(YEI RIVER COUNTY) – Access Radio has announced plans to launch a weekly on-air civic education programme aimed at strengthening public awareness, citizen participation and accountable governance across the Greater Yei region. According to a statement issued to the Access Radio Newsroom on Tuesday, the initiative will use community radioContinue Reading
(JUBA) – A 299 kilometre electricity transmission line running from northern Uganda to Juba is set to create a new market for Uganda’s power while giving South Sudan an alternative to expensive diesel generated electricity. The $254 million South Sudan Uganda Power Interconnection Project (SUPIP), which Uganda technically launched lastContinue Reading
(JUBA) – Archbishop Elias Taban Parangi of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church in South Sudan has been elected as the Chief Mediator of the South Sudan Inter-Party Political Dialogue, a process aimed at fostering peaceful engagement among political parties ahead of the country’s elections. The announcement was made on Friday afterContinue Reading
(JUBA) – President Salva Kiir Mayardit has on Thursday officially launched the Inter-Party Dialogue on Election-Related Matters in Juba, bringing together political parties and key stakeholders to discuss critical issues ahead of South Sudan’s general elections scheduled for December 2026. The dialogue, held at the National Assembly Hall, attracted aContinue Reading
(JUBA)– President Salva Kiir Mayardit has met a high-level delegation from the East African Community (EAC), led by Secretary-General Ambassador Stephen Patrick Mbundi, as South Sudan begins national consultations on the proposed EAC Political Confederation. During the meeting on Thursday, Ambassador Mbundi briefed President Kiir on key regional priorities, includingContinue Reading
(YEI RIVER COUNTY) – Residents of Yei River County are mourning the death of veteran South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF) officer, Major General Liwa John Hakim Eliyoba, popularly known as Commander Omoyo, who passed away in Juba on Wednesday after a prolonged illness. Family members confirmed that the respectedContinue Reading
(JUBA) – President Salva Kiir Mayardit has sworn in South Sudan’s newly appointed caretaker government and called on officials to prioritize service delivery and work together as the country prepares for general elections scheduled for December. Speaking during the swearing-in ceremony in Juba on Wednesday, President Kiir urged the newlyContinue Reading
(JUBA) – President Salva Kiir Mayardit has on Tuesday evening appointed officials to serve in a Caretaker Government following the dissolution of the national government, a move aimed at ensuring the continuity of governance ahead of the country’s forthcoming elections. The appointments, announced through a series of presidential decrees onContinue Reading
(JUBA)– Members of South Sudan’s national parliament are set to receive new vehicles after President Salva Kiir approved a plan to provide transport support ahead of the country’s scheduled December 2026 elections. The Chairperson of the Information Committee at the Revitalized Transitional National Legislative Assembly (R-TNLA), Hon. Oliver Mori Benjamin,Continue Reading
(YEI RIVER COUNTY) – A Member of Parliament representing Yei River County in the National Transitional Legislative Assembly, Moses Bidal, says he will not be offended if people begin referring to him as a former Member of Parliament as South Sudan’s transitional period nears its expected conclusion. In a postContinue Reading
