By Yang Ater Yang Two brothers, who were sons of the Executive Chief of Meen Payam in Rumbek North County, Lakes State, were killed in a gunfight last Wednesday following a dispute over a goat, according to a family member. Santino Adong Keloktuol, a family elder, confirmed the incident, saying[Read More…]
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Over 50 fistula patients discharged in Rumbek
By Yang Ater Yang At least 51 women have successfully undergone surgery for obstetric fistula and have been discharged from Kiir Mayardit Women’s Hospital in Rumbek, Lakes State, following treatment and recovery guidance from health workers. The fistula treatment was conducted by the Lakes State Ministry of Health in partnership[Read More…]
INCIDENT: Health worker killed in Rumbek North ambush
By Yang Ater Yang A nutrition health worker has been killed in an alleged road ambush while travelling from Rumbek North County to Rumbek; authorities in Lakes State have confirmed. The incident reportedly occurred in Amok Village along the road connecting Rumbek North County and Rumbek, as the health worker[Read More…]
Civil Society urges Lakes government to reopen state parliament
By Yang Ater Yang The Civil Society Organisations Network (CiSON) in Lakes State has called on the state government to urgently reopen the Transitional Lakes State Legislative Assembly, which has reportedly been inactive for about 11 months. The Assembly has not held regular sittings since November 2025, with the continued[Read More…]
Lakes State launches fistula treatment campaign
By Yang Ater Yang The Lakes State Ministry of Health, in collaboration with CUAMM and other partners, has launched a week-long fistula treatment campaign at Kiir Mayardit Women’s Hospital in Rumbek, targeting women affected by fistula across the state’s eight counties. The campaign is being conducted under the theme “Close[Read More…]
7 killed in attempted cattle raid in Rumbek North County
By Yang Ater Yang Authorities in Rumbek North County confirmed that 7 people, including 3 soldiers from SSPDF, police, 2 children, and 2 women, were killed, and 6 others were wounded in an attempted cattle raid by suspected armed youths from the SPLM-IO rebels’ group from Panyijar County. An SPLM-IO[Read More…]
Police hunting unknown gunman over shooting dead of civil defense officer in Rumbek town
By Yang Ater Yang The police authorities in the Lakes State’s capital, Rumbek, have been hunting and investigating an unknown gunman who shot and killed a civil defense officer identified as Manyiel Achut on duty at Boh 2 Petrol Station. The police spokesperson, Lt. Col. Elijah Mabor Makuac, said there[Read More…]
University Graduates and an Infant Killed in Brutal Highway Attack
By Kei Emmanuel Duku A horrific highway ambush has claimed the lives of two university graduates and an infant, sparking a wave of grief and outrage across Mayiandit County. The victims were traveling along the Rumbek-Mayiandit highway when they came under attack by a suspected group of youth from Maper.[Read More…]