Boycotting Commodities.. Will it Pay Off?

By Muawad Mustafa Rashid

The statement issued by the Consumer Protection Society urging citizens to boycott some of the commodities after the unjustifiable increase in its prices, is practiced before when people boycotted buying meat a matter that resulted to the reduction of its prices within only few days.
However, due to the monopoly of some greedy merchants the prices are always subject to unjustifiable hikes such as meats.
The cost of one kilogram of meat reached between SDG40 – 50 [...]

Gabon holds Swiss for historic point

Gms: Cafonline, 28 July

African newcomers Gabon earned a hard-fought point at their first-ever Men’s Olympic Football Tournament with a 1-1 draw against Switzerland in Newcastle.

The result sees all four teams in Group B now tangled on one point apiece, setting up an interesting second match day in the section.

Nervy Gabon were made to pay for their inexperience early in the contest when Henri Ndong lunged inside his own penalty area, committing a foul and conceding a spot-kick. Admir Mehmedi stepped [...]

Organization of Environmental Initiative for Sustainable Development to organize symposium on bio-treatment of liquid solid wastes

Gms: Khartoum, July 28 (SUNA)

The Organization of Environmental Initiative for Sustainable Development is due to organize, in collaboration with the Federation of Industrial Chambers (Khartoum State) and Muroj Company for Clean Energy, a symposium on bio-treatment of liquid and solid wastes on next Wednesday at the Hall of the Union of Businessmen and Employers under patronage of the Minister of Environment, Forests and Urban Development.
Representative of the Organization of Environmental Initiative for Sustainable Development, Ms. Hannan Al-Amin Mudathir and [...]

Central Bank of Sudan issues new circular on the evaluation of assets and liabilities in foreign currency

Gms: Khartoum, July 28 (SUNA)

The Central Bank of Sudan (CBOS) issued a circular Thursday to all banks on the evaluation of assets and liabilities in foreign currency within its efforts to absorb the impacts of changes in the exchange rate of the national currency against foreign currencies. The circular shall be into effect as of the end of July.
CBOS directed the banks to evaluate the assets and liabilities in foreign currency using the average rate for selling and buying [...]

Ishraga Sayed Mahmoud Stands on Performance of National Council for Training

Gms: Khartoum, July 28 (SUNA)

The Minister of Human Resources and Labour, Ishraga Sayed Mahmoud, has affirmed the importance of formation the National Council for Training so as to play its role in enhancing the training plans, pointing to the necessity of uniting the training programs at all institutions
The minister has called during her inspection visit to the Secretariat General to the National Council for Training Thursday for development of institutional and methodological plans for the council’s work.
She said [...]

EU Envoy to Sudan affirms EU keenness to support peace in Sudan

Gms: Khartoum, July 28 (SUNA)

The Head of the National Assembly’ External Relations, Security and Defense Committee, Mohamed Hassan Al-Amin, underlined that the Assembly is working for cementing ties with the world parliaments, especially with the European Union Parliament.
This came during a Ramadan dinner given by the EU Envoy, Tomas Ulicny at his residence in Khartoum for the committee and a number of members of the National Assembly.
Al-Amin lauded the cooperation and the good spirit that the EU Envoy [...]

Renowned British politician George Galloway: Sudan is targeted just like Iraq in the past

Gms: London, July 28 (SUNA)
Sudan Ambassador to the United Kingdom and Ireland, Abdalla Al-Azraq, met Thursday at the premises of Sudan Embassy in London the renowned British politician and member of the House of Commons, George Galloway.
Mr. Galloway said that the reasons for which Sudan was targeted are the same reasons for which Iraq was earlier targeted, indicating that he knows well that the media has become a tool of war against Sudan, adding that he as well [...]

Dr. Mutrif Siddiq: Direct Negotiations on Oil would Begin Thursday in Presence of Mediation

Khartoum, July 26 (SUNA)- The spokesman of Sudan government delegation for the negotiations in Addis Ababa, Dr. Mutrif Siddiq, announced that the delegations of the government and South Sudan government would begin today (Thursday) direct negotiations on the oil issues (its production, transportation and exportation) under auspices of the African Union High-Level Implementation Panel for Sudan.
In a press statement, Dr. Siddiq said that South Sudan delegation would express its vision on petroleum and its vision concerning the fees and [...]

National Congress announces its Agreement for Carrying out Comprehensive Dialogue for Realization of Peace in South Kordofan and Blue Nile

Gms: Khartoum, July 28 (SUNA)
The Leadership Council of the National Congress has declared its agreement over the directive pertinent to conducting a comprehensive dialogue with all the political forces for achieving peace in the Blue Nile and South Kordofan States.
At a meeting which lasted to the early hours of Thursday, the Leadership Council ratified number directives that were set by the leading figure of the National Congress, Dr. Kamal Obeid, with regard to carrying out extensive contacts [...]

Khartoum State announces continuation in providing food materials through the reduced sale points

Gms: Khartoum, July 28 (SUNA)

he Minister of Finance, Economy and Consumer Affairs in Khartoum State, Engineer Sidiq Mohammed Ali Al-Sheikh has underlined continuation of his ministry in the provision of food and consumer goods directly from producers to the consumers besides the work to prevent intermediaries in the production process to minimize the cost.
He said, when he chaired Thursday the meeting of the Directors of the Administrations of the Sector of Economy and Consumer Affairs, that the necessary [...]