The ministry of labour has declared Friday, July 30, 2021, a Martyrs Day. The notice released on Tuesday, signed by the Undersecretary in the Ministry of Labour Mary Wani Pitia, urged government offices and non-governmental organisations to close from July 30 to Monday, August 2, 2021.

The day has been commemorated to remember the death of Dr John de Mabior Garang, the founder of the South Sudan Liberations Army (SPLA), who championed the independence of Sout Sudan.