By Malek Arol Dhieu It may look like you have conquered the world, but you have not. Even if you have conquered the world, you cannot conquer it forever. You conquer the world today and someone else conquers it tomorrow. That is why it is advisable that when the world[Read More…]
OpEd
Engr. Maker Mangol Acien Yuol Unchecked appointments and removals of public officials create fertile ground for corruption. When leaders assume or leave office without a full accounting of institutional assets and budgets, opportunities for theft and cover‑ups multiply. Requiring documented audits and transparent legal processes before any appointment or dismissal[Read More…]
Parties Should Display Political Toward Tumaini Peace Initiative
As the world look for solution to the conflict in South Sudan, Parties to the peace agreement should display political will toward dialogue. This will help toward ending violations to the peace agreement as well as gain trust from the region and the international community. From the signing of the[Read More…]
Strengthening Regulatory Governance of Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining in South Sudan
By Ajak John Ateng. Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) has become one of the most important livelihood activities in South Sudan, particularly in gold-producing regions where rural communities depend on it for income and survival. Yet the sector remains largely informal, weakly regulated, and environmentally damaging. In a country striving[Read More…]
How can the Government be Government if we don’t Criticize it?
By: Ayuel Mangok Angui All the organizations responsible for the human leaderships are reckless to lead in a way that makes us become happy in a particular Society. The strong constitution builds for the organization to follow is very important, because it guides the organization to meet with the rules[Read More…]
Give me your Facebook, a traffic police officer ordered the driver
By Malek Arol Dhieu In the beautiful morning of Monday, where heavy duties are taken to compensate what is lost on two weekend days, a traffic police officer dressed up extra-smartly and deployed himself along the highway. He was so brave to stop any vehicle, except the ones moving with[Read More…]
TOO MUCH FREEDOM IS HARMING THE YOUNG GENERATIONS IN AFRICA
By: Ayuel Mangok Angui The western world has imported the freedom to Africans and it has never taught us about the meaning of freedom and what is supposed to be done when we are free in the Society. Freedom is the most important thing in human life, because we are[Read More…]
Forcing Things Brings Surprises to Happen
Education is supposed to be a bridge that connects people to opportunities, dignity, and a better future. In South Sudan, many people believe that education is the only weapon the poor, vulnerable, and orphaned children have to change their lives. But today, I am confused and deeply traumatized by what[Read More…]
A Call to Rescue South Sudan’s Economy
As economy struggle, there is need to put more efforts inform of action to get solution. Due to liquidity crisis, the most basic right to access one’s own money has been denied, Banks remain cashless, yet civil servants are paid through them. Teachers, doctors, and soldiers are left stranded, unable[Read More…]
CHEATING IN THE NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS IS KILLING EDUCATION IN SOUTH SUDAN.
By: Ayuel Mangok Angui Cheating in the school certificate of education is the most greatest enemy that is hurting the education in the entire world to produce the good fruits of its products as it is expected by the scholars of education. Education is the key for success and light[Read More…]
If a System Truly Wanted to End Poverty, It Would have done so. What we are seeing is not simply failure it is the result of design.
By Deng Chol When our nation gained independence in 2011, it was not just a political victory. It was a promise. A promise that our resources would finally benefit our people. A promise that dignity would replace deprivation. A promise that the suffering of the past would not define our[Read More…]
From Lecture Halls to Battlefields: Rethinking Academia in South Sudan
Academia is meant to be a provocative venture of the mind; a space where ideas clash, curiosity is rewarded, and students are guided to think critically. Yet, too often, the reality in South Sudan’s universities falls far short of this ideal. Lecture halls, intended for learning, have become arenas where[Read More…]
Article Title (23): Rise from sleep with Jesus Christ, thank God, and with faith and trust you will find grace. Sermon Title: The Lord’s Destruction of the Earth, because of their evil that rose before the eyes of the Eternal Lord, Creator of heaven and earth. Isaiah 24:1–23 My dear[Read More…]
*Nowadays’ Datings and Marriages*
By Engr. Maker Mangol Acien Yuol The nowadays’ datings and marriages are too dynamic and have drastically changed over the years. It is very easy for a girl to get spoiled and get married easily too. some girls get spoiled and hardly get married perhaps they find it hard to[Read More…]
The Forgotten Heroes and the Voice of Garang
By Deng Chol When the gun was fired in the long and bitter struggle for our liberation, there was no promise of comfort, no assurance of survival, and no guarantee that freedom would ever come. Yet men and women from every corner of this land stood up and walked into[Read More…]
Rise from sleep with Jesus Christ, thank God, and with faith and trust you will find grace
Sermon Title: The Triumph of God’s Kingdom in the Last Days — The mountain of the Lord’s temple will be exalted above all mountains and raised above all hills, and all nations will stream to it. Isaiah 2:1–22 My dear brothers and sisters in Christ our Lord, greetings to you[Read More…]
By. Ajak John Ateng Scientifically, South Sudan can be described as a classic greenfield geological terrain, meaning that large areas of the country have not yet been explored using modern exploration methods, despite being located within mineral prospective regional geological belts of East and Central Africa. Much of the available[Read More…]
Land Sales and the Rise of “Self-Made Chiefs” in Juba
In recent years, Juba and its outskirts have witnessed a troubling practice that continues to sow confusion and conflict. Groups of people from other counties and states arrive in large numbers, nominate their own chiefs locally referred to as Sultan and begin selling land. They often claim to work in[Read More…]
By Kiden Stela Mandela The suffering of South Sudanese citizens in the diaspora can be laid squarely at the feet of politicians who incite war yet remain unable to deliver peace. South Sudanese have been living in camps since 1983, when they fought to liberate themselves from a Sudanese regime[Read More…]
Constituency Representation in Transition: South Sudan’s Accountability Challenge
In theory, Members of Parliament are the direct bridge between citizens and the state. They are expected to carry the voices of their constituencies into the national and state legislature and return home with policies that respond to local realities. But South Sudan’s Parliament is a body caught between two[Read More…]