Pupil Numbers Surpass Classroom Capacity as Displaced Families Return to Yei

Pupil Numbers Surpass Classroom Capacity as Displaced Families Return to Yei

2025-07-11

(YEI) – Public schools in Yei River County, Central Equatoria State, are struggling to accommodate a sharp rise in pupil enrolment, following the return of displaced families to the area. Commissioner Emmanuel Taban confirmed that the number of learners in several schools now exceeds classroom capacity, making it difficult forContinue Reading

Yei Paramount Chief and Six Others Freed Following Abduction

Yei Paramount Chief and Six Others Freed Following Abduction

2025-07-11

(YEI) – Seven people, including a paramount chief and two humanitarian workers, have been released after being abducted earlier this week in Yei River County, Central Equatoria State. According to Commissioner Emmanuel Taban, the group was abducted in two separate incidents on Monday, 7 July 2025. In the first incident,Continue Reading

Border Counties Demand Action on Abandoned Highway Linking South Sudan to Uganda

Border Counties Demand Action on Abandoned Highway Linking South Sudan to Uganda

2025-07-07

(MOROBO) – Residents of Morobo, Yei and Lainya counties in Central Equatoria State are urging the national government to resume and complete the long delayed construction of the Juba–Lainya–Yei–Morobo–Kaya highway, a critical infrastructure project that was once expected to transform trade and movement across the region. Launched in 2020 asContinue Reading