211 Check investigated a photo purportedly of a Yei girl married to a white man and discovered it to be FALSE. Korra Obidi is a Nigerian dancer who recently gave birth to her second child. She is not a Yei South Sudanese.
By 211 Check
A Facebook photo purportedly of one Miss Ajonye from Yei, Central Equatoria State, South Sudan, with her “kawaja” husband is deceptive.
The picture was shared on Wednesday this week with the caption, “First Yei Girl to be married to Kawaja and gat two baby boys. Congratulations Ajonye. Minori is proud. The whole South Sudan is happy for you.”
Screenshot of Misleading Facebook Post
But, is the lady in the picture from Yei, South Sudan? We checked it.
Findings:
A reverse image search, returned results of the same picture depicting the incident involving a Nigerian lady.
The picture shows Korra Obidi, a Nigerian dancer and her husband Justin Dean. They have been married for four years and she had given birth to their second child.
211 Check has looked into a photo purportedly of a Yei girl married to a white man and finds it to be FALSE. The photo is of Korra Obidi, a Nigerian dancer who had given birth to her second child. She is not a South Sudanese from Yei
#FactsMatter, Don’t be a victim of fake news; instead, let’s fight misinformation on both mainstream and alternative media. To avoid spreading false information, don’t share content you’re not sure about or don’t know where it came from.
To learn more about our fact-checking process, go to https://211check.org/how-to-fact-check/ or send us a WhatsApp message at +211 917 298 255 to present a claim, and our team will immediately fact-check it and respond.
This fact-check has been produced as part of our incubation program under Code for Africa.
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A returnee is someone who was displaced from their habitual residence either within South Sudan or abroad, who has since returned to their habitual residence.
According to Round 11 of IOM’s DTM baseline assessment, Wau County had the highest returnee individuals at 171,394 and also the highest household returnees at 40,541 households. This can be attributed to improved security situations influencing voluntary returns.
Kapoeta North County however produced the least Household returnees with 102 households and total individual returnees of 510 people was also the least among the Counties of South Sudan. This is majorly due to the nomadic lifestyle of the indigenous communities who prefer to be constantly on the move and are not necessarily influenced by security trends.
The other areas highlighted by the assessment are in full detail illustrated in the graph above.
CAPTION: Comparison of total returnees Household vs Individual
A comparison of the total number of returnees per State vs the total number of Household returnees per State asserted that Upper Nile State has the Highest number of Individual returnees which was found to be 361,232 individuals including women and children and also the highest number of Household returnees at 6,557 households.
Lakes State on the other hand had the lowest numbers of both individual and household returnees at 61,549 and 11,771 respectively.
Upper Nile State leads in the number of Individual returnees while Lakes State ranks lowest when it comes to individual returns and the same scenario repeats itself when it comes to household returnees.
Western Bahr El Ghazal State leads with the highest number of individual returnees from within South Sudan while Upper Nile State leads with the highest number of individual returnees from Outside South Sudan.
Western Bahr El Ghazal State also leads with the highest number of household returnees from within South Sudan while Upper Nile State leads with the highest number of household returnees from Outside South Sudan.
About the Authors:
Oriba Douglas, a Data Speaks Fellow at #defyhatenow South Sudan, wrote this data story, which was edited by 211 Check Editor Emmanuel Bida Thomas and approved for publication by Steve Topua, a Data Analyst and Trainer. It’s part of the ongoing #defyhatenow South Sudan Data Speaks Fellowship program with funding from the European Union Delegation to South Sudan.
About South Sudan Data Speaks Fellowship:
This is a three months data journalism fellowship for South Sudanese content creators with an aim of educating participants on the fundamentals of data journalism through in-depth training facilitated by experienced data analysts.
The fellows have been selected from across South Sudan and they are trained in data sourcing/mining, data analysis, and data visualisation for three months (October to December)
Each fellow will produce a minimum of three (03) data stories during the fellowship. The focus will be on increasing access to information
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Content that shocks or horrifies or makes us feel anxious or fearful is often used by disinformers.This week we show how our emotional responses are used to cloud rational thought and how disinformation can entrench stereotypes.
By Daily Maverick
Those who wish to spread disinformation often play on our emotions. It’s a tactic that is also used by salespeople. How many of us, for example, have been in a shop where we are thinking of making a purchase (usually an expensive one) and seeing us hesitate, the salesperson tells us how much interest there has been in the same item and how the one we are looking at is the last one? This is designed to make you anxious about losing a possible bargain, while encouraging you to make a decision based on another person wanting the same item. It adds urgency and pressure.
Most of the media organisations in South Sudan, which adhere to professional standards of ethical journalism, don’t publish fake news. Our media usually think very carefully when using graphic and disturbing images, and offer context and warning and, crucially, some kind of justification for showing unverified images.
