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The Ministry of Information, Communication Technology, and Postal Services has signed a memorandum of understanding with a leading Turkish printing company for a printing press to help cater to the upcoming general elections.

In a post on its official Facebook page, the ministry said it entered the deal with the KORZA, a private company established in Ankara to invest in South Sudan.

The company manufactures a diverse range of printed products and offers various other services and printing solutions throughout sub-Saharan Africa.

The Printing Press according to the MOU, shall be financed and transferred to Juba by a third party under the private-public partnership with the South Sudan government, cited the statement.

The project is expected to commence after an assessment by both parties is done.

Mr. Yath Awan Yath, who is the undersecretary of the Minister of Information told the company to speed up the process saying; “The government is in a hurry to have a printing press in Juba to help cater for the upcoming general election.