The President of the Republic dissolves the board of directors of the South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation and appoints a new one.

Written by Ziad Abdel Fattah:

The President of the Republic of South Sudan has issued Salva Kiir Presidential decree orders the dissolution of the board of directors of South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation and the appointment of a new board to oversee the corporation.

And by presidential decree, General Peter Wal has been appointed Chairman of the Board, Agnes Wasuk as Vice Chairman, while John Madol, Managing Director of South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation, has been appointed Board Secretary.

The Council includes the following members: Methiang Shrilu, Jacqueline Barniow Afram, Tek Tek Mayardit, Akuot Sarah Dut, Kwal Moor Moor, and Garang Dut Ayok.

The presidential decree did not include additional details about the reasons for the restructuring of the board of directors or the term of office for the new members.

In a related context, Mayardit, in the past few hours, decided to dismiss the Minister of Higher Education, Science, and Technology, Madut Biar Yel, from his position.

And by virtue of the decision, the President appointed Shanguoth Biar Yel as the new Minister of Higher Education, Science, and Technology, succeeding Madut Biar Yel.

The initial information did not include the reasons for the dismissal, and additional details regarding the decision are expected later.

In another context, authorities in South Sudan's Upper Nile State have launched a project to rebuild the facilities of the state-owned radio station in Malakal city, aiming to restore government radio broadcasting services that were suspended due to years of conflict.

UNESCO is implementing the reconstruction project in partnership with the South Sudanese government and funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

Waray Henry, the project supervisor engineer, said that the contractor company (J&S) expects to complete the work and hand over the rehabilitated facilities by next September, despite the logistical challenges facing the transportation of building materials to and from Malakal, according to “Radio Tamazuj.”.