(JUBA) – South Sudan is pressing ahead with plans to connect all its embassies, states and administrative areas to a central online system for passport and nationality services, as new equipment and thousands of document booklets arrive in the country. The Director General of Civil Registration and Immigration, Maj. Gen.Continue Reading
(JUBA) – MTN South Sudan, the World Health Organization and UNICEF have together supported the training of health call centre operators to speed up disease alerts and give callers faster access to trusted information. The three day training was led by the National Public Health Institute. It gave operators practicalContinue Reading
(YEI RIVER COUNTY) – Atlabara FC has kicked off a community clean up campaign in Yei that is set to become a weekly routine, with residents now called to join every Saturday. The “Keep Yei Clean” campaign got under way with club management, players and several well known local figuresContinue Reading
(JUBA) – The Chairman of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement has ordered a full reorganisation of the party and an end to private lobbying for government posts, as the ruling party prepares for general elections. Chairman Salva Kiir Mayardit gave the directive on the first day of an SPLM leadershipContinue Reading
(JUBA) – Young members of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement have called on all youth in South Sudan to back peaceful elections in December and reject political violence. The call came at the Political Parties Youth Forum held at the Juba Grand Hotel from 29 to 30 June 2026. TheContinue Reading
(BENTIU) – Unity State has a new Director General of Health and two new facilities at Bentiu State Hospital, marking a week of change for health services in the state. Dr Paul Banen officially took up the post of Director General of Health for Unity State on 2 July 2026.Continue Reading
(JUBA) – South Sudan is working to bring all public funds under one Treasury Single Account, a reform aimed at making government spending clearer and more controlled. The Ministry of Finance and Planning held a one day workshop on the Treasury Single Account in Juba on Thursday, together with theContinue Reading
(DAR ES SALAAM) – South Sudan and Tanzania have agreed to sign an agriculture cooperation pact in August 2026, a move aimed at boosting maize trade and transferring farming skills in irrigation and mechanisation to Juba. The deal was reached on the sidelines of the 19th East African Community SectoralContinue Reading
(JUBA) – Farming cooperatives in Eastern Equatoria and Lakes States have produced over 329,850 kilogrammes of harvest despite drought, heavy rainfall and unstable market conditions, showing how rural groups can improve livelihoods through sustainable agriculture. The 21 cooperative societies and farmer clusters have been receiving support through the RURALSS project,Continue Reading
(YEI COUNTY) – 52 farmers groups in Yei River County received fruit seedlings including papaya, pineapple, coffee and banana, a move aimed at improving nutrition, raising incomes and promoting climate smart agriculture across the region. The seedlings, provided by AVSI South Sudan yesterday, will be planted in demonstration plots. ThisContinue Reading
