By Philip Buda Ladu   South Sudan is set to receive a significant boost to its national power grid after securing a $130 million grant to import electricity from neighboring Uganda. The announcement was made by Engineer Manyuon Deng, South Sudan’s representative to the Nile Basin Initiative, during a[Read More…]

By Jacob Onuha Nelson   President Salva Kiir Mayardit has directed the National Assembly to reopen in the first week of June. This comes after a prolonged recess that has left the nation’s legislative agenda on hold for months. The announcement, made after a meeting on Wednesday between the President[Read More…]

By Hou Akot Hou   Northern Bahr El Ghazal state announced on Tuesday plans to exempt taxes on sorghum until the crops yield. This strategy aims to help local civilians afford sorghum in the market, as traders tend to raise prices for local consumers. This decision resulted from an extraordinary[Read More…]

By Yiep Joseph   Central Equatoria State government plans to abolish traditional courts that operate within the city without government approval. State officials announced the decision during the ordinary security meeting on Tuesday at the state secretariat in Juba. The weekly security meeting aims to assess the security situation and[Read More…]

By Kei Emmanuel Duku   Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu, expressed hope that Dr. Idris’s selection would “mark a meaningful step toward reviving an inclusive political process.” Sudan’s Transitional Sovereign Council Chairman, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, has appointed Dr. Kamil al-Tayeb Idris as[Read More…]

By Yiep Joseph   President Salva Kiir has applauded Unity State Governor Riek Bim Top for maintaining peace and stability in the region. According to a statement from the Office of the President, Governor Bim briefed President Kiir on Wednesday regarding the situation in Unity State. Following the briefing, President[Read More…]

By Kei Emmanuel Duku   A renewed sense of hope is sweeping across Kajo-Keji County as 5,000 smallholder farmers have received crucial agricultural inputs. This timely intervention from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) aims to bolster food security and revitalize food production in the county. The distribution, which began[Read More…]

By No. 1 Citizen and Agencies   US and South Sudanese officials have clarified that South Sudan is not the ultimate destination for deportees from the United States. This statement comes a day after the Department of Homeland Security criticized a federal judge’s order to maintain custody of migrants reportedly[Read More…]

Staff writer   High electricity tariffs in Juba city, has compelled President Salva Kiir Mayardit to formed a committee to review electricity power supply. The President alluded that whereas the government bears the responsibility to ensure the citizens of South Sudan enjoy reliable and affordable electricity, “there is an outcry[Read More…]

By James Innocent   United Nations mission in South Sudan concluded a ten-day HIV training for over 20 participants in Yei River County, Central Equatoria State, on Monday. Participants included local government officials, health workers, security personnel, civil society representatives, members of the HIV Club in Yei, and media representatives.[Read More…]

By Manas James Okony   Prominent liberation war veteran, General Stephen Ogut Obongo, was laid to rest with full military honors at the Martyrs’ Cemetery in Juba on Tuesday morning. Gen. Ogut, a military figure in South Sudan’s fight for independence, passed away on May 8, 2025, at a hospital[Read More…]

By Peter Kuol Kuch   One person has been killed in a road ambush along the Baidit-Bor Town road on Monday evening. According to Jonglei State Minister for Information, three young men encountered the ambush on their way back to Bor Town headquarters from Baidit Payam, where they attended wrestling[Read More…]

By Yiep Joseph   Citizens expressed optimism as Cardinal Stephen Ameyu Martin returned to Juba from Rome, Italy. Cardinal Ameyu attended the burial of Pope Francis and the conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV. His return to Juba on Tuesday attracted many South Sudanese to Juba International Airport, symbolizing their[Read More…]

By Kei Emmanuel Duku   Chairperson of the Kajo Keji County Organization, Aggrey Tisa Sabuni, has urged citizens to consider pooling resources for the construction of the Kajo-Keji Juba Highway. Sabuni said that waiting for government intervention would be futile. He highlighted a previous community-led effort, noting that an earlier[Read More…]

By Philip Buda Ladu   The Greater Horn of Africa (GHA) is highly likely to experience above-normal rainfall during the upcoming June to September (JJAS) 2025 season. According to a new forecast released on Tuesday by IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC) as this offers opportunities for agriculture, the[Read More…]

By Peter Kuol Kuch   People living with HIV across South Sudan rippled in panic, fearing lack of support following cut of funding by United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The move has severely impacted essential health services and access to life-saving antiretroviral drugs in a nation already heavily[Read More…]