{"id":54658,"date":"2024-03-13T11:57:42","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T11:57:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/south-sudan-warns-traders-against-importing-electronic-waste"},"modified":"2024-03-13T13:00:41","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T13:00:41","slug":"south-sudan-warns-traders-against-importing-electronic-waste","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/south-sudan-warns-traders-against-importing-electronic-waste","title":{"rendered":"South Sudan warns traders against importing electronic waste"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span>South Sudan government issued a warning on Monday to traders against importing electronic waste into the country.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Lado Wani Kenyi, undersecretary of the Ministry of Information Communication Technology and Postal Services (ICT&amp;PS) telecom sector, highlighted the environmental and health threats posed by imported electronic equipment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe would like to warn traders against the importation of used electronic equipment to the country. The donated and used electronic gadgets contribute massively to the electronic waste in South Sudan,\u201d Wani said.<\/p>\n<p>He made these remarks during the start of an e-waste management workshop organized by the National Communication Authority in collaboration with the East Africa Communication Organization in Juba.<\/p>\n<p>Joseph Africano Bartel, Undersecretary for Environment and Forestry, emphasized that the country has developed pollution management strategies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe workshop would create an enabling strategy for the country to develop its management plan for e-waste,\u201d Africano said.<\/p>\n<p>The three-day forum brings together delegates from the Ministry of ICT&amp;PS, the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, telecom operators, EACO members, and other relevant authorities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\">South-Sudan<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Sudan. South Sudan government issued a warning on Monday to traders against importing electronic waste into the country. Dr. Lado Wani Kenyi, undersecretary of the Ministry of Information Communication Technology and Postal Services (ICT&amp;PS) telecom sector, highlighted the environmental and health threats posed by imported electronic equipment. \u201cWe would like to warn traders [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":54656,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,5,7],"tags":[234,265,233],"class_list":["post-54658","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-economy","category-head-lines","tag-africa-press","tag-africa-press-south-sudan","tag-south-sudan"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>South Sudan warns traders against importing electronic waste - South Sudan<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"South Sudan government issued a warning on Monday to traders against importing electronic waste into the country. 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