36 Plane Crashes, 87 fatalities since 2011 Updated by Justine Anthony According to data obtained from the Aviation Safety Network, at least 87 people have died in various plane crashes since South Sudan’s independence from Sudan in 2011. The biggest incident that claimed 41 lives occurred on November 4, 2015, near Juba International Airport in […]
Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal State had registered 775 COVID-19 cases and 01 death as of October 2021 according to its Health Ministry By Ngor Deng Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal is one of the states where the novel coronavirus has been identified. Following the confirmation of a few cases, a COVID-19 isolation center was established at the Light House in […]
Jonglei State has 1,025 schools with an enrollment of 91,500 learners this year. In the 200 schools destroyed by floods, over 60,000 learners have been affected. By Deng Ghai Deng Authorities in South Sudan’s Jonglei state say more than 200 schools are submerged in flood waters and this is hampering education in the State. Francis […]
Floods displace thousands in six states across South Sudan amid limited supplies, a funding shortfall, and announcement by weathermen that water levels would continue to rise in the coming months. By David Uku Data collected by 211 Check according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) indicates how floods affected […]
The image shows a creature that is reported to have been killed in South East Mauritania in July 2020 By 211 Check Editorial Team A tweet on 25th November 2021 claiming that a rare creature was killed in Rubkona Unity State is FALSE “I’m very disappointed in the people of Rubkona, Unity State. There was […]
The hoax appears to be aimed at students who do not have laptop computers. While the message is a hoax, the lack of proper access to online learning environments is all too real. By Emmanuel Bida Thomas According to 211 Check findings, a viral link being shared on WhatsApp claiming to be asking students to […]
The image is of the Stueng Trang-Kroch Chhmar Cambodia-China Friendship Bridge, a 1,131-meter-long and 13.5-meter-wide bridge spanning across the Mekong River and connecting Kampong Cham and Tboung Khmum provinces in southeastern Cambodia. By Emmanuel Bida Thomas A Facebook post on Thursday, 25th November 2021 with an image purportedly of the Freedom Bridge in Juba is […]
By Charles Lotara Disturbing images of a man under intensive care unit are being peddled by social media platforms with claims that the man was found unconscious in part of South Sudan. On Tuesday evening, Insight Juba, a Facebook page with over 16k followers boldly claimed that the images are those of Deng Wol Deng, […]
Though it is true that the Bank of South Sudan is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, the 100,000 pounds cash prize to lucky winners is a HOAX, and NOT LEGITIMATE. If you receive such links, kindly ignore them and let others know about such online fraud. By 211 Check Editorial Team A promotional website […]
A Facebook image purporting to show people pushing a plane at Yei airstrip is FALSE. The post shared on Wednesday, 17th November was partly captioned, “This pic was taken early today from Yei International Airport…”The author, in his post, was wondering why the airstrip’s runway was in a poor shape. However, Google reverse image search […]
