By Nyariay Kic Candidates Pupils and students It has been a long year, hasn’t it? Late nights, early mornings, parental pressure, hustles, and drawbacks; disappointments. You surely must be tired! The half-hour period after the completion of the exam often reflects a student’s attitude towards education. We will witness[Read More…]
OpEd
Why I write about the human conditions [Part 5]
In this article, I am going to use some of the personalities; those who have made this world a better place to illustrate something. And before that, there are approximately 7.5 billion humans on this planet. All of these people are looking for one thing, a solution to their problems.[Read More…]
Keep your eyes on the stars and feet on the ground
By Ustaz Mark Bang One of the philosophers once said this quote, “Keep your eyes on the stars and your feet on the ground.” Life is a lesson one shouldn’t joke with. When I lived the life of being a child, I never knew that there were some great lessons[Read More…]
Rights are not granted; they are fought for
By Ustaz Mark Bang One of the American philosophers once said this quote that, “Rights are not granted; they are taken by force.” Here we know that when I am starving yet tell nobody, I will never get anything from anyone, as the Bible scriptures say in KJV. Matthew 7:7[Read More…]
Know your worth; you aren’t worthless!
By Chol Peter Majoh To begin with, your biological and spiritual existence is a sure fact: you aren’t worthless. And by the way, let me tell you: if you don’t know that, it’s easy for someone to demean, use, or even disrespect you. Self-esteem and love are way more embracing,[Read More…]
Life doesn’t wait for tomorrow
By Ustaz Mark Bang Life doesn’t wait for anybody. No amount of money ever bought a second of time. I think this is one of the biggest truths that today’s society of people just never thinks of. They are too busy filling up the needs of their ego. Life is[Read More…]
A Day of Night
By Ustaz Mark Bang Relative to centuries ago, global inequality may be much higher than it was, but this was mainly due to the fact that nobody really had anything. Yes, there was typically an aristocratic elite that was wealthy, but the worldwide wealth at this time period was so[Read More…]
Mourning the loss of National Languages
Humans mourn their loved ones. If you lose someone in the family, you must mourn whether you like the person or not. I believe culture demands it. It is like burying a dead body. In Africa, it is a curse to leave a dead body unburied. Maybe only until these[Read More…]
Veterans are not sold in markets
By Malek Arol Dhieu When you look closely at the army, you can see a great difference between SPLA (Anyanya 1 and 2 included) veterans and SSPDF veterans. SPLA veterans are those veterans who joined the army from 1955 to 2005, meanwhile, SSPDF veterans are those veterans who joined[Read More…]
Editorial
As the year comes to an end, it’s high time candidates reap what they sow; the lazy gaze at the roof, expecting answers for the examination questions, while those active are writing. In recent times, some candidates and sympathizers cast blame of their failure on the National Ministry of Education[Read More…]
If I were to copy someone’s struggle, I would copy that of my father
By Malek Arol Dhieu My heart is very strong. I’m fathered by someone who lost his parents at age 3. He was surviving on God’s mercy. Any time any material disappeared from the house, no one other than him could be accused. Any time food was brought and given to[Read More…]
I WAS AFRAID
By Ustaz Mark Bang I was afraid of being rejected Until I learned to never reject myself I was afraid of being abandoned Until I learned to never abandon myself I was afraid of the opinions of others Until I learned that they held no more weight than my own[Read More…]
A new version of hunger on top of the old one
At around 2 AM, a noise woke me up from sleep. Outside my room, I saw a throng of people with torches around a man. I opened the gate, went to them and inquired what the matter could be. They told me they are begging a man to return home.[Read More…]
Go back to school
By Ustaz Mark Bang If there are those who seek to get rich before acquiring credentials, then their future is in danger. One has to ask her/himself this question. How is South Sudan’s tomorrow going to reflect, my friend? It’s going to be the worst situation one has ever experienced,[Read More…]
Editorial
The health of a nation’s citizens surpasses riches accrued from illicit trade and therefore must not be compromised by taxes from harmful products. In most African countries, consumers seem to be attracted by the appearance of products and out of curiosity, without analyzing constituents and repercussions. The burden of safeguarding[Read More…]
Wanting a government like others seen in the World
By Ustaz Mark Bang A good leader can put a country on a good path, but no leader can keep the country on that path forever, because eventually, they die. The thing that translates to long-term success is not the individual leaders but having good systems that allow the country[Read More…]
It is social media that makes you feel like your life is bad
There is something you want badly. It doesn’t matter if you will get it or not, you just want it and is willing to go through that pain just to have it. You are not so sure when but you know you need to get there even if it takes[Read More…]
Arabs cut my hands; finance officers cut my salary-ordeals of a wounded hero
Capt. James joined the liberation struggle in 1987. He graduated from the military field as a Sergeant Major; the rank he maintained until February 2005 when he met the late Dr. John Garang and got promoted to the rank of Captain at once. Since then, he never received another promotion.[Read More…]
GO BACK TO SCHOOL
By USTAZ MARK BANG If there are those who seek to get rich before acquiring credentials, then their future is in danger. One has to ask her/himself this question. How is South Sudan’s tomorrow going to reflect, my friend? It’s going to be the worst situation one has ever experienced,[Read More…]
You can be relieved from your job, but you can never be relieved from your work
Public office is just being sniffed like cocaine in South Sudan. The quest for looking for a solution would spare no one, including the one looking for the solution himself. South Sudan has reached a critical moment where an official is appointed today and relieved tomorrow without even being sworn[Read More…]