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The Commonwealth Foundation Interim Director Dr Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah addressing the press in Juba. [©Gurtong]

Commonwealth Explores Support To South Sudan

November 17, 2011 Afsheen Shafiq 0

South Sudan continues to attract foreign support as it embarks on re-building its underdeveloped infrastructure and governance systems. Commonwealth Foundation, an intergovernmental body working to ……Read More

Mobile telephone subscribers at the Wau Zain office. [©Gurtong]

Zain To Adopt New Prefix

November 17, 2011 Afsheen Shafiq 0

Mobile telephony operator Zain has began adopting the new South Sudanese dialing code for its SIM cards. The firm is now replacing all its sim ……Read More

Lafon / Lopa County Wary Of Water Shortage

November 17, 2011 Afsheen Shafiq 0

Residents of Lafon/ Lopa County in Eastern Equatoria State are worried over an impending water shortage. The Lafon/Lopa County Commissioner Caesar Oromo Urbano told Gurtong ……Read More

AU Urges Juba And Khartoum To Abide By Peace Deal

November 17, 2011 Afsheen Shafiq 0

The African Union (AU) has urged Sudan and its neighbor South Sudan to embrace diplomatic approaches to solve their differences. In a statement to the ……Read More

The water treatment works on Jur River in Wau. [©Gurtong]

Clean Water To Trickle Into Wau Homes

November 16, 2011 Afsheen Shafiq 0

A multi-million water treatment plant is being constructed in the Western Bahr el State capital Wau. Construction of the water project that targets over 100,000 ……Read More

South Sudanese Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Barnaba Marial briefs the press in Juba. [©Gurtong]

South Sudan’s SSP 7 Billion Budget Unveiled

November 16, 2011 Afsheen Shafiq 0

South Sudan’s 7 billion South Sudanese Pounds budget has been unveiled. he South Sudanese Minister for Finance and Economic Planning Kosti Manibe presented the budget ……Read More