1408: Revival Fellowship: Try to live a peaceful way with yourself then it will spread to others
The Revival Fellowship will tomorrow hold a convention aimed at awakening God’s faith in people and encouraging them to preach about peace. The Revival Fellowship is a group of South Sudanese which uses the word of Gold to preach about peace. The annual convention is said to have helped restore many broken families through counseling and reconciliation. Miraya breakfast this morning featured Eu...
16m Nov 11, 2020
16m
1407: Regional expert dissects impact of Biden administration on Africa
A regional expert in economic transformation says the election of Joe Biden as the next President of the United States is likely to come with more pressure on South Sudan to fully implement the 2018 revitalized peace agreement.  Professor Augustus Nuwagaba says the new Biden administration under the Democratic Party will be keen to protect security in the Eastern Horn of Africa to contain Russ...
5m Nov 09, 2020
5m
1406: Analyst: New Central Bank policies questionable
An economist and Dean at the University of Juba is proposing tighter restrictions and injecting hard currency into the market as concrete steps towards reviving the economy.     Dr Abraham Kuol Nyuon, the Dean of the College of Social and Economic Studies says the measures announced by the Central Bank last week to discourage borrowing by the government and commercial banks from the Bank of S...
7m Nov 09, 2020
7m
1405: Ministry of health confirms 10 new cases of COVID-19
The national ministry of health has confirmed 10 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the cumulative number in the country to 2,970.   The number of deaths remain at 59. Updating the media on the COVID-19 situation in the country yesterday, the director of preventive health services in the National Ministry of Health, John Romunu said the new infections came from more than 400 samples submitted for...
5m Nov 09, 2020
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1404: Yakani: National dialogue marred by tribal sentiments at the expense of national issues
A Civil society representative at the National Dialogue conference in Juba has challenged delegates at the event to renounce tribalistic terminologies and expressions that may affect overall implementation of resolutions to come out of the event  Speaking to Radio Miraya this morning, Edmund Yakani Executive Director of the Community Empowerment for Progress Organization says the first five da...
12m Nov 06, 2020
12m
1403: David Shearer: Listen to your people at the national dialogue conference.
The UN Special Representative of the Secretary General to South Sudan, David Shearer has urged South Sudan leaders to listen to their people through the national dialogue conference. Shearer is calling on the country’s leaders to create a conducive environment for the implementation of the revitalized peace agreement and subsequent holding of elections at the end of the transitional period.  ...
31s Nov 03, 2020
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1402: Governor Emmanuel Adil: Mend the social fabric in South Sudan
Delegates attending the national dialogue conference in Juba have been advised to use the conference as a tool for achieving reconciliation among the people of South Sudan.  The Governor of Central Equatoria State, Emmanuel Adil Anthony welcomed the 500 delegates to the two-week conference and encouraged the participants to seek mending the social fabric that the country has suffered after yea...
31s Nov 03, 2020
31s
1401: Refugees flee CAR into South Sudan
Authorities are reporting a refugee influx from neighboring Central African Republic (CAR) into South Sudan.   More than 2,000 individuals have fled Bambouti area due to attacks by Seleka rebels in CAR and are settled in Tambura county.    The refugees are camped in Source Yubu payam.   A team from the Commission for Refugees Affairs is heading to Tambura county in Western Equatoria state...
3m Nov 03, 2020
3m
1400: MSF: Measles Outbreak in Pibor
Medical charity organization - Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), says inhabitants of the capital of the Pibor Administrative Area have been struggling with an outbreak of measles.  This is the third wave of the disease, which has been present in the area since October 2019.  MSF’s Deputy Head of Mission Sadie St Denie warns that more cases could be expected due to the floods engulfing the region....
4m Nov 02, 2020
4m
1399: Roundtable: Role of Telecommunications/ICT in Peace Building in South Sudan.
1hr 57m Oct 31, 2020
1hr 57m
1398: Border communities assured of maximum protection
The army is assuring border communities in Eastern Equatoria that it has the capacity to protect the integrity of the country’s borders.  The spokesperson of the SSPDF, Maj. Gen. Lul Ruai Koang, says a confrontation between the South Sudan army and Ugandan forces in Magwi county that led to the death of two SSPDF servicemen on Tuesday this week, was an isolated incident.  Maj Gen Lul urged Ug...
33s Oct 30, 2020
33s
1397: University of Juba suspends operations for one week.
