JUBA – The Minister of Higher Education Madut Biar has announced plans for equitable distribution of scholarship opportunities among South Sudanese students, following claims of unfair allocation. Minister Biar said …
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Group urges govt intervention amid reports of deadly cattle raid in Mogiri
by Juba Witnessby Juba WitnessJUBA – Civil society group Intrepid South Sudan (ISS) has called for national government intervention following reports of deadly attack against cattle traders from Pibor Administrative Area, at Mogiri in …
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Breaking NewsHumanitarianNews
MSF suspends activities in two South Sudan counties after second abduction
by Juba Witnessby Juba WitnessJUBA – Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) says it has suspended all operational activities in Yei River and Morobo counties in South Sudan’s Central Equatoria State for a minimum of six …
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JUBA – President Salva Kiir relieved national lawmaker Reath Muoch Tang, who was nominated by the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO), in a president decree on Monday. Kiir …
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Lactating mother raped by visiting 40-year-old man in Gogrial East
by Juba Witnessby Juba WitnessWARRAP – Police in Gogrial East County in Warrap State have arrested a 40-year-old man accused of raping a 28-year-old lactating mother at her home where he was being hosted. …
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EconomyNews
CES cabinet approves SSP72.3 billion draft budget for FY 2025/2026
by Juba Witnessby Juba WitnessJUBA – Central Equatoria cabinet approved a draft budget of 72.3 billion South Sudan Pounds on Monday for the 2025/2026 fiscal year, as the national budget is yet to be …
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HumanitarianNews
Ugandan incursion forces 1,000 households out of their homes
by Juba Witnessby Juba WitnessKAJO-KEJI – The Ugandan incursion into South Sudan’s Kajo-Keji County on July 28, which killed five South Sudanese soldiers, has also displaced about forced more than 5,000 people out of …
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NewsSport
South Sudan claim 3rd place in women’s Afrobasket tournament
by Juba Witnessby Juba WitnessABIDJAN (Cote d’Ivoire) – South Sudan’s Bright Starlets beat Senegal 66-65 on Sunday to become the 2025 Women’s AfroBasket bronze medalist. The debutants stunned 11-time champions Senegal 66-65 in the …
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Muhoozi targets South Sudan with ridiculing posts after Ugandan forces kill 5 soldiers in Kajo-Keji
by Juba Witnessby Juba WitnessKAMPALA – Uganda’s army chief Muhoozi Kainerugaba has posted cryptic messages just two days after five South Sudanese soldiers were killed in a “surprise attack” on their post along the …
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AviationNews
Martyrs Day: South Sudan army helicopters to conduct flyovers at Juba sky
by Juba Witnessby Juba WitnessJUBA – Two helicopters of the South Sudan People’s Defense Force (SSPDF) will fly in military formation over the skies of Juba on Wednesday to mark the Martyrs Day, the …
