ZTE corporation company donates computers to Information Ministry *JUBA, 11 December 2013 (NASS)* - The ministry of Information and Broadcasting yesterday received twenty (20) Laptops as a Donation from ZTE corporation company in order to enhance the work of the ministry.
*Information Undersecretary George Garang shakes hands with the Xiaoming after the handover ceremony* [Photo: Francis Oliver] ZTE Corporation (formerly Zhongxing Telecommunication Equipment Corporation) is a Chinese multinational telecommunications equipment and systems company headquartered in Shenzhen, China. In statement to *goss.org <http://goss.org>* after the handover ceremony the undersecretary of the ministry George Garang Deng commended the efforts of ZTE Company to improve the work at the ministry. Meanwhile the ZTE Corporation Representative Cui Xiaoming reiterated the commitment of his company to participate in services delivery to the people of South Sudan. *Reported by Francis Oliver, News Agency of South Sudan (NASS) * South Sudan Pensions Fund Board of Trustees to be appointed *JUBA, 11 December 2013 *- The government is in the process of appointing the Board of Trustees of the South Sudan Pensions Fund (SSPF). The Undersecretary for Public Service and Human Resource Development, Madam Angeth Acol de Dut, said the SSPF Board would comprise of seven members of high moral integrity appointed by the President. Madam Angeth disclosed that the fund would oversee a Civil Servants Pension Scheme that will be contributory, adding that the government would contribute 11 per cent and the employee 5 per cent to make a total of 16 per cent of each employee’s salary. “A circular has already been issued to government Ministries, Departments and Agencies to lower the contribution rates from 25% to 16% of an employee’s gross salary,” said Madam Angeth, adding that the pension scheme would cater for civil servants employed by the national, state and county governments. She said the Sudanese government owes South Sudan 3 billion SSP in pension contributions from South Sudanese civil servants, adding that this was currently the subject of negotiations between the two governments. “We will continue negotiations with Sudan Government to remit pension obligations to the South Sudan Pension Fund,” she said. She said the drafting of Pension Rules to ensure the pension fund was managed in an effective and transparent manner was ongoing. “Notable are the rules for making applications for pensions, Codes of Conduct and Ethics for the fund, communications programme and procurement guidelines among others.” The US was speaking when she presided over the official opening of a one-day stakeholders training workshop on pension reforms in the boardroom of the former Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs building in Juba. Speaking to goss.org on the sidelines of the same workshop, the Director General of Pensions and Social Insurance, Mr Thomas Tut Doap, said the SSPF would be the umbrella body of all pension schemes to be set up in the country. “The SSPF Board shall comprise seven members who are fiduciaries having high moral character, proven integrity and are technically competent. Board members shall be appointed by the President for a period of four years renewable once,” said the Tut. “The Ministers of Labour, Public Service and Human Resource Development; Ministry of Finance, and; the Minister of the Interior shall each nominate one trustee. A selection committee comprising the Minister for MoLPS&HRD, Governor of the Bank of Sudan, Auditor General, Child and Social Welfare shall nominate the remaining four trustees,” the DG added. Mr Tut said that in addition to the civil servants’ scheme, alternative pension schemes would be set up for the Armed Forces, Prisons Service, Wildlife Service and the Judiciary. The SSPF which will manage the payment of pensions to retired public servants in South Sudan was established following the enactment of the South Sudan Pension Fund Act 2012 and the Civil Service Pension Scheme Act 2013. *Reported by Justin Jada and Simon Owaka* *JUBA, 11 December 2013 (NASS)* - The ministry of Information and Broadcasting yesterday received twenty (20) Laptops as a Donation from ZTE corporation company in order to enhance the work of the ministry. *Information Undersecretary George Garang shakes hands with the Xiaoming after the handover ceremony* [Photo: Francis Oliver] ZTE Corporation (formerly Zhongxing Telecommunication Equipment Corporation) is a Chinese multinational telecommunications equipment and systems company headquartered in Shenzhen, China. In statement to *goss.org <http://goss.org>* after the handover ceremony the undersecretary of the ministry George Garang Deng commended the efforts of ZTE Company to improve the work at the ministry. Meanwhile the ZTE Corporation Representative Cui Xiaoming reiterated the commitment of his company to participate in services delivery to the people of South Sudan. *Reported by Francis Oliver, News Agency of South Sudan (NASS) * South Sudan Pensions Fund Board of Trustees to be appointed *JUBA, 11 December 2013 *- The government is in the process of appointing the Board of Trustees of the South Sudan Pensions Fund (SSPF). The Undersecretary for Public Service and Human Resource Development, Madam Angeth Acol de Dut, said the SSPF Board would comprise of seven members of high moral integrity appointed by the President. Madam Angeth disclosed that the fund would oversee a Civil Servants Pension Scheme that will be contributory, adding that the government would contribute 11 per cent and the employee 5 per cent to make a total of 16 per cent of each employee’s salary. “A circular has already been issued to government Ministries, Departments and Agencies to lower the contribution rates from 25% to 16% of an employee’s gross salary,” said Madam Angeth, adding that the pension scheme would cater for civil servants employed by the national, state and county governments. She said the Sudanese government owes South Sudan 3 billion SSP in pension contributions from South Sudanese civil servants, adding that this was currently the subject of negotiations between the two governments. “We will continue negotiations with Sudan Government to remit pension obligations to the South Sudan Pension Fund,” she said. She said the drafting of Pension Rules to ensure the pension fund was managed in an effective and transparent manner was ongoing. “Notable are the rules for making applications for pensions, Codes of Conduct and Ethics for the fund, communications programme and procurement guidelines among others.” The US was speaking when she presided over the official opening of a one-day stakeholders training workshop on pension reforms in the boardroom of the former Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs building in Juba. Speaking to goss.org on the sidelines of the same workshop, the Director General of Pensions and Social Insurance, Mr Thomas Tut Doap, said the SSPF would be the umbrella body of all pension schemes to be set up in the country. “The SSPF Board shall comprise seven members who are fiduciaries having high moral character, proven integrity and are technically competent. Board members shall be appointed by the President for a period of four years renewable once,” said the Tut. “The Ministers of Labour, Public Service and Human Resource Development; Ministry of Finance, and; the Minister of the Interior shall each nominate one trustee. A selection committee comprising the Minister for MoLPS&HRD, Governor of the Bank of Sudan, Auditor General, Child and Social Welfare shall nominate the remaining four trustees,” the DG added. Mr Tut said that in addition to the civil servants’ scheme, alternative pension schemes would be set up for the Armed Forces, Prisons Service, Wildlife Service and the Judiciary. The SSPF which will manage the payment of pensions to retired public servants in South Sudan was established following the enactment of the South Sudan Pension Fund Act 2012 and the Civil Service Pension Scheme Act 2013. *Reported by Justin Jada and Simon Owaka* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14oqiCTazN-n8FcwosmDWziYcxOg%3DDsN%3D-DJHWSN5QtgURg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
