By Philip Buda Ladu   President Salva Kiir Mayardit on Wednesday, tasked the newly appointed Minister of Health, Sarah Cleto Rial, to address critical challenges facing healthcare sector in the country. After, Sarah Cleto taking oath, the president emphasized the pressing need for improved health service delivery. Kiir lauded Minister[Read More…]

By Philip Buda Ladu/Julie Londo  Stepping into Juba’s open-air timber market under the blazing sun, you’re immediately struck by the sheer volume of Congolese and South Sudanese wood. Along dusty streets, simple shops made of rusting corrugated iron are stacked high with mahogany and teak, their freshly sawn faces gleaming[Read More…]

By Hou Akot Hou   Ministry of Health in Northern Bahr El Ghazal State launched a vaccination campaign on Monday to combat pneumonia. It’s part of Rotavirus Vaccination Campaign organized in partnership with Women’s Empowerment Center South Sudan (WECSS), UNICEF, and the World Health Organization (WHO). The event was attended[Read More…]

By Yiep Joseph   Fresh land disputes have emerged in Lado Payam with Nyangwara-Pojulu Tijor Community calling on the state government to stop Land Demarcation in Nyamini area. Last week, a group of elders, chiefs from Bari Community, declared land demarcation in Nyamini area for more than 20,000 plots. The[Read More…]

By Jacob Onuha Nelson   One Citizen Network for Democracy (OCND) has urged local authorities, the state government, and national government to intervene to de-escalate conflict in Tonj East, Warrap State that has claimed lives of at least 62 people. Mboringba Elizabeth, the Program Assistant of OCND, called for urgent[Read More…]

By James Innocent   National Ministry of Health has launched a pneumonia vaccination campaign in Yei River County, Central Equatoria State. As part of awareness, a one-day meeting that brought stakeholders was convened to inform the community about the importance of vaccination. National Ministry of Health officials revealed that this[Read More…]

By Yiep Joseph   United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has urged the national government to intervene and stop the escalating intercommunal violence in Tonj East. According to the statement extended to the media, Guang Cong, UNMISS Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General (Political), expressed the need for urgent[Read More…]

By Philip Buda Ladu   Over 165,000 people have been forced to flee escalating conflict and rising tensions in South Sudan over the past three months, deepening an already severe humanitarian crisis across the region, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) warned. The exodus comes as desperately needed aid is dwindling,[Read More…]

By Hou Akot Hou   At least four individuals convicted of charges including murder and theft have appealed for financial assistance to help free some of the five convicts whose verdicts have been passed. Mr. Tong Kuot Tong, spokesperson for the Aweil Community in Abyei, revealed this information to on[Read More…]

By Nakwam Rose   Central Equatoria State Minister of State Building, Jacob Aligo Lo-Lado, emphasized peace and unity to the youth during opening of Kajo-Keji Unity Tournament (KKUT). Held on Saturday at Rock City Playground, under the theme “Score for Peace and Unity,” the tournament aimed to bring youth together,[Read More…]

By Yiep Joseph   Aweil Community in Abyei has reiterated its calls for the state government to expedite the repatriation of over 500 returnees stranded in the Abyei Administrative Area. This appeal comes at a time when returnees are facing severe food shortages, water scarcity, and accommodation challenges. Despite various[Read More…]

By Yiep Joseph   At least 20 priests from the Internal Province of Episcopal Church of South Sudan in Amadi in Western Equatoria State have been suspended. The Primate of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan (ECSS), Archbishop Justin Badi Arama, issued an order suspending the 20 priests affiliated with[Read More…]

By Jacob Onuha Nelson   National Minister of Environment and Forestry, Josephine Napwon Cosmas, has issued a stern warning against illegal logging, which has become an environmental risk across the country. Speaking after meeting with Central Equatoria State Acting governor, Paulino Lukudu Obede, Napwon emphasized the urgency of coordinated efforts.[Read More…]

By Peter Kuol Kuch   An unspecified number of residents have been displaced following heavy rain in Bor on Friday. According to block leaders, the displacement is due to stagnant rainwater and a lack of adequate drainage pathways. Speaking to this publication, John Makuei, the residential leader in Achuengdier, noted[Read More…]

By Yiep Joseph   President Salva Kiir Mayardit on Monday witnessed the swearing in of Dr. Benjamin Baak Deng Bol as Chief Justice and Laku Tranquilo Nyombe as Deputy Chief Justice, taking over the highest judicial office. The oath-taking, at the Presidential Palace, was administered by Supreme Court Justice Dr.[Read More…]

By Yiep Joseph   Former Governor of Western Bahr el Ghazal State and newly appointed National Minister of Health, Sarah Cleto, has arrived in Juba to assume office despite controversial statements from the fragmented SPLM-IO. Cleto, a senior member of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement In Opposition (SPLM-IO) under Dr.[Read More…]

By Kei Emmanuel Duku   In the heart of South Sudan, the cries of women suffering from obstetric fistula echo through communities, their voices often drowned out by the silence of stigma and neglect. This devastating childbirth injury, caused by prolonged and obstructed labour, has become a symbol of the[Read More…]