(YEI RIVER COUNTY)– Authorities in Yei River County have launched preparations for a large-scale medicine distribution campaign aimed at preventing blindness and elephantiasis across the county. Speaking during a one-day stakeholders’ meeting in Yei on Tuesday, County Commissioner Samuel Henry Malimbo welcomed health officials, media practitioners and other partners gatheredContinue Reading
(YEI/JUBA) – Travelers and traders using the Juba–Yei Road have reported that checkpoint operations and tax collections continue along the highway despite recent government directives ordering the removal of illegal roadblocks and unauthorized charges. The concerns come weeks after the High-Level Economic Management Subcommittee members, led by Interior Minister AleuContinue Reading
(JUBA / TORIT ) -The Governors of Central and Eastern Equatoria states have agreed to strengthen cooperation to address security and trade challenges affecting the movement of people, livestock and goods between the two states. Speaking during a joint meeting in Juba on Tuesday, Central Equatoria State Governor Emmanuel AdilContinue Reading
(YEI RIVER COUNTY) – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has begun constructing a three-room container-based Ebola preparedness and screening facility at Yei Airstrip as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen disease surveillance and emergency response measures in the region. According to workers at the site, the facility is expectedContinue Reading
(YEI RIVER COUNTY) – The Chairperson of the Yei River County Legislative Council has pledged to investigate and recover a public garbage collection truck that was reportedly transferred to Juba City Council, following growing public concern over its disappearance. The controversy emerged last week when Yei River County Public HealthContinue Reading
(YEI RIVER COUNTY) – Some residents and civil society activists in Yei River County have expressed concern over what they describe as the Yei River County Legislative Council’s failure to effectively carry out its oversight responsibilities since its establishment two years ago. Under South Sudan’s Local Government Act of 2009,Continue Reading
(YEI RIVER COUNTY) – Youth leaders in Yei River County have urged young people to use social media responsibly and avoid spreading hate speech, misinformation, and content that could undermine community cohesion. The Chairman of the Yei River County Youth Association, Gaga Frank Osman, encouraged youth to harness digital platformsContinue Reading
(TORE PAYAM, YEI RIVER COUNTY) – A young South Sudanese domestic tourist, journalist and community social worker is calling on national, state and local governments to restore peace and security as a way of promoting tourism and driving economic growth across South Sudan. Speaking to Access Radio via WhatsApp fromContinue Reading
(YEI RIVER COUNTY) -Yei River County is set to begin its annual Mass Drug Distribution campaign next Monday, targeting thousands of residents in an effort to prevent and control Neglected Tropical Diseases. The campaign was announced during a County-Level Advocacy Meeting organized by the Yei River County Health Department inContinue Reading
(YEI RIVER COUNTY) – Some residents of Yei Town have commended Yei River County Commissioner Samuel Henry Malimbo for spearheading public infrastructure rehabilitation projects aimed at improving roads and movement within the town. Residents say they are pleased with the ongoing road works and support what they describe as people-centeredContinue Reading