The university of Juba has suspended operations to all students except for post-graduate students. The institution will close for one week from today 27 Oct to 1st November, then open from 2nd - 21 November for students’ registration and payment of fees for at least a semester. University's Vice Chancellor John Akech the  says the move will calm the situation where students have been protestin...
34s Oct 27, 2020
34s
1396: Roun Table: Role of the UN in peace consolidation and fostering state building
1hr 56m Oct 24, 2020
1hr 56m
1395: UK Amb: Appoint state authorities to ease service delivery
UK ambassador to South Sudan Christ Trott has called on the parties to the agreement to quickly appoint state ministers and local government authorities to ease service delivery to the citizens and pave way elections after the transitional period  Ambassador Trott says the slow pace in implementation of  pre-transitional tasks by the parties is affecting efforts by partners in complimenting go...
26m Oct 23, 2020
26m
1394: UNDP: Economic Management and Public Administration
As a build up to the commemoration of the UN's 75 years of existence, the UNDP today shared their story on economic management and public administration. Take a listen
40m Oct 21, 2020
40m
1393: Nationwide: Building durable peace
42m Oct 20, 2020
42m
1392: Guterres: Covid19 likely to push 115 million people into poverty this year
The United Nations Secretary General has called for enhanced efforts in the fight against poverty, due to the added impact of the covid19 pandemic. Antonio Guterres urged various governments to accelerate economic transformation by investing in a green sustainable recovery. He said this in his message to commemorate international day for eradication of poverty. 
1m Oct 19, 2020
1m
1391: The Roundtable: Impact of the economic uncertainty in South Sudan
1hr 53m Oct 17, 2020
1hr 53m
1390: Senior SPLM-IO blames guarantors and IGAD for not discharging their oversight role in peace implementation
A senior SPLM-IO member is calling on guarantors and regional bloc IGAD to do more in their role of overseeing the implementation of the peace deal. The SPLM-IO representative to the National Constitutional Amendment Committee, Nathaniel Oyet Pierino says the guarantors have almost abandoned the agreement and leaving the parties on their own. He says the parties to the agreement are left on t...
6m Oct 15, 2020
6m
1389: Government to meet the business community on intended changes to the SSP
Following last week’s cabinet meeting on changes to the South Sudan Pound, the local market has in the past few days experienced fluctuation in Forex rates resulting in price increases of many products.  The Presidency yesterday was locked up in an extraordinary Council of Ministers meeting to discuss the economic situation. Government Spokesperson Michael Makuei Lueth says that the minister of...
6m Oct 15, 2020
6m
1388: Learning resumes in Northern Bahr Ghazal
Learning in Schools in Northern Bahr Ghazal have officially resumed, one week after the national ministry of general education announced the opening of schools for learning for students in candidate classes.  The reopening of the schools in the state had been delayed because they were not disinfected and sprayed in time last week.  Addressing the students during the opening in Aweil town yest...
22s Oct 13, 2020
22s
1387: UN Sec. General’s message on the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction
1m Oct 13, 2020
1m
1385: The Roundtable - Roles of Political Parties in State-building Process in South Sudan.
1hr 56m Oct 10, 2020
1hr 56m
1384: South Sudan WFP Country rep welcomes the 2020 Nobel Peace prize award
The United Nations World Food Program has been awarded the 2020  Nobel Peace prize for its  efforts to combat hunger, bettering conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas and for acting as a driving force in efforts to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war  The Norwegian Nobel Committee said the WFP had acted "as a driving force in efforts to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon o...
30s Oct 09, 2020
30s
1383: UN Secretary General's World Mental Health Day message
1m Oct 09, 2020
1m
1382: Nationwide - African Development Bank support to South Sudan
All you need to know about the work of the African Development in South Sudan. Country Manager Benedict Kanu sat with Sani Martin on the Nationwide program to talk about the support the AFDB is providing to South Sudan.
46m Oct 08, 2020
46m
1381: Nationwide: Women and Girls, Closing the Gender Gap
38m Oct 07, 2020
38m
1380: UNICEF launches campaign at ending child marriage in South Sudan
In the run up to the day of the Girlchild which falls on 11th of October 2020, the UN children’s agency UNICEF has launched a campaign at ending child marriage in the Country. The campaign which also coincided with the reopening of schools on Monday, aims to advocate for keeping the girl child in school. It is dubbed “Somethings are not meant for children; marriage is one of them”.  UNICEF chi...
