By Ukongo Benson Athia Corruption, with numerous trends of definitions, involves taking anything, more than one lawfully deserves. The loot could be money, land, vehicles, etc. When a person receives extraordinary fortunes, without due process and corresponding records, it is a corruption by designation. If one has more than one[Read More…]
OpEd
On South Sudan Foreign Policy
By Akol Miyen Kuol Luckily enough, South Sudan was one of the few countries that quickly got recognized by members of the global community even one day ahead of the declaration of independence. To prove the magnitude of the support that South Sudan enjoyed since its inception, it was recognized[Read More…]
The Legal Implications of Bride Wealth and Paternity Disputes in South Sudan
By Gama Hassan Oscas In the culturally rich and diverse landscape of South Sudan, customs and traditions play a significant role in shaping the social fabric of society. One such custom that has raised considerable legal and ethical concerns is the practice of bride wealth, often referred to as “dowry.”[Read More…]
The previous me versus the current me
Having been born during the time when boyhood was measured by the number of fights a boy had caused and won, the number of boys he had wrestled down, common grazing lands he had taken his cattle to and other practices for fame, I suffered repercussions of these practices. Imagine[Read More…]
Unjustified loyalty is slavery
By Tong Akok Anei Mawien By Oxford’s definition, loyalty means showing or giving firm and constant support or allegiance to a person or institutions, though it is not defined with regard to the outcome in return at the end, I believe it is something that shows togetherness at the cost[Read More…]
Tension in Kajo-keji is very high today because the authorities from South Sudan and Uganda did not speed up settling the border issues. In May Last year, foreign soldiers crossed the border and started killing SSPDF in the country. What happened last year in Magwi County of the Eastern Equatoria[Read More…]
Public address on corruption (Part II)
By Nyak Lam My humble chiefs, the sub-chiefs, the older community leaders, the company’s stakeholders, the head teachers of all our schools cheering with us today and the community members, ladies and gentlemen, good morning. Thanks for coming back today to continue our public address from where we ended[Read More…]
The less fortunate at the bottom of the pyramid
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…]
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…]