(Rumbek) – The Lakes State government has officially banned the distribution of imported seeds to local farmers, directing all agricultural partners, including international organisations such as the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), to purchase seeds from local producers instead. Speaking to local media, the State MinisterContinue Reading
(Juba) – The sound of iron hitting stone rises from Jebel Kujur in Juba’s Rock City in the early hours of each morning. It is the rhythm of resilience. Hundreds of women, most without protective gear, spend their days breaking stones into gravel to earn a basic living. Among themContinue Reading
(Yambio) – A local farmer in Western Equatoria State has made headlines after successfully supplying fresh cassava leaves to MASIA Market in Yambio Town, using the opportunity to call for greater community support for local farming and food self sufficiency. Mathew Buku, a father and active member of the WesternContinue Reading
(Tonj South) – Pupils from Bongo Primary School in Tonj South County, Warrap State, came out in large numbers on Tuesday, 1 July 2025, to clear the overgrown grass surrounding the County Education Director’s office. The voluntary act was initiated and organised by the students themselves. James Agei Dhieu, theContinue Reading
(Juba) – The Ministry of Health has officially marked the completion of a major stage in the ongoing expansion and upgrade of Juba Teaching Hospital, celebrating the end of the roofing phase of new buildings within the second phase of the project. Speaking at a brief event held in JubaContinue Reading
(Juba) – Authorities in Central Equatoria State have arrested 623 suspected gang members in a major security operation following a serious incident involving the gang rape of a 16 year old girl in the Shirikat area of Juba last week. The announcement came after a weekly security meeting chaired byContinue Reading
(Tonj) – A member of the Seventh day Adventist Church was shot and killed and another seriously injured, after an ambush by unidentified gunmen on Sunday evening in Warrap State’s Tonj North County, church officials confirmed. The victims were Evangelist James Mangong Akol, who died at the scene, and PastorContinue Reading
(Abyei) – A cholera outbreak in the Abyei Administrative Area is threatening to spread further unless urgent steps are taken to improve water and sanitation, according to the medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). Local health authorities officially declared an outbreak on 11 June 2025 after a steady riseContinue Reading
(Juba) – Women leaders and activists in South Sudan have raised deep concerns over a growing number of unsafe abortions among girls living in the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Juba, formerly known as the Protection of Civilians (PoC) site. Between January and June 2025, authorities recorded 143 casesContinue Reading
(Yambio) – After more than a year without parliamentary sittings, the Western Equatoria State Legislative Assembly officially reopened on Tuesday in Yambio, with leaders citing insecurity as the main reason for the prolonged recess. The assembly had initially adjourned in February 2024 for a planned three-month break but failed toContinue Reading
