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Data Story: Women in the Western Equatoria State Government
By Justin Anthony 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 […]
Feb 20, 20221 min read
Data Story: South Sudan’s Fiscal Year 2021/22 Budget
By Okot Emmanuel 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 […]
Feb 4, 20222 min read
Explainer: Using TinEye; Essential for Fact Checkers
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.
Feb 2, 20225 min read
Fact-check: These photos do not show ammunition confiscated by the national security yesterday
By 211 Check Desk Photos shared on Facebook and WhatsApp of a massive amount of ammunition and guns being transported in a casket allegedly to Pibor have been found to be FALSE. A google reverse image search on the photos show that in 2016, the photos were circulated in Nigeria media depicting a massive amount […]
Feb 1, 20221 min read
Data Story: 14.69% drop in the number of pupils registered for final primary education examinations this year
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.
Jan 31, 20222 min read
Data Story: 2021 Secondary School Enrolment in 6 Counties of Western Equatoria
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 […]
Jan 31, 20222 min read
Top 14 Leading South Sudanese Facebook Pages in 2021
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.
Jan 24, 20227 min read
Data Story: Are South Sudanese Artists Benefiting From YouTube? An Analysis of 08 Channels
By David Uku 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’ […]
Dec 24, 20216 min read
Fact-Check: President Kiir has not lifted the COVID-19 partial lockdown imposed this week
By 211 Check Desk A Facebook post purporting that President Salva Kiir has lifted a partial lockdown imposed by the chair of the National Taskforce on COVID-19, Hussein Abdelbagi Akol earlier this week is FALSE The post, first chaired by South Sudan Eye, a page with over 47,000 followers, didn’t cite any credible source of […]
Dec 24, 20211 min read
Data Story: 90 Killed by a Strange Disease in Fangak County
By Deng Ghai Deng Authorities in South Sudan’s Jonglei state are calling for urgent intervention as people and livestock die in alarming numbers after showing symptoms including diarrhea, vomiting, and general body weakness in Fangak County Fangak County Commissioner Boutrus Biel says since early November, dozens of people – mostly children and the elderly – […]
Dec 24, 20213 min read
Data Story: More than 500 children continue to roam in the streets of Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal State
By Ngor Deng Matem As the number of children living on the streets in South Sudan remains constant, a Data Speaks program researched and investigated the lives of these children in NBGs-Aweil. According to the data gathered, the state’s ministry of gender and social welfare has confirmed the presence of 513 street children. Joseph Madut […]
Dec 16, 20213 min read
Fact-Check: This picture of a three year old boy for sale wrapped inside a rice bag is not from Sherikhat, Juba
The picture is of an incident where a man was apprehended by the Nigeria Police Force in Akwa Ibom State after he was caught trying to sell his 3-year-old son
Dec 13, 20212 min read
Data Story: Vaccine Uptake Spikes Among Women
The increase in the number of women turning for vaccines has been attributed to a change of perception on the vaccine. At least two in five women encourage taking vaccines saying it is just as safe as immunization vaccines given to children.
Dec 13, 20213 min read
Fact-Check: An article allegedly written by Louis Anei is FALSE
In a Facebook post, Ustaz Louis Anei Madut said, “The purported article said to have been written by me is false! This is a concoction from my political enemies who want to put me deep into the grave but God is there alive.”
Dec 10, 20211 min read
Data Story: Statistics of Obstetric Fistula Treatment in Aweil from 2019 to 2021
By Ngor Deng Matem This story looks into the trends of obstetric fistula treatment of the local population in Aweil, Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal State from 2019 to 2021. The treatment exercises were carried out by the Ministry of Health and its partners including United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the International Rescue Committee (IRC). In 2019, […]
Dec 8, 20212 min read
Data Story: South Sudan Losing Battle Against Infant Mortality
As late as 2019, infant mortality rate in South Sudan remained among some of the highest in Africa. By Charles Lotara Ten years before South Sudan attained independence in 2011, the infant mortality rate was already alarming with 44,508 children dying annually before reaching age five. Boys accounted for 23,395 of this tally compared to […]
Dec 8, 20216 min read
Data Story: 16 Most Influential South Sudanese Celebrities on Facebook
By David Uku Because being on social media platforms means you have many competitors, you are expected to create good content for your audience to follow you. In South Sudan, the most influential people and talented artists use Social Media platforms to express their artistic talents and share their opinion with their fans. However, the […]
Dec 8, 20212 min read
Data Story: Reported Killings in South Sudan, 267 slain last month
By #defyhatenow South Sudan #DataSpeaks Fellows Data collected by 211 Check, according to multiple media reports from November of this year, show that at least 267 individuals were killed in several incidents around South Sudan. In comparison to October, when 79 persons were slain, November’s figures show an increase of 237.97 percent. The majority of […]
Dec 8, 20212 min read
Fact-Check: Do these pictures show livestock killed by floods in Bentiu? No
These pictures showing livestock allegedly killed by floods in Bentiu, Unity State are misleading By 211 Check Editorial Team Pictures shared by Bentiu tv, a Facebook page with the caption, “This is how flood kills livestock in Bentiu” are FALSE Reverse image search of the pictures leads to a story published by the Star Kenya […]
Dec 3, 20211 min read
Data Story: Commodity Price Hikes in Juba Ahead of Festivities
This story focuses on the most recent increase in commodity prices in Juba. The data is based on a physical market survey at Konyo Konyo Market. By Charles Lotara The market prices of commodities in South Sudan have been unstable since the outbreak of civil war in 2013 when the South Sudanese Pounds started losing […]
Dec 3, 20213 min read
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Explainer: South Sudan’s debt burden and sovereign vulnerability
The combined total of these enforceable judgments, exceeding $1.65 billion, poses an immediate threat to the nation’s liquid assets and oil export streams.
Nov 5, 20251 min read
Fact-check: Yes, the 2018 revitalised agreement allocates positions to its signatories.
All positions at the executive were allocated according to the revitalised agreement under power-sharing arrangements, both at the national and state levels including the legislatures.
Oct 17, 20253 min read
Fact Check: No, Riek Machar has not been hanged, but is currently on trial.
The claim on social media that Dr. Riek Machar has been hanged for “crimes now we are free of all nonsense in South Sudan” is false and misleading
Oct 14, 20252 min read
Fact-check: No, this video is not showing the SSPDF violent attack in Wau.
There are no credible local media reports about the South Sudan People’s Defence Force (SSPDF) bombardment or attack in Wau today or recently.
Oct 14, 20252 min read
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