South Sudan signs deal with regional drivers to restore cargo movement
The South Sudan government and regional long-distance truck drivers have signed an agreement aimed at ending a two-week strike that disrupted cargo transportation and trade along the vital Juba–Nimule Highway. The agreement followed three days of negotiations between a high-level government delegation and representatives of transport unions from across the region, raising hopes for the […]
South Sudan’s standards bureau turns back 16 trucks at Nimule border
The South Sudan National Bureau of Standards (SSNBS) has turned back 16 trucks carrying food consignments at the Nimule Border Station after the goods failed to meet the country’s required national quality standards. According to information shared on the official SSNBS page, inspectors stationed at the Nimule port of entry conducted routine conformity assessment checks […]
SSNBS blocks unsafe food consignments at Nimule border checkpoint
The South Sudan National Bureau of Standards (SSNBS) has taken decisive action against unsafe food imports, rejecting and re-exporting consignments that failed to meet quality requirements at the Nimule border. According to the bureau, two trucks carrying maize flour and maize grains were returned to their country of origin after laboratory tests confirmed aflatoxin contamination […]
