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PRESS RELEASE We, the majority of the disputing  parties in the South Sudan Bar Association do here by serve this Press Release to all licensed advocates in the Republic of South Sudan that the alleged Extraordinary Meeting of General Assembly of South Sudan Bar Association taking place on 19-20 February...

By: Martin Manyiel Wugol, Juba Monitor Kampala Bureau Chief In the world of information, the radio played an instrumental role in the struggle for the independence that gave birth to the Republic of South Sudan. As a young person growing up back in mid 80s, radio was the only source...

By: Poiya Isaac Lagu, (LLM). The purpose of this Article is to acquire knowledge about the rights, interests, liabilities attached to land and create awareness for land conveyance. It is also relevant for readers and researchers. There has been a question throughout from 2005 up to date ‘who owns land’...

By: Elia Joseph Loful Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) on Wednesday moved the first Arch girder across Freedom Bridge across River Nile. Addressing the press in Juba, the Undersecretary in the Ministry of Roads and Bridges Philip Marlow Waiwai said 80 percent of the work on the Bridge has been...

By: Manyuon Mayen Manyuon The United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned the First Vice President Taban Deng Gai for an alleged involvement in human rights abuses, including the disappearance and deaths of civilians.  The statement said, “Deng has acted to divide and sow...

By: Anna Nimiriano Late Swaka Philip died on 8th of January, 2020 and the burial took place on 9th of the same month. Sometimes it was not easy to say a word about somebody whom you know and has done great things in the country and died. In our tradition,...

By: Wek Atak Kacjang A local Nongovernmental Organization (NGO) NEPDA is facing mounting pressure over failure to pay for the services delivered to them by various suppliers. Latest information received indicates that there is a sweet- talking lady who was being used by the organization to lure the unsuspecting suppliers...

By: Loro Louis Yugu Equity Bank has won triple awards in an event to award the “Bank of the Year” held in Londn this week. According to a press statement seen by Juba Monitor, the bank emerged the best bank of the year for South Sudan, Uganda and Kenya. “Equity...

Topical Commentary With Odongo Odoyo I always had problems with my Math teacher. I could fake anything to avoid doing this subject from my Primary to High schools. I did not want anything to do with it until after my high school when l got interested but by that time,...

By: Kitab A Unango The Minister of National Security in the Office of the President has decried the ill inmate’s facility at Juba Central Prisons. According to 2014 and 2015 inmate’s statistics reports, approximately there were 6500 inmates serving sentences across the country with Juba Central Prisons accommodating the highest...