(JUBA) – The Bank of South Sudan has begun the second phase of its pre-retirement training programme aimed at preparing staff members for life after service. The initiative, which started last week in Juba, is organised by the Compensation and Benefits Division within the Directorate of Administration and Human Resources.Continue Reading
(MUNGRET / JUBA) – Former pupils of Mungret College in Ireland have marked the 50th anniversary of the school’s closure with donations of more than €30,000 (about 32,700 US Dollars / 150 million South Sudanese Pounds). Part of the contribution will directly benefit students in South Sudan, linking the JesuitContinue Reading
(JUBA COUNTY) – Stanbic Bank South Sudan has donated three steel filing cabinets to the Central Equatoria Ministry of General Education to support the ministry’s recordkeeping and document management work. The donation took place on 6 August 2025 and was officially handed over at the ministry premises in Juba. TheContinue Reading
(JUBA) – A senior South Sudanese academic has called on the government to urgently increase investment in the country’s education system following what she described as a troubling decline in student performance in national secondary school examinations. Professor Julia Aker Duang, former Vice Chancellor of Dr John Garang Memorial UniversityContinue Reading
(YAMBIO COUNTY) – A Catholic seminary in Western Equatoria has introduced an unusual but practical solution to help students stay in school despite South Sudan’s worsening economic crisis. The St John Paul II Institute of Philosophy now allows students to pay tuition with charcoal, goats, chickens, and farm produce insteadContinue Reading
(JUBA) – The Ministry of General Education and Instruction has cautioned schools and teachers across South Sudan against charging pupils and parents fees beyond the official rates set for national examinations. The ministry has said it will take legal action against any institution or teacher found guilty of overcharging. AccordingContinue Reading
The Center for Peace and Advocacy (CPA) has called on South Sudan’s Ministry of Higher Education to ensure fairness and transparency in the allocation of Ethiopian scholarships to South Sudanese students. These scholarships offer a valuable opportunity for young people in South Sudan to pursue higher education abroad, in aContinue Reading
(JUBA) – The Ministry of General Education and Instruction has officially released the results of the 2024 Certificate of Secondary Education (CSE) examinations after a lengthy delay that drew widespread concern from students, parents and schools across South Sudan. The examinations, which were conducted between 2 and 11 December 2024,Continue Reading
(JUBA) – The Ministry of General Education and Instruction has released the 2024 Certificate of Secondary Education (CSE) examination results, naming the top ten performers, best schools, and giving a state-level performance breakdown. The release, delayed for months due to financial constraints, marks one of the most anticipated education announcementsContinue Reading
(MARIDI COUNTY) – South Sudan’s Minister for General Education and Instructions, Dr Kuyok Abol Kuyok, has reaffirmed government plans to set up a National Curriculum Development Institute in Maridi County, Western Equatoria State, as part of efforts to strengthen the country’s education system. The Minister made the remarks during anContinue Reading
