(JUBA) – South Sudan is stepping up efforts to improve food safety and testing systems through closer cooperation with the Food and Agriculture Organization, officials said after a meeting in Juba. The talks focused on upgrading laboratory capacity, including the rehabilitation and equipping of the central laboratory in Juba andContinue Reading
(YEI COUNTY) – A football referee in Yei River County has been suspended for three months after failing to follow match regulations during a women’s league fixture, local officials said. The action follows a review of a match between Rockland Women FC and Black O4 Women FC played on 13Continue Reading
(YEI RIVER COUNTY) – A local humanitarian development partner, the Organization for Agriculture Opportunities (OFAO) South Sudan, has handed over two newly constructed food storage facilities to farmer groups in Ronyi and Gimuni bomas of Yei Town Payam in Yei River County. Speaking to Access Radio on Tuesday, the organization’sContinue Reading
(YEI RIVER COUNTY) – Elders in Yei Town Payam have backed plans to allocate more land for the establishment of Yei University and community development projects in the area. The pledge was made during a meeting with Yei River County Commissioner Samuel Henry Malimbo, where elders also raised concerns aboutContinue Reading
(YEI RIVER COUNTY) – A civil society advocacy group in South Sudan’s Yei town has raised concerns over the delayed release and distribution of last year’s Primary Eight (P.8) examination results to rural areas. According to Modi Arkangelo, the leader of the Yei River County Civil Society Forum, the delayContinue Reading
(YEI RIVER COUNTY) – The Chairperson of the Yei River County Youth Association, Frank Gaga Justine, has called on leaders at community, county and state levels to urgently implement resolutions from the recently concluded Kakwa Youth Peace Conference in Yei town. The two-day conference, organized last week by the KakwaContinue Reading
(JUBA) – The United States Embassy in South Sudan has expressed serious concerns over the lack of transparency in South Sudan’s mining sector, warning that it continues to hinder potential foreign investment. The concerns were raised following an April 9 meeting between U.S. Ambassador Michael J. Adler and South Sudan’s MiningContinue Reading
(YEI RIVER COUNTY) -The Commissioner of Yei River County, Hon. Samuel Henry Malimbo, has called on young people to embrace unity, responsibility and cultural preservation as key pillars for community development. Speaking during a meeting with youth leaders, artists and sports representatives on Friday, Hon. Malimbo encouraged the county’s youthContinue Reading
(YEI RIVER COUNTY) – The Commissioner of Yei River County, Hon. Samuel Henry Malimbo, has reiterated that sustainable development cannot be achieved without lasting peace and stability in the area. Speaking during a stakeholders’ engagement in Yei ON Thursday, Hon. Malimbo emphasized that peace remains the foundation for meaningful progress,Continue Reading
(JUBA) – The Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO) wishes to address false information currently circulating on social media alleging that its Executive Director has been arrested. We categorically state that this claim is untrue. The Executive Director Edmund Yakani has not been arrested and continues to carry out hisContinue Reading
