By Malek Arol Dhieu My name is South Sudanese Pounds. They abbreviate me as SSP. Bringing me to where I’m today was a tug of war. It all began after independence as an independent country must have a currency. Choosing a portrait of Dr. John Garang de Mabior was unanimous,[Read More…]

By Malek Arol Dhieu There are only two days for a man; the birth day and the death day. Whether you like it or not, death ensues, but do not let your death find you where you are. Death by a bullet is far much more glorious than death by hunger![Read More…]

By Taban Henry History tells that the Equatoria regime marked the roadmap for the South Sudan long journey to the South Sudan independence according to the governor’s press secretary. The August 18 2022 marked 67 years since the first renowned liberation struggle of the South Sudanese began in Torit town[Read More…]

By Theem Isaac Machar Akot Among the sixty four tribes in South Sudan, Nilotic tribes more specially the Dinka and Nuer tribes pay a lot of dowries.   A beautiful illiterate girl ranges from 140-180 cattle while educated one ranges from 280-300 cattle. Those they perceive of average beauty cost 90-50[Read More…]

By Lisok James Moses Dear South Sudanese Social Workers, Especially those ones that are educated, informed and learned; I would like to take this opportunity to invite you for a special Gender Base Violence [GBV] Program. This invitation doesn’t require a lot from you but it also intends to inform[Read More…]

By Akol Arop Akol One of the injustices that almost every leader is accused of is corruption. Young nations that are still under developing are ranked as leading in misuse of public funds. Some corrupt leaders with powers are always the suspects when it comes to the thing called corruption.[Read More…]

By Akol Arop Akol Peace is not all about paper agreement or words of mouth, it is seen in behaviors and coexistence with others. Fighting and faking reconciliation at the end without talking to your brother, sister or visiting your neighbor is not peace. Silencing guns is not the only[Read More…]

By James Ayiek Bath Acuoth  Having witnessed the politics of armed rebellion which is mastered by many politicians in South Sudan and the rest of Africa, has become the easiest political dagger used by warlord politicians to get into power. This is vividly portrayed by the current divide and rule[Read More…]

By Roger Alfred Yoron Modi  As the term of the Transitional Period established under the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan (R-ARCSS) nears expiration, obvious matters that the current intensified discussions around these topics and related issues need to focus on include:[Read More…]

By Akol Arop Akol Human conflicting desires involve two things: When you don’t want people to talk, you want them to fight and vice versa. In illiterate community, people tend to solve their problems through fighting while the modern society always uses dialogue or peaceful negotiation, that’s sitting around the[Read More…]

By Venansio T. Muludiang, PhD University of Juba At the entrance gate of a university in South Africa, the following message was posted for contemplation: “Destroying any nation does not require the use of atomic bombs or the use of long range missiles… It only requires lowering the quality of[Read More…]

Why businesses fail and how to mitigate business to succeed By Dr. Moyi Harry Ruben In many cases anybody thinks he or she can do business, but many only do not know that their effort is being enjoyed by other people, you think you are in business, but are you[Read More…]

Sprawl is tandem, prowl is inescapable! (Part 4) By James Ayiek Bath Acuoth The President recently made a statement on agriculture, urging youth to get involved in farming while visiting his farm at the outskirt of Juba. That would have chuffed people to bits, if the President had made that[Read More…]

The 20 types of interesting people (Part1/2) By Akol Arop Akol When interacting, sharing and living with people, what matters is who they are and what they do, not where they are from or what they have. Look at your friends and consider their personalities, characters and attitudes without judging[Read More…]

By James Ayiek Bath Acuoth I feel sad when I see young school kids who are the potential future leaders of this Country gambling on streets instead of studying in schools. It is equally baffling and appalling that some of them gamble even with school uniforms on them, while the[Read More…]

By James Ayiek Bath The World is like a thick forest over crowded by hunters and targets are scarce.  Egypt as a desperate beneficiary of the Nile water now is demanding hundred percent share from the Nile water without any contribution to the sources of the Nile. However, the recent[Read More…]

By Akol Arop Akol People with great minds have their quotes that if you don’t fail, you will never succeed. Failure and success are just going side by side like two sides of the road. There is left and right, but all drivers, riders and passengers make sure they go[Read More…]

By Akol Arop Akol The following are the realities that I have understood about life. Almost everyone doesn’t know they and that’s why they lost hope consistent struggle. Here are they, hope they will inspire you. People God told the first mankind to reproduce and fill the world, this means[Read More…]

Sprawl is tandem, prowl is Inescapable!! (Part three) By James Ayiek Bath Acuoth E-mail; ayiekojames512@gmail.com Snake is a staff for the witch doctor’s Son. Take it to the bank, governments will always exploits the Citizens! I commend and applauds President Salva Kiir Mayardit on the bold decision he has taken to[Read More…]

Martin Manyiel Wugol in Freedom Farm Since Public Debate on Nile Dredging Project considerably put to rest online courtesy of H.E the president. On Thursday, 14, July 2022 as usual, I was watching professor Nobel Prize Winner and political activist Akinwande Oluwole Babatunde known as (WS) Professor Wole Soyinka addressed[Read More…]