Taban Deng hails Juba Auto Show as platform for youth enterprise
Vice President for Infrastructure Cluster, Taban Deng Gai, has praised the Juba Auto Show as a promising platform for youth enterprise, urging financial institutions to back innovative projects that can accelerate South Sudan’s private sector growth. Speaking after a meeting with the Auto Show team led by CEO Mandela Nelson Denis, the Vice President said […]
Financial constraints delay passport, ID production, official says
Financial constraints have caused significant delays in the production of national IDs and passports in South Sudan, officials say. Director-General of the Directorate of Civil Registry, Nationality, Passports, and Immigration, Maj. Gen. Elia Kosta, confirmed that budgetary shortfalls have hindered timely payments to the company responsible for producing the documents. “The delays were largely due […]
SSRA trains staff on e-tax and e-custom Systems
South Sudan Revenue Authority (SSRA) kicked off a new workshop on electronic tax and customs systems on Monday, to modernize revenue collection and enhance institutional performance through digital collection. The training, which runs from September 1st to September 9th, brings together staff from the Domestic Tax and Customs divisions, as well as other departments at […]
South Sudan re-exports maize flour over toxic contamination
South Sudanese authorities have intercepted and re-exported three trucks of maize flour after tests revealed dangerous levels of aflatoxin contamination. The South Sudan National Bureau of Standards (SSNBS) confirmed on Friday that the consignments, seized at the Nimule border crossing, were declared unfit for human consumption following laboratory analysis. “Protecting public health is our top […]
Juba sets sights on German innovation as businessmen forge new partnerships
Hundreds of business leaders, entrepreneurs, and investors gathered at Imperial Hotel in Juba on Wednesday for a high-stakes networking event aimed at connecting South Sudan’s expanding private sector with German technological solutions. Organised by Central Equatoria Business Union (CEBU) in strategic partnership with Pan-African Alliance of Small and Medium Industries (PAASMI), the event showcased a […]
SSFF president, sports minister discusses football reform plans
The President of the South Sudan Football Federation (SSFF), Francis Amin, led a delegation to brief the Minister of Youth and Sports, Dr. Joseph Geng Akech, on ambitious plans to reform and transform football across the country. Mr. Amin outlined a comprehensive roadmap that includes launching a structured national Premier League, training and certifying football […]
Juba residents seek justice in court as neglect cripples daily living
For years, residents of Juba’s Gudele, Hai-Referendum, and Mia-Saba in Juba have lived with broken roads, stagnant water, unreliable electricity, and limited access to healthcare. Promises of development and better living conditions have come and gone, but little has changed on the ground. Now, weary of waiting, these communities are turning to the courts to […]
South Sudan sets course for responsible carbon trading and green growth
South Sudan has launched a stakeholder consultation on its National Carbon Market Framework, signaling a strategic move to tap into global climate finance while protecting communities and natural resources. The initiative, announced at a workshop in Juba by Joseph Africano Bartel, Undersecretary at the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, aims to prevent exploitative carbon trading […]
South Sudan looks to China to power economic growth and empower small businesses
South Sudan is deepening economic ties with China, looking to one of the global powerhouses as a key partner in building a stable and spurring economic growth. Speaking at a high-level symposium in Juba on Monday, National Minister of Trade and Industry, Atong Kuol Manyang, described the existing relationship between China and South Sudan as […]
SSNBS blocks contaminated maize flour from entering South Sudan
South Sudan National Bureau of Standards (SSNBS) has intercepted and rejected a large consignment of maize flour destined for South Sudanese markets. The action was taken after laboratory tests revealed the flour contained dangerously high levels of aflatoxins, making it unsafe for human consumption. The entire shipment has been ordered to be immediately re-exported to […]
