some pics from Juba..

Was just browsing through some of my older pictures of Juba. Although they are just some six months old, these pictures reveal the changing face of Juba. I’m collecting samples of funny signs and posters and will update you in time.

Girls from Juba Day Sec. School...

Students leading a demonstration

A report on Juba City

Some time back in May/June, I got this report below on one of the forums. I thought it was interesting with a little bit of salt added to it. I doubt the accuracy of this report, but it is not too far off the target. Believe you me, this is roughly what happens in Juba.

Enjoy and please comment..

NB: I just noticed the report left out some things. I’ll try to post something on them, in the meantime, please fell free to ask me whatever you want to know about life and living in this great and historic town/city of Juba. Kizzie and Dalu, you are invited for a weekend Juba style. Sudanese Thinker, stop philosophizing and lets celebrate theCPA. Dr Konyo, someone is asking for socks. As for me, I’ll be the sober driver/ tour guide.

Brief background of Southern Sudan and Juba

Juba is a city that is fastly and rapidly growing in the international scene with dilapidated infrastructures that was the remnants of the two decades civil war that has taken back one of Africa wealthiest countries

The region got into peace atmosphere three years ago after the signing of the comprehensive peace Agreement known as CPA between the two foes of NCP a northern political party that took over government in a coup in 1989 lead by president Omer Hassan al Bashir and the Sudan Peoples Liberation Movement (SPLA/M) the former Liberation Movement led by the late Col. Dr, John Garang De Mabior

SPLM is a member of the coalition government of Sudan and the governing party in Southern Sudan with,
Gen. Salva Kiir Mayardit is the Vice President of the Republic and the President of the government of Southern Sudan who is the chairman of SPLM

Juba opened up to the world as a result of the CPA, a huge presence of the International organizations as well as the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS).

Juba has become a cosmopolitan city with a secular law unlike in the northern part of the Country which is governed under the Islamic Sheria Law

There also big presence of the nationals from the neighboring countries like Uganda, Kenya, DRC as well as from Ethiopia and Eritrea either working for Companies, Organisation, Small scale Business, Government offices or other evening businesses

Juba is wearing a new face today compare to three years ago, with all of infrastructure coming up from all angles, roads are being tarmac, and the only hospital renovated and individual lives under development visibly

However, the moral life of Juba is changing every day from the Juba we know in early 80’s to worse; let us talk about weekends in Juba

A studies we conducted this months shows as follows

(a) every weekend, about 100,000 bottles of beers are consumed between Friday and Sunday
(b) 2 ton of assorted condoms are used
(c) 20 people out of the population who went out in these days contract HIV/AIDS
(d) 35 girls who go out on these days gets pregnant
(e) 1250 cars are parked outside the Bars a cross Juba
(f) 10 cars gets involved in accident after drinking mostly with registration GOSS
(g) 2000 Senkes (cheap motorbike from Congo) were out
(h) 100 Senkes gets involve in accident mainly young boys between the age of 12-15 with their girlfriends on board
(i) At least 10 funerals on Mondays associated to the weekend
(j) 3750 people engage in physical fighting across Juba mainly because of ladies
(k) Over 800,000 people of Juba sleep late at 5 am over the weekend
(l) At least 800,000 people wake up with hangovers
(m) At least 280 goats are slaughtered over the weekend
(n) 10 drums of soup are consumed for the treatment of Hangovers
(o) 50 husbands are caught by their wives while attending to girlfriends
(p) At least 200 people come to Juba from Khartoum for weekends, mainly northerners
(q) At least all Ugandans and Kenyans at the age of 15-40 were out in various clubs

We hope that you enjoy reading this report and we will continue updating all of you as details come in

The Institute for Strategic Social Studies
Juba Southern Sudan