(JUBA) – The Ministry of Finance and Planning has confirmed that salaries for September 2025 have been fully processed and paid to civil servants and organised forces across South Sudan. In a statement issued on 24 September, the ministry said the payments were completed in line with a directive fromContinue Reading
(JUBA) – The criminal trial of South Sudan’s suspended vice president, Dr Riek Machar, began in the capital on Monday. The former first vice president faces treason and other serious charges, amid growing concerns over media freedom and transparency. Machar has been under house arrest since March. His public appearanceContinue Reading
(JUBA) – South Sudan has stepped up its engagement with international partners as the country looks to strengthen health systems, expand agricultural development and advance long term economic and social reforms. On 15 September 2025, Health Minister Sarah Cleto Rial held a high level meeting in Juba with a delegationContinue Reading
(JUBA) – When South Sudan’s leaders Salva Kiir and Riek Machar signed the Revitalised Agreement on the Resolution of Conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCSS) in 2018, there was hope that the country could move past years of conflict. The agreement, however, directly named the two men instead of their politicalContinue Reading
(JUBA) – A National Editors’ Forum breakfast meeting in Juba on Thursday brought together leading voices from South Sudan’s media sector to discuss editorial standards, training needs and the role of women in newsroom leadership. The gathering attended by editors, media managers, the Association for Media Development in South SudanContinue Reading
(JUBA) – South Sudanese editors have raised concerns over the growing challenges in the country’s media industry, pointing to low pay, lack of training and an economic downturn that is pushing experienced journalists to leave the profession. The matter was raised on Friday during a National Editors’ Forum breakfast meetingContinue Reading
(JUBA) – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has issued its third weekly press briefing, with a strong focus on international partnerships that link directly to South Sudan’s business, trade, and development interests. President Salva Kiir Mayardit held a meeting with Vice President Josephine Joseph Lagu and ForeignContinue Reading
(JUBA) – The Ministry of Trade and Industry has officially reopened its renovated offices in Juba, in a development that staff described as a fresh start for one of South Sudan’s most important economic institutions. The ceremony, held on 18 September 2025, was attended by the Minister of Trade andContinue Reading
(JUBA) – South Sudan’s Transitional National Legislative Assembly has rejected a motion to summon Vice President for the Economic Cluster, Dr Benjamin Bol Mel Akol, over allegations of corruption, abuse of office and economic mismanagement. The motion was tabled on 26 August 2025 by Machok Majong Jong, a lawmaker fromContinue Reading
(JUBA) – U.N. investigators have accused South Sudanese authorities of misusing state funds, including payments of $1.7 billion (SSP 12.07 trillion) to companies linked to Vice President Benjamin Bol Mel for road projects that were largely unfinished. The report by the U.N. Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan highlightsContinue Reading
