(JUBA) – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has clarified that there is no government directive requiring foreign nationals to leave South Sudan. In a public statement issued on October 8, the ministry said it had noted recent public discussions regarding the participation of foreign nationals in small-scaleContinue Reading
(JUBA) – Health Minister Dak Duop says hundreds of South Sudanese die from cancer every year, as the country continues to struggle without a functional national cancer control system. Cancer survivors and families of patients have called on the government to establish a specialised cancer treatment centre. They say theContinue Reading
(JUBA) – South Sudan has raised its Ebola alert level after neighbouring Kenya confirmed its first case of the disease, health authorities said on 7th October. No cases have been confirmed inside South Sudan. The alert covers the Bundibugyo virus, the strain responsible for the outbreak in the Democratic RepublicContinue Reading
(JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN) – The SPLM Resource Mobilisation Committee has met with the Minister in the Office of the President, Africano Monday, to discuss its activities and priorities as the party prepares for the December 2026 elections. The delegation was led by Lam Tungwar. The meeting focused on the workContinue Reading
(JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN) – The South Sudan Revenue Authority (SSRA) has given taxpayers until 15th October 2026 to file their monthly and quarterly returns and clear all outstanding tax liabilities. In a notice issued on 7th October, the authority said the deadline covers personal income tax withholdings on wages andContinue Reading
(JUBA) – South Sudan and Pakistan have discussed strengthening bilateral cooperation through investments in key economic sectors, including sugar production, pharmaceuticals, and industrial development. Pakistan’s Minister of Trade and Industry, H.E. Basit Saleem Shah, met with South Sudan’s Caretaker Minister of Trade and Industry, Hon. Dr. Labanya Margaret Mathya, metContinue Reading
(JUBA) – South Sudan’s election preparations are being held back by a severe shortage of funds, with the major institutions warning that money needed to run the December polls has not arrived. The National Elections Commission needs $250 million (approximately SSP 32.5 billion at the October 2026 market rate) toContinue Reading
(JUBA) – The Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology has rejected allegations that Vice Chancellor Professor John Akech diverted $210,000 meant for digital agriculture students at the University of Juba. The Ministry described the claims as completely false in a statement released on 6th October 2026. The statement respondedContinue Reading
(JUBA) – Lectures for the University of Juba’s Digital Agriculture Programme will resume on Thursday, 8th October 2026, the University Administration has announced. The resumption follows months of disruption that exposed serious financial problems at South Sudan’s oldest public university. The university has struggled with repeated interruptions to its academicContinue Reading
(JUBA) – A lack of housing and difficult working conditions are making it hard to keep teachers in rural South Sudan, where some educators manage up to 100 pupils, education specialists have said. The specialists spoke to Radio Miraya during a discussion to mark World Teachers’ Day. Tawanda Madhangi, deputyContinue Reading
