SYDNEY— Since Australia-based South Sudanese musician Silver X fixed his dental formula last month, the 37-year-old has been brandishing dazzling white teeth, and his wife, Queen Monia, has a hilarious …
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At UN conference on landlocked, South Sudan urges favorable loans, climate finances
by Juba Witnessby Juba WitnessTURKMENISTAN—South Sudan lamented the challenges of underdeveloped transport networks during the ongoing United Nations Conference of the Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDC) in Awaza, Turkmenistan, urging concessional loans and climate resilience …
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Kiir names James Altaib WES governor, replacing SPLM-IO’s Futuyo
by Juba Witnessby Juba WitnessJUBA—President Kiir named SPLM member James Altaib as Western Equatoria governor in a decree on Thursday, replacing Gen. Alfred Futuyo, who he sacked in February 2025. The administrative change announced …
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Lady Kola says not to blame for Cherry Long’s weight loss
by Juba Witnessby Juba WitnessJUBA—Musician Lady Kola left fans puzzled with a cryptic post, asking them to cease tagging her on “nonsense” before taking throwing shades at lover Cherry Long. Kola and Long, who …
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Tonj South woman arrested for smuggling ammunition to armed youths
by Juba Witnessby Juba WitnessTONJ—Local security forces in Tonj South County in Warrap State have arrested what they call conflict instigators, including a woman caught smuggling munitions mixed with grain. The region has suffered …
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National budget to be tabled in parliament coming days, likely bypassing cabinet approval
by Juba Witnessby Juba WitnessJUBA – South Sudan’s national budget for the fiscal year 2025-2026 will be tabled for deliberation in parliament in the coming days, President Kiir’s office said, although it has not …
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JUBA—President Salva Kiir relieved Pal Mai Deng as Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation on Wednesday evening, months after Mai and others left Juba at the onset of a political …
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Ghana’s defense, agriculture ministers killed in helicopter crash
by Juba Witnessby Juba WitnessA helicopter crash in Ghana’s southern Ashanti region killed the country’s defense and environment ministers along with six others on Wednesday, according to a CNN report citing the Ghanaian president’s …
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JUBA— At least eight people, including six cattle traders and two police officers, were killed, and eight others were injured after armed men attacked a cattle market in Mogiri, northeast …
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Diplomatic missions alarmed by rising violence in South Sudan, urge Machar’s release
by Juba Witnessby Juba WitnessJUBA—Diplomatic missions in South Sudan have reiterated grave concern over rising violence in South Sudan and called for the release of political detainees, including First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar. …