SA to provide muscle at South Sudan independence bash

A contingent of South African soldiers is providing security for South Sudan's independence day celebrations in Juba this weekend.

AU to welcome 'birth' of South Sudan

The African Union will welcome the birth of an independent South Sudan, its chief said on Wednesday.

South Sudan marches towards statehood

South Sudan has won the majority it needs to become the world's newest state with just 60% of results declared from a vote, preliminary figures show.

Count gathers pace in South Sudan nationhood vote

Organisers pressed on with the marathon task of collating the verdict of South Sudan's independence referendum on Monday.

Final day of voting in South Sudan's independence test

A small handful of voters were on Saturday casting ballots in the final day of Southern Sudan's week-long independence referendum.

Joy as South Sudan vote confirmed valid

Organisers of a landmark South Sudan independence vote confirmed on Thursday the turnout threshold needed for it to be valid has been reached.

'We have had just 10 years of peace in my life'

Thousands of south Sudanese poured out to vote for a second straight day in a landmark independence referendum on Monday.

South Sudan poised for historic vote

Millions of south Sudanese will vote on Sunday in a referendum expected to split Africa's largest country in two.

Sudan ready for independence vote, say organisers

The commission organising the landmark vote on South Sudanese independence said on Friday that preparations were "absolutely complete".

South Sudan registration peaceful

Registration centres for a referendum have opened peacefully, but officials warned that some fear intimidation and fraud.

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