If you see suspicious content on a social media platform, ask: Why is it there? Who has posted it? What do they hope to achieve? Ask if there is any justification for using such graphic content and if it advances the story in any way.
If you find content about issues you are uncertain of, or if you are vaccine-hesitant, and suddenly your emotional buttons are being pressed, exercise extreme caution, check credible media and then avoid sharing, unless there are clear reasons to do so.
A quick note on credible media – how do you know? Well, you can look to see if the media organisation subscribes to accepted standards of professional journalism. Do they offer a credible means of addressing complaints? Do they tell you who the editor is? Any media organisation that avoids such mechanisms is not helping with their or the media’s credibility.
Another role as a reader and active member of the public is to keep reporting those who seek to exploit and heighten fear. It won’t stop disinformation, but it may reduce its spread and cause less harm. It is critical that we all play our part in combating and mitigating these digital offences. If you suspect that content on digital media is disinformation, hate speech, harassment of journalists or incitement to violence, report it to relevant authorities in your area.
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The Revitalised Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan demands that there is 35% women representation in all levels of government. In this short article we look at the statistics of women in ministerial positions, members of state independent commissions and county commissioners in Western Equatoria State.
Out of the seventeen (17) state ministries, only four (04) female ministers were appointed by the various parties to the R-ARCSS in Western Equatoria State.
As per the power-sharing agreement, Western Equatoria State has ten counties in which only two (02) females were appointed as the County commissioners.
No Female advisors have been appointed out of the five.
In the six (06) state independent commissions that brought 30 individuals only nine (09) are females.
Gender
State Ministers
Independent Commissions
County Commissioners
Male
13
24
08
Female
04
09
02
Total
17
30
10
% of Women
23.5%
30%
20%
This brings the total number of female executives in the Western Equatoria State government to 13.
Statistics of women representation in Western Equatoria State Executive
S/N
Name of candidate
Post
Party
1
Female
Ministry of Animal Resources, Fisheries and Tourism
IG
2
Female
Ministry of Roads and Bridges
IG
3
Female
Ministry of General Education and Instruction
IG
4
Female
Ministry of Gender, Child and Social Welfare
IO
5
Female
Member, Anti-Corruption Commission
IG
6
Female
Member, Employee Justice Chamber
SSOA
7
Female
Member, HIV/AIDS Commission
IG
8
Female
Member, RRC
IO
9
Female
Member, Human Rights Commission
IG
10
Female
Chairperson, Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation Commission
SSOA
11
Female
Member, Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation Commission
IG
12
Female
Commissioner, Mundri West County
SSOA
13
Female
Commissioner, Mundri East County
IG
1
SPLM-IG
8
2
SPLM-IO
2
3
SSOA
3
4
OPP
0
About the Authors:
Justin Anthony, a Data Speaks Fellow at #defyhatenow South Sudan, wrote this data story, which was edited by 211 Check Editor Emmanuel Bida Thomas and approved for publication by Steve Topua, Data Analyst and Trainer. It’s part of the ongoing #defyhatenow South Sudan Data Speaks Fellowship program with funding from the European Union Delegation to South Sudan.
About South Sudan Data Speaks Fellowship:
This is a three months data journalism fellowship for South Sudanese content creators with an aim of educating participants on the fundamentals of data journalism through in-depth training facilitated by experienced data analysts.
The fellows have been selected from across South Sudan and they are trained in data sourcing/mining, data analysis, and data visualisation for three months (October to December)
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South Sudan’s Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning has proposed a budget worth 287 billion South Sudanese Pounds for the Fiscal Year 2021/22.
The Finance Minister, Agak Achuil Lual says the government proposes to spend a total of SSP 287.0 billion which represents 12.8% of the country’s GDP estimated at SSP 2.241.0 trillion.
The 2021/2022 budget proposes increased allocation to the social sector (education, health, social and humanitarian affairs). Allocation to the social sector increased to SSP 80.2 billion from SSP 312.2 billion in FY 2020/2021.
Allocation to the education sector is SSP 49.2 billion which indicates an increase of SSP 24.7 billion which represents 100.8 per cent compared to the FY 2020/2021 allocation of SSP 24.5 billion.
Similarly allocation to the health sector of SSP 27.7 billion (of which SSP 9.0 billion is earmarked to combat COVID19 pandemic) the provision of SSP 27.7 billion to the health sector interprets to an increase of 575.6 per cent compared to the SSP 4.1 billion allocations in FY 2020/2021 budget.
The budget allocation to the social and Humanitarian Affairs sector of SSP 3.3 billion has increased by 26.9 per cent compared to the FY 2020/2021 allocation of SSP 2.6 billion.
Of this amount, as stated by Acuil, SSP 169.3 billion or 7.6% will be financed by domestic revenues while SSP 77.4 billion which represent 3.5% will be through credit (i.e. concessional loans) from cooperating partners.
