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…]

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…]

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…]

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…]

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…]

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…]

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…]

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…]

By Bida Elly David Ministry of Investment and Center for Country Wide Investments (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…]

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…]

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…]

By Bida Elly David South Sudan ministry of investment has acknowledged continuous decline in the country’s economy as well as investment due to high rate of dependency on imports and poor infrastructure. This concern came after the ministry signed a deal with Center for World Investment Summit Organization (CWI) in[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David National parliament on Monday adopted a policy framework of the Ministry of Federal Affairs that details how resources should be distributed once a feral system of governance is adopted. On Monday the specialized committee of federalism at the parliament presented before the August House a policy[Read More…]

By Ephraim Modi Duku Sokiri Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Deng Dau Deng urged heads of missions, and Chargé d’affaires to polishing the country’s image outside. In a briefing, the minister focused on a ten-point plan to discreetly reestablish and paint a good image of South Sudan[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David Parliamentary siting on Monday turned tense as MPs were visibly angry over skyrocketing commodity prices in the markets across the country. A section of Lawmakers blames the executive, saying they focus so much on the Sudan crisis rather than solve the deteriorating economy in the country. In the[Read More…]

By William Madouk Government of South Sudan is angered over a remark by former U.S. permanent representative to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, describing South Sudan and DR Congo as “very corrupt nations.” Ms. Haley, who is also United States presidential contender, said on Wednesday that if the FBI is[Read More…]

By William Madouk A three-day council of ministers meeting for Lamu Port- South Sudan-Ethiopia Transport (LAPSSET) in South Sudan ended with calls to speed up the implementation of the trilateral infrastructure project. The meeting brought together members of the LAPSSET countries, which include Kenya, Ethiopia, and South Sudan as the[Read More…]