(NAIROBI, KENYA) – A young Kenyan couple stunned onlookers in Nairobi’s Central Business District this month after choosing the busy city streets as the venue for their wedding, an unusual public ceremony that reflects a growing shift among Kenya’s younger generation away from costly traditional celebrations. The couple, identified onlyContinue Reading
(HARARE, ZIMBABWE) – Wicknell Munodaani Chivayo, the Zimbabwean businessman whose name became synonymous with government tenders, lavish gifts and a fortune he claimed exceeded $100 million, died on 30th September 2026 in a helicopter crash in Marondera, east of Harare. He was 43. His wife, Lucy “Lulu” Muteke, whom heContinue Reading
(OPINION / Dr Koiti Emmily) – The Masculine Power We Must Examine to End Child Marriage in South Sudan If you ask quietly, especially among highly educated and professionally established South Sudanese men, a familiar pattern often appears. A man studies, succeeds and secures employment. He moves among educated womenContinue Reading
(OPINION/Dr Koiti Emmily) – Not every connection formed on this app, or anywhere else, is built on goodwill. Some are formed quietly, deliberately, and entirely around usefulness. These are not friendships of the heart, but relationships of function. In such dynamics, people are valued like tools, not for who theyContinue Reading
(KIGALI, RWANDA) – South Sudanese students in Rwanda held the first Mundari Cultural Festival in Kigali on 31 January 2026, marking the official launch of the Mundari Students’ Union in the country. The event drew a large turnout from the South Sudanese community and was widely described as bringing theContinue Reading
(KIGALI) – Ms. Ayaa Irene Lokang, Director of the Association for Media Development in South Sudan (AMDISS), has been recognised as one of Africa’s 100 Most Influential Women. She received the award during the 4th African Women Awards held on 8 November 2025 in Kigali, Rwanda. The award was presentedContinue Reading
(JUBA) – MTN South Sudan will host the 18th edition of its Sip, Shop & Bite event on Sunday, 28th September 2025, at Century Garden Estate in Juba. This year, the event features a VIP Xperience aimed at providing attendees with a premium experience that combines lifestyle, entertainment, and businessContinue Reading
By Lukadi Joseph Edward South Sudan has travelled some of the hardest roads in modern history. Conflict, poverty, displacement and uncertainty have all touched our nation. Yet, despite it all, there is something unshakable about our people, a strength that refuses to die. Every day, I see examples of thisContinue Reading
(JAIPUR) – South Sudan’s Evaline Neim Mohammed Salleh has been crowned Miss Ocean World 2025 at the international beauty pageant held at Grassfield Valley on Delhi Road, Jaipur, India. The event, which ran from 15 to 24 August, brought together contestants from 20 countries under the theme “Clean and PollutionContinue Reading
(JUBA) – Like a boda-boda rider dodging potholes on a Juba backstreet, South Sudan is weaving its way into dangerous health territory, thanks to lifestyle diseases now killing more people than bullets or cattle raids. Experts from the South Sudan Red Cross have sounded the alarm (again) on the riseContinue Reading
