(JUBA) – South Sudan will seize fuel shipments arriving outside its official government to government import deal and cancel the licences of any company that breaches the rules, according to a government letter sent to oil marketing firms. The Ministry of Petroleum warned all oil marketing companies on 24 JuneContinue Reading
(JUBA) – More than 80 percent of health services in South Sudan depend on external funding, the Ministry of Health has said, as global donor support continues to shrink. The warning came Tuesday during a high level advocacy meeting in Juba organised by the South Sudan SRHR Network. Government officials,Continue Reading
(JUBA) – Thirteen neighbourhoods across Juba will lose power for four hours on Saturday while the electricity provider installs new transformer poles and equipment. The Juba Electric Distribution Company, known as JEDCO, said the planned interruption will run from 8:00 AM to midday on 4 July 2026. The work targetsContinue Reading
(JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN) – South Sudan’s Ministry of Health is testing a new direct implementation pilot programme that seeks to strengthen government oversight of the health sector while making projects more efficient, less cumbersome and ultimately less costly. The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health, Dr Oromo Francis Seriano, metContinue Reading
(YAMBIO) – A three day training course on fiscal oversight for members of the Western Equatoria State Transitional Legislative Assembly began on Tuesday, aimed at improving how public finances are monitored and managed at the state level. The programme is jointly supported by the Western Equatoria State Government and theContinue Reading
(MOMBASA COUNTY) – All teachers in Kenya must soon hold a renewable professional licence to teach in any school. The Teachers Service Commission announced the new rule on Thursday during the 49th Kenya Secondary Schools Heads Association annual conference in Mombasa. Acting Chief Executive Officer Evaleen Mitei said every registeredContinue Reading
(JUBA) – Heavy trucks and commercial vehicles have been banned from crossing Kapuri Bridge with immediate effect after engineers found the structure could fail, threatening the main road link between Juba, Luri and Mundri. The Ministry of Roads and Bridges issued the order on 25 June. A recent technical inspectionContinue Reading
(JUBA) – Fifteen years after independence, South Sudan’s oil fields have produced crude worth an estimated US$70 billion in gross value, equivalent to approximately 420 trillion South Sudanese pounds at the prevailing real market rate of 6,000 SSP to the dollar in June 2026. Yet the average income in theContinue Reading
(JUBA) – South Sudan’s health leaders have made a direct appeal for a sharp rise in government health spending, from less than two percent of the national budget to the 15 percent target set out in the Abuja Declaration. The call came during a high level annual review meeting inContinue Reading
(MOMBASA, KENYA) – Parents in Kenya could soon face sharply higher costs for public secondary education. School principals have presented a formal proposal to the government calling for a significant rise in school fees, stating that the current funding model is no longer workable. The Kenya Secondary Schools Heads AssociationContinue Reading
