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The rate of newborn babies with defects is on the rise in Ruweng State, an MP representing the state at the Council of States has said. Last month, a baby was born without a limb. Hon. Mary Ayen said the baby is currently being observed by doctors in a hospital in Kenya. The lawmaker added that […]

President Salva Kiir has abandoned his earlier decision to close down foreign missions in some European countries, the government spokesperson has said. Two months ago, the ministry of foreign affairs said plans were underway to close South Sudan’s embassies in France, Norway, Ghana, Kuwait, and Italy, blaming the economic crisis for it. The spokesperson of […]

A family in Gbudue is seeking justice after a group of policemen beats to death their beloved one over an allegation of witchcraft. Late Angelo Bakoyogo, aged 35, was arrested by police on Wednesday last week after the community accused him of killing people using magical powers. According to a relative, the late was taken […]

The ministry of health has conducted simulation exercise on the outbreak of Ebola on Wednesday in Juba, Nimule, and Yei, said a statement by the World Health Organization. The simulation exercise was part of the country’s preparedness efforts to prevent, as well as to manage any possible suspected cases of Ebola in the country. South Sudan […]

The veteran politician and signatory to the new peace accord, Joseph Ukel Ubang, has been released a day after he was arrested by the national security service in Wau State. Joseph Ukel, who represents the United Sudan African Party or USAP in the new peace agreement, was detained on Wednesday and flown to Juba yesterday […]

An international lobbyist group has confirmed to Eye Radio that the Kiir administration did hire it to smooth relations with the United States. Gainful Solutions, a U.S-based lobbyist for both Private Sector and Foreign Governments, has been given a three-year contract to persuade Donald Trump and the American investors to consider restoring relations and businesses […]

Some members of the public have rejected the proposal to buy presidential jet, saying it is not worth it given the current economic situation. On top of insecurity in some parts of the country and the lack of food, the South Sudan economy is reportedly in crisis. The pound has declined in value, and the […]

An MP says the national parliament should approve a proposal to buy a presidential jet as a thank-you to President Salva Kiir for offering them car loans recently. Last year, 400 MPs received $40,000 each, an amount which totaled about $16 million. They were to spend it on vehicles after some of them said they […]

Jubek State authorities say they will bulldoze business properties along the May Road near Juba International Airport. According to the state minister for physical infrastructure, these are some parts of Crown Hotel, Sahara Hotel and other several buildings along the road. The planned demolition comes after the city authorities and state government surveyed the airport […]

The National Revenue Authority has announced that it collected $5 million and another 1.5 billion pounds in the month of July alone. This brings to $41 million and over 8 billion pounds the total collection from the non-oil revenue in the last seven months. All this money has been wired into the single treasury account. […]

Sudan’s military council and opposition coalition have signed a final power-sharing deal, paving the way for a transitional government.

President Salva Kiir has left for Sudan to witness the signing of the constitutional declaration paving the way for a transfer of power to civilians.

South Sudan’s main opposition group has said that President Salva Kiir's participation at meetings in Addis Ababa next week is "necessary".

There is a fundamental question of whether Sudan’s transition would succeed this time given the political dynamics since independence. For the optimists the recent uprising reflected an interlocking system of oppression in which racial, social, ethnic, regional and religious variances were transcended.

A number of South Sudan diplomatic missions closed in June due to financial constraints reopened, the government has said.

South Sudanese military sports teams travelled to Kenya this week to participate in the 12th edition of the East African Community Military Championship.

Schoolgirls in 79 schools in South Sudan’s Tambura State have started receiving financial support from Windle Trust International to enhance their education, an official said.

Water is Basic South Sudan, a local charity organization, said it has started drilling new boreholes and repairing broken ones in rural areas of Yei River State.

Members of South Sudan’s Wau State legislative assembly officially began their recess on August 14.

Sudan's opposition umbrella on Thursday nominated a former senior UN official to become the country’s prime minister in a transitional government.