The South Sudanese national government on Friday announced a public holiday for Eid al-Adha.
In a public notice, the Ministry of Labour in Juba stated, “The Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday will commence on Tuesday, 21 August 2018”.
The ministry said non-Muslims will resume work on Thursday, 23 August, 2018 and Muslims will resume work on Monday, 27 August 2018.
The cabinet also passed its congratulations to the Muslim community in South Sudan on the occasion of Eid al-Adha.