You know when you are just a struggling young man in an unforgiving world, the best thing you can do is to do what you can even without success. This is what I have to do as a young man. I have to wake up in the morning to[Read More…]
OpEd
A letter to the sleeping Economic Cluster
It is sad to bring to your attention that the South Sudanese Pounds (SSP); the currency bearing the portrait of the founding father Dr. John Garang de Mabior, has clashed with the United States Dollar (USD) and got injured on the head. This is not the first time it has[Read More…]
Public address on corruption (Part I)
By Tr. Nyak Lam My humble chiefs, the sub-chiefs, the order community leaders, the company stakeholders, the head teachers of all our schools cheering with us today and the community members, ladies and gentlemen, good morning. Here is your son Nyak Lam, so privileged to host you today on this[Read More…]
You and your God
In every battle of life, there is one thing we must not lose and that is hope. In the history of mankind, we have had wars fought by a few men against a majority and they won against the majority because of one simple mercenary and that is hope. In[Read More…]
Time to embark on research before making any decision
By Tong Akok Anei Mawien Many of you will see or think of it as a lack of professionalism, but it’s a reality that shapes our way of making decisions, a reality that improves our mode of production to fit our market in a way that we should not underproduce[Read More…]
Literally, South Sudan as a country craves peace; yet the citizens are armed to the teeth with illicit light weapons and small arms, which only breeds instability. Not that the absence of light weapons and small arms proliferation among the civil community automatically translates to peace, but it brings in[Read More…]
The army that protects the nation should behave in such a manner that the citizens of this country are able to respect them also. It is sad news that on the 23rd of this month, the Mobile Soldiers of the South Sudan People’s Defense Force killed three civilians and wounded[Read More…]
Tribalism kills nationalism, promotes corruption, nepotism
By Tong Akok Anei Mawien After suspending my opinion writings for some time as a matter of individual vocation, some people think that my mouth was filled with delicious food that emitted a sweet aroma in the oily ministries or other institutions, some think that I could not dare to[Read More…]
Legal analysis of the phenomenon of teenage girls siding with their perpetrators and seeking marriage
By Gama Hassan Oscas In recent years, we have witnessed a perplexing and alarming phenomenon in the realm of sexual offenses: teenage girls, especially those below the age of 18, openly advocating for relationships with their perpetrators and seeking marriage. This situation has prompted questions regarding the effectiveness and fairness[Read More…]
When a truth-teller sneezes, a liar catches fever
Professor K composed a song in Dinka dialect which lyrically goes “na luel yic, ke yïn aguac, ku na luel lueth ya, ke yïn angot yï guac. Wetke oo, koc aguac”. It literally translates that if you tell the truth, they fuck you and if you tell lies, they still[Read More…]
The inflation in the country does not require a delay in paying civil servants’ salaries. Now it has taken almost three months since the finance minister promised to increase the civil servants’ salaries and pay them on time. The ministry shouldn’t take advantage of innocent people in this country when[Read More…]
On Friday national staff working for UAP Insurance Company staged a protest after they were locked from accessing their work for demanding higher wages. The staff, who are part of East Africa, are seeking fair treatment from international insurance companies. They demanded that they should be paid the same amount[Read More…]
All we had was a little cup of hope
There are things I didn’t know, but growing up and life has come to teach me so harshly. I came to realize, somehow, lately, in my younger life, that God could put a smile on your face for one month and then take that smile away for years. He will[Read More…]
Dear death, how long are you going to rob people?
Toronto boys rob people, but people always point in the direction they have taken. But death robs people and no one could say it has gone this way or that way. The cowardly death does not even greet people after it has robbed them of a very important person. Death[Read More…]
Elections or no Elections: A Fruitless Debate
By Prof. Venansio T. Muludiang, PhD University of Juba These days, the print media in South Sudan is awash with scepticism about holding general elections in the country by the end of the transitional period of the Revitalized Agreement for the Resolution of Conflict in the Republic of South[Read More…]
Juba-Nimule Highway’s Alarming Roadblocks and Their Socioeconomic Implications
By Gama Hassan Oscas The Juba-Nimule highway, a critical lifeline connecting South Sudan’s capital, Juba, to the border town of Nimule, is marred by a disconcerting phenomenon – an ever-increasing number of roadblocks. These roadblocks, often consisting of logs placed across the road, pose a grave inconvenience and discomfort to[Read More…]
Living too long or dying soon, all trigger fear
By Chol Peter Majoh Mostly, we face these fears: first, dying too soon (before the family is taken care of, a business is set up, education is finished, etc.); Second, and that’s on the other hand, living too long (outliving one’s assets or savings); third, the fear of catastrophic illness[Read More…]
The unchecked menace of sewage disposal practices in Juba: A look at health and environmental implications
By Gama Hassan Oscas South Sudan’s capital city, Juba, has seen remarkable growth and development over the past few years. With this urbanization comes a host of challenges, including those related to infrastructure and public health. One particularly concerning issue that has gained prominence in recent times is the unrestricted[Read More…]
SACDANU or SANU Bench Marks
By Benedict Tarifa Julius When the northern Sudanese politicians began to flex their muscles for self-rule and independence in the early 1950s, Sudan African National Union (SANU) was one of the first or pioneer Southern Sudanese organizations that opened the eyes and ears of the general population to know and[Read More…]
Why science can’t tear down the walls between now and then
Sometimes with all the painful experiences we are passing through, instead of appreciating God for the little we have veer to wonder if this is the life the biblical Jesus was ransomed so that we live not by its negative part but its sweetest part where there is no suffering[Read More…]