The balance of SSP 40.3 billion, which represents 1.8% will be financed through commercial borrowing.
Revenue Sources for Financing the FY 2021/22 Budget
Source
Amount in SSP
Percentage (out of GDP)
Domestic Revenues
169.3 billion
7.6 %
Credit from cooperating partners (Concessional Loans)
77.4 billion
3.5%
Commercial borrowing
40.3 billion
1.8 %
The budget aims at stimulating economic recovery and reducing inflation from 22.8 in the fiscal year 2020/2021 to 16.3 per cent.
The Finance Ministry further said the FY 2021/2022 Budget is to consolidate peace, combat the COVID-19 pandemic and increase investment in physical infrastructure.
About the Authors:
Okot Emmanuel, a Data Speaks Fellow at #defyhatenow South Sudan, wrote this data story, which was edited by 211 Check Editor Emmanuel Bida Thomas and approved for publication by Steve Topua, Data Analyst and Trainer. It’s part of the ongoing #defyhatenow South Sudan Data Speaks Fellowship program with funding from the European Union Delegation to South Sudan.
About South Sudan Data Speaks Fellowship:
This is a three months data journalism fellowship for South Sudanese content creators with an aim of educating participants on the fundamentals of data journalism through in-depth training facilitated by experienced data analysts.
The fellows have been selected from across South Sudan and they are trained in data sourcing/mining, data analysis, and data visualisation for three months (October to December)
Each fellow will produce a minimum of three (03) data stories during the fellowship. The focus will be on increasing access to information
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TinEye is an image search and recognition company with experts in computer vision, pattern recognition, neural networks and machine learning with a mission to make images searchable.
By #defyhatenow Cameroon
Social media has made it easier to share memories, pictures, and communication across distances. Even the most basic social media sites have enabled users to upload photos, share information about themselves and make friends.
According to a publication on Social Media today; Social media dates back as far as the early 1840s. The first recognizable social media site, “Six Degrees”, was created in 1997 by Andrew Weinreich. It enabled users to upload a profile and make friends with other users.
In 1999, the first blogging sites became popular, creating a social media sensation that’s still popular to this day. As years have passed, an increasing number of social media platforms and sites such as WhatsApp, WeChat, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, Snapchat, LinkedIn among others have come up.
These sites have attracted billions of users for diverse reasons. With the increase of user numbers on these platforms there has been a rise in the propagation of misinformation, disinformation, malinformation and Hate Speech.
When the term “fake news” comes up, people think of social media posts with rather implausible stories. While posts shared on social media are the most visible aspect of it, there is so much more to fake news than exaggerated article titles on social media feeds. Given that “fake news” is often spread with the use of texts, images, videos, animated graphics, fact checkers have resorted to using open source platforms for verification to debunk “fake news”.
Some of these open source platforms include; TinEye, Yandex, RevEye, Reverse Image Search, Google Reverse Image Search, Jeffrey’s Exif Viewer, Google Advanced Image search, Forensically among others.
TinEye is an image search and recognition company with experts in computer vision, pattern recognition, neural networks and machine learning with a mission to make images searchable.
It has a feature known as Compare Feature that lets you quickly switch back and forth between your search and result image by highlighting any differences between the two images. It’s especially useful to see how images have been cropped, resized, skewed or manipulated.Today,
TinEye’s image recognition is used by millions of people and powers billions of searches across a wide range of industries. TinEye is privately owned, profitable and its revenues are generated by its clients. Using TinEye, one can search for detailed information on an image or perform a reverse image search. This can be done by uploading an image or searching by URL (Uniform Resource Locator), the address of a World Wide Web page. You can also simply drag and drop your images in the search box to start your search.TinEye constantly crawls the web and adds images to its index.
Today, the TinEye index has over 41.9 billion images. To check about an image, you can upload it from your computer or mobile device by clicking the upload button to locate the image you wish to search for. To search by URL, simply copy and paste an image URL address into the search box. One can as well drag an image from a tab in his/her browser and drop it in a browser tab where TinEye is open.Lastly, it’s possible to simply Copy and Paste an image from your clipboard.
How to use Tineye to search for an image
You can search for an image with TinEye in three ways:
by drag and drop
by uploading an image
by giving TinEye a URL (this can be a page URL or an image URL)
The easiest way to search with TinEye is to drag and drop an image onto the TinEye webpage in your browser.
To search by uploading an image, just click the upload button (blue arrow in a circle) to select from your computer or device the image you’d like to search with.
You can search with a web address (URL) by simply copying the link into the search box on Tineye.
Below are some YouTube videos on how to use TinEye in identifying a doctored image.
Most images found online are protected by copyright and should you like to use any image found through TinEye, you will need to find the image owner and contact them directly.
