JEDCO and Ecobank Launch Mobile Electricity Payments

(JUBA) – Electricity customers in Juba can now buy power tokens through a mobile banking service after a new partnership between Juba Electric Distribution Company and Ecobank South Sudan. The new digital service allows customers to purchase electricity tokens using the Ecobank mobile application without visiting physical sales points. TheContinue Reading

Mechanised Farming Could Boost Food Production in Central Equatoria

(OPINION/Yeka Joel) – High expectations are rising for agricultural mechanisation in Central Equatoria State. During the recent reopening of the state parliament, the Governor stressed the important role of agricultural mechanisation in Central Equatoria State. The initiative aims to increase food production and help the state become more self sufficient.Continue Reading

Central Equatoria Swears In Mining Authority to Tackle Illegal Extraction

(JUBA) – Central Equatoria State has sworn in the leadership of a new State Mining Authority as part of efforts to regulate mining activities and stop illegal extraction of natural resources. The new authority has been tasked with overseeing mining operations across the state, enforcing legal licensing and improving environmentalContinue Reading

Edmond Taban Gogo-File photo-2016

(YEI RIVER COUNTY)-The Director General for Horticulture in the Central Equatoria State Ministry of Agriculture and Technical Advisor to the Yei County Agriculture Department (CAD), Edimon Taban Gogo, has appealed to farmers in Greater Yei to prepare their land early for the first planting season. Speaking in an interview withContinue Reading