Ebola & Travel Controls: The DRC Ebola outbreak has reached at least 1,792 confirmed cases and 625 deaths, while a U.S. entry restriction order with enhanced airport screening is set to expire in about eight days—raising questions for regional movement and health logistics. Construction Skills & Equipment: Ganatra Plant and Equipment Training Institute marked 10 years by launching a plan to train 5,000 certified heavy-plant operators across East Africa by 2029, including trainees from South Sudan—good news for the construction labour pipeline. Roads & Trade Revenue: South Sudan Revenue Authority is pushing urgent rehabilitation of the Juba–Nimule highway after poor road conditions slowed trucks, raised costs, and delayed tax payments at the Nimule border. Drought Response Cash: WFP and the government activated the country’s first drought anticipatory action plan for over 65,000 people in Budi and Kapoeta North, using cash transfers plus early warning to protect livelihoods before conditions worsen. Waste & Urban Services: Juba City Council is consulting hotels and catering businesses over proposed solid-waste fee changes, aiming to improve sanitation while managing business concerns. Oil Market Access: BB Energy says South Sudan has been awarded three extra crude cargoes and that injunction limits on advance payments have been relaxed until end of November—supporting crude financing. Media & Public Broadcasting: Upper Nile State plans to reopen Malakal’s government radio station by November after a long shutdown, with broadcasts in English, Arabic, and local languages.