By Joseph Akim Gordon Education and training are keys to life; they widen your environment so you can interact with many different people, be they intellectuals, highly placed personalities, religious dignitaries, and others. Education has given you the courage and ability to exchange information and knowledge with courage, which is[Read More…]
OpEd
Tuesday 15th August 2023 marked South Sudan’s launching of rectification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). Most times, when talking about one’s rights, the common understanding is political participation, which is more of an honorary accolade, than a full recognition of a person[Read More…]
Multipartism gone wrong
By Agar Mayor Gai-Makoon South Sudan has seventeen political parties, with SSOA—a group of eight parties taken as one. They have different definition of our problems with distinct solutions from one another. But their respective aim in their view is making sure that South Sudan is stable, democratic and economically[Read More…]
The Social Contract and the Plight of South Sudan: A Critical Analysis of Elite Rule and Governance
By Gama Hassan Oscas A government is often viewed as a social contract between the rulers and the ruled, where the governed surrender some freedoms and power in exchange for protection and the facilitation of societal harmony. In South Sudan, a young nation struggling to establish its identity since[Read More…]
Are Western cultures more valuable than ours?
By Malek Arol Dhieu Each day we spend pushes us away from our very own cultures and takes us much closer to adopted cultures. I, personally, thought native cultures would be native cultures and foreign cultures would be foreign cultures because both of them have commonalities acceptable on either[Read More…]
Why motivational advice sucks
Sometimes it gives you healing to realize that the motivational speakers or gurus are some kinds of people like you who are seeking validation from others. Every word from them has a price tag. By just watching some of those videos, it is a smile to the bank. “Never[Read More…]
The recent passage of the fiscal year 2023/2024 budget by parliament came with showdown from opposition lawmakers who staged protests by walking out of the parliament, citing displeasures with the way; the budget was presented for passage. The opposition MPs representing (SPLM-IO and section of SSOA) advocated for 600%[Read More…]
Critical Analysis of South Sudan’s Budget Passage: Neglecting Security & Civil Servant Welfare
By Gama Hassan Oscas In a move that has sparked widespread outrage and disappointment, the South Sudanese Parliament, dominated by the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) party and its allied members, last week passed the budget for the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 without the participation of the SPLM-In Opposition (SPLM-IO)[Read More…]
I’m too big to enter my uncle’s pocket
My uncle tries putting me into his chest pocket so that whenever he submits his application to J One, he would press my mouth so that I praise him to impress J One to appoint him. If he sees that I’m not enough to make the deal comes true, he[Read More…]
Why turn funerals into revels?
In my ordinary life, I don’t like going to funeral places for the reasons that I don’t want to see the pain that the bereaved continue to struggle with on a daily basis. Most times when I hear that someone has lost his or her life, two things will[Read More…]
The elusive pursuit of justice: South Sudan’s government, African Union, and the stumbling Hybrid Court
By Gama Hassan Oscas In the realm of international justice, the establishment of a Hybrid court stands as a beacon of hope, promising accountability for the gravest of crimes. However, in the case of South Sudan, this beacon appears to be flickering in the midst of governmental reluctance and the[Read More…]
You can lose something before you get it
You are not welcome here. This country has its owners, the alpha and omega of the land. The men who make money and still don’t know what to do with it. You failed to get that job, right? It wasn’t your fault. You actually met all the requirements, but[Read More…]
Good at destroying skills
By Agar Mayor Gai-Makoon There is something particular about our public service. Our experts get unusually transformed when they get to public posts. They forget the appropriate demands of their profession and the public. Instead, they turn a deaf ear to the great calling, and continue to just occupy[Read More…]
Parents with many children should take the responsibility
By Joseph Akim Gordon Almighty God has encouraged humanity to reproduce and fill the earth; this means that parents should produce as many children as possible. But how to care for them is another question, given the economic situation in the country. The children you have, the more resources[Read More…]
By Agoku Christine Taban (Guest writer) All eyes of South Sudan’s citizens are on the parliament where they believed their leaders discuss issues affecting them. Thinking new mechanisms on how to approach distribution of services and generating developmental agendas in a better manner. This is the very time; policy makers[Read More…]
The Chasm of Inequality: A Critical Analysis of Juba’s Disparity between the Poor and the Privileged
By Gama Hassan Oscas In the bustling streets of Juba, South Sudan’s capital city, a heart-rending and stark contrast unfolds before our eyes. On one end, the destitute, struggle to secure their next meal, scavenging from heaps of garbage for survival. On the other; a select few revel in opulence,[Read More…]
Transition towards Stability
By Joseph Ring Lang Before approaching the subject of transition, let’s assess the state of our affairs so as to guide us to the correct answer. The Liberation Era 1983 – 2005 Outside Combat The Liberation era was characterized by the use of food as a weapon of war[Read More…]
When I get money, my bank account would be students
Why would I marginalize money? Why would I put money in prison? Why would I put money in the bank where it will be so lonely? Why would I use my money for funding communal conflicts? Why would I use my money to pay an assassin to murder my own[Read More…]
An Open Letter to Speaker, Hon. Jemma Nunu Kumba
By Agoku Christine Taban (Guest writer) South Sudan towns are awash with street children due to varied factors. As some are abandoned by their families, others become homeless on personal interests, and those robbed of parents by the ugly act of death. In other countries, street children get a home[Read More…]