Thirty South Sudanese students from two primary schools in Torit are farming to produce food to sell at local markets in the Eastern Equatoria state capital.
The United States and Norwegian ambassadors to South Sudan are calling on the nation's leaders to end human rights violations and hold perpetrators accountable.
Four South Sudanese children were flown to Tel Aviv last week for life-saving heart surgeries performed by Israel-based humanitarian organizations treating critically ill children from countries where access to pediatric care is limited.
The annual Global Entrepreneurship Week which occurs in the second week of November was marked this year in South Sudan by recognizing efforts of successful South Sudanese businessmen and women.
The Dr. Phillip Tongun Memorial Eye Camp in the South Sudan capital of Juba performed free eye surgeries this week on more than 100 patients with cataracts and screened more than 500 people.
South Sudan's minister of gender, child and social welfare said this week that child marriage remains a "major problem" in the country and urged chiefs to help protect young girls from early marriage and other harmful practices.
The Juba city mayor in South Sudan urged traders to report corrupt City Council officials involved in collecting illegal taxes while addressing a conference over the weekend.