Unless an image is identified as a public domain image, you need to ensure that you get in touch with any image copyright holder and secure the rights to use the image you have found.
Unfortunately, in South Sudan, because of the weak legal system in the country, image copyrights are greatly abused as individuals, institutions and other reputable bodies extract people’s images from the internet and use them without their consent.
TinEye can be used to find out where an image came from or get more information about it and research or track the appearance of an image online. One can also find higher resolution versions of an image, locate web pages that make use of an image, discover modified or edited versions of an image, debunk an image or help with attribution.
Access wise, there is a paid and free version of TinEye. The former allows for virtually unlimited search by prepaid bundles while the latter gives room for one to do 100 searches per day and up to 300 per week.
Conclusion:
TinEye is a peculiar and unique search engine in that this technology takes an image file and goes through the internet scanning it with the help of crawlers and making sure it looks for matched images or the source of the image as inserted or based on the option one has input in the search bar. Given the fact that it possesses a Reverse Image Search option or Reverse Search Engine, it is used to find plagiarised work, lost connections, suspicious characters and much more.
Recommendations To Journalists:
TinEye is an effective open source image search engine. Journalists can therefore use it amidst others mentioned above to be able to minimize the spread of images of doubtful origin.
To Tineye:
Tineye should find a way to alert its clients when their content is being used.
There should be sensitization on the application and its usage so that many more people can easily use the app.
Some images are not copyright protected and there are difficulties tracing the originator. Tineye may find a way to protect these images.
Tineye should make it possible to search images greater than 10mb.
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The previous year, 64,138 candidates enrolled for the exams, but only 62,362 sat, comprising 32,549 males and 20,693 females. This year, 53,220 candidates; 31,232 males, and 21,988 females registered.
By Adut Maguil
Last week, the Ministry of General Education and Instruction stated that 53,220 candidates, 31,232 men, and 21,988 females, had registered for the next certificate of primary education examinations, which will begin on February 14, 2022.
However, as compared to the previous year, when 64,138 candidates enrolled for the exams, 62,362 sat for the exams, comprising 32,549 males and 20,693 females, this year’s number shows a 14.69 percent decrease in the number of candidates.
Male candidates declined by 1,317 from 32,549 in the 2020/21 exams, while female candidates grew by 1,295 from 20,692 the previous year.
Year
Males
Females
Total
2020/21
32,549
20,693
62,362
2021/22
31,232
21,988
53,220
Table Showing Number of Candidates Registered for the Primary Education Examination in the two most recent years
Security issues in some parts of the country, the detrimental impact of COVID-19, which resulted in protracted school closures, and the destructive floods, according to Awut Deng Acuil, Minister of General Education and Instruction are some of the reasons for the low number of candidates.
About the Authors:
Adut Maguil, a Data Speaks Fellow at #defyhatenow South Sudan, wrote this data story, which was edited by 211 Check Editor Emmanuel Bida Thomas and approved for publication by Steve Topua, Data Analyst and Trainer. It’s part of the ongoing #defyhatenow South Sudan Data Speaks Fellowship program with funding from the European Union Delegation to South Sudan.
About South Sudan Data Speaks Fellowship:
This is a three months data journalism fellowship for South Sudanese content creators with an aim of educating participants on the fundamentals of data journalism through in-depth training facilitated by experienced data analysts.
The fellows have been selected from across South Sudan and they are trained in data sourcing/mining, data analysis, and data visualisation for three months (October to December)
Each fellow will produce a minimum of three (03) data stories during the fellowship. The focus will be on increasing access to information
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Western Equatoria State has an enrolment of 6,382 students in 31 schools across six counties according to the Ministry of General Education and Instruction there.
By Justin Anthony
The State Ministry of General Education and Instruction in Western Equatoria State says in a data obtained by 211 Check that 6,382 students returned to secondary schools in the area after schools reopened in April 2021 following closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The statistics show enrolment in the counties of Yambio, Nzara, Mvolo, Ibba, Maridi and Mundri . Tambura has been excluded due to the conflict that occurred there.
County
No. of Schools
Boys
Girls
Total
Yambio
12
2353
1507
3860
Nzara
3
125
143
268
Mvolo
1
42
73
115
Ibba
2
62
24
86
Maridi
10
889
560
1449
Mundri
3
409
195
604
Total
31
3880
2502
6382
Table showing secondary school enrolment in 6 counties of Western Equatoria in 2021
The data also shows that at least 320 students are known to have dropped out of school due to factors such as financial constraints, early and unintended pregnancies, marriages, among other reasons.
