Could this be final nail on the coffin of South Sudan’s economy? Are some of the events in 2015 to be blamed??
Could this be the final nail on the coffin of South Sudan’s economy? Are some of the events in 2015 to be blamed?? By: Abraham Daljang Maker 2015 is just a few clock ticks away from us, and 2016 is in its final installation. Telecom companies are no longer friends on the pretext of currency devaluation; phone calls on customers are unbearable. Thus, talking on the phone becomes optional. Food is scarce in the market and expensive. South Sudanese pound puts on tatters begging American dollar for 18.5 only. Clans’ clashes in former states of Warrap and Lakes plus cattle raiding were on the front pages of newspapers in Juba and top stories in most local radio stations. Several presidential Decrees, aka. “Degrees” by ordinary members of the society were also dominant on South Sudan’s Television. Beneficiaries were so jubilant with “degrees” while the victims of the “degrees” walked home with scornful faces. There were a lot of rebellions and road attacks that occurred in the...