Land & Investment: VP Taban Deng Gai urged urgent Juba land reforms, saying the current tenure system blocks investors and makes it hard to use land titles as bank collateral for loans and urban development. Foreign Policy & Security: South Sudan’s Foreign Affairs Minister Dr. James Pitia Morgan heads to Luanda for an AU summit on conflict prevention and continental security, with focus on early warning, peace operations funding and counter-terror response. Roads & Trade Logistics: Deng also admitted South Sudan’s severe shortage of roads and energy, calling for EAC support to develop key corridors like Juba–Nimule and Juba–Nadapal, and floated PPP road-toll models to attract investors. Transport Safety: Kenya’s LoDDCA issued a new advisory after a reported abduction and assault of a Kenyan driver at the Pilpham Roadblock on the Juba–Wau route, urging trucks to park and cargo loading to pause at key border points. Ebola Preparedness: WHO and partners are stepping up screening and public education in border areas as Ebola risk rises from eastern DRC, while Uganda’s outbreak was declared over and South Sudan reported no cases. Public Health & Food Security: WFP warns that 7.8 million people face acute food insecurity, as drought financing calls grow and Northern Bahr el Ghazal bans sale of humanitarian supplies to curb diversion. Local Governance: Juba City Council warned residents that dumping rubbish on roads is a crime and said waste collection is running across all quarter councils. Finance & Business: SPLM announced a Resource Mobilisation Committee to prepare for elections, while WHO flagged low voluntary blood donations in South Sudan as a growing risk to patients.