South Sudanese are facing economic problem due to coronavirus which affects the neighbouring countries.
Shopkeepers and women who survive on tea selling around Juba roads complained that the pandemic has affected them negatively.
David Mogga, a shopkeeper, said he use to sell sugar, sweets and many others small materials, but now there are no more customers because people are not moving.
Rasul Kiden, a tea seller also says COVID 19 has made life difficult for those use to survive through small businesses.
She added that before COVID-19 announcement, she used to get some money, but now she can buy one kilo of sugar and it takes two to three days
Kiden said before the price of sugar was fine and could get profit, but now the prices of things have gone high and is not earning for her.
Estella Arkangelo, another woman selling tea, said this is the way she use to help herself, but now customers are not there anymore.
A cup of tea was 50 pounds, but now it is 60 pounds due to the high price of things in the country, she adds.
They called on the people of South Sudan to pray hard for the disease not come to the country.
The speakers were speaking yesterday in Juba town.