(JUBA/NAIROBI) – South Sudan and Kenya have agreed to mobilise resources for the construction of the Juba to Torit to Nadapal Highway, a road expected to connect the country to the port of Mombasa. National Minister of Roads and Bridges Peter Lam Both announced the arrangement shortly after landing atContinue Reading
(NIMULE) – Internet connectivity has been installed at Nimule Hospital and St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in a move expected to improve research, education and service delivery in the border town. The Internet Society, South Sudan Chapter, handed over the connection on Friday during a ceremony attended by localContinue Reading
(NIMULE) – Community members in Nimule will have a direct say in how migration funds are spent as part of a regional programme aimed at easing pressure on the border town. Officials from the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, known as IGAD, and Johanniter met with the Mayor’s Office in NimuleContinue Reading
(NIMULE) – Authorities in Nimule have destroyed a large consignment of confiscated Tramadol tablets as concerns grow over rising drug abuse among youth and gangs in the border town. The destruction was carried out on Tuesday by the Health Department of Nimule Municipal Council working together with security organs. MayorContinue Reading
(NIMULE, SOUTH SUDAN) – The Eastern Equatoria State Economic Reforms Committee has arrived in Nimule to oversee the implementation of revenue collection in line with resolutions of the State and National Governments by a high level ministerial committee on economic reform. The committee is led by the State Advisor onContinue Reading
(JUBA) – New transaction limits, licensing requirements and consumer protection rules have taken effect across South Sudan under amendments to the country’s electronic money regulations, introducing tighter operating requirements for banks and non bank digital money providers. The rules are contained in the Electronic Money Regulation 2017 Amendment 2025 andContinue Reading
(JUBA) – A skills assessment of South Sudan’s banking and finance sector is being developed to identify gaps and guide future training programmes through the South Sudan Institute of Banking and Finance. The Bank of South Sudan held a stakeholder workshop on Tuesday to validate the assessment, which is beingContinue Reading
(JUBA) – Imported goods may soon require pre-approval before entering South Sudan under a new plan by the South Sudan National Bureau of Standards to strengthen quality controls and stop non-compliant products from reaching the market. The proposed system would require importers to provide details of products they intend toContinue Reading
(JUBA) – Fifty new wildlife rangers have graduated in South Sudan to protect Badingilo National Park and the Great Nile Migration Landscape. The rangers completed two months of intensive training in law enforcement standards, anti-poaching operations, patrol procedures, ranger discipline, weapons safety and handling, ethics, human rights and professional conductContinue Reading
(JUBA) – Unauthorised checkpoints and illegal fee collections along the Juba to Yei road are to be removed following a field visit by the Ministerial High Level Committee on Economic Reforms. The committee travelled along the road to assess progress on a presidential directive aimed at improving living conditions forContinue Reading
