South Sudan's President Kiir has ordered the payment of public university lecturers following a meeting with the Minister of Higher Education and the Minister of Finance. Lecturers at Rumbek University, led by Vice Chancellor Deng Manassi Mach, are striking and refusing to teach until their salary arrears are paid. The lecturers are demanding payment of a promised 300% salary increase and arrears dating back four years. The University of Juba supports the strike, which is impacting students like Charles Aligo Albert, who is concerned about his studies and upcoming exams.

The South Sudan government, led by Vice President for Service Cluster Hussein Abdelbagi Akol, plans to screen school teachers to ensure they meet minimum qualifications, aiming to enhance the country's education standards. Unqualified personnel will be removed from schools as part of this initiative.

South Sudan’s Vice President for Service Cluster, Hussein Abdelbagi Akol, has issued a four-week ultimatum to occupants of illegal structures on school lands in Juba, Wau, Rumbek, and Yambio to vacate or face legal action. The government plans to carry out demolitions in compliance with court directives. Akol highlighted the issue of land grabbing by unnamed individuals and the negative impact of activities such as shisha smoking near school premises on pupils. Despite previous military orders to prevent the use of schools for military purposes, these have been ignored, prompting Akol to vow personal oversight of the removal of squatters.