County
No. of Schools
Boys Dropped
Girls Dropped
Total
Yambio
12
52
75
127
Nzara
3
10
16
26
Mvolo
1
8
10
18
Ibba
2
4
8
12
Maridi
10
43
63
106
Mundri
3
17
20
37
Total
31
134
192
326
Table showing number of students who have dropped out of secondary school in 6 counties of Western Equatoria in 2021
About the Authors:
Justin Anthony, a Data Speaks Fellow at #defyhatenow South Sudan, wrote this data story, which was edited by 211 Check Editor Emmanuel Bida Thomas and approved for publication by Steve Topua, Data Analyst and Trainer. It’s part of the ongoing #defyhatenow South Sudan Data Speaks Fellowship program with funding from the European Union Delegation to South Sudan.
About South Sudan Data Speaks Fellowship:
This is a three months data journalism fellowship for South Sudanese content creators with an aim of educating participants on the fundamentals of data journalism through in-depth training facilitated by experienced data analysts.
The fellows have been selected from across South Sudan and they are trained in data sourcing/mining, data analysis, and data visualisation for three months (October to December)
Each fellow will produce a minimum of three (03) data stories during the fellowship. The focus will be on increasing access to information
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Here’s our list of 14 very interactive South Sudanese pages on Facebook. Together, all these pages have nearly five million followers! Some of them represent South Sudanese-famous personalities, mainstream and alternative media.
By Adut Maguil
Facebook is one of the most liked social media platform today. It has had a grip over young and mature persons for over 12 years. Millions of people have access to the Internet most of whom use Facebook accounts to do various things.
Facebook is a great way to stay connected and get to know who is in your social circle but it is also an easy way to keep tabs on your favorite celebrities and big public figures. You can connect with their regular posts by simply following their page on Facebook to receive instant updates if you’re a true fan.
These profiles post photos and videos about varied things. Some of them are updates about their products and business as a marketing option. Some others upload photos of their loved ones, funny podcasts, food recipes and so on. In the end, the most important thing is to keep viewers entertained
People use social media, such as Facebook, all the time. Maybe to see what their friends are doing, to read the news. Many famous persons, brands and even football teams have fan pages in this platform.
In this article, we will review the top 14 South Sudanese Facebook pages that have had huge interaction in 2021.
Quick Glance at the 14 leading South Sudanese pages on Facebook by category:
Category 1: Mainstream Media
Eye Radio
Total Interactions = 1,198,277 | Owned Total Views = 4,124,572
Total Posts = 3,253 | Page Followers = 155,363
Page Follower Growth % = 81.10%
2. Radio Tamazuj
Total Interactions = 212,291 | Owned Total Views = 2,837,308
Total Posts = 1,580 | Page Followers = 156,145
Page Follower Growth % = 21.92%
3. Radio Miraya
Total Interactions = 211,151 | Owned Total Views = 5,487
Total Posts = 1,229 | Page Followers = 76,076
Page Follower Growth % = 19.50%
4. SSBC News
Total Interactions = 167,932 | Owned Total Views = 5,060,430
Total Posts = 332 | Page Followers = 110,535
Page Follower Growth % = 40.42%
5. Advance Digital
Total Interactions = 166,731 | Owned Total Views = 2,573,452
Total Interactions = 79,565 | Owned Total Views = 34,928
Total Posts = 314 | Page Followers = 46,138
Page Follower Growth % = 23.46%
8. Radio Bakhita
Total Interactions = 73,826 | Owned Total Views = 1,057,870
Total Posts = 510 | Page Followers = 33,411
Page Follower Growth % = 37.30%
9. Nyamilepedia
Total Interactions = 56,478 | Owned Total Views = 42,497
Total Posts = 1,623 | Page Followers = 28,210
Page Follower Growth % = 7.70%
10. Sudans Post
Total Interactions = 49,995 | Owned Total Views = 225,370
Total Posts = 2,869 | Page Followers = 15,537
Page Follower Growth % = 38.06%
11. CLASSIC FM 92.4
Total Interactions = 31,759 | Owned Total Views = 7,715
Total Posts = 1,141 | Page Followers = 16,871
Page Follower Growth % = 24.03%
12. Radio One 87.9 FM South Sudan
Total Interactions = 25,298 | Owned Total Views = 114,258
Total Posts = 689 | Page Followers = 15,838
Page Follower Growth % = 63.84%
13. The City Review Digital
Total Interactions = 25,034 | Owned Total Views = 145
Total Posts = 2,192 | Page Followers = 2,476
Page Follower Growth % = 141.09%
14. Capital Fm 89.0 Juba
Total Interactions = 23,234 | Owned Total Views = 81,607
Total Posts = 627 | Page Followers = 16,503
Page Follower Growth % = 67.22%
Category 2: Alternative Media
Visit South Sudan
