Kuol Manyang leads by example, tilling land to promote farming
South Sudan’s Senior Presidential Advisor, Kuol Manyang, has urged South Sudanese, especially the youth, to embrace farming as a key strategy in combating hunger. With UN agencies warning of food shortages in the country, Manyang has taken the lead in advocating for agriculture. Over the weekend, he visited his farm in Mathiang Jook, Jonglei State, […]
SPLA veterans demand support for South Sudan’s soldiers
Veterans of South Sudan’s liberation struggle are calling on the government to improve the welfare of soldiers, emphasizing that proper support honors the sacrifices made for the nation’s independence. The Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA), founded on May 16, 1983, was the armed wing of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement that fought for decades against […]
South Sudan intercepts, returns 11 trucks of substandard fuel
South Sudan National Bureau of Standards (SSNBS) has intercepted a consignment of 11 trucks with substandard fuel at the Nimule border point and ordered their return to the country of origin. The trucks, attempting to enter South Sudan via the Nimule road on Monday, were stopped after the fuel was found to be substandard and […]
Kiir, Nyandeng discuss Uganda engagement amid tensions
President Salva Kiir met with Vice President Rebecca Nyandeng at the State House to discuss recent political and socio-economic developments in South Sudan. Vice President Nyandeng briefed the President on her recent official visit to Uganda, where she held talks with President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. Their discussions in Kampala focused on strengthening bilateral relations, regional […]
Decades of uncertainty end as Gudele residents secure land ownership
Residents of Gudele Block 9 Extension are finally seeing their decades-long struggle for land ownership come to an end, a dream some never hoped to realize. Recently, the Ministry of Housing and Public Utilities in Central Equatoria State launched a long-awaited land plot allocation program, granting legal recognition to residents who have lived in the […]
Modernization through cultivation: China’s lesson for South Sudan
As South Sudan wrestles with recurring conflict, hunger, and underdevelopment, one civil society leader believes the key to peace and progress may be found in the furrows of farmland, drawing a compelling comparison with China’s path to modernization. Edmund Yakani, Executive Director of the Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO), invited for a learning visit […]
Activist condemns arbitrary arrests of critics in NBGs
Civil society activist, Ter Manyang Gatwech, has condemned what he described as arbitrary arrest of critics in Northern Bahr el Ghazal state, urging the governor to respect the 8th Governors Forum’s call for full adherence to human rights. In an interview with the Standard Zone News on Monday, Manyang, who heads the Centre for Peace […]
Activist urges Kiir to act as intercommunal violence devastates Tonj
The Executive Director of Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO), Edmund Yakani, has issued a strong appeal to President Salva Kiir, urging swift and decisive action to curb the deadly wave of intercommunal violence in Warrap State. Yakani’ made the call on Sunday, following the recent killing, burning, and destroying of properties in Tonj, Warrap […]
CEPO urges diaspora to acknowledge UNMISS efforts
The Executive Director of Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO), Edmund Yakani, has issued a strong statement calling on South Sudanese in the diaspora to stop spreading misinformation about the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), Emphasizing the critical role the peacekeeping mission plays in maintaining peace and protecting civilians, he said “Some South […]
