(Malakal) – The Directorate of Civil Registry, Nationality, Passports and Immigration in Upper Nile State has appealed to the national government in Juba to urgently send national identification cards and passport booklets, warning that the shortage is affecting service delivery and frustrating local residents. Brigadier General Joseph Monybuny, who leadsContinue Reading
(Juba) – The twelfth Chinese medical team currently working in South Sudan provided free medical services to students at the University of Juba on 27 June 2025, in a continuing effort to support the health needs of young people and the wider community. Hundreds of students received medical attention fromContinue Reading
(Tonj) – A local primary school in Tonj South County has started a vegetable farming project aimed at improving the nutrition of pupils and staff. Rainbow Nursery and Primary School, in partnership with World Vision and the World Food Programme (WFP), officially launched the initiative under the theme, “Farming isContinue Reading
(Juba) – The Anyuak community in South Sudan has welcomed the return of their traditional leader, His Majesty King Akwai Agada Akwai, who arrived in Juba on Friday after several months of medical treatment in the United States. King Akwai’s arrival at Juba International Airport was met with a largeContinue Reading
(Kapoeta) – Health authorities in Eastern Equatoria State have launched a new Oral Cholera Vaccine (OCV) campaign to control the spread of cholera and other waterborne diseases, following an outbreak that has led to several deaths in South Sudan this year. The campaign began in Kapoeta South County, a regionContinue Reading
(Kapoeta) – The government of Eastern Equatoria State has announced the creation of the Kauto Administrative Area, a new administrative unit intended to improve the delivery of public services and government oversight in one of the region’s most remote and under served areas. The declaration was made through Gubernatorial OrderContinue Reading
(Torit) – The Government of Eastern Equatoria State and the wider South Sudanese public are mourning the death of Hilary Dilang Odwar, a veteran politician and former Minister of Mining, who passed away in Canada after a long illness. Dilang died on Monday, 24 June 2025, at Kitchener Ontario HospitalContinue Reading
(Juba) – South Sudanese musician Silver X, born Okuta Ceaser Malish Jeremiah, has shared a personal reflection on life and its challenges, using a metaphor to describe it as a journey similar to driving on a highway — where there is always someone ahead and someone behind. In a messageContinue Reading
(Juba) – Chinese doctors provided free medical services to students at the University of Juba on Friday, in an ongoing effort by China to support healthcare access in South Sudan. The outreach was organised by the 12th batch of the Chinese medical team currently stationed in the country. The visitContinue Reading
(Gogrial) – A 45 year old man was killed by a hippopotamus near the riverbank in Mayen Payok payam, Gogrial West County, Warrap State, in an incident that has raised growing concerns about human wildlife conflict in South Sudan’s flood prone regions. The victim, Bak Wol Koor, was fatally attackedContinue Reading
