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By Bida Elly David South Sudanese renowned Musician Duop Pur who is also the Deputy Chairperson of South Sudan Artist’s Union has made an absolute strategy to launch one of his awaited albums titled ‘keep time’ in November. In an interview with Juba Monitor yesterday, Duop Pur, the renowned national...

By James AtemKuir The Minister of Health, Elizabeth Achuei Yoland her Undersecretary, Dr. Victoria Anib Majur yesterday avoided a request for interview over the row over reshuffling of directors. Dr. Anib, the undersecretary recently reshuffled and changed heads of departments in the Ministry of Health, and reassigned director-generals and director...

By Mabor Riak Authorities in Lakes State have confirmed that 600 inmates from different cases were screened out in prison. Over the weekend, the committee confirmed to media that 120 remands out of total number of 672 convicted inmates in Rumbek prison were screened on Saturday.The technical committee comprised of...

By James Atem Kuir Traders across Juba city have accused government agencies including Juba City Council, National Revenue Authority and Fire Brigade now known as the Civil Defense of charging unbearable taxes and fines,and warned of closing shops if the practice does not cease. The traders who met the Central...

By Mabor Riak Lakes State Relief and Rehabilitation Commission confirmed that 16,150 flood victims from Unity state and internally displaced community of Rumbek North county were in need of humanitarian assistance in Lakes State. In an interview with Juba Monitor yesterday, the deputy chairperson of relief and rehabilitation commission (RRC)...

By: William Madouk Garang A serious political crisis is looming within the South Sudan National Movement for Change (SSNMC) as a faction led by Clement Juma Mbugoniwia within the same party refused to accept the credibility of recent polls where the new chairperson was elected. In an extraordinary convention held...

By Baraka John  The commissioner of Nzara County in Western Equatoria State has refuted news circulated on social media that ‘Congolese armed forces’ had encroached into the Nzara County territory to wage war against the State.  Speaking to the media yesterday, Richard Zizi said that the Congolese armed forces did...

By William Madouk Garang The shutting down of Port Sudan is a clear indication of a possible looming alert of the economic downfall due to the cutting off of oil flow to the International market via Red Sea. The Council of Ministers sitting yesterday, presided by President Salva Kiir Mayardit...

Anna Nimiriano Editor in Chief Juba Monitor It was good news to learn that Uganda government had waived free visa to South Sudanese from the first of October, 2021. It is going to strengthen bilateral relationship between the two countries, especially in terms of trade. What was not clear was...

By Tereza Jeremiah Chuei                          Activist called on the government to support the Joint Defence Board (JDB) to expeditiously remove all armed elements out of the violence-stricken county ofTambura in Western Equatoria State. Edmund Yakani, the Executive Director of the Community Empowerment for Progress Organisation (CEPO), appealed to national government as...