Total Interactions = 1,824,937 | Owned Total Views = 391,335
Total Posts = 3,134 | Page Followers = 93,662
Page Follower Growth % = 286.94%
2. Juba Eye
Total Interactions = 1,429,127 | Owned Total Views = 8,270,305
Total Posts = 2,766 | Page Followers = 203,164
Page Follower Growth % = 29.33%
3. Hot in Juba
Total Interactions = 1,088,369 | Owned Total Views = 2,988,615
Total Posts = 2,672 | Page Followers = 218,367
Page Follower Growth % = 15.61%
4. South Sudan bro
Total Interactions = 867,263 | Owned Total Views = 141,738
Total Posts = 2,793 | Page Followers = 53,871
Page Follower Growth % = 51.17%
5. Juba TV
Total Interactions = 722,758 | Owned Total Views = 1,188,929
Total Posts = 2,618 | Page Followers = 283,302
Page Follower Growth % = 6.53%
6. Smart Family TV
Total Interactions = 605,813 | Owned Total Views = 261,591
Total Posts = 1,032 | Page Followers = 75,653
Page Follower Growth % = 47.19%
7. Bentiu tv
Total Interactions = 494,683 | Owned Total Views = 18,339,809
Total Posts = 985 | Page Followers = 146,604
Page Follower Growth % = 185.11%
8. Junub celebz
Total Interactions = 359,321 | Owned Total Views = 1,328,825
Total Posts = 1,360 | Page Followers = 56,911
Page Follower Growth % = 188.08%
9. Northern Corridor Morning Post
Total Interactions = 339,523 | Owned Total Views = 126,705
Total Posts = 2,705 | Page Followers = 99,434
Page Follower Growth % = 12.83%
10. SSDGuna.com
Total Interactions = 332,072 | Owned Total Views = 393,520
Total Posts = 2,006 | Page Followers = 44,751
Page Follower Growth % = 125.13%
11. Twic Media Reports
Total Interactions = 311,736 | Owned Total Views = 2,569,410
Total Posts = 1,707 | Page Followers = 46,679
Page Follower Growth % = 104.57%
12. Southsudan TMZ
Total Interactions = 232,938 | Owned Total Views = 2,193,968
Total Posts = 1,611 | Page Followers = 87,377
Page Follower Growth % = 35.93%
13. South Sudan Anataban
Total Interactions = 198,892 | Owned Total Views = 16,497
Total Posts = 778 | Page Followers = 47,607
Page Follower Growth % = 52.69%
14. South Sudan Digital
Total Interactions = 156,284 | Owned Total Views = 1,199,502
Total Posts = 805 | Page Followers = 70,301
Page Follower Growth % = 37.88%
Category 3: Personalities
Penton Keah
Total Interactions = 4,220,859 | Owned Total Views = 129,989,670
Total Posts = 109 | Followers = 663,919
Page Follower Growth % = 797.26%
2. Slate Nation
Total Interactions = 1,430,606 | Owned Total Views = 298,239
Total Posts = 408 | Followers = 280,918
Page Follower Growth % = 62.20%
3. John Frog
Total Interactions = 1,235,283 | Owned Total Views = 667,266
Total Posts = 602 | Followers = 112,354
Page Follower Growth % = 157.81%
4. Silver X
Total Interactions = 1,195,292 | Owned Total Views = 1,516,678
Total Posts = 1,241 | Followers = 190,148
Page Follower Growth % = 210.86%
5. Lady Kola
Total Interactions = 1,029,422 | Owned Total Views = 10,668,611
Total Posts = 624 | Followers = 181,548
Page Follower Growth % = 710.59%
6. Achai Wiir
Total Interactions = 1,003,176 | Owned Total Views = 3,635,829
Total Posts = 265 | Followers = 250,560
Page Follower Growth % = 65.07%
7. Dynamq
Total Interactions = 933,976 | Owned Total Views = 693,812
Total Posts = 974 | Followers = 75,564
Page Follower Growth % = 28.89%
8. K-Denk
Total Interactions = 879,271 | Owned Total Views = 378,618
Total Posts = 1,732 | Followers = 173,572
Page Follower Growth % = 16.08%
9. ADAWAY
Total Interactions = 811,505 | Owned Total Views = 74,104
Total Posts = 300 | Followers = 104,485
Page Follower Growth % = 175.18%
10. Dj-Cent Mr No Rest
Total Interactions = 511,346 | Owned Total Views = 318,166
Total Posts = 990 | Followers = 40,742
Page Follower Growth % = 401.44%
11. Promota Kay Two
Total Interactions = 494,042 | Owned Total Views = 1,240,353
Total Posts = 767 | Followers = 134,775
Page Follower Growth % = 118.23%
12. Max Jay
Total Interactions = 485,231 | Owned Total Views = 320,163
Total Posts = 1,492 | Followers = 54,150
Page Follower Growth % = 192.80%
13. Hardlife Avenue Stars
Total Interactions = 477,757 | Owned Total Views = 2,837,994
Total Posts = 903 | Followers = 73,561
Page Follower Growth % = 677.93%
14. Mary Boyoi
Total Interactions = 426,878 | Owned Total Views = 663,600
Total Posts = 256 | Followers = 98,774
Page Follower Growth % = 1562.86%
15. Ajak Deng Chiengkou
Total Interactions = 373,882 | Owned Total Views = 4,944,076
Total Posts = 593 | Followers = 238,363
Page Follower Growth % = 27.32%
There’s our list of 14 very interactive South Sudanese pages on Facebook. Have you ever thought deeply about this? When describing those leading 15 Facebook pages a normal user will see how important they are in the country to be on the top list. Together, all those pages have nearly five million followers! Some of them represent South Sudanese-famous personalities, mainstream and alternative media.
