(JUBA) – South Sudan’s National Social Insurance Fund has approved its founding policies and ordered the payment of all pending claims, in a major step towards full operations. The NSIF Board of Trustees met in an extraordinary session on Wednesday and passed ten key documents. These are the NSIF RegulationContinue Reading
(JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN) – Registration is now open for the second Digitel Independence Marathon, an event designed to promote peace, unity and healthy living as South Sudan prepares to mark 15 years of independence. The marathon will take place on 9 July 2026, starting and finishing at Juba National Stadium.Continue Reading
(JUBA) – The newly formed National Social Insurance Fund has no money to run its operations six months after being fully established, with its approved budget still sitting at the Ministry of Finance and Planning without release. The Fund’s Managing Director, Reech Ring Bol, presented a progress report to ViceContinue Reading
(NAIROBI) – Digital credit firm Tala is cutting more jobs in Kenya as it moves to centralise its operations. The company has told seven employees their positions will be declared redundant. This is the second round of job cuts in just over a year. The latest move is part ofContinue 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) – The South Sudan National Bureau of Standards held talks with the International Trade Centre this week to better align two major projects supporting quality infrastructure, a move that could help local businesses access new markets. The consultative meeting, chaired by the Bureau’s Executive Director Hon. Oiylang Dominic KanutoContinue Reading
(JUBA) – The Bank of South Sudan has firmly rejected claims circulating online that Governor Johnny Ohisa stated that rats damaged 3 trillion South Sudanese pounds in storage facilities. In a press statement issued on Tuesday 23 June and signed by the bank’s communication department, the central bank said neitherContinue Reading
(Nairobi, Kenya) – Confusion has arisen over the formation of a powerful National Cybersecurity Agency (NCSA) by President William Ruto, amid questions over whether regulations anchoring the unit have secured parliamentary approval and concerns about its wide-ranging mandate. While the Ministry of Interior on Monday announced that it had securedContinue Reading
(MOMBASA, KENYA) – Secondary school principals in Kenya have rejected claims that poor school leadership is the main cause of a wave of arson attacks and student unrest that has affected learning institutions across the country since April. The crisis has led to the deaths of at least 18 learnersContinue Reading
(JUBA) – Workers in South Sudan’s oil sector have raised objections to the rollout of the National Social Insurance Fund, arguing that the government proceeded with enforcement before key legal and administrative structures were fully in place. The dispute centres on employees working under Dar Petroleum Operating Company, Greater Pioneer OperatingContinue Reading
