By Alex Bimo MUNGUO / Maridi — Joy and celebration filled Munguo Catholic Parish on Sunday, 30 November 2025, as ninety-four Christians received the Sacrament of Confirmation in a vibrant ceremony presided over by Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala, bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio (CDTY). The event — described by parishioners as one of the…
By Sr. Henriette Anne, FSSA Central Gangura Payam of Yambio County is one of the places where tragedy struck following the recent outbreak of wildfire in Western Equatoria State. Fr. Ezekiel Sungerukuari the Parish Priest of Gangura Parish appealed to all well-wishers and people of goodwill to urgently act and assist them. “On my behalf…
By Sr. Henriette Anne, FSSA The Sustainable Agriculture for Rural Development (SARD) Institute has successfully trained one of its most remarkable students yet—an 83-year-old retired medical professional, who has proven that age is no barrier to learning, hard work, or new beginnings. The elderly gentleman, whose name is being respectfully withheld for now, as we…
By. Waure Eddy The Catholic Organization for Development and Peace, with support from the Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund, has successfully concluded a five-day intensive agricultural training program for 30 smallholder farmers in Mambe Payam as part of ongoing efforts to boost food security and promote sustainable livelihoods across Western Equatoria. The training focused on…
By Amos Mongu Dessi Anisa, St. John Catholic University (SJCU) in Yambio has formally affiliated its agricultural programs with Uganda Martyrs University (UMU), marking a significant step towards addressing chronic food insecurity and unemployment in Western Equatoria State. The partnership was cemented on Thursday 24th 2025 during a high-level visit by a UMU delegation to…
By Elias Ginana and Joseph Chakaya In a heartfelt appeal, Colonel Henery Malesh Luiz, head of the Civil Defense and Fire Brigade in Western Equatoria State, has urged the community members of Yambio to pay due respect to the King of the Azande Kingdom and to embrace peaceful cohesion among all tribes within the Kingdom….
By Joseph Ernesto As South Sudan celebrates its Independence Day, yesterday 9th July 2024, the king of the Azande Kingdom has issued a powerful call for the South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF) to recognize the national uniform as a symbol that belongs to the entire nation, not to any individual or ethnic group. “The…
By Baraka John The administration of St. Teresa Hospital on Wednesday April 9th 2025, welcome three newly recruited medical doctors to further enhance the quality of healthcare services provided to the local communities. Dr. Taban Charles, an Associate Consultant in Gynecology and the Medical Director of St. Teresa Hospital, told Anisa radio that, the…
By Seminarian Ndangi William Kamunde On the 21st of September 2024, the Apostolic Nuncio paid a pastoral visit to St. Paul Major Seminary Juba South Sudan, and reminded them to stick to their prayers to avoid running into trouble. “Priest only run it trouble when they stop saying their prayers”. In his homily during the…
By Sr. Laurencila Akinyi, FSSA A remote village in the Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio now boasts one of the most impressive school buildings in the region, after Caritas Austria funded the construction of a full primary school complex at Bishop Hiiboro Nursery and Primary School in Diabio — complete with eight classrooms, administrative offices, and…
