(JUBA) – Media stakeholders from across South Sudan have gathered in Juba for a national consultative workshop aimed at strengthening ethical journalism and professional accountability in the country’s media sector. The workshop, organised by the Union of Journalists of South Sudan and hosted by the Association for Media Development inContinue Reading
Yei River County Commissioner Samuel Henry Malimbo has called on development partners operating in the county to give qualified local youth greater preference for jobs and volunteer roles, while warning organisations against bypassing local authorities and urging them to follow proper procedures. Malimbo raised the issues during a meeting withContinue Reading
(LAINYA / YEI) – The body of former Lainya County Commissioner Eresto Taban Luate arrived in Yei River County on 4th September ahead of burial in Loka, Lainya County. The remains were received by Yei River County Commissioner Samuel Henry Malimbo and Lainya County Commissioner, together with family members, friends,Continue Reading
(JUBA) – The Finance Ministry has completed salary payments for the army and is now paying the police and other organised forces, with civil servants expected to receive their pay within the week. The update came as the economic reform committee met security chiefs to address illegal checkpoints and theContinue Reading
(KAPOETA, EASTERN EQUATORIA STATE) – Governor Luis Lobong Lojore has called for urgent humanitarian intervention after witnessing the devastating impact of climate change on farming communities across Greater Kapoeta. The Governor, accompanied by the Mayor of Kapoeta Municipal Council, county commissioners, state ministers and other government officials, visited several gardensContinue Reading
(JUBA) – The Central Bank of South Sudan has signed a currency management agreement with De La Rue, a British company that prints banknotes for more than 140 countries and is one of the world’s largest commercial currency printers. The agreement is meant to improve the handling of South SudaneseContinue Reading
(JUBA) – South Sudan has removed the main legal barriers to the December 22nd, 2026 general elections after President Salva Kiir Mayardit signed a constitutional amendment separating the vote from the permanent constitution and national census processes. The Transitional National Legislative Assembly passed the Transitional Constitution of South Sudan (AmendmentContinue Reading
The East African Community (EAC) was never intended to be merely a collection of neighbouring states connected by geography and diplomatic agreements. Its vision was far more ambitious: to create a shared economic space where citizens could move freely, trade across borders, establish businesses, seek employment and contribute to collectiveContinue Reading
(YEI RIVER COUNTY) – More than 200 returnees from Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo have been registered in Yei River County, as authorities and partners met to coordinate humanitarian and development work in the area. The Relief and Rehabilitation Commission (RRC) in Yei River County confirmed the registrationContinue Reading
(ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA) – South Sudan has joined other countries in the Horn of Africa in endorsing a regional Trade Facilitation Roadmap aimed at strengthening economic integration, improving trade corridors and accelerating regional development. The endorsement came during a high-level meeting in Addis Ababa held under the theme, “One Region,Continue Reading
