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

Al Jazeera · June 26, 2025

“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,...

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

People - New York ·

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...

Kim Jong Un is nuking up and playing hard to get

Responsible Statecraft - Washington D.C. · July 16, 2025

President Donald Trump’s second term has so far been a series of “shock and awe” campaigns both at home and abroad. But so far has left North Korea untouched even as it arms for the future. The president dramatically broke with precedent during...

Revenue Authority suspends Juba zoning, taxpayer registration amidst controversy

Radio Tamazuj · July 5, 2025

The South Sudan Revenue Authority (SSRA) suspended the planned exercise to zone Juba City and register taxpayers door-to-door on Friday. SSRA Commissioner General Simon Akuei Deng said the decision follows extensive feedback and concerns raised by...

Activist calls for review of Scholarships

Number One Citizen Daily · July 16, 2025

By Lodu William Odiya Human right activist has urged the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and technology to recall current scholarship list, and place an immediate halt, to all related processes until a transparent, inclusive, and impartial...

Refreshed proposal for South Africa name change sparks debate

Zululand Observer · July 5, 2025

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,...

SSRA launches Juba tax plan

Eye Radio · July 2, 2025

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...

Sudan: Workers killed in gold mine collapse

Deutsche Welle · June 29, 2025

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

Citizen TV Kenya · June 29, 2025

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...

Trump admin. deports migrants to Eswatini

United Press International (UPI) ·

July 16 (UPI) -- The Trump administration has deported five migrants convicted of violent crimes to the African nation of Eswatini, the Department of Homeland Security said. The migrants from Vietnam, Jamaica, Laos, Cuba and Yemen arrived in the...

Sudan's army accepts El Fasher humanitarian truce proposed by UN

The National News ·

Sudan's armed forces commander Gen Abdel Fattah Al Burhan has agreed to a UN proposal for a week-long truce in the besieged city of El Fasher, to allow the delivery of food and other humanitarian aid. Gen Al Burhan conveyed his acceptance of the...

TikTok posts - No, ICE deportation flights are not dropping people in the ocean

Politifact · July 15, 2025

Immigration advocates have criticized Immigration and Customs Enforcement for detaining people suspected of being in the country illegally at workplaces, court hearings and traffic stops. According to some social media users, ICE removal tactics...

Juba hosts 10th EAC scientific conference, leaders call for innovation in health sector

Eye Radio · June 25, 2025

Author: Madrama James | Published: 4 hours ago Participants at the 10th East African Scientific Conference, which launched in Juba on Wednesday, June 25, 2025. (Credit: Moses Awan/Eye Radio) JUBA, South Sudan (Eye Radio) – Juba is making history...

Sudan Nashra: Burhan agrees to week-long humanitarian truce in Fasher | Armed groups’ ministerial quotas derail PM’s technocratic vision | RSF infighting breaks out in Kordofan, South Darfur | Hemedti makes first field appearance in two years, strikes …

Mada Masr · June 28, 2025

Amid a deepening humanitarian catastrophe in North Darfur’s Fasher — besieged by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for over a year — Transitional Sovereignty Council (TSC) Chair and Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) Commander-in-Chief Abdel Fattah...

Trump administration resumes third-country deportations

The Economic Times · July 16, 2025

The Trump administration resumed its controversial third-country deportation policy on Tuesday, sending five migrants from Vietnam, Jamaica, Laos, Yemen, and Cuba to Eswatini, a small nation in southern Africa. The move follows a recent US Supreme...

Trump Is Testing the Limits of Our Democracy—Will We Hold Firm?

Common Dreams · July 15, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to strip Rosie O’Donnell of her citizenship is a “test.” Kids do it all the time. Throw a tantrum in the store demanding cookies and if the parents don’t remove them from the store right away, every visit will...

RSF advance on Libyan border marks new phase in spread of Sudan's war

Middle East Eye · July 3, 2025

The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and allied troops have placed Sudan’s northern border region near Egypt on high alert, as the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) make significant advances after seizing control of the strategic border triangle...

President Kiir returns to Juba

Number One Citizen Daily · July 3, 2025

By Lodu William Odiya President, Salva Kiir Mayardit has returned to the country after an official visit to United Arab Emirates. The head of state was received at Juba international Airport by the vice president for Economic cluster, Dr. Benjamin...

Global independent media face crisis as US funding dries up - report

AKIpress News Agency ·

AKIPRESS.COM - Independent media organizations worldwide are facing a severe crisis and are massively scaling back operations due to the cessation of $150 million in annual support from the United States. This concerning development is highlighted...

General Synod in brief

Anglican Journal · July 15, 2025

New rules for spending at Church House General Synod voted June 29 to put a dollar limit on the amount of money officers of General Synod can spend on church business without approval from CoGS or General Synod itself. The resolution requires them...