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STORY: SOUTH SUDAN / UNMISS RADIO MIRAYA
TRT: 04:02
SOURCE: UNMISS
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / NAT
DATELINE: 10 JULY 2026, JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN / FILE
1. Various shots, Miraya Radio Hosts On-Air
2. Med shot, Miraya staff standing talking in the Newsroom
3. Wide shot, Pan, outside Miraya Studio
4. Med shot, Miraya Studios sign
5. Close up, On-Air sign
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Gabriel Shadar, Radio Miraya Senior Correspondent:
“We were here reporting day and night, not sleeping because we wanted to inform the people of South Sudan what was happening. It was, yes, challenging, it was traumatising, because of the sad reports of deaths, and killing and destruction all over the country. But we managed to inform the people professionally and there was a lot of neutrality, so we gained the respect of many listeners because of our reporting.”
7. Various shots, Radio Miraya’s staff working
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Patricia Okoed, Officer-in-Charge of Radio Miraya:
“As a lifesaving radio, we’ve reached areas and been able to help de-escalate tensions in areas that have been hit by intercommunal violence. We’ve also been in areas that have been affected by humanitarian crises, like floods, and been able to give early warning and information to families and local populations to make critical life-saving decisions. So, Radio Miraya is a lifeline.”
9. Various shot, Miraya’s Social Media team working
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Clayton Moyo, Radio Producer, Radio Miraya:
“It means we have to give our audience credible and trusted information. We give them information that is verified and fact checked. This is important because there is information disorder and we cut across the chaos by providing this trusted information that they can rely on.”
11. Various shots, Miraya Engineers at work
12. Soundbite (English) Mamoutou Ballo, Radio Miraya Broadcasting Technician:
“I found a very good family, Miraya family, in South Sudan. I joined them, I feel like I’m really home, like I do not move. Everybody is talking to everybody. We have to understand each other, and we are sharing information between us.”
13. Various shots, Radio Miraya’s longest serving employee
14. SOUNDBITE (English) Gabriel Shadar, Senior Radio Miraya correspondent:
“This is about passion. This is about my life mission. My life mission is to inform people, to inform the citizens and inform the public. It is another way of becoming an educator.”
7 MARCH 2026
15. Various shots, Miraya on the road clips
As a senior correspondent for United Nations-operated Radio Miraya for two decades, Gabriel Shadar, has seen it all. He has steadfastly reported important news and information to communities across South Sudan on diverse topics, ranging from the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in 2006 to the historic achievement of independence in 2011 and collapse into crisis just two years later.
SOUNDBITE (English) Radio Miraya Senior Correspondent, Gabriel Shadar:
“We were here reporting day and night, not sleeping because we wanted to inform the people of South Sudan what was happening. It was, yes, challenging, it was traumatising, because of the sad reports of deaths, and killing and destruction all over the country. But we managed to inform the people professionally and there was a lot of neutrality, so we gained the respect of many listeners because of our reporting.”
Operating as a journalist is not easy in a country where freedom of the press is extremely precarious. While working for the United Nations provides some protection, Radio Miraya staff have been threatened, intimidated and even detained while carrying out their work. Despite the risks, the team continues to keep communities across the country fully informed.
SOUNDBITE (English) Officer-in-Charge of Radio Miraya, Patricia Okoed:
“As a lifesaving radio, we’ve reached areas and been able to help de-escalate tensions in areas that have been hit by intercommunal violence. We’ve also been in areas that have been affected by humanitarian crises, like floods, and been able to give early warning and information to families and local populations to make critical life-saving decisions. So, Radio Miraya is a lifeline.”
Radio is the main source of information for around 60 percent of the population, so keeping Miraya on-air is a top priority for the UN peacekeeping mission as it endeavours to help prevent conflict and build peace. With tensions rising and disinformation rife, the station’s accurate and impartial reporting is more important than ever.
SOUNDBITE (English) Radio Producer, Radio Miraya - Clayton Moyo:
“It means we have to give our audience credible and trusted information. We give them information that is verified and fact checked. This is important because there is information disorder and we cut across the chaos by providing this trusted information that they can rely on.”
Keeping the network up and running is a huge challenge for the technical team as endeavour to install and maintain transmission sites while facing access denials, security threats, and logistical hurdles, such as navigating often impassable roads during the rainy season. The closure of UNMISS bases due to the UN-wide financial crisis has also caused the loss of around 20 percent of transmission. But the team remains committed to the community and each other.
SOUNDBITE (English) Radio Miraya Broadcasting Technician, Mamoutou Ballo:
“I found a very good family, Miraya family, in South Sudan. I joined them, I feel like I’m really home, like I do not move. Everybody is talking to everybody. We have to understand each other and we are sharing information between us.”
As conflict persists and the political process stagnates, it would be easy to lose hope, but even the longest serving staff remain resolute in their commitment to promoting peace.
Soundbite (English) Senior Radio Miraya correspondent, Gabriel Shadar:
“This is about passion. This is about my life mission. My life mission is to inform people, to inform the citizens and inform the public. It is another way of becoming an educator.”
Educating, informing, and supporting those they serve will continue to inspire this dedicated team as they do their utmost to help secure the better future that the people of South Sudan deserve.
