(JUBA) – The Speaker of South Sudan’s Transitional National Legislative Assembly, Rt. Hon. Jemma Nunu Kumba, has revealed that at least 15 Members of Parliament (MPs) have died since April 2024, most of them reportedly due to treatable medical conditions. Speaking at the reopening of the Assembly on Wednesday, SpeakerContinue Reading
(AWEIL) – Governor Simon Ober Mawutdit of Northern Bahr el Ghazal State has delivered on a promise made earlier this month by donating a tricycle bike to the Ayat Women Association, a local grassroots group based in Greater Ayat. The donation, which took place on Thursday, marks a symbolic gestureContinue Reading
(JUBA) – A leading civil society activist has called on the South Sudanese government to release First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar and other political detainees as a gesture of reconciliation during the country’s 14th Independence Day celebration. Bol Deng Bol, the Executive Director of INTREPID South Sudan, based inContinue Reading
(JUBA) – Church Urges South Sudan’s Leaders to Put Nation Before Politics on Independence Day Senior religious leaders in South Sudan have called on the country’s political leaders to rise above personal and party interests and focus on addressing the economic and security challenges facing the nation. The call wasContinue Reading
(NAIROBI) – South Sudan’s Acting Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Hon. Dr Joseph Geng Akech, led a high level delegation in Nairobi this week during an important regional engagement on the Cooperative Framework Agreement (CFA) concerning the River Nile. The discussions were held at the Radisson Blu Hotel andContinue Reading
(JUBA) — As South Sudan continues to recover from years of conflict and instability, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is promoting a peaceful alternative to violence: cooperatives. These shared economic ventures are emerging across the country as a new way for young people to earn a livingContinue Reading
(JUBA) — The leadership of the Central Equatoria State Chamber of Commerce, Juba County, and the Juba City Council has officially voiced its opposition to a recent zoning directive issued by the South Sudan Revenue Authority (SSRA). The concerns were raised during a meeting on Friday, 4 July 2025, withContinue Reading
(JUBA) – The United States International University – Africa (USIU-Africa) is set to host a formal alumni dinner in Juba this Saturday, 5 July 2025, in honour of its growing South Sudanese alumni community, many of whom now occupy prominent leadership positions in government and business. The event, organised byContinue Reading
(Juba) – President Salva Kiir Mayardit returned to Juba on Wednesday, 2 July 2025, following a week long official visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) aimed at boosting South Sudan’s economic ties and attracting foreign investment into the country. The President was received at Juba International Airport by theContinue Reading
(Kuacjok) – Ambassador Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth, a former South Sudanese diplomat and longstanding member of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM), visited Kuacjok in Warrap State on June 30, 2025, in what officials described as a symbolic act of unity and loyalty to the party’s founding principles. The visit, whichContinue Reading
