By William Madouk South Sudan Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management condemned the recent looting of World Food Programme (WFP) warehouse in Bor town of Jonglei State. This comes after a group of armed youth broke into WFP compound on May 23, 2023, and looted a lorry loaded with[Read More…]
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Invest in education, rescue the future
By Ephraim Modi Duku Sokiri Ministry of General Education and Instruction with partners, have underscored the need to advance education sector, including recognizing the contribution of teachers in the country. This development aroused during a roundtable panel discussion on education in Juba, on Friday. The panel tackled elements facing teachers[Read More…]
Be patient as gov’t fixes economy-Marial tells citizens
By William Madouk Minister of presidential affairs calls on citizens to patient while government strives to bring the dwindling economy back from its “sick bed”, amidst challenges of rising hyperinflation. Dr. Barnaba Marial Benjamin stated that the president and the entire government is aware of the skyrocketing prices the country[Read More…]
Army to expedite security arrangement
By William Madouk President Salva Kiir Mayardit met top security brass on Friday held talks on how to fast-track implementation of Chapter Two of revitalized peace agreement. The meeting that focused on the review of the implementation of the Security Arrangements, as stipulated in the Revitalized Peace Agreement attracted Chief[Read More…]
SSP 1.8 trillion budget approved
By Bid Elly David Council of ministers has deliberated and passed a whopping 1.8 trillion South Sudanese Pounds as 2023/2024 fiscal year financial budget. The fiscal budget was passed in Friday’s ordinary council of ministers meeting chaired by President Salva Kiir Mayardit under the theme; “consolidation of peace and stabilization[Read More…]
We Have Enough Dollars in reserves-minister
By Staff Writer South Sudan government is trying to restore citizens’ hope as the country experiences sickling economy, hit hard by hyperinflation exacerbated partly by Sudan war. In attempts to console citizens who are bearing the brunt of the worsening economic crisis, the government revealed it has enough hard currency[Read More…]
Education Ministry urges partners to prioritize menstrual health
By Emelda Siama John Lopula Ministry of General Education and Instruction has urged the development partners to integrate menstrual health into their programs. As a development partners focus on climate change, humanitarian responses, mental health interventions, livelihood programs, health programs, and agriculture among others menstrual health is left unattended. The[Read More…]
MPs grill agriculture minister over food insecurity
By Bida Elly David South Sudan national Parliament on Wednesday grilled National minister of agriculture over lack of agricultural investments to curb food insecurity in the country. The August House had summoned Hon. Josephine Lagu Yanga, along with other ministers to answer queries about the country’s economic crises. The parliamentarians[Read More…]
South Sudan rejects urban refugee settlement
By Bida Elly David South Sudan has rejected calls for urban refugees demanding settlement in Juba without status, saying each should go back to their countries of origin if they are not ready to be hosted as refugees. Acting minister of foreign affairs, Deng Dau Deng, noted that foreign refugees[Read More…]
Tycoon Calls on President Kiir to remove finance minister
By William Madouk South Sudan Business Community’s Chairperson, Ayii Duang Ayii, proposes removal of the minister of Finance over prevailing economic crises hitting the country. In a press conference on Thursday, Mr. Ayii claimed that minister, Dier Tong Ngor had failed to treat South Sudan’s ailing economy. The tycoon submits[Read More…]
Ten South Sudanese to receive MWF 2023’s training in US
By Ephraim Modi Duku Sokiri Ten South Sudanese are expected to travel to Washington, D.C, United States of America, for the Mandela Washington Fellowship (MWF) to attend six-week training on leadership. The MWF is a program funded by the US government for young African leaders to learn skills and gain[Read More…]
Unified forces get SSP 90 billion Budget
By Ephraim Modi Duku Sokiri National Transitional Committee (NTC) has presented an estimated 90 billion South Sudanese pounds as the budget for the unification of phase II of the unified forces. Head of Secretariat of the NTC, Stephen Wiw Bitchiok, unveiled the budget estimate during the 29th plenary of the[Read More…]
Gov’t approves $5.5m for ministry of wildlife
By William Madouk South Sudan ministerial economic cluster on Wednesday approved an amount of US$5.5 million for reconstruction of Wildlife, Conservation, and Tourism, ministry’s building. Minister of Wildlife, Mr. Rizik Hassan Zakaria, on Wednesday presented a budgetary report on the completion of the ministry’s building, adding that there are only[Read More…]
World Bank unveils $ 70m for women empowerment
By Emelda Siama John Lopula World Bank has approved $70 million International Development Association (IDA) grant to boost social and economic empowerment for women in South Sudan. The four-year project, dubbed “South Sudan Women Social and Economic Empowerment Project” (SSWSEEP), aims to support female entrepreneurs in formalizing and scaling up[Read More…]
UN rates South Sudan “Most dangerous”
By Bida Elly David United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) said South Sudan remains the most dangerous country on the globe in terms of human rights violations. According to UNMISS, this could be evidenced by the continuous incidences of attacks on aid workers and human rights violations. UNMISS boss[Read More…]
Gov’t approves about SSP 200 billion for Upper Nile University
By William Madouk South Sudan Economic Cluster has approved SSP 172, 193,467,873 billion for relocation of Upper Nile University from Juba back to Malakal in Upper Nile State. This came in a meeting on Wednesday, chaired by Vice President for economic cluster, Dr. James Wani Igga, where higher education minister,[Read More…]
Soldiers commit suicide over paltry pay -Minister
By Bida Elly David South Sudan Minister of Defense and Veteran Affairs justifies involvement of soldiers in crimes across the country, linking the acts to paltry salary. Hon. Chol Thon Balok notes lack of implementation of the national budget to cater for welfare of soldiers and the economic crisis, as[Read More…]
Gov’t, partner ink deal to boost investment
By Bida Elly David Ministry of Investment and Center for World Investment Summit (CWI) organization have signed a memorandum of understanding to boost the country’s investment sector through global conferences. The major aim of the deal is to promote South Sudan globally such that foreign investors develop the will to come[Read More…]
Foreign, home policies responsible for commodity prices hike
By Ephraim Modi Duku Sokiri Over the past few years, South Sudan’s economy has become progressively worse, with commodity prices increasing more times than expected. Central Equatoria State (CES) of Chamber of Commerce, Chairperson Mr. Robert Pitia in a press conference on the economic crisis, has slammed foreign and national[Read More…]
ICPAC predicts Drier weather in South Sudan
By William Madouk After soaring temperatures to over 35°C were recorded in the last few weeks, most parts of South Sudan expect drier than usual conditions for a week-long, IGAD weather forecast center, predicts. The IGAD Climate prediction and Application Center (ICPAC) stated that the country will likely experience drier[Read More…]
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