PANYIJIAR – At least 29 traders transporting cattle to Juba have been “arbitrarily detained” at Shambe port in Lakes State after their boats were seized by local security forces on …
Category:
Economy
-
-
EconomyNewsTechnologyWorld News
Albania appoints AI machine as minister to combat corruption
by Juba Witnessby Juba WitnessTIRANA – The European nation of Albania has appointed world’s first artificial intelligence-generated government “minister”, aiming to make the country “corruption-free”. The digital assistant is called Diella, meaning Sun, and …
-
AviationEconomyNews
How exorbitant taxes at South Sudan airport force foreign airlines to exit operation
by Juba Witnessby Juba WitnessJUBA – A South Sudanese lawmaker disclosed during a hearing on Thursday that international airlines are forced to abandon South Sudan operations due to heavy taxation at Juba International Airport. …
-
EconomyNewsSudan
RSF attacks force Sudan to shut Helig pipeline pumping South Sudan crude to inte’l market
by Juba Witnessby Juba WitnessHEGLIG – The Sudanese government has directed two oil companies to shut down Heglig oil facilities which transport South Sudan crude to the Red Sea, following relentless drone barrages by …
-
EconomyHealthNews
Ensuring consumer safety, standards agency re-exports 3 maize flour trucks over aflatoxin contamination
by Juba Witnessby Juba WitnessNIMULE – The South Sudan National Bureau of Standards (SSNBS), said its has re-exported three consignments of maize flour through the Nimule entry point, in line with its mandate to …
-
EconomyNewsPolitics
President Kiir, Ethiopian delegation discuss bosting partnership
by Juba Witnessby Juba WitnessJUBA – President Salva Kiir met a visiting Ethiopian delegation led by the country’s Special Envoy and Minister of Finance, Ahmed Shide Mohammed, to discuss deepening economic cooperation between South …
-
EconomyOpinion
OPINION: When Truth Starves: How Poverty is Killing Journalism in South Sudan
by Juba Witnessby Juba WitnessThere is a quiet emergency unfolding in South Sudan. It is not making headlines. It does not involve arrests, raids, or official bans. It is harder to see, but more …
-
EconomyNews
South Sudan spy agency’s spokesperson spotted selling maize, groundnuts at local market
by Juba Witnessby Juba WitnessJUBA – In a rare scene, the spokesperson of the National Security Service (NSS)—South Sudan’s most powerful spy agency—was spotted selling maize and groundnut produce from his farm on Sunday, …
-
EconomyNewsUganda
Bureau of standards rejects, turns back harmful food imports
by Juba Witnessby Juba WitnessNIMULE – South Sudan National Bureau of Standards intercepted and re-exported maize and bean imports on Sunday after laboratory examination ruled them unsafe for human consumption. The incident is the …
-
EconomyNews
National budget to be tabled in parliament coming days, likely bypassing cabinet approval
by Juba Witnessby Juba WitnessJUBA – South Sudan’s national budget for the fiscal year 2025-2026 will be tabled for deliberation in parliament in the coming days, President Kiir’s office said, although it has not …
