By Ustaz Mark Bang You just have to change yourself. Your focus should not be on changing others. That is what Mahatma Gandhi did. It is his quote. When we change and start to operate from a higher perspective and ideals, our energy starts to ascend. We start to vibrate[Read More…]
OpEd
GREAT LEADERS ARE EVER KIND, HUMBLE AND SUPPORTIVE
Ustaz Mark Bang Love, like war, is a complex battlefield. When someone cheats on you, they’ve launched an assault on the very foundation of trust and respect in your relationship. But here’s the thing about humans—we’re complex creatures, capable of immense love and profound forgiveness. So, how can you still[Read More…]
Twelve (12) months without salary, a potential threat
By Khamis James Kwaje Lubang, Indeed, the situation of government workers in South Sudan going for extended periods of one year without pay is a very unique experience that has not happened anywhere in the world. Such a rear occurrence has proved beyond doubt the faith, love, trust, and value[Read More…]
Here, we raise our case
We bring beauty to the environment. Humans are so mad about anything beautiful. They are happy when they see that the environment is very green. Without us, the trees, there can be nothing beautiful. We colour the environment. Some of us are white. Some of us are blue. Some of[Read More…]
Nation Talks
Security personnel should be deployed around the butchers, selling points of roasted meat along the streets, and the whole country. But to start with screening the capital city, Juba, it is good to know what citizens are going through in these hard times. Security should monitor what type of meat[Read More…]
Why I write about human conditions [Part 2]
Some years ago, when I joined school for the first time, though most of my reasons for going to school were motivated by the desire to eat school porridge and disappear without attending any class, there was something else I had wanted to do and that was to become a[Read More…]
Suicide is never an option
As ever-increasing as crises in South Sudan, a gentleman, after years of failure, bought a rope and fixed a day for hanging himself. When the day came, he pulled a pen and paper and sat down to write a note. Because he was writing with an Obama smoothline pen, he[Read More…]
Editorial
Mistreating a journalist is likened to hurting a hapless messenger, who is misconstrued for carrying words. Or, breaking a mirror that shows your image. Journalism is as old as creation; in the bible, those of the Higher beings are referred to as Angels or messengers of God. Jacob wrestled with[Read More…]
Can this humanity be found?
By Nyariay Kic What is humanity? The Oxford Translation reads humanity as, “the quality of being humane.” What is even being humane? Back to the dictionary again, “pertaining to or concerned with the humanities.” First, the word was humanity, now humane and then humanities and so forth goes the[Read More…]
Nation Talks
Cholera is a highly dangerous illness that poses a significant threat to human life. Living in the affected areas is challenging, especially since cholera is a deadly disease. The National Ministry of Health has confirmed and declared an outbreak in Renk County of Upper Nile State, emphasizing the urgent need[Read More…]
Don’t eat your “Bush”
A story is told of a gazelle and a lion. One hot afternoon, a hungry lion saw a gazelle. It was a dry season when almost everything was scarce. Lions could not easily get what to feed on. All the dry grass burned up. Since there was no bush[Read More…]
Land grabbing; a deadly weapon in South Sudan
By Khamis Kwaje Lubang Land grabbing in South Sudan is a source of constant insecurity and so much detrimental to the social fabric within various communities especially in the capital city Juba, central Equatoria State. If this trend land grabbing is not mitigated, the following will continue to be[Read More…]
Editorial
Outbreaks of Cholera and other contagious diseases are common in the country and this calls for the government to devise, not only emergency responses but permanent solutions. Emergencies are, but like purchasing an Ambulance for a community that experiences frequent drowning of their members in a river, it can save[Read More…]
Editorial
Charity begins at home; before pointing at transport barriers in the East African Community, let’s first seek to remove the logs blocking the system to our rural communities. Much as we talk about transport bottlenecks impeding regional growth of East African Community (EAC), individual nations of the region equally need[Read More…]
Nation Talks
Sadly, sometimes Media outlets face challenges in a situation where their reporters are denied coverage, especially from top government officials’ events which is so tormenting and stressing reporters, who are sometimes subjected to detentions without committing any crime. On Wednesday, October 2024, several Media houses were barred from covering the[Read More…]
As you sow, so shall you reap
Sowing refers to scattering of seeds upon the land for growth and production of crops, whereas reaping refers to harvesting of the crops. As far as this article is concerned, sowing refers to toiling for accomplishment and reaping refers to obtaining the fruits of labor. To my dismay, so many[Read More…]
Nation Talks
For residents who are advocating for President Salva Kiir Mayardit to ease recurrent decrees so that they impact their development through service delivery to the people, it makes sense. While the time is given, let the leader be made to present regular accountability reports to their respective state and national[Read More…]
Better than Humans
Teak trees are seasonal. They know it is a dry season to get rid of useless leaves. There is never a dry season when a teak tree doesn’t shed its leaves. Though a teak tree will remain without leaves, it survives the dry spell. Shedding leaves is an acceptance of[Read More…]
Increment of telecom tariff kicked young people out of business
By Diing Atem Akoi Diing Telecommunication companies joined hands together to increase tariffs, claiming that telecommunication service prices would align with the official exchange rate by the Bank of South Sudan. Due to that reason, given by the companies, citizens reacted differently. Some of them pointed fingers at the[Read More…]
We should not overlook Uganda’s assertions regarding our liberation
By Chol Peter Majoh In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the son of President Museveni, a few months ago stated: “… when we were fighting for Ugandan freedom in Teso, Lango, Bundibugyo, Garamba, Mogadishu, Juba, and Bor, those ‘fake lovers’ of Uganda were nowhere to be[Read More…]