By Isaac Chol Aguer This article follows my earlier piece titled “Deporting Citizens… and Smuggling Garbage” published on July 6, 2025, written before the official statement issued by South Sudan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In South Sudan, rumors have a short lifespan before becoming official statements. Last week, I addressed[Read More…]

  By Isaac Chol Aguer   In South Sudan, gunfire no longer startles anyone. It has become part of the country’s daily rhythm and in a place where armed groups outnumber paved roads, silence itself is the most suspicious sound. Roughly a year ago, a man known to residents of[Read More…]

By Deng Chol   In the bustling streets of Juba and the dusty alleys of capitals of states, unsettling sights haves become all too common. Children, some as young as five, fending for themselves, sleeping on cardboard, begging for food, and dodging dangers most adults would find unbearable. These are[Read More…]

Leadership demands physical maturity. A leader must be physically fit. King Saul was elected as a king just because of his physical fitness. He was a giant man. In many cultures, a leader is expected to be a man or woman with strong muscles. He/she should not appear weak. Sometimes,[Read More…]

By Deng Chol   In South Sudan, education is supposed to be a right for every child, yet, in reality, it has become a privilege enjoyed by a few who can afford it.  As private schools continue to grow in strength and reputation, majority of children, especially from poor and[Read More…]

By Agany Jeremiah   For many years, a large number of South Sudanese have unknowingly celebrated Independence Day using the wrong version of our national flag. But this year marks a powerful shift as 99% of citizens proudly raised and celebrated under the correct, official flag of South Sudan. In[Read More…]

In 2018, Akon, American born singer of Senegalese origin, announced plans for a futuristic African city and it was expected to cost $6 billions. Akon had imagined an Africa that was so beautiful that anyone can make it without having to work harder. He left behind his successful career as[Read More…]

On June 22nd, just days ago, the world stood for a promising young man who had everything ahead of him, life and a whole lot of beautiful things. Diogo Jota, a talented soccer player who played for Liverpool, as he walked down the aisle to marry the love of his[Read More…]

By Isaac Chol Aguer   “There’s nothing more dangerous than the growth of that parasitic weed called pride…” Nietzsche said that long before a country called South Sudan existed. But if he were to pass through our streets today, he’d nod in understanding. Pride? Yes. We are a country of[Read More…]

By Gabriel Patrick Lagu   ‎Maybe we are still badly distorted with the illusion of freedom or still Arabised, who knows? The selfish ones could be hindering the real life of a free South Sudan….. Whatsoever! ‎Real Nationalism lies in the depths of the hearts which belongs to those who[Read More…]

By Isaac Aguer   In a country like ours, we’ve long grown used to being raw materials for international headlines. A famine here, a clash there, and a side story about a little boy dancing to a traditional tune in a torn pair of trousers in a forgotten village —[Read More…]

We have been told several times, that if you are running after something, all you need is just work for it. Wake up before the sun rises and work harder than everyone else, and someday, just maybe, you will make it. That is what motivational speakers tell us. It is[Read More…]

By James Aniceto Batikayo   I had the honor to attend the first peace talks in 2012 at Addis Ababa and the talks that culminated in the Revitalized Agreement on Resolution of Conflict in South Sudan (R. ARCSS) 2018. In this regard, I wish on this big historic occasion of[Read More…]

By Philip Lako   Beauty, while often linked to self-worth, is deeply subjective. Yet when perception is shaped by insecurity or misinformation, it can lead to harmful practices, such as skin bleaching. Skin bleaching involves the use of chemicals on the body to lighten the skin. Many are becoming familiar[Read More…]

By Deng Chol   When our country celebrates its independence anniversary it does so with thousands of South Sudanese gathering in Dr. John Garang Memorial Museum every 9-July, flags, and official speeches, praising the brave men and women who brought us freedom. But for those of us who were born[Read More…]

By Isaac Chol Aguer   Tomorrow, the flags will rise again. The drums will beat. The anthem will echo through streets, markets, villages, and homes – even in Abyei, where our flag waits to fly unchallenged. It will remind us of a day when a long and bitter journey gave[Read More…]

By Benjamin Ajuong Machiek Malek   In life, we grow up believing in the beauty of friendship. We share our secrets, dreams, and burdens with those we call “friends.” We trust them. We cry with them. We laugh with them. But one day, a bitter truth hits you: not every[Read More…]