Capt. James is one-legged. He was not born with it, but he lost one leg during the liberation struggle for independence. This is not the only injury he had sustained. He had sustained multiple injuries. Before his leg was amputated, a PKM bullet had penetrated his abdomen, injuring small intestine.[Read More…]
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Gov’t should look at the border issues
By Kiden Stella Mandela The government should put the issue of border conflicts into serious consideration. The issue is causing misunderstanding among the communities along the borders, it needed to be taken up seriously before it causes more harm to the citizens. Let us take a look at what[Read More…]
Why happiness is too costly
By Ngor Khot Garang Every single day one gets to live in South Sudan, they ought to count it as a miracle. There is nothing that is ever enough in this country and the stories you always hear are not real. The real ones are those that have never been[Read More…]
How effective is freedom of expression and press in South Sudan
Guest Writer By Agoku Christine Taban May 3rd is the World Press Freedom Day and South Sudan is among the countries which will commemorate this important day but what is the meaning of World Press Freedom Day? Every year, on this date, the world celebrates the fundamental principles of press[Read More…]
Hunger is a real disease in South Sudan
Nation Talks By Kiden Stela Mandela Large population in South Sudan mostly suffers from hunger including the one that is supported by humanitarian agencies, if you are at the country today, most are suffering from hunger more than attacks that are happening around the country, people are already traumatized on[Read More…]
Economic hardships are due to corruption
Nation Talks Kiden Stela Mandela In every country corruption of whatever kind has not been legalized, governments have put in place legal instruments or regime to deter, criminalize, and punish those that might be found at the altar of it. Similarly, the government of South Sudan has some legal settings[Read More…]
Study to be a better leader
Nation Talks Kiden Stela Mandela In every country, education is taken as the key for development. It is through education that good leadership is seen, qualify doctors, engineers, pilots, teachers and many other leaders in the country. Without education, nothing will move ahead. With set Syllabus as an eye opener,[Read More…]
The country needs peace, not violence
Nation Talks By Kiden Stela Mandela South Sudanese generally need peace in the country, it has become a history that today if the other part of the country is okay, the other will be in serious clashes, the leaders of this country should open up their eyes on the issues[Read More…]
Church wrangles risk the moral authority of religious institutions and it’s against God
Nation Talks By Kiden Stella Mandela The Church wrangles paint deem light on the Christian values believers have on their journey to pursue and teach God’s righteousness to one another. It has come to public knowledge that some of those issues dividing religious leaders have become unsolvable hence pitting them[Read More…]
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Another Jesus Christ appeared in Gogrial East county By Kiden Stela Mandela A national Member of Parliament (MP) has taken the law into his hands by destroying a religious symbol which is contrary to the bill of rights. It means the country’s lawmakers don’t respect the rule of law which[Read More…]
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No security, no agriculture By Kiden Stela Mandela Recent findings from the World Bank statistical analysis shows that South Sudan in regards to humanitarian crisis stands at 8.9 million domiciles who are in desperate need of humanitarian aid with a total increase of over 600,000 in the past years. This[Read More…]
The silent killings must stop
By Kiden Stela Mandela The ongoing silent killing in South Sudan is something that is not good because it may lead the country to genocide one day. Up to date, there are still clashes ongoing across the country, more especially in the Upper Nile state. It is a serious issue[Read More…]
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POWER SUPPLY IN JUBA IS A NIGHTMARE By Loro Louis Yugu (Guest Writer) This service fella has made me to have a say. He has taken the zeal to speak out point blank that the world has rated our country to be the least in electricity supply to its citizens.[Read More…]
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Will citizens survive these economic hardships? By Kiden Stela Mandela The economic hardship in the country is beyond normal understanding of every individual more especially the Citizens who are trying to put their efforts to change the abuse of the nation by foreign countries but instead it is a waste[Read More…]
Examining the Rational of funding USD 6.7 million on battalion heading to DRC
By Kiden Stela Mandela In what appeared to be billed as commitment to regional security and stopping the spill-over from insurgencies in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to South Sudan, the Ministry of Defense and Veterans Affairs backed $6.7 million to fund special battalion of South Sudan People’s Defense Forces[Read More…]
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Political viruses should not jeopardize the spirit of unified forces By Kiden Stela Mandela At the heart of the Revitalized Peace Agreement, the security arrangement in form of the necessary unified forces has seen tongues wagging among the warring parties to the September 2018 peace agreement. From the beginning as[Read More…]
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The Hard Rock that made the transitional Period extended is now broken By Kiden Stela Mandela The issue of the unified forces had earlier grown to be a big challenge in a way that it stopped every step of the implementation of the Revitalized Peace Agreement in the country. But[Read More…]
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Diplomat soils country’s image as rape case lingers By Kiden Stela Mandela It’s shocking when the news of a man named Charles Dickens Imene dubbed as career diplomat of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, working at a global stage (United Nations Headquarters in New York – U.S.),[Read More…]
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Where has the military justice gone? By Kiden Stela Mandela Military justice should prevail in the military docket; it is the right way of taming criminal cases. What is happening within the SSPDF is really not understandable by the communities within South Sudan and the country at large. Unless it[Read More…]
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THE US DOLLAR IS A GIANT MONSTER IN THE MARKET By Loro Louis Yugu [Guest Writer] I have never come across a country where even a mad person knows about the value and the influence of the US dollar in the local market over the local currency. The case of[Read More…]