South Sudan struggles to curb smuggling along its border

South Sudan is grappling with waves of smuggled substandard and intoxicated goods, posing serious health risks to its citizens. Recent reports highlight the alarming ways these items are secretly transported into the country, concealed beneath legitimate imports in trucks at border entry points. Simon Akuei Deng, Commissioner of the South Sudan Revenue Authority (SSRA), has […]
SSRA’s Revenue Public Report Earns Praise for Transparency

The recent public disclosure of South Sudan’s non-oil revenue collection by the South Sudan Revenue Authority (SSRA) has garnered praise for its commitment to transparency. Edmund Yakani, Executive Director of the Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO), commended the SSRA’s openness after Commissioner General Simon Akuei Deng revealed that South Sudan collected 132.6 billion South […]