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Lecturers at two public universities - the University of Bahr el Ghazal and Rumbek University of Science and Technology have threatened to go on strike if the government fails to increase their salaries within seven days.
Two more public universities have joined the University of Bahr el Ghazal in threatening to go on strike over the delayed implementation of the new salary structure.
Western Equatoria State government through its education ministry has announced national university scholarships for students seeking to further their education.
Lecturers and other support staff at Rumbek University of Science and Technology have laid down their tools to demand the over non-payment of salary arrears days after employees at two other public universities went on strike; Some families in Jonglei State say they are struggling to put food on table after last year's floods destroyed their farms; Media houses in South Sudan say their efforts to provide information to the public across the country are constantly being hampered by a lack of access to information from some government agencies