By Philip Buda Ladu Bank of South Sudan (BOSS) has announced launching the country’s first National Instant Payment System (NIPS). The project, in collaboration with AfricaNenda Foundation Company, is a significant step towards modernizing the nation’s financial infrastructure. In a press statement, Central Bank emphasized that NIPS will enable real-time,[Read More…]

By Kei Emmanuel Duku   First Deputy Speaker of Transitional National Legislative Assembly has blamed the executive branch of the government for failing to contain the recent violence in Eastern Equatoria State. The violence resulted in the deaths of more than 30 civilians, burning of houses, and displacement of residents[Read More…]

By Philip Buda Ladu Council of Ministers has passed Pensions Fund Act 2012 (Amendment Bill, 2025) that would reconstitute the National Pension Scheme board and clearly define its functions and duties. Justice Ruben Madol, the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, on Friday, January 31, 2025, presented the amendment bill[Read More…]

By William Madouk Chargé d’affaires of the Germany Embassy in South Sudan, attributes the biting hunger situation across the country to persistent insecurity. “But coming to the context of South Sudan again, and again, lessons learned, why are people hungry? This country needs security,” Dr. Björn Niere noted. Dr. Niere[Read More…]

By William Madouk Ms. Kristin Skogen Lund, a member of the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) Board of Directors has concluded a visit to South Sudan meant to assess the humanitarian situation amid cuts in aid funding from the United States. Ms. Skogen stated that the decision to visit South Sudan[Read More…]

By Yiep Joseph Hope is rising as Unity State Governor Justice Riek Bim Top lands in Ruweng Administrative Area (RAA) on Friday for a peace mission. On his arrival, the Unity State governor was received by Chief Administrator of RAA Tiob De Monyluak, and set to discuss initiatives that will[Read More…]

By Yiep Joseph   Ongoing delays in salary payments for civil servants and organized forces were a key topic of discussion during a meeting Friday between President Salva Kiir and Jemma Nunu Kumba, Speaker of the Transitional National Legislative Assembly. The meeting, held at the presidential palace, addressed several issues,[Read More…]

By Philip Buda Ladu Council of Ministers has directed Minister of Transport to ensure measures are introduced into South Sudan Civil Aviation Sector to vet aircrafts operating in the country for quality. This directive follows a pitiful trend of plane crashes that continue to claim innocent lives since independence. On[Read More…]

By Yiep Joseph   Vice President and Chair of Infrastructure Cluster Taban Deng has called on the stakeholders and institutions to continue raising public awareness of weighbridges. A weighbridge, or a truck weighbridge scale, is an instrument used to weigh very heavy loads carried by vehicles. The high-speed weighing component[Read More…]

By Philip Buda Ladu Survivors and victims of various crimes, are certain to receive justice as government with support from the UN Mission in the country, deploys a mobile court to Renk County, Uppers Nile State to offset backlog of cases. The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) said[Read More…]

By William Madouk A love story has ended in tragedy in Gudele area of Juba, leaving three people dead and others injured. Riek Bol Mar, a third-year law student at the University of Juba and a teacher at Future High School in Mangateen, was shot dead by his in-laws on[Read More…]

By Yiep Joseph   Public grief and outrage mounts after a devastating plane crash at Unity State Oil Field on Wednesday claimed 20 lives. A Ukrainian passenger aircraft (registration 5X-RHB) crashed shortly after takeoff around 10:30 am, leaving only one survivor. The Engineering Council of South Sudan (ECOSS) has now[Read More…]