South Sudan has taken its first legal step into joining two of the biggest continental banks after the Transitional National Parliament Continue reading “TNLA formalizes steps to join AU financial bodies”
Day: September 15, 2017
Unify approach towards deal implementation – JMEC
The Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission has reiterated its call for a unified regional, continental and global approach Continue reading “Unify approach towards deal implementation – JMEC”
VP urges National & state gov’t to diversify revenue sources
The Vice President, Dr. James Wani Igga has urged South Sudanese to move away from overdependence on oil revenue and over-reliance on foreign aid.
Since 2005, about 98% of South Sudanese income is generated through the sale of oil. Foreign aid in form of donations and humanitarian aid comes from development and UN agencies.
The government has in the past admitted that the fall in oil prices, the economic crisis and the draw-back of funds from development partners has greatly affected payment of civil servants’ salaries and provision of services.
But Dr. Wani Igga said instead of relying on oil which can be depleted at any time, state or national governments should focus on agriculture to ensure they produce local food and be self-sufficient.
He urges the public to also engage in small-scale farming.
“Unfortunately, we in South Sudan at both national and state level, all of us look at the direction of income of oil. This is misleading my friend and it is a commodity; it is a resource that depletes any time,” Dr. Wani said.
Dr. Wani also said that the culture of relying on humanitarian assistance from other countries should be abandoned.
“If we don’t know this we are deceiving ourselves about being independent, independent and you cannot feed yourself, for how long?”
In July, the Agriculture Bank of South Sudan announced that it was seeking over 500 million pounds to support farmers across the country.
The Managing Director of the Bank, Rual Makuei Thiang, said the money is meant to provide inputs and machinery to enable farmers improve their production.
‘National Dialogue should tackle corruption’
Addressing corruption should be one of the major issues the National Dialogue intends to tackle, a professor at the University Continue reading “‘National Dialogue should tackle corruption’”
Wau governor sacked
President Salva Kiir has relieved Andrea Mayar and appointed Angelo Taban as the governor of Wau State. Continue reading “Wau governor sacked”
Federal system requires time – Richard K. Mulla
The Minister of Federal Affairs says there isn’t enough time to incorporate federal system of governance into the transitional constitution. Continue reading “Federal system requires time – Richard K. Mulla”
Gov’t optimistic of US support despite sanctions
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says the government is hopeful that the United States will continue to support South Sudan despite recent sanctioning of current and former officials. Continue reading “Gov’t optimistic of US support despite sanctions”
Wau: More than 40,000 IDPs to return home
The UN is working on modalities with Wau state government to enable the return of more than 40,000 IDPs to their Continue reading “Wau: More than 40,000 IDPs to return home”
Health worker injured in Gogrial road ambush
A health organization, the Arkangelo Ali Association, says one of its staff members has been injured in a road ambush in Apuk South Continue reading “Health worker injured in Gogrial road ambush”