29s Oct 07, 2020
29s
1379: New normal in South Sudan schools enters day two
With just two days after the official opening of schools in South Sudan, the Ministry of General Education estimates that only a total of 1,700 schools have successfully opened their doors to learners this week.  We caught up with one of the schools in Juba to share their experience afters months of closure following the outbreak of Covid19.  Okello Kenneth Obote, is the Headmaster of Darling...
5m Oct 06, 2020
5m
1378: Guterres: Peace agreement has special meaning for the people of Darfur
The United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has called for sustained commitment to the peace agreement which was signed between the Sudanese government and the main rebel groups. Guterres says the agreement should translate into tangible improvement of people’s lives in Darfur.  Addressing the occasion through a video conference, the United Nations Secretary General called on the SPLM...
1m Oct 05, 2020
1m
1386: Roundtable discussion: Impact of sustainable Peace in Sudan and South Sudan
The final signing of a peace agreement between Sudan's government and rebel groups is set to took place this weekend on 3 October 2020 in the South Sudanese capital Juba. Sudanese authorities and leaders from the Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF), a coalition of rebel groups, initialed a historic peace agreement on August 31 in Juba aimed at ending nearly two decades of conflict that has killed ...
1hr 46m Oct 04, 2020
1hr 46m
1377: Pres. Salva Kiir's message at the Sudan Peace deal signing in Juba
President Salva Kiir told a gathering at #SudanPeaceDeal signing ceremony in Juba, that support from regional bodies, the UN and other international partners, made it possible for a peace deal to be reached in Sudan. He said his government's intervention in the Sudan Peace deal, is primarily driven by a view of a stability in the Sudan (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Sudan?src=hashtag_click) as So...
18m Oct 03, 2020
18m
1376: Nationwide: Progress Toward Peace or Locked in Crisis?
‘South Sudan: Progress Toward Peace or Locked in Crisis?’ is the name of a forum that took place in Washington, DC, the United States this week. Organised by the University of Notre Dame’s School of Global Affairs and the Mediation Program of the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, in partnership with IGAD and Swisspeace, the forum tried to shed more light on the peace process in So...
46m Oct 03, 2020
46m
1375: Nationwide: Features Undersecretary for the ministry of Petroleum
The program looks at the state of oil production in South Sudan, against the background of the global drop in the prices of crude oil following the impact of the Covid 19 pandemic.
17m Oct 01, 2020
17m
1374: Guterres: prioritize older persons’ access to health
The United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres is urging leaders in the world to prioritize older persons’ access to health and social protection.  Guterres said the covid-19 has greatly impacted on health and wellbeing on older persons. He said this in his message to commemorate International the Day of Older Persons, being observed today, October 1st, 2020.  Day of Older Persons is...
1m Oct 01, 2020
1m
1373: A spotlight on top South Sudanese female footballers
South Sudanese female soccer team captain Amy Lasu and Crown FC player Asan Juma spoke exclusively to Miraya's Lasu about their experiences, challenges and their aspirations for football. 
37m Sep 30, 2020
37m
1372: David Shearer: Secure durable peace
Head of United Nation Mission In South Sudan, UNMISS, David Shearer has expressed happiness over the resumption of talks between government and the hold-out groups to take place in Italy next week. Mr Shearer urged all parties to attend the meeting with a genuine willingness to secure durable peace.  Mr Shearer has further urged government to show transparency and accountability in the running...
7m Sep 29, 2020
7m
1371: European Union announces 1.4 million Euros support for floods victims
European Union says the over one million Euros announced recently for floods victims in the Country will go towards provision of shelter and water. Last week the European Union announced one point four million Euros assistance to flood victims in South Sudan.  EU’s Head of Humanitarian Aid, Heather Blackwell says the funds is to compliment the efforts of other humanitarian actors on the ground...
20m Sep 28, 2020
20m
1370: MSF sets up mobile clinics to deal with increased cases of malaria and other health needs in Greater Pibor Administrative
Medical charity Organization, Medicine Sant Frontiers has set up mobile clinics in order to deal with increased cases of malaria and other health needs in Greater Pibor Administrative area. MSF deputy head of mission in the Country, Josh Rosenstein says the rise in Malaria cases is majorly attributed to flooding that recently hit most of the area. He says the displaced people have lost their ho...
5m Sep 24, 2020
5m
1369: UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan concerned about delayed implementation of the peace agreement.
