By Simon Deng Results of years of civil war in South Sudan is pushing many children into street vending to survive the harsh economic situation. 11- year-old Nyadhiara Majang, a disabled young girl living in the internally displaced person’s camp in Juba says she is now a year in the business of selling eggs. Majang […]
By Paul Jimbo The National and the Central Equatoria State Ministry of Animal Resources, Fisheries and Tourism have launched a major animal vaccination campaign to rid the country of myriad livestock diseases. In the event attended by both the National Minister Hon. Onyoti Adigo Nyikech and his state line ministry counterpart Hon. Alex Lotiyu graced […]
By Okech Francis A high drop in inflation rate in South Sudan in 2021 failed to tame economic crisis and equally reducing prices of commodities in the market. The nation’s local current gained strength against the US dollars by mid-2021 leading to high expectations of economic gains but by the end of the year, prices […]
By Editorial Team The vice chancellor for Upper Nile University, Professor Marial Awou, an economist advises the government to re-direct the $13 million to production instead of releasing it to the market every week to try to stabilize exchange rate. “It’s too expensive, it is a very serious cost to the economy, we can use […]
By Tapeng Michael Ohure Three people died in a demolition exercise in South Sudan’s capital this week. The exercise which has been going on for months, directed by Juba City Council, to open up roads has been met with mixed feelings by people in the capital. The plan is to opened up roads occupied by squatters […]
By Simon Deng A project of poultry farming in the South Sudanese capital has been launched by the Veterinairies Sans Frontiers funded by the Suisse Development Corporation and in Central Equatoria state with a target reach of 500 households. Targets areas for the project include Gumbo, Lologo, Jebel Nyoka, Gabat and Kafuri. “Through funding from […]
By Simon Deng The outbound lane of Juba bridge has been opened to the public, two months after it was closed for repair work. “The bridge has gone for over 50 years now and it is still going to deliver,” Simon Mijok Mijak, the Minister for Roads and Bridges said while officiating at the opening […]
By Simon Deng Countries along the Nile Basin should mitigate issues over Africa’s longest river which are seen straining bilateral relations in the region, said Mamdouh Ahmed Antar, the chairman of the Nile Water sector, Egypt. Antar participated in the 29th meeting of the Nile Council of Ministers held in the South Sudanese capital Juba […]
By Tapeng Michael Ohure South Sudanese are big spenders and when the festive period creeps in, business booms-but it’s not so this year as people’s purchasing power have failed to match a monetary policy that has seen the local currency gain against the US dollars. Christmas in 2021 is expected to come and go without […]
By Okech Francis South Sudan business community is engaging economic giants on the African continent including the Pan African Chamber of Commerce and African Import-Export Bank with the view to boost trade amid a weak economy, the Deputy Chairperson of the Chamber of Commerce, Losidik Lukak Legge said. Lukak participated in a recent trade fair […]