By Michael Tapeng The road linking Lafon County in South Sudan’s Eastern Equatoria with the State capital is impassable due to its dilapidated nature, and it has been so for ages, limiting communication between Torit and surrounding areas. Communities in Lafon are demanding the State reins in and construct the road which is limiting ease […]
By Okech Francis South Sudan is delaying progress in increasing production until the rains subside, and water levels in the oil-producing states subside, the Managing Director of the State-owned Nile Petroleum Corporation, Bol ring Mourwel said. The country has plans to raise production to at least 270,000 barrels per day from a current 165,000 bpd, […]
By Okech Francis A wave of attacks on travellers on the highway leading from Uganda’s border to the capital Juba almost led to travellers abandoning it leading to a step up of security on all roads across South Sudan. At least eight travellers were killed on the Juba Nimule highway in August by armed men […]
By Kidega Livingstone Authorities in South Sudan’s Eastern Equatoria State have banned consumption and sale of harmful alcohol in a bid to deter domestic violence and crimes. Louis Lobong Lojore, Governor of Eastern Equatoria issued Executive Order read on local radio in Torit banning sale of harmful liquor, in addition to regulating sugar trade in […]
By Staff Writer South Sudan and neighboring Sudan have agreed to ease movement of their citizens across their common border by allowing those without passports to enter the two countries. Lt. Gen. Atem Marol Biar, Director General for Civil Registry, Nationality, Passport and Immigration confirmed Friday that they have agreed with Sudan to issue temporary […]
By Tapeng Michael Ohure The South Sudanese Pounds has never had a stable footing on the US dollars, rising and dropping leaving prices unpredictable on the market in the country. Gaining from 600 SSP for a dollar in January to 400 SSP for a dollar in September, prices were expected to drop reciprocally but instead […]
By Ruot George It’s an odd-looking job mostly done by children in their teens but shoe-shining is providing thousands of poor families a meal every day in South Sudan’s capital Juba. In a country brought down to its knees by a devastating crisis, livelihoods have been destroyed leaving people unable to fend for themselves. John […]
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Trinity Energy deputy CEO Ken Mugambi (L) and Dr. Phillip Waden, Trinity Energy’s Power Projects Manager (R) when they paid courtesy call to Wau Governor Hon. Sarah Cleto Hassan Rial (Centre) By Okech Francis A local power firm in South Sudan, Trinity Energy Ltd has announced plans to connect 20,000 households in Western Bahr el […]
By Okech Francis South Sudan has withdrawn all checkpoints along the highway from the capital Juba to the border of Uganda and deployed heavily to deter insecurity as trucks resume importing commodities to the country, the Director General of the Custom Service, Akol Ayii Madut said. Trucks importing various commodities into the landlocked country ceased […]