Fact-check: Ministry of Petroleum Undersecretary’s resignation letter is ‘fake’
The Ministry of Petroleum said on its Facebook page that the letter purportedly showing the resignation of Awow Daniel Chaung was fabricated.
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Fact-check: This photo was not taken in a public hospital in South Sudan
A photo of newborn babies laid on plastic chairs allegedly in a public hospital in South Sudan is FALSE. The picture emanated from Kawempe General Referral Hospital in Uganda in August 2019.
Fact-check: Business grant scam in South Sudan resurfaces on Facebook
In February 2022, 211 Check debunked the same business grant and reported the page to Facebook for removal. However, six days ago, another page was created and is running an ad about the same grant. A media official at the Ministry of Finance and Planning says the Facebook page running the advert is fake.
Data Story: Young men circumcised in Bor since July 2021
More than 2,000 locals mostly young men have been circumcised since the exercise started in July 2021.
Data Story: Comparable data on Persons with disability in Eastern Equatoria State
By Oriba Douglas According to a national census conducted in 2008, prior to South Sudan’s independence in 2011, people with disabilities accounted for 5.1 per cent of the population, though the census is controversial and the number of disabled people is thought to be underestimated. According to a 2016 household survey conducted by the Food […]
Data Story: South Sudan Floods database 2021
A look at the areas within South Sudan where flooding occurred the last year 2021, the populations affected and the exact counties that experienced the flooding.
Fact-check: Was this a thief on a street light in Juba? No.
The photo allegedly of a thief on a street light pole avoiding beating in Juba is FALSE. The image is from March 2019 in Kenya.
Fact-check: This photo shows a car bombing scene in Kabul, Afghanistan, not a fire outbreak in Juba
The photo shared on Facebook claiming that there was a fire outbreak in Juba last night is FALSE. The photo shows the scene of an incident in Kabul, Afghanistan in July 2019.
Business Insider Africa estimates South Sudan’s debt-to-gross domestic product ratio at 64.4%
Business Insider Africa has listed South Sudan among twenty countries with the highest debt-to-gross domestic product ratio in the continent.
It says South Sudan has a debt-to-GDP ratio of 64.4% as of 2022.
Data Story: 6.39% drop in the number of students registered for the certificate of secondary education examinations this year
34,362 candidates registered for the CSE exams in the academic year 2020/21, with 22,724 males and 11,638 females. This year, 32,167 candidates registered, with 21,799 males and 10,368 females.
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