By Bida Elly David South Sudan civil society activist has urged government to increase the budget for key ministries such as agriculture, education, and infrastructure. Executive director of the Community Empowerment for Progress Organization Edmund Yakani made the call as the cabinet approved SSP 1.8 trillion for the 2023–2024 fiscal[Read More…]

By William Madouk General Dickson Gatluak Jock, the leader of the breakaway South Sudan United Front/Army-Nairobi Declaration [SSUF/A-ND], will arrive in Juba in two weeks’ time for peace talks. He is expected to jet in Juba with his top 15-member delegation, comprising both political and military wing, to interact with[Read More…]

By Bid Elly David The Council of Ministers has extended the mandate of the National Constitutional Amendment Committee (NCAC) by four months as their task clocks towards its deadline. The NCAC was established under Chapter 1 and Article 13 of the ARCSS as one of the organs for implementation of[Read More…]

By William Madouk Bank of South Sudan (BoSS) has announced it will auction ten billion South Sudanese pounds to commercial banks for the first time. All along, the central Bank of South Sudan has been on a dollar-auctioning spree, injecting 13 million dollars on a weekly basis to tame the[Read More…]

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…]

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…]

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…]

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…]

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…]

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…]

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…]

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…]

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…]