The Central Equatoria State Minister of Housing, Land, and Public Utilities, David Morbe Aquilino, has issued a sweeping directive halting all land demarcation and planning activities across the state with immediate effect. Under the order, no county, payam, or Juba City Council authority is permitted to carry out land surveying, demarcation, or planning independently. All such activities must now be channeled through the state Ministry of Housing, Land, and Public Utilities, with the mandatory involvement of local authorities and affected communities. State officials say the move is aimed at strengthening oversight in land administration and curbing widespread land grabbing and irregular allocations that have long affected Juba and other parts of Central Equatoria. Observers say the blanket ban could help bring coherence to land governance in Central Equatoria State if enforced consistently.