(JUBA COUNTY) – A special security meeting has reported that Central Equatoria State is largely calm, with only a few areas seeing criminal incidents, while authorities issued new orders to improve safety in suburbs and speed up mining regulations. The State Security Committee, chaired by Governor Emmanuel Adil Anthony, convenedContinue Reading
(YAMBIO) – Traders in Western Equatoria State have told the state government that rising checkpoint fees, a disputed butchery shop sale, and growing security fears are hurting business operations across the region. The concerns were raised during a meeting between the business community and Governor Badagbu Daniel Rimbasa in theContinue Reading
(JUBA) – The new National Social Insurance Fund (NSIF) is facing a funding shortfall that has delayed its operations, six months after it was fully established, its management reported during a meeting with the Vice President on Tuesday. The Fund’s Managing Director, Reech Ring Bol, presented a progress report toContinue Reading
(JUBA) – Renovation works at Juba International Airport’s Terminal 3 building have reached an advanced stage, with a high level delegation from the Office of the President inspecting progress on the project. The delegation was led by the Minister of Presidential Affairs, Africano Mande Gedima, and included the Minister ofContinue Reading
(JUBA) – The South Sudan National Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture has called on the Government to fully implement the EAC Common External Tariff so that the country can begin trading under the African Continental Free Trade Area like other East African Community Partner States. The call was madeContinue Reading
(JUBA) – South Sudan and Ethiopia have agreed to work on strengthening trade and economic cooperation through improved border routes. The commitment came during a meeting in Juba on Tuesday between the Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr. Labanya Margret Mathya, and the Ethiopian Ambassador to South Sudan, Delil KedirContinue Reading
(JUBA) – A large livestock vaccination campaign has begun in Rubkhona County, Unity State, targeting more than 400,000 heads of cattle across seven counties. The exercise was officially launched by the State Ministry of Animal Resources and Fisheries together with the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations. TheContinue Reading
(JUBA) – The South Sudan Revenue Authority has inaugurated a new prefabricated office building for its Domestic Tax Revenue Division staff, a move officials say will improve working conditions and enhance tax administration services. The facility, located within the Domestic Tax Revenue Division in Juba, will accommodate about 130 staffContinue Reading
(YEI RIVER COUNTY) – Construction of the long awaited Kanjoro Bridge in Yei River County is expected to begin soon after key building materials arrived at the project site. Six truckloads of river sand, six trips of aggregates, and several loads of hardcore stones have already been delivered, according toContinue Reading
(YEI RIVER COUNTY) – A stakeholders meeting on strengthening local seed systems and agricultural resilience has been held in Yei River County, convened by the University of Juba through its Holistic Agriculture-Fisheries Resilience for Value Chain Empowerment and Sustainable Transformation Project, known as HARVEST. The meeting took place on MondayContinue Reading
