South Sudan General Medical Council has conducted exams for 74 medical students to obtain accreditation to practice the profession in the country. The medics including 23 pharmacists and 9 dental surgeons took the exams on Thursday. Dr. James Alphones, the Deputy Chairperson of the South Sudan Medical Council says the practice is to legalize and regulate medical practitioners in the country. He said the exercise is to ensure that they are safe when rendering services to the people. ” We have tested your clinical skills so that when you (they) go to any health facility, you become safe to rend ..read more

Peace parties are expected to endorse a review implementation status of the 2018 agreement next weekend to determine elections at the end of the transitional period. The parties have been in recent weeks engaged in dialogue to break the impasse over the December 2024 slated general elections. The positions of the SPLM In Government and SPLM-In Opposition have been a zero same as the latter rejected the holding of polls, citing un implemented key provisions of the peace agreement. The differences prompted the parties to dialogue on the way forward. According to Cabinet Affairs Minister, Dr Eli ..read more

The President of South Sudan Football Association  and his accompanying delegation on Friday paid a visit to Kaka Payam, Manyo County of Upper Nile State where he engaged with the newly established  sub-local football association seeking recognition of the football governing body. In photos posted on the association’s official Facebook page,  hundreds of jubilant sport’s lovers and football players from different football clubs in Kaka on Friday welcomed Mr. Augustino Madout and his accompanying delegation. He was accompanied by Mr. Thiong John, the Chairperson of the Play ..read more

Activist Edmund Yakani has called for restraint, and a pathway for dialogue after series of attacks in Tambura County of Western Equatoria state left one dead, and several houses burned down. According to the county commissioner, the first incident occurred at 8:30 PM on Thursday in Lingemo Boma where armed bandits attacked the residence of a sub chief and set his house on fire. Mathew Mabenge said the second attack occurred at 2 AM on Friday in Tambura town, where seven houses were burned down and one person was injured. He stated that the assailants tried to kidnapped the sub-chief in Linge ..read more

Buluk area in Juba is receiving between 150 and 200 patients suffering from conjunctivitis also known as Red Eye disease daily amid surge in cases, the Medical Director has said. Early this week, the national Ministry Health issued a high alert about the disease outbreak. This was after it recorded a total of 382 cases screened and managed in the border town of Nimule as of 16th April 2024. The outbreak, according to the ministry, was first detected among travelers from Uganda at the Nimule border town of Magwi County, and later in Juba. ” It is the fourth  or six day we are seeing aroun ..read more

At least three drivers and a trader were killed, and five others wounded in two separate road ambushes  in Jonglei’s Akobo County by unidentified armed youth, according to spokesperson of the area commissioner. Sabit Lual told Eye Radio that the first incident occurred near Kaikuiny Boma of AKobo County at around 6AM  on Friday – when five commercial vehicles were waylaid allegedly by armed youth from Greater Pibor. The attack resulted in the killing of three drivers and a trader.  Three others were wounded. “The attack happened yesterday (Friday), 26th April 2024, at around 6 ..read more

President Salva Kiir has tasked the new Minister of Foreign Affairs to enhance the diplomatic ties between South Sudan and its surrounding nations. President Kiir relieved Foreign Minister Dr. James Pitia Morgan and appointed him as his envoy to the Great Lakes Region, in a major reshuffle affecting diplomats on Thursday. Presidential Envoy Dr Morgan will play a great role in Kiir’s East African Community leadership and mediation of the Rwanda-DRC conflict and Rwanda-Burundi tension. On Friday, he oversaw the inauguration of Ramadan Mohamed Abdallah Goc Ayuel as the new Minister of Foreign Af ..read more

The Speaker of Northern Bahr el Ghazal State Parliament has denied allegations that she closed the August House without following due procedures. Honorable Achol William Amoi maintained that she declared the recess for the state MPs in accordance with the assembly’s business code of conduct. On April 24, 2024, over 30 lawmakers in the state criticized what they termed as unconstitutional closure of the state parliament by the Speaker citing unfinished business. They questioned why Speaker Amoi announced the recess immediately after the parliament summoned the state ministers of finance and ed ..read more

South Sudan Meteorological Service has predicted that the northern part of the country will experience heat stress while the southern part will be hit by heavy rains in the coming week. The areas that will suffer heat stress include Renk, Manyo, part of Melut, Fashoda, Panyikang, Malakal, Pariang, Abiemnhom, Twic, Aweil East, Aweil North and Raja. Temperatures in these areas are projected to range between 32 –36 Degree Celsius or even above the category, leading to heat exhaustion or stroke. On the other hand, SSMS said moderate temperatures between 24 to 32 Degree Celsius are expected over Y ..read more

The SPLM has denounced recent media reports suggesting the postponement of the upcoming elections scheduled for the end of this year. According to media reports, SPLM-IO official says both President Salva Kiir and his first deputy Dr. Riek Machar have agreed to postpone the 2024 elections. The report cited that the main leader of the peace accord agreed to postpone the elections and extend the transitional period. It added that they agreed in principle to the idea of the postponement. The unnamed official stated that the leaders agreed to form a team of experts to work on the terms of the agr ..read more