The number of likes and followers of an account indicates the interest or popularity of a specific person, brand, or product and that is why likes have way much importance on social media platforms like Facebook as they play a very vital role in building up a reputation on the Internet. Similarly, the popularity level on Facebook is also calculated by the number of fan base and interactions. Knowing about the leading pages on Facebook in the country is impressive.
About the Authors:
Adut Maguil, a Data Speaks Fellow at #defyhatenow South Sudan, wrote this data story, which was edited by 211 Check Editor Emmanuel Bida Thomas and approved for publication by Steve Topua, Data Analyst and Trainer. It’s part of the ongoing #defyhatenow South Sudan Data Speaks Fellowship program with funding from the European Union Delegation to South Sudan.
About South Sudan Data Speaks Fellowship:
This is a three months data journalism fellowship for South Sudanese content creators with an aim of educating participants on the fundamentals of data journalism through in-depth training facilitated by experienced data analysts.
The fellows have been selected from across South Sudan and they are trained in data sourcing/mining, data analysis, and data visualisation for three months (October to December)
Each fellow will produce a minimum of three (03) data stories during the fellowship. The focus will be on increasing access to information
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South Sudan faces the challenge of copyright–ownership of the song, songwriter, and video production as creative works, which is one of the most serious issues confronting and impeding the development of the music industry in South Sudan as a new country in East Africa with vast cultural diversity.
Furthermore, like most artists’ performances in the music era, many fans do not pay their Artist for the effort they put in as musicians, and the Artists complain.
In other parts of the world, an artist’s financial success is often derived from revenue generated by their fans attending their show, downloading the video, or viewing their YouTube channel, because YouTube channels use algorithms, and if more people suggest the song, the view will rise as the song becomes top searches and suggested on YouTube, and money will flow in.
How do South Sudanese artists benefit from YouTube? 211 Check used the Social blade to analyze the artists’ songs on YouTube to determine how much money they make from their YouTube channel activities.
SILVER X
The Best Male Artist of the year 2018 and Eye Radio Awards 2019 and he give himself the nickname Music machine as the most produced music in the country, he created his channel on 23 July 2016 until now his channel reached subscribers (2.95K) and videos views (159,034) and has uploaded (85) videos on his channel.
On 14-09-2021 Silver X published a new video song on YouTube called (Monia), the video was shot-in Uganda- Kampala in high quality because of the lack of data we didn’t know the cost of video producer but according to the social blade that we used to analysis revenue of each video or song on YouTube.
That makes it easier for us to see how much money the song Monia from the first day it was published until now the results show it has (13.6k) Views, (330) comments on YouTube and the revenue is only ($7-$54) according to the social blade analysis.
LADY KOLA
Lady Kola, who creates most of the beautiful things that go into making wonderful music, has music. She is known as Music Sankara and is also a DJ and Model; she started her channel on September 25, 2019 and has since gained 9.55K subscribers, 69,690 video views, and uploaded (12) videos.
According to the social blade analysis, on 10-09-2021, the Queen of Shamashin Lady Kola published a new video song on YouTube called (Toronto), and how much money the song Toronto from the first day it was published until now the results show it has (11.3k) views, (79) comments on YouTube, and the revenue is only ($6-$45).
MARY BOYOI,
Mary Boyoi always said “I am taking South Sudan music to international level kalas” she created her channel on 05Jan 2012 until now his channel reached subscribers (25.8K) and videos views (3,252,954) and uploaded (51) videos on his channels.
On 16-07-2021 Mary Boyoi as a first Lady published a new video song on YouTube called (Marry me kalas), from the first day it was published until now the results show it has (23.2k) Views, (46) comments on YouTube and the revenue is only ($12-$93) according to the social blade analysis.
DJ CENT MR NO REST,
MR NO REST, he Named himself like that because he works all-time at music to produce more work as he always said DJ cent Mr No Rest; he creates his channel on 08th March 2017 until now his channel reach subscribers (2.54K) and videos views (158,213) and upload (52) videos on his channels.
