Juba residents languish in thirst as water sellers park tankers for fourth day

Juba residents languish in thirst as water sellers park tankers for fourth day

Some Juba residents say they have gone for four days without access to water for domestic use, a situation attributed to an ongoing strike by blue water tankers in protest of price reductions. In early October, the City Council introduced new water prices, directing water tankers to sell a drum of water at 2,500 South Sudan pounds within the city and 3,500 pounds in the suburbs. But the drivers reject the rates, arguing that they are insufficie…