Rumbek University of science and Technology has suspended activities and leaders of Academic Staff Association. Vice Chancellor of the University, Professor Joshua Otor Akol, issued the suspension order on Friday. “On behalf of the University Administration and on my own behalf, I do hereby issue this administrative order for suspending[Read More…]

By Philip Buda Ladu   President Salva Kiir Mayardit shakes up the National Communication Authority (NCA), as well as the Ministry of Information, Telecommunication, and Postal Services. In series of republican decrees, read on Friday evening, over state-run South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation (SSBC), Eng. Napoleon Adok Gai, who had served[Read More…]

By Kei Emmanuel Duku   Central Equatoria State Governor, Gen. Augustino Jadalla Kamilo Wani, returned to Juba on Saturday after a four-day tour of Morobo County. The Governor’s visit was prompted by renewed clashes between forces loyal to the Sudan People’s Liberation Army-In Opposition (SPLA-IO) and government forces in Panyume,[Read More…]

By Kei Emmanuel Duku   Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO) pins uncertainty of credible, free and fair elections in South Sudan on lack legal framework and resources. Edmund Yakani, Executive Director of the civil society organization said that there is a need to strengthen institutions responsible for creating suitable[Read More…]

By Philip Buda Ladu   President Salva Kiir Mayardit has congratulated Cardinal Robert Prevost on his election as Pope Leo XIV, the first US-born pontiff.   In a message released on May 9th, 2025, President Kiir addressed his congratulations to “His Holiness Pope Leo XIV, Vatican City,” expressing the sentiments[Read More…]

By Philip Buda Ladu   Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM), has launched an investigation into the fire that gutted the party’s national secretariat, in Juba. The incident that happened on Saturday afternoon, left a trail of destruction, prompting the party to opt for an immediate investigation. Eyewitnesses reported seeing dark[Read More…]

By Hou Akot Hou   Northern Bahr El Gazal state government has transported over 1000 returnees who settled in Abyei, after fleeing fighting that erupted in Sudan. Majority among the huge influx of the returnees, hail from Aweil. Spokesperson Aweil Association in Abyei, Tong Kuot Tong said Northern bahr El[Read More…]

By Kei Emmanuel Duku   South Sudan’s oil export is at risk after fortnight of resumption, as drone strikes hit Port Sudan facilities. Spiraling drone attacks on Port Sudan has plunged Sudan’s vital coastal city into chaos, disrupting critical oil transportation systems and supporting facilities. The attacks, which intensified in[Read More…]

By Kei Emmanuel Duku   Nicola Peter Orat of Kator FC has been recognized as Coach of the Month for a period spanning from March 27th to April 28th, that saw him guide his team to top of the South Sudan Premier League. Honoring Peter also coincides with his striker,[Read More…]

By Kei Emmanuel Duku   Reporters Without Borders’ rating reveals a noteworthy development in East Africa’s media landscape. South Sudan, for the first time, outranked Uganda in the annual World Press Freedom Index. The report, released to mark World Press Freedom Day, highlights a complex situation, with improvements in some[Read More…]

Story by James innocent   To push out tough moments from life, a woman, mother of five, turns to motorcycle repairing to withstand prevailing economic hardship in the country. Hustling in Yei River County town, Central Equatoria state, Dawa Esther Johnson, a mother of five children, embarks on tough fight[Read More…]

By Jacob Onuha Nelson   Central Equatoria State government has called for calm over St. Stephen’s Parish Church dispute that result to stoning of some priests in Munuki Block on Thursday. According to a statement, Central Equatoria state minister for cabinet Affairs, Lupai Satimon urged the people involved in riots[Read More…]

By Manas James Okony   Born around 1938 in Akobo in Jonglei state, Gen. Stephen Ogut, a prominent figure in the struggle for South Sudan’s independence has breathed his last. Gen. Stephen Ogut passed away on Thursday, May 8, 2025, at Juba’s Nile King Hospital. Ogut, a son of a[Read More…]

By Philip Buda Ladu   The United Nations Security Council has voted to extend the mandate of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) for another year, as concerns mount over escalating political and security crisis in the world’s youngest nation. Adopted on Thursday, the resolution 2779 (2025), introduced[Read More…]

By Philip Buda Ladu   High-level Standing Committee (HLSC), tasked with overseeing the implementation of South Sudan’s 2018 revitalized peace agreement, has officially recognized Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO) interim leadership. This endorsement comes after the Minister of Peace Building, Stephen Par Kuol, declared himself interim chairperson in[Read More…]

By Philip Buda Ladu   President Salva Kiir Mayardit has called upon newly sworn-in government ministers to revive education and transport sectors. The president urges the two ministers to inject fresh momentum into crucial sectors of South Sudan’s development, focusing particularly on higher education and transport logistics. During a swearing-in[Read More…]

Vatican News   Archbishop Timothy Broglio, President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, expresses joy and gratitude following the election of Pope Leo XIV. Speaking to Vatican News shortly after the announcement of the election of Pope Leo XIV from the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica, Archbishop Broglio, President of[Read More…]

By Philip Buda Ladu   The Government of Central Equatoria State (CES) has provided crucial relief to displaced persons in Morobo County, delivering over 24 tones of assorted food supplies valued at $25,000. This intervention comes in the wake of recent clashes between the South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF)[Read More…]