Juba County elders bless Kalisto Lado over road opening efforts
Community elders have blessed Juba County Caretaker Commissioner Kalisto Lado Faustino following road-opening activities in Joppa, Shari and Arben Gudele residential areas. The blessings took place on Thursday, 29 October 2026, as the commissioner inspected ongoing road-opening and construction works aimed at improving connectivity and access within the communities. During the visit, Kalisto Lado reaffirmed […]
South Sudan caretaker ministers get extra ministries to manage
South Sudan’s caretaker government has assigned acting responsibilities to ministers to oversee national ministries without caretaker ministers under a new order issued by Caretaker Minister of Cabinet Affairs, Dr. Martin Elia Lomuro, on October 20, 2026. Ministerial Order No. AM-01/2026 directs Under-Secretaries to continue managing the day-to-day operations of their respective ministries under the supervision […]
Jadalla calls for unity and discipline among caretaker ministers
Central Equatoria State Caretaker Governor Gen. Augustino Jadalla Kamilo Wani has called on newly appointed caretaker ministers to uphold unity, discipline and teamwork as they take up their responsibilities in the state government. Governor Jadalla made the remarks on Monday while formally installing the caretaker ministers into their respective offices in Juba. He directed the […]
How Peter Mayen’s Presidential bid hit a caretaker roadblock
Peter Mayen Majongdit was preparing for a presidential showdown. Instead, he has found himself on a different political road one leading to a caretaker ministry. The People’s Liberal Party (PLP) leader has withdrawn from South Sudan’s December 2026 presidential race after accepting appointment as Caretaker Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management. Mayen arrived in […]
Kiir removes First Vice President Riek Machar, four other VPs
President Salva Kiir Mayardit has removed First Vice President Riek Machar Teny and the country’s four other vice presidents as part of the dissolution of South Sudan’s transitional government ahead of elections scheduled for 22 December 2026. The move affects all five vice-presidential positions created under the country’s power-sharing arrangement, including Dr James Wani Igga, […]
