(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
(YEI RIVER COUNTY) – Farmers in Yei River County have expressed concerns over the Central Equatoria State government’s plan to distribute cocoa seedlings, arguing that the initiative is being introduced too late in the planting season. The State Ministry of Cooperatives and Rural Development announced on Monday that it plansContinue Reading
(JUBA) – President Salva Kiir Mayardit has assented to the National Elections Act, 2012 (Amendment) Bill, 2026, a move expected to strengthen South Sudan’s legal framework as the country prepares for the December 2026 General Elections. The signing of the amended law on Monday marks a significant milestone in theContinue Reading
YEI RIVER COUNTY— For residents of Yei River County, peace is more than a theme marked on a calendar, it is the ability to return home, rebuild a life, send children to school, move freely and live alongside neighbours without fear. Those were the hopes echoed on the International DayContinue Reading
(JUBA) – The Central Equatoria State Ministry of Cooperatives and Rural Development has announced plans to distribute more than 250,000 cocoa seedlings to cooperative societies and farmers across the state’s six counties as part of efforts to boost agricultural production and rural livelihoods. Speaking in a statement extended to AccessContinue Reading
(YEI RIVER COUNTY) – Cooperative farmers and village savings groups in Yei River County have welcomed the Central Equatoria State government’s plan to establish a Rural Development Bank, but are urging authorities to ensure the project is implemented and expanded to counties across the state. According to the Ministry ofContinue Reading
(JUBA) -The Central Equatoria State Council of Ministers has approved the establishment of a State Rural Development Bank aimed at expanding access to financial services and supporting cooperatives, agriculture, and other productive economic activities across the state. During its 12th sitting of 2026 chaired by Governor Emmanuel Adil Anthony inContinue Reading
(KEGULU, YEI RIVER COUNTY)– Residents of Kagelu Village in Otogo Payam, Yei River County, have expressed concern over what they describe as a lack of community benefits from ongoing teak harvesting at the Kagelu Forest Reserve. Community members say that despite years of large-scale logging operations at the plantation, localContinue Reading
(YEI RIVER COUNTY) – The County Health Director for Yei River County, Simon Sebit Musoga, has called for increased support and investment in mental health services ahead of this year’s World Mental Health Day commemoration on October 10. Speaking during a stakeholders’ meeting in Yei on Thursday, Musoga said manyContinue Reading