The United Nations Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan says a slow implementation of the peace agreement and conflict in the country have had a huge impact on the overall economic and humanitarian situation. Presenting the report to the UN Human Rights Council, the Commission’s Chairperson Yasmin Sooka stressed that implementation of key areas has been stalled, particularly around securi...
4m Sep 24, 2020
4m
1368: South Sudan marks National Pharmacy week
South Sudan is this week marking the National Pharmacy week under the theme: “Pharmacists Transforming Healthcare in South Sudan” Dr. Ezekiel Kutjok, Chairman Pharmaceutical Society and Abdalla Majok Malual, Secretary General spoke to Miraya's Irene Lasu about the week's celebration.
19m Sep 22, 2020
19m
1367: Deepening economic crisis in South Sudan
The deepening economic crisis in the country is having a serious impact on the citizens in the country South Sudan like many developing countries, has been hit hard by the financial and economic crisis, with its impact affecting the local population.   South Sudan is one of the most oil-dependent countries in the world, with oil accounting for almost the totality of exports, and more than 40%...
1hr 51m Sep 20, 2020
1hr 51m
1366: Head of UNMISS David Shearer addresses UN Security Council on the current situation in South Sudan
The Head of UNMISS David Shearer has addressed the United Nations Security Council on the latest quarterly report by UN Secretary-General António Guterres on the situation in South Sudan, and the activities of the United Nations in the country. He said the parties to the peace process have made some progress, but more needs to be done.  
11m Sep 16, 2020
11m
1365: IOM launches gender gap report
The International Office of Migration says it has launched a report on closing the Gender Gap in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene. The report identifies barriers that women face to meaningfully participate in humanitarian programming, particularly the WASH sector in South Sudan.  Speaking to Radio Miraya earlier today, Olivia Pearson from the WASH Cluster, said barriers being faced by women incl...
38m Sep 16, 2020
38m
1364: South Sudan Peace deal clocks 2 years
It has been two years since the peace deal was signed among the parties to the conflict. What has been achieved so far and what needs to be done and what role has the civil society played in the implementation process? The Roundtable Discussion with Sani Martin and Yach Garang on Saturday 12 September feature some activists who have been very vocal in ensuring the peace deal is implemented. ...
1hr 52m Sep 12, 2020
1hr 52m
1363: TROIKA nations call for more efforts on peace implementation
As South Sudan marks two years since the signing of the Agreement of on the Resolution of conflict in the country this Saturday,  the TROIKA countries of United States, United Kingdom and Norway are calling on the Revitalized Transitional government of National Unity to reinforce efforts in the implementation of the peace agreement.  The special envoys of United Kingdom, United States and Norw...
45m Sep 11, 2020
45m
1362: Minister of Peace Stephen Pal Kuol says the country has made progress since the signing of the peace agreement
South Sudan Minister of Peace Stephen Pal Kuol says the country has made progress since the signing of the peace agreement nearly two years ago. He says the ceasefire between the parties to the agreement has been holding in most parts of the country.  Minister Kuol blamed the coronavirus pandemic for most of the setbacks in the peace process including funding. He spoke to Miraya's Sani Martin.
47m Sep 08, 2020
47m
1361: Mandela Washington Young Leader alumni of 2019 roll out series of activities in the fight against Coronavirus in the country
The Mandela Washington Young Leader alumni of 2019 say they have rolled out series of activities in the fight against Coronavirus in the country.   Denaya Dennis Manoah and David Mono Danga explained more about the activities to the Miraya Breakfast Show
16m Sep 08, 2020
16m
1360: Government of India expected to send a team of fifteen medical specialists to South Sudan
Government of India is expected to send a team of fifteen medical specialists to the Country to reinforce UN peacekeeping medical team so that they can  meet the increasing Covid-19 challenge.  UNMISS Indian contingent Doctor, Lt. col Rajashi Nandy and Lt. Col Rajshekhar spoke to the Miraya Breakfast show and said the team will be deployed in the UNMISS Level 2 hospital in Juba which is the ma...
12m Sep 08, 2020
12m
1359: Screening of necessary Unified forces in Equatoria region is set to kick off o
The screening of necessary Unified forces in Equatoria region is set to kick off on Monday at all the training centers in Equatoria. The co-chair of  the Joint Technical Security Committee Olaw Adiang said, the  screening which will involve medical screening and putting the forces into military formation, will  be done in five training sites in Central Equatoria State of Gorom, Muni, Rajaf, Lol...
4m Sep 04, 2020
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