Port Sudan sees 25% transport tariff hike

On Monday, Port Sudan saw an increase in transportation tariffs by 25 per cent. The fare from Port Sudan to Tokar has risen to SDG25 ($4), to Sinkat to SDG20 ($3.30), and Sawakin to SDG14 ($2.30).

On Tuesday, journalist Osman Hashim told Radio Dabanga from Port Sudan that the transportation tariff increase was because of the increase in prices for spare parts and the value of insurance.

He explained that the increase in transportation tariffs will negatively affect the people in Red Sea state.

No Confidence Vote

The Legislative Council of the Red Sea state carried a Vote of No Confidence in the Minister of Social Affairs, Mohammed Babiker Braimer, during an emergency meeting held on Monday. The Vote of No Confidence in the Minister was held by 43 votes against 40, with three abstentions.

Hashim said the council summoned the Minister to hear his explanations about the nature of social support for the less-developed localities projects, such as Durdaib, Ageeg and Tokar. They also inquired about the implementation of the plan to spend SDG50 million ($8.2 million) in support from the Federal Ministry of Welfare and Social Security.

Hashim explained that “the state Legislative Council rejected the minister’s disregard for them in the formation of special committees and his support and focus on agriculture, horticulture and goats, that are not a priority in localities lacking all the necessities of life”.