The government of South Sudan has launched its first ever population estimation survey in an effort to update figures on its population size. South Sudan’s government still relies on the 2008 housing and population census undertaken before gaining independence from Sudan in 2011. Addressing journalists during the launch on Thursday, South Sudan’s Vice President for […]
South Sudan’s government on Thursday said it’s in contact with their immediate neighboring countries of Uganda and Kenya to address insecurity along the border and Major highways in South Sudan. In an interview with Juba Echo, the Spokesperson at the South Sudan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ambassador Edward Hakim said talks have […]
Speaking to Juba Echo via phone from Yambio town on Thursday, Western Equatoria State Information and Communication Minister, Hon. William Baiki said the three day peace rally which began on Monday this week was constructively led by Governor Alfred Futuyo Karaba and the National Minister of Public Service Bangasi Bakasoro. He dismissed earlier media reports […]
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) says is cutting food rations for refugees and internally displaced people in the country due to significant funding gaps.“It is a very painful decision to take from the hungry to give to the starving, but this is the reality; because of the alarming rise of food insecurity in […]
South Sudan’s Doctors Union is calling on South Sudan’s government to increase pay and improve working conditions for medical personnel. The Doctors union says it’s deeply concerned that the Ministry of Labour is still using the old Sudan salary scale 10 years into South Sudan’s independence. “The government’s policy of paying SSP.4,350 ($24) and SSP.6,840 […]
By Awan Achiek It’s now a week since Ugandan and Kenyan truck drivers refused to transport cargo including food to South Sudan citing insecurity along major highways connecting to the capital Juba. A civil society organization says it’s concerned that if the insecurity issue is not addressed; a food crisis could result in the world’s […]
An economist is warning that the current increase in the level of insecurity along major highways across South Sudan will result in rise in commodity prices and it will negatively affect residents. Abraham Matoch an Economist and Vice Chancellor of Dr. John Garang Memorial University of Science and Technology said if cargo trucks don’t come […]
By Okech Francis The government must buy off the power plant on the outskirt of Juba to avoid being held hostage over funding, said a legislator on Wednesday. “A lot of damages are coming and has started already and citizens will lose a lot,” Hon. Gen. Salva Mathok Gengdit, a Member of Parliament in the […]
Stanbic Bank has announced that it is rolling out mobile banking to its customers through Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) code in a move that will promote digital transformation and financial inclusion in South Sudan. Mobile banking is a service provided by a bank or other financial institution that allows its customers to conduct financial […]
The African Development Bank says it’s not part of the ongoing load shedding by electricity generator for South Sudan’s capital city. “This statement is to inform the general public that the African Development Bank Group is not involved in any decision-making regarding power shedding in Juba, South Sudan’s capital city” Reads part of a statement […]