Once again, another day dawns on South Sudan with no improvements in the economic sector. The citizens continue to suffer day and night, and it is a situation that cannot be deemed normal. The country is in a state of trauma. Ordinary citizens find it incredibly difficult to afford bread,[Read More…]
OpEd
2024; the election year
By Steady Ayuen 2024 is not just an election year but the election year according to the reports made by international experts. Around the world, more voters than ever in history will head to the polls as at least 64 countries including the United States plus European Union representing[Read More…]
The South Sudan Economic Dilemma
By John Simon Yokwe Keri The government of the day is in a deep mess over the economic dilemma. The economic situation is getting worse day after day, and prices in the markets are progressively increasing every week. The population is becoming disappointed, with no improvement since independence. A question[Read More…]
The economy jumps from this tall tree to that tall tree. What a monkey economy!
Prophets say the world will come to an end. They even go as far as saying the heaven and the earth will come face to face and everything will melt and disappear. We hear it through one ear and out of the other. We ignore it. One time, they even[Read More…]
Songs sung, poems recited, opinion letters published, talk shows and conferences held yet the economy keeps dwindling, who can salvage the situation? At precarious point, many direct fingers at the government, yet the solution takes democratic angle of the majority, in this case, it is you, the choice of the[Read More…]
South Sudanese find themselves in a state of complete frustration, grappling with economic, political, and mental mayhem. The current situation has left the nation questioning what is going on. These trying times of economic hardship demand answers: Do our leaders genuinely care about their citizens, or are they indifferent to[Read More…]
I know two South Sudan(s): One is wealthy, the other is too poor
I have known two South Sudan(s) and one is very painful. A prison in the fullness of that word, this second South Sudan is inhabited by poor and educated youth without jobs. This is where the struggle never ends, where you wash your face with your own tears. Joy in[Read More…]
During hunger, it is a man who cooks
One time when hunger had struck people, a man struggled to buy two sacks of flour. He gave one to his first wife and another to his second wife. From nowhere, visitors found themselves in his second wife’s house. For three consecutive days, they were served with posho and a[Read More…]
To onlookers, it’s not the powers that be, but those seeking political cakes, who frequently push for changes in positions, curtailing growth, out of inconsistence. Unless a measure is devised to harmonize political ill-talking out of misconceptions, those in office will continue to be insecure, unstable and nursing heart attacks.[Read More…]
How long can one live on hope?
I know hope is the favourite food of life but the truth that it is an unphysical food should not be forgotten. It is hoped that ferries one to a better day, maybe tomorrow or next tomorrow. When tomorrow comes, the same hope still puts one in a safe vehicle[Read More…]
How everything we thought we own returns to nothing
Life is full of uncertainties and unforeseen circumstances that only take us by surprise. You can never tell the future and what happens tomorrow. If you do, you are a trained liar. You can leave home to buy soap at the nearest shop only to come back as a corpse.[Read More…]
Having a Ph. D is one thing, but the system under which a Ph. D holder operates is another
Yes, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) is the highest academic degree conferred by a university or college. Any one who holds a Ph. D is expected to have a high capacity of problem-solving. If a thread entangles itself and people are called to disentangle it, the approach of a Ph.D holder[Read More…]
Dear history, you never told us the truth
Each day, as we traverse the rough terrains of life, we are saddened and often haunted by disturbing realities of our day. The stories about a better place we can proudly call home far from where we are and the future we are constantly reminded to believe in, turns out to[Read More…]
The abandoned masses
When a father becomes the burden, the barricade, his fellow brothers, his close allies, and his relatives, too, become onlookers. However, they become the family’s deadweight. The father to whom the children are born and looked up to has his role have a profound effect on one’s growth and development.[Read More…]
From a nobody to somebody
Before birth, your father tries all he can to make sure his children have a bright future. He delays marrying your mother just to have enough resources to marry a girl from a reputable family or a girl whose star is already shining. With a girl from a reputable family,[Read More…]
Education in South Sudan: challenges and a call for reform action
By Bek Dhuorjang Chol Since establishing South Sudan as an independent country in 2011, its education sector has faced intensified challenges. A recent interview conducted by Emmanuel Joseph Akile of Eye Radio with Dr. Kuyok Abuol Kuyok, the undersecretary of the national Ministry of General Education and Instruction, on[Read More…]
Does what goes around really come around?
It is true that what goes around comes around. But there are some instances where what goes around does not really come around. There are many stories to tell about this beautiful phrase “What goes around comes around.” In one of the African countries, a certain soldier had seized power[Read More…]
Backyard farming: A solution to Food-insecurity and Poverty in South Sudan
By Nicholas Lokuya Emmanuel Lemi South Sudan is among the few countries in sub-Saharan Africa with huge potential in agriculture production owning to its absolute and comparative advantage over many countries within our region, in terms of soil infertility, availability of the fresh Nile waters, swamps and good climate[Read More…]
Under the prevailing circumstances, it’s odd, if not absurd for an institution of any setting to hesitate in elections which will determine the future of the nation. South Sudan Opposition Alliance (SSOA), an umbrella of political parties, a signatory to the 2018 revitalized peace agreement, is not extraordinary to sway[Read More…]
Sunday night incident where fire broke out at Giada army barrack ammunition depot is an earlier warning indicator for reorganization and establishment of military installation away from the civil population. Civilians who have settled around Giada military barracks should not wait for somebody to come and inform them but just[Read More…]