I am seated here, tears in my eyes, helpless with a cup of warm water without sugar in my hand. It is useless, but I have no choice because tea is expensive. If I had a cake as an escort, then I would be reminded that few individuals leaving us[Read More…]
OpEd
A Response to Mr. Malek Arol Dhieu’s article, titled: “What the New VC of the University Should Improve” published in No. 1 Citizen Daily Newspaper of Monday, May 20, 2024
By Rev. Prof. Milton Melingasuk Lado The University of Juba, a public institution, appreciates opinions and comments on the management of the university. We therefore welcome the remarks made by Mr. Malek Arol Dhieu, to which we briefly respond. At the outset, Mr. Dhieu claimed that Professor John Akec,[Read More…]
Someone’s word can hurt you, but your own word cannot
Sometimes, when I’m overwhelmed by hardships, I fool myself. I appreciate myself as if I have made it, but this is just a trick to make me hold my head up. I ask myself a question, why do other young men of my age make it in life? What do[Read More…]
Parties must take seriously, the task accorded upon them by President Salva Kiir Mayardit, to determine the fate of the forthcoming elections. The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement Party Chairperson’s stand is a well-calculated check on critical decision-making strand, either float or drawn, of political parties in the country who aspire[Read More…]
Do the world’s presidents have someone employed to taste their foods before they eat?
I have always wondered about the privileges that come with being the president. It is cool and most times, you make a lot of decisions. You can ask people to stay home without going to work or school when you are not feeling well. Work and classes resume when you[Read More…]
On Thursday, police in Lakes State reported that a 16-year-old girl committed suicide after allegedly having a dispute with her mother. The young life, cut short by her own hand, is a devastating loss that reflects deep-rooted issues within the society, especially in Lakes State, that can no longer be[Read More…]
Food subsidy is an economic gamble, not a sustainable solution
By Woja Emmanuel Wani South Sudan, the world’s youngest country, plagued with challenges since its independence in 2011, after decades of civil war, struggles to build a strong economy to provide for its citizens. However, one of the ways the government has attempted to alleviate the economic burden on[Read More…]
Big or small, an opportunity is an opportunity
There is no opportunity that has a nickname. It is a common mistake branding an opportunity as “golden”. There is no golden opportunity nor is there a silver opportunity, or any of that kind. No opportunity that has a colour. The bigness of an opportunity does not make it golden.[Read More…]
Use what you have
What do you have now? Are you able to discover what you have? Is it a myth that you have something now? Think about what you have as you read this article. You are a classroom teacher. Your complaint is that you don’t have enough tools for making the learning[Read More…]
LEADERSHIP AS GOD INTENDED
By Very Rev. Nathaniel Garang Aduotdiit IT’S NOT WISE TO BLAME GOD. Proverbs 19:3 ERV “People ruin their lives with the foolish things they do, and then they blame the Lord for it.” I have often heard people of God, so helplessly giving testimony, or rather expressing their grievance,[Read More…]
It is worrisome seeing leaders of tomorrow dying of hunger
Of the 7.2 million people facing food shortage in South Sudan, roughly 4.0 million are youth, out of a separate report of 1.2 million children with acute malnutrition in South Sudan. This clearly tells that a youthful part of the population is at an increased risk of food shortage. As[Read More…]
A short story of my last meeting with myself
Sometimes life seems short when so many good things are happening in your life. Maybe you got a new job and you just celebrated your graduation a few days ago. Now it seems like it is too fast. You want it to be slow so that you enjoy the moment[Read More…]
THE BENEFITS OF SERVING THE LORD
By Very Rev. Nathaniel Garang Aduotdiit The purpose of our existence is for the service of God. Some years ago, I had an accident where two people died on the spot. I as well gave off the ghost. I didn’t actually know where I was until a brother who[Read More…]
What the new VC of the University of Juba should improve on
It is unfortunate that the tuition fees dance to the ugly tune of the dollar rate. As the dollar rate rises to a higher level every year, its tune makes the tuition fees crazy to jump two steps ahead of it. The tuition fees have been on the rise since[Read More…]
All my thoughts after 40 hours of trying to be happy
I am here to now not talk about the race between the lion and the zebra. I want to take you through a different journey, the struggle of mankind to find a place to call home, which is always temporary. The universe as we all know is too big for[Read More…]
Keeping aside the saying that “Africans believe by seeing”, considering proficient alerts on rainfall patterns helps in mitigating losses of lives and property. South Sudan was forewarned of Saturday-Sunday downpours with flash floods that destroyed houses and other property, but Juba residents paid little attention. According to the meteorological weather[Read More…]
In 1999, I wept at an onlyborn being driven to Yinh-Kuël SPLA training field
Our house was close to where SPLA new recruits were being trained. Every morning, I could go to watch at how the recruits were being trained. Some would cry with tears due to the painfulness of some tactics of training while others would even fall sick and die. There was[Read More…]
I CAN’T GIVE YOU A NAME
I can’t give you a name! My uncle has become Your friend, Once a strong man, But now very weak You have finished his strength. He can’t do any physical work now. He is just waiting to visit his grave And you think you deserve a name In that? [Read More…]
If your happiness disturbs others, you need to swallow it
Not everyone is happy when you are happy. There are those who feel happy because someone next to them is happy. But there are those who feel jealous when someone next to them is happy. People are not the same. It is up to you to look into it. So,[Read More…]
The current state of affairs in South Sudan poses a severe risk and affects all sectors of the working class indiscriminately. Whether it’s employees of organizations, companies, or government institutions, the situation is particularly dire for civil servants who have not received their salaries since last year. This is a[Read More…]