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Authorities in parts of South Sudan are calling for urgent government and humanitarian intervention as prolonged dry conditions destroy crops, dry up water sources and threaten to deepen food insecurity...

South Sudan’s Council of States has warned that counties and payams created without following legal procedures cannot be officially recognized as administrative units. Speaking to The Nile Witness on Friday,...

The Embassy of the Republic of South Sudan in Egypt has apologized after the South Sudanese national flag was inadvertently displayed upside down during an official diplomatic engagement in Cairo....

The Minister of Information, Communication and Postal Services has suspended the Managing Director of the South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation (SSBC), John Madol Panther, following a recommendation from the broadcaster’s Board...

Brig. Gen. Atem Salva Kiir Mayardit, son of President Salva Kiir Mayardit, has reportedly been promoted to the rank of Major General within the Internal Bureau of the National Security...

Senior Dawn Newspaper reporter Awan Achiek has named his 10-month-old son Victor Magak Awan Achiek in honor of veteran South Sudanese journalist and University of Juba lecturer Victor Keri Wani,...

The military command of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army in Opposition (SPLA-IO), led by detained First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar, has thrown its weight behind Regina Joseph Kaba, formally...

The African Union Peace and Security Council (PSC) has issued a strong warning to South Sudan's political leadership, calling for the immediate resumption of dialogue, completion of the country's long-delayed...

President Salva Kiir Mayardit has assented to a constitutional amendment removing key legal barriers to South Sudan's planned December 22, 2026 general elections, formally opening the way for the country...

The Yambio Town Municipality has warned residents of Naakiri against selling land before the completion of formal registration and leasing, as authorities begin a long-awaited demarcation exercise aimed at opening...