(JUBA) – Mobile phone tariffs across South Sudan will be adjusted from midnight on 26 June after regulators approved new rates they say are needed to stop mobile networks from cutting services or collapsing altogether. The National Communications Authority announced the change on Wednesday, framing it as a tariff exchangeContinue Reading
(JUBA) – Tax collectors across South Sudan have finished a three day training course aimed at helping them explain tax rules more clearly to the public, part of a wider push to bring more people and businesses into the tax net and boost domestic revenue. The workshop ran from 23Continue Reading
(NIMULE, EASTERN EQUATORIA) – Construction of a new bridge connecting Malakiya East and Gbugbu area is underway in Nimule, a project funded entirely by the municipal council and local community contributions. The crossing is expected to restore movement for residents who have long struggled to access markets, health services andContinue Reading
(NIMULE, EASTERN EQUATORIA) – Soldiers stationed in civilian homes across Nimule will be moved out under a new agreement reached between the army and local communities, following a three day dialogue that ended Thursday with a public apology from the armed forces for past abuses. The civil military forum, theContinue Reading
(BENTIU, UNITY STATE) – A newly built airstrip in Leer has been inspected and found ready to support humanitarian flights, opening a vital supply route for communities cut off by poor roads and seasonal flooding. The South Sudan Civil Aviation Authority and the World Food Programme carried out the jointContinue Reading
(WASHINGTON DC) – The United States Supreme Court has cleared the way for President Donald Trump to end temporary legal protections for South Sudanese migrants, a ruling that could expose thousands to possible deportation. The decision gives the president broad power to cancel Temporary Protected Status, a programme that hasContinue Reading
(JUBA) – A new nine million US Dollar project aims to link South Sudan’s financial markets with eight other countries, making it easier to move money, invest across borders and grow businesses. The grant, approved by the African Development Fund, will help modernise payment systems and expand access to financeContinue Reading
(JUBA) – Global crude prices jumped sharply on 26 June 2026 after a civilian cargo vessel came under fire while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway through which a large share of the world’s oil passes each day. American West Texas Intermediate crude rose more than two percentContinue 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
