South Sudan's English Daily Newspaper
"We Dare where others fear"
South Sudan's English Daily Newspaper
"We Dare where others fear"
The National Ministry of Health has introduced two life-saving vaccines into the national immunization program: the Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) and the Rotavirus Vaccine. These vaccines are designed to protect children from pneumonia and rotavirus-related diarrhea, which are major contributors to childhood mortality in the country.
Lado Payam of Juba County in Central Equatoria State announced on Tuesday that 22,000 plots of land in Nyamini village are now available for public allocation.
The management of Abyei Information and Radio Service (AIRS), which operates Abyei FM 102.3 in the Abyei Special Administrative Area, announced on Wednesday that the station will cease operations on Monday, June 2, 2025, due to a lack of funding.
The Government of Western Equatoria State has strongly condemned the recent assault on a female staff member of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) in Yambio Town. The attack occurred on Monday and was perpetrated by two soldiers from the South Sudan People's Defense Forces (SSPDF).
The Human Rights Independent Commission of Central Equatoria State, in collaboration with civil society organizations and with support from the Human Rights Division of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), has provided training on human rights violations to public service institutions.
The South Sudan National Police Service has begun training senior officers to prevent serious violations of children's rights. This training focuses on issues such as the recruitment and use of children by armed forces, child abduction, rape, and other forms of sexual violence.
More than 115 medical doctors began their licensure examinations on Monday, a crucial step toward obtaining legal accreditation to practice medicine and pharmacy in South Sudan.
The Human rights activist and Executive Director of Center for Peace and Advocacy (CPA) Ter Manyang Gatwech has called on the government to stop the practice of turning routine civil servant salary payments into public announcements. He warns that these spectacles not only create anxiety but also obscure deeper issues in governance.
President Salva Kiir Mayardit has appointed Sarah Cleto Rial, the former Governor of Western Bahr el Ghazal State, as the new Minister of Health.
The Director General of Civil Registry, Nationality, Passport, and Immigration, Major General Elia Costa, praised the success of a recent high-level official visit to Malaysia, calling it a “major breakthrough” for South Sudan’s immigration and border management sector.