On 19-09-2021 DJ Cent Mr No Rest publish a new video song on YouTube called (Binia Wau), from the first day it was published until now the results show it has (7.4k) Views, (44) comments on YouTube and the revenue is only ($4-$30) according to the social blade analysis.
Hardlife Avenue Stars,
“Hardlife Avenue” is a reference to the difficult time and struggles of life, the music is popular in Afro-pop, Rap and Vocal. As the greatest music group in the country, they created their channel on 06 Sept 2016 until now they have subscribers (7.31K) and video views (1,223,169) and uploaded (85) videos on their channels.
On 18-07-2021 Hardlife Avenue Stars published a new video song on YouTube called (Ana Yau Bi Arif), which is the hit song on Social Media this year, the first day it was published until now the results show it has (88.6k) Views, (123) comments on YouTube and the revenue is only ($44-$354) according to the social blade analysis.
Dynamq,
The founder of Ruka Music and Ruka film and River Nile Crocodile Sudanese Son, besides he is a Singer, Songwriter, sound producer, dancehall and professional DJ. He created his channel on 05 09 2007 until now his channel reached subscribers (11.7K) and videos views (5,457,922) and uploaded (21) videos on his channel.
On 11-01-2013 Dynamq the African DJ that represents South Sudan and Africa in the JAMROCK REGGAE CRUISE SOUND annual festival happening every year in Jamaica, the festival is about love and unity he published a video song on YouTube called (Those days in Nairobi), from the first day it published until now the results show it has (1.1M) Views, (774) comments on YouTube and the revenue are only ($55-$44) according to the social blade analysis.
Emmanuel Jal,
The author of “War Child: A Child Soldier’s Story” in his music he mixes Rap in Arabic, English, Dinka and Nuer. The symbolism of unity as music guides him to express ideas of peace and unity. He created his channel on 26 07 2009 until now his channel reached subscribers (9.38K) and videos views (1643,418) and uploaded (110) videos on his channels.
On 25-11-2021 Emmanuel Jal publish a new video song on YouTube called Hey Mama, from the first day it was published until now the results show it has (72.9k) Views, (145) comments on YouTube and the revenue is only ($36-$291) according to the social blade analysis.
Yaba Angelosi,
The founder of Assida Records and Assida Films, his music mixes catchy African traditional sounds with Western dance music using modern instrumentation and arrangements, he plays guitar, bass, piano and drums above all he is a Singer, Songwriter, sound producer, Film director, and entertainer he created his channel on 15 March 2009 until now his channel gained subscribers (5.36K) and videos views (2,292,498) and uploaded (52) videos on his channels.
On 14-01-2021 DJ Yaba Angelosi published a new video song on YouTube called Something about You, from the first day it was published until now the results show it has (127.8k) Views, (138) comments on YouTube and the revenue is only ($64-$511) according to the social blade analysis.
Conclusion:
211 Check analysis notes that all South Sudanese artists that have channels on YouTube put countries other than South Sudan. For example, Silver X, Hardlife Avenue Stars and Mary Boyoi registered Kenya as the country and Lady Kola created her channel in Uganda, only DJ Cent Mr No Rest didn’t show the Country, Dynamq and Yaba Angelosi created their channels in the United State of America and Emmanuel Jal Create his channel in Canada.
Even the Channel Type; Only Yaba Angelosi and Mary Boyoi have Channel Type for Music, Emmanuel Jal his Channel Type is Film and Dynamq his channel Type is Entertainment and the rest have no Channel Type. This report does not highlight all artists with channels on YouTube but the view of this report analysis is to let the artists know that they have much work to do on their YouTube channels so as to generate more money and more followers; they need to be more flexible on sharing data about producing video so as to make work better to compare revenue generated by Channel and budget of the production.
Most artists should also sign up for the YouTube Partner Programme. This requires them to have at least 1,000 subscribers and have a minimum of 4,000 video watch hours in 12 months so that they can draw in a bigger audience and increase their streams.
About the Authors:
David Uku, a Data Speaks Fellow at #defyhatenow South Sudan, wrote this data story, which was edited by 211 Check Editor Emmanuel Bida Thomas and approved for publication by Steve Topua, Data Analyst and Trainer. It’s part of the ongoing #defyhatenow South Sudan Data Speaks Fellowship program with funding from the European Union Delegation to South Sudan.
About South Sudan Data Speaks Fellowship:
This is a three months data journalism fellowship for South Sudanese content creators with an aim of educating participants on the fundamentals of data journalism through in-depth training facilitated by experienced data analysts.
The fellows have been selected from across South Sudan and they are trained in data sourcing/mining, data analysis, and data visualisation for three months (October to December)
Each fellow will produce a minimum of three (03) data stories during the fellowship. The focus will be on increasing access to information
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