Financial journalism in the Sudans is usually less than stellar. Undeterred, Radio Tamazuj presents every Monday henceforth the best morcels from Juba, Khartoum and the states.

Central Equatoria Ready To Pull Out Of Centralized Collections (Gurtong, 28 October 2012) - Governor Clement Wani directs his finance minister to keep control over taxmen in and around booming Juba. In threatening to pull out of centralized revenue collections, the Central Equatoria strongman tests the will of the national government, as well as articles 175 and 177 of the Transitional Constitution.

Unity Minister: transfers from Juba down 40% (Radio Tamazuj, 28 October 2012) - A glimpse at how one particular state has dealt with austerity. Unity’s finance minister says block transfers from the national government are down 40%, forcing the state to cut salaries by 25%.

Finance Minister denies cuts in salaries (UN Radio Miraya, 26 October 2012)  - Kosti Manibe contradicts his counterpart in Unity state, saying the national government deliberately avoided having to cut civil servant salaries. He says that Juba adopted a policy of cutting ‘job specific allowances’ instead.   

File photo: Central Equatoria Legislative Assembly