(RHINO CAMP, UGANDA) – A South Sudanese student has died after a gold mining site collapsed in Yoyo One, Zone 3 of the Bidibidi Refugee Settlement in Uganda on Monday. The deceased, identified as Peter Mambo, was a Senior Six student at Yoyo Secondary School. Family members and eyewitnesses sayContinue Reading
(KAJO-KEJI COUNTY) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), in partnership with the South Sudan Red Cross, has improved access to safe drinking water for thousands of residents and displaced people in Kajo-Keji County through a major water and sanitation intervention. ICRC in a statement posted on itsContinue Reading
(TORE PAYAM, YEI RIVER COUNTY) – The Head Chief of Tore Payam, Dusman Jengo, has called on county and state authorities to address growing concerns over taxation at security checkpoints along the Yei-Maridi highway and the presence of roaming Ambororo cattle herders in the area. Speaking during a joint meetingContinue Reading
(LASU PAYAM, YEI RIVER COUNTY) – Residents of Lasu Payam in Central Equatoria State’s Yei River County have renewed calls on the government and humanitarian organisations to improve healthcare services in the area, citing severe challenges in accessing medical treatment. Community members say the situation has worsened since the 2016Continue Reading
(YEI RIVER COUNTY) – Yei River County Commissioner Samuel Henry Malimbo has announced plans to construct two new bridges at Sobe Stream and Wuluturu Stream as part of ongoing efforts to improve infrastructure and road connectivity across the county. The move follows extensive reporting by Access Radio on the deterioratingContinue Reading
(YEI RIVER COUNTY) – Yei River County Commissioner Samuel Henry Malimbo has launched road rehabilitation works in Yei Town, a move aimed at improving transportation and easing movement for residents, traders and other road users. The rehabilitation works commenced along the Yei–Maridi Road, with Point Investment Company supporting the initiativeContinue Reading
(JUBA / YEI / KAJO-KEJI / LAINYA / TEREKEKA) – Residents across Central Equatoria State have welcomed Governor Emmanuel Adil Anthony’s decision to upgrade the status of hospitals in Yei, Lainya and Terekeka counties, but are calling for swift implementation of the directive. The announcement, published by the Governor’s PressContinue Reading
(POKULA BOMA, YEI RIVER COUNTY) – Residents of Pokula Boma in Yei Town Payam are urging county and state authorities to upgrade the area to a Payam, saying the move would bring government services closer to the community and accelerate local development. In a petition signed by 16 community leadersContinue Reading
(YEI RIVER COUNTY) – A senior public health official in Yei River County has appealed to the Central Equatoria State Government to intervene and facilitate the return of the town’s only garbage collection truck, which he claims is currently operating in Juba. Juma Ismail, a public health official in Yei,Continue Reading
(JUBA) – Central Equatoria State Governor Emmanuel Adil Anthony has ordered the upgrade of three major health facilities across the state in a move aimed at improving access to quality healthcare services and strengthening the region’s medical system. Under the gubernatorial directive, the Lainya Primary Health Care Centre and TerekekaContinue Reading
