Radio Tamazuj is a

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-based independent daily news service and current affairs broadcaster covering

South Sudan South Sudan (), officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered on the north by Sudan; on the east by Ethiopia; on the south by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Kenya; and on the ...

, the southern states of

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, and the borderlands between the two countries. Since 2015 the radio has been in exile after its office in

Juba Juba is the capital and largest city of South Sudan. The city is situated on the White Nile and also serves as the capital of the Central Equatoria, Central Equatoria State. It is the most recently declared national capital and had a populatio ...

was shut down by the South Sudanese national security service.

Etymology

The word "''Tamazu''j" has been translated from South Sudanese Arabic word which means ‘blend’ in Arabic.

History

Radio Tamazuj was launched in 2011 and initially operated out of the South Sudanese capital of

. In 2015, the government shut down its office, interrogated its staff, and deported foreign editors. Since then, the radio's employees have been scattered across Africa.

Community engagement

Radio Tamzuj has been sourced for being one of the news analyzers by the Relief Web to provide information for public consumption and thus has been feeding the public on information for both local and international linkages. Radio Tamazuj operates on shortwave during morning and evening time slots only, broadcasting in local dialect Arabic which makes it very easy for the local people to get what is being said which simplifies the message and informs the public. Radio Tamazuj also offers Voice of America--VOA broadcasting that encompasses the daily news from

in its bulletin.

References

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