Heavy taxes, illegal checkpoints pinch South Sudan farmers, amid food crisis

By Kei Emmanuel Duku Across South Sudan, farmers are overburdened with multiple taxes and illegal checkpoints, making agricultural inputs costly for food production in the country. Farmers are appealing to the government to enforce long-standing...

Qatar National Bank asks US court to enforce $1 billion against South Sudan

Author: Obaj Okuj | Published: 8 hours ago Flag and logo of Qatar National Bank - courtesy Qatar National Bank (QNB) has petitioned a US federal court in Washington, D.C., to enforce a $1 billion award against South Sudan after the country failed...

“Sabotage in Suits: The Hidden Hands Behind South Sudan’s Cash Crisis”

By Dr. Sunday de John, Nairobi, Kenya South Sudan is not at war with nature. There is no natural disaster that has ever occurred except flooding in some parts of the country. There have been no earthquakes threatening to destroy cities and no...

Refreshed proposal for South Africa name change sparks debate

A YEARS-old proposal to change South Africa’s name is back in the spotlight as political parties plan to approach Parliament on the matter. According to media reports, the African Transformation Movement (ATM) is spearheading the proposal,...

Enough of Cash Hassles: It’s time for South Sudan to embrace digital payments

By Isaac Chol Aguer In a country where the value of money shrinks by the day and the economy limps on cash transactions, it no longer makes sense to depend on physical money. People in South Sudan today carry sacks of banknotes just to buy a...

Independence Day Plea: Church challenges leaders to prioritize nation over politics

Author: Michael Daniel | Published: 26 minutes ago Archbishop Justin Badi Arama, Primate and Archbishop of the Episcopal Church speaking to the media at Juba International Airport. Credit: Awan Moses/Eye Radio Juba, South Sudan (Eye Radio) –...

Who is Khaman Maluach, the South Sudanese player picked in the NBA draft?

“With the 10th pick of the 2025 NBA Draft, the Houston Rockets select Khaman Maluach,” NBA Commissioner Adam Silver announced in the world’s most popular basketball league’s highly-anticipated draft night in New York. “From Rumbek, South Sudan,...

Maluach's journey from soccer in South Sudan to NBA Draft lottery prospect

CHICAGO -- He speaks four languages and hails from South Sudan. His 7-foot-1/4-inch frame and 7-6 3/4 wingspan are among the largest and longest in the 2025 NBA Draft class. And if not for a handful of chance encounters over the last six years,...

How Sports and Arts are Empowering South Sudan’s Youth

By Suzan Peter Mabuong In the heart of South Sudan, a country scarred by years of war and hardship, something beautiful is rising. It’s not a new building or a political promise. It’s the laughter of young people kicking a ball on a dusty ground,...

How Duke's Khaman Maluach went from playing soccer in South Sudan to a 2025 NBA Draft Lottery prospect

CHICAGO -- He speaks four languages and hails from South Sudan. His 7-foot-2 frame and 7-6.75 wingspan are among the largest and longest in the 2025 NBA Draft class. And if not for a handful of chance encounters over the last six years, which took...

SSRA launches Juba tax plan

Author: Obaj Okuj | Published: 8 hours ago Aerial view of Juba. (Photo: /Eye Radio). The South Sudan Revenue Authority has begun zoning Juba City into ten areas for a new taxpayer registration campaign aimed at boosting revenue collection and...

Khaman Maluach Drafted by NBA After South Sudanese Visas Were Revoked by Trump Administration

NEED TO KNOW The Phoenix Suns selected Khaman Maluach with the 10th pick during the first round of the 2025 NBA Draft The Duke basketball star's selection comes months after the Trump Administration revoked his visa In April, President Donald...

Opinion| The manufactured cash crisis bleeding South Sudan

This fact is clear: South Sudan is not at war with nature. There has been no natural disaster except flooding in some parts of the country. There have been no earthquakes shaking the soil and no locusts descending upon the fields. In spite of...

Children Call For Prioritization Of Education In South Sudan On The Day Of The African Child

(MENAFN- African Press Organization) JUBA, South Sudan, June 16, 2025/APO Group/ -- Schoolchildren are calling on the government to prioritize education to secure their future as they met to commemorate the Day of the African Child in Juba, South...

Opinion| The Dysfunctional Political Mind: Tribe, State, and the Crisis of Post-Independence South Sudan

In societies emerging from the ashes of war and fragmentation, primary identities often evolve from mere instruments of social cohesion into comprehensive structures that shape consciousness and define understanding, allegiance, and political...

At least five metric tonnes of South Sudan’s gold smuggled- report

By James Chatim South Sudan loses at least five metric tonnes of gold annually in a smuggling racket through Uganda en route to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a report has revealed. The report, published by the international Non-Governmental...

Kevin Muhire “ready” for new challenge in South Sudan

Sudan: Workers killed in gold mine collapse

A least 11 miners were killed after a gold mine collapsed in Sudan, a state-owned mining company announced on Sunday. The Sudanese Mineral Resources Company (SMRC) said the collapse occurred in an "artisanal shaft in the Kirsh al-Fil mine" in the...

Sudan gold mine collapse kills 11

A partial collapse of a traditional gold mine has killed 11 miners and wounded seven others in war-torn Sudan's northeast, the state mining company said on Sunday. Since war erupted between Sudan's regular army and the paramilitary Rapid Support...

Adim Victor: Why companies in South Sudan should invest in sports

Himself an established player, Adim witnessed first-hand the deterioration in talent in the country due to lack of consistent support from the corporate industry in South Sudan, and swore to change his narrative By Liam Josh South Sudanese...