inspector at the Ministry of health,[Read More…]

By Lodu William Odiya   The South Sudan National Minister of Health, Sarah Cleto Rial has reaffirmed commitment to ensure necessary capacity building for health workers in the country. While addressing Journalists on Tuesday, the Minister reaffirmed government commitment to equipping the healthcare workers with breastfeeding counselling skills. She revealed[Read More…]

By Alan Clement The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Gen. Abraham Manyuat has endorsed a directive prohibiting parties and social gatherings involving minors in entertainment venues across Juba Town. This directive follows a formal request from the Managing Director of the Entertainment Authority, Acinbaai Maluk Wut, in response to mounting[Read More…]

By Lodu William Odiya A transformative civic education campaign has broken the silence on gender discrimination and gender misrepresentation of women in the decision-making processes in the heart of Hai Salaam, Rubkona County in Unity State. Organized by Active Citizen South Sudan (ACSS) with the support from Norwegian People`s Aid[Read More…]

By Alan Clement Senior financial administrators from various government institutions have convened to assess accelerated implementation of payment of civil servants’ salaries. The meeting, organized by the Ministry of Finance , Planning (MoFP) and attended by Accounting Officers , Directors General of Administration and Finance from various Ministries, Departments, and[Read More…]

By Alan Clement Some members of the Transitional National Legislative Assembly (TNLA) have raised concern over the surge in violence in parts of the country. The members expressed worries on Tuesday during the ordinary sitting No. 3/2025. Recently two separate road ambushes took place on the Juba-Madiri and Kaya-Morobo roads,[Read More…]

By Alan Clement The Catholic Bishop of Tambura and Yambio counties, Rt. Rev. Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala, has called on the National government to intervene in Tambura County as conflict surge. The bishop called on the Government of South Sudan and citizens across the country to act urgently and decisively to[Read More…]

By Alan Clement The National Communication Authority (NCA) has officially launch its Strategic Plan for 2025- 2029 at the 10th Ordinary Board of Directors meeting. It also approved budget for the fiscal year 2025/26 during the meeting held at the Authority’s headquarters in Gumbo over a two-day period concluding on[Read More…]

  By Lodu William Odiya President Salva Kiir Mayardit has reaffirmed commitment to modernization of the country’s aviation infrastructure. According to a statement issued by the presidential press unit yesterday, the remark followed a detailed report from the Director General of the South Sudan Civil Aviation Authority (SSCAA), John Woja[Read More…]