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Activist urges Juba City Council to utilize tax for roads improvement
The City Review
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July 3, 2025
Civil society activist Edmund Yakani on Wednesday called on the City Council to prioritize essential services particularly roads improvement from tax revenue. By James Chatim Juba City Council has been challenged to use the collected taxes...
Spotlight on climate protection
D+C Development and Cooperation
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Let’s not forget that the past 10 years have been the warmest on record worldwide. The frontrunner was last year, which saw average temperatures over 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels. May 2025 was the second-warmest May on record....
South Sudan to host East African Scientific Conference next week
Radio Tamazuj
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June 20, 2025
The national health ministry on Friday announced that it is set to host the 10th East African Scientific Conference, which aims at promoting scientific collaboration and knowledge exchange among East African countries from 25 to 27 June in Juba....
Marriage and Dowries in South Sudan: A Tradition at a Crossroads
The City Review
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June 24, 2025
By Suzan Peter Mabuong In South Sudan, marriage has always been more than just the union of two people, it is a sacred bond, a social contract, a joining of families, and a deeply rooted cultural tradition. Yet in today’s society, what was once a...
South Sudan home to over 600,000 refugees
Number One Citizen Daily
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June 20, 2025
By Yiep Joseph Despite ongoing insecurity and economic challenges, South Sudan Commission for Refugee Affairs has revealed that the country is currently hosting more than 600,000 registered refugees. Yawusa Daud Kintha, Deputy Director for...
The vital interconnection between social well-being and environmental health
Number One Citizen Daily
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July 2, 2025
By Garang Garang Adim The foundation of any thriving society lies in the well-being of its people and the health of its environment. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), social well-being refers to the overall health, happiness, and...
Fourth meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee regarding the upsurge of mpox 2024
Media Monitors Network
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July 10, 2025
The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) is hereby transmitting the report of the fourth meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) Emergency Committee (Committee) regarding the upsurge of mpox 2024, held on...
Start-up kits donation puts “Smiles” on local businesses in Juba
Number One Citizen Daily
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July 2, 2025
By Yiep Joseph In an effort to boost small-scale businesses and foster economic independence, Active Citizen South Sudan (ACSS) has distributed start-up kits to local entrepreneurs and traders in Mangateen IDP and the Protection of Civilians (PoC)...
Trump can send deportees to South Sudan and other third-party countries, Supreme Court says
The Independent
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June 23, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Local recycling bin glut; Alligator Alcatraz woes; FHP needs helpLetter writers
Treasure Coast Palm - Florida
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The proposed "Alligator Alcatraz" detention center in the Everglades faces opposition due to environmental concerns and existing infrastructure. Florida's education policies removing books with explicit content from schools spark debate about...
Wildlife ministry: poaching drop from 8,000 to under 100
Eye Radio
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June 26, 2025
Author: Baria Johnson | Published: 6 hours ago PHOTO: Seized game meat, including pieces from over 100 antelopes and other wild animals, displayed at the Wildlife Ministry headquarters in Juba. The meat was confiscated by wildlife authorities on...
Gold rush or gold robbery; The plunder of South Sudan’s wealth
Eye Radio
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June 21, 2025
Gold miners digging inside a pit. (Photo: Courtesy). Amid the dusty hills and plains of South Sudan lies a fortune that has brought more trouble than prosperity – gold. What could be a blessing for communities and the nation has seemingly become a...
South Sudan, CNPC strengthen partnership to increase oil output
Eye Radio
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June 16, 2025
Author: Obaj Okuj | Published: 9 minutes ago Oil pipeline in Paloch, Upper Nile State - photo: Courtesy The Ministry of Petroleum is planning to increase oil production in South Sudan by strengthening its cooperation with the China National...
South Sudan intercepts two trucks carrying contaminated grains
Sudans Post
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June 17, 2025
The consignments include sorghum and maize infested with live insects. JUBA — The South Sudan government on Monday impounded two trucks from Uganda that had crossed into its territory carrying grains, mostly sorghum and maize, that were not fit...
Juba hosts the inaugural 10th East African Health and Scientific Conference
The City Review
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June 26, 2025
By Binia Elizabeth For the first time, Juba hosted the tenth edition of the East African Health and Scientific Conference (EAHSC), a regional conference that strengthens cooperation in health and enhances the EAC ideals of free movement of people,...
Power over food is power over people
The Michigan Daily
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July 11, 2025
As former President Thomas Jefferson once wrote, “Agriculture…is our wisest pursuit, because it will in the end contribute most to real wealth, good morals and happiness.” In his vision, the small farmer prevailed as the moral emblem of the...
Duk Community elder, women urge government to address Juba youth lawlessness
Radio Tamazuj
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July 1, 2025
As South Sudan reels from the fierce gang rape of a teenage girl in Juba’s Sherikat suburb, community elders are raising an alarm over escalating youth-related insecurity in the capital. Bol Manyang, an elder from the Duk Community in Juba, has...
EU allocates €11M to support conflict-affected communities in South Sudan
Number One Citizen Daily
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June 21, 2025
By Philip Buda Ladu European Union (EU) has committed a substantial €11 million to UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM). Unveiled on Friday, the funding aims to foster long-term recovery and stability of...
MTN Opens Digital Hub in South Sudan IDP Camp
News Ghana
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June 21, 2025
MTN South Sudan has established a technology center at Juba’s Mangateen camp for displaced persons, providing internet access, computers and solar power to underserved residents. The initiative forms part of the company’s annual #21DaysOfYelloCare...
UK reaffirms support for peace in South Sudan
Number One Citizen Daily
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June 21, 2025
By Lodu William Odiya United Kingdom has reaffirmed its commitment to peace and development in South Sudan. This revelation, in a statement released on Thursday, followed a recent visit by Clare Staunton, the UK’s Special Representative to South...