In 1998, there was a famine in the then Southern Sudan. The territory was foodless. People used to travel somewhere to fetch food. Other people were living on wild plants. It was a terrible famine ever recorded in the history of famines. It had claimed a thousand, if not a[Read More…]
OpEd
Unregulated Foreign Movement and Engagement: Threats to South Sudan’s National Security and Sovereignty
By Bek Dhuorjang Chol The situation in Juba, the capital of South Sudan, is becoming increasingly complex due to the influx of foreign nationals engaging in various economic activities. This presence is not limited to commercial ventures but extends into government offices and residential areas, raising significant concerns regarding[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 the 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[Read More…]
Veterans at the Heart of Nation-Building: Lessons for SPLM and South Sudan from Global Practices
By Bek Dhuorjang Chol Summary This article examines the challenges and opportunities in integrating war veterans and wounded heroes into the national development process of South Sudan. It analyses the gap between the promises made to veterans during the liberation struggle and their actual fulfilment, emphasizing the importance of[Read More…]
The messes of our societies and the possible controls
By Alei Wol-maker The messes of our societies are incomparable to any other indigenous societies around the world. Our multiple tribes in South Sudan left their unique cultures of resolving grievances and turned into a belief in killing each other including infants, oldest age, domestic animals, destroying properties plus[Read More…]
Journey of faith: A pastor’s transformation from a family of witch doctors
By Deng Akoldit Ajuong “In an African example, there was a pastor who was born into a family of witch doctors and was being trained to become a witch doctor himself. During his training, he wore bracelets, believing that his survival depended on them. He also kept various items[Read More…]
Your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit
By Anyon Ngoor Gorjok What? Know ye not that your body is the temple of the holy spirit which is in you, ye of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore, glorifies God in your body, and in your spirit, which are[Read More…]
Everyone is nailed on the cross
For all of us, it is hard to know that we are all locked up in an invisible prison without trials for a crime we have never committed. We are all coming from nowhere and it seems like we are going nowhere but we just want to get there, a[Read More…]
They have wounded our hustling
Every day, I am a hustler looking to get paid, said Tupac Shakur. This is a hard slap on the faces of hustlers. This very week, hustling no longer yields. No good harvest at all. We are not making both ends meet. Before, we used to make both ends meet[Read More…]
The IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC) has released its seasonal forecast for March to May 2024, revealing a higher probability of wetter conditions in the Greater Horn of Africa. South Sudan and other neighbouring countries such as Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia, Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda, and north-western Tanzania are expected[Read More…]
We see it as hunger, but they see it as satiation
What people see as 6, other people see it as 9. This is exactly how inflation is seen in South Sudan. Politicians are very funny people. When they see a cow, they call it a donkey. And when they see a donkey, they call it a cow. That is the[Read More…]
The zebra and lion’s struggle for survival in the jungle
Life in the jungle, just like this life in South Sudan is about running. You just have to run, now, today and every day because your life depends on it. The jungle is not for the weak and because you are weak, you have many reasons to blame nature for[Read More…]
Four years of the RTGoNU: Why the Parties must dialogue, deliver the promise of stable, peaceful, democratic South Sudan
By Amb. Charles Tai Gituai Today, South Sudan marks four years since the Revitalised Transitional Government of National Unity (RTGoNU) was formed on 22 February 2020 and the Transitional Period began. The Revitalised Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan (R-ARCSS) gives the[Read More…]
The current economic situation in South Sudan has reached a critical point, where the lives of the poor are at stake due to the alarming rise in commodity prices and crippling inflation. Distress and anxiety have become the daily reality for South Sudanese citizens, particularly the impoverished, who bear the[Read More…]
The economy is what the lives of people rely on, without a functioning economy people live in a degrading situation. The economy is confined to production, distribution and trade, including consumption of goods and services. According to economic literature, economy is also a collection or combination of factors like education,[Read More…]
Until you find a liquid brother, the solid one is envious
There lived two brothers from different mothers. Their names were John and Angelo. John was a hard-working young man. If you would rank hustlers worldwide, he would fall in the top 10. Each day he set himself in motion, he would return with meat of an elephant or a buffalo.[Read More…]
South Sudan is too fast; please fasten your seat belts
South Sudan is too fast; please fasten your seat belts It is so interesting to be in South Sudan especially when you are here in person. The country is running at a high speed and those on board can’t even tell where it is going. Crazy that nobody wants to[Read More…]
Illuminate your world with the light of His word
By Anyon Ngoor Gorjok You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do men light a candle and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick, nor does it give light to all that is in the[Read More…]
For me who saw hunger yesterday, I have been thinking of where to go to
It is not good to know the physical appearance of everything. Sometimes, some things have scary appearances. But sometimes, other things show themselves to people by force. Yesterday, I slept hungry and when I woke up in the morning, my hustling mood was very doom. So, I again spent the[Read More…]
Can we autocorrect the future
The future is not always as bright as you think. Sometimes you may be living in the future without your knowledge. For students, it is passing with good grades and having a good job. Maybe starting a family, that is the future. Sometimes the future is living in the place[Read More…]