By Joseph Akim Gordon The proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) is recognized as an obstacle to development, in addition to facilitating criminal and armed violence. SALW are used to facilitate sexual and gender-based violence and to reinforce violent, gendered social norms. Proliferation of arms in South Sudan is[Read More…]
OpEd
By forming a joint committee involving Water Tankers Association and South Sudan Urban Water Corporation, Central Equatoria State government has now taken the right step. This is something that would have been done in the first place, before passing through tribulations and citizens throwing their animosity on the acting mayor.[Read More…]
The Legal and Moral Quagmire of Racial Profiling by South Sudanese Immigration Officials
By Gama Hassan Oscas Introduction: The plight of many light-skinned South Sudanese who endure brutality and discrimination at the hands of immigration officials is a deeply concerning and morally troubling issue. The use of skin color and height as determining factors for an individual’s nationality is not only unjust but[Read More…]
The SPLM should open its third eye
By Malek Arol Dhieu I was a partisan, but as we speak, I have taken a neutral position, and this is my right. No one should tamper with it. It should not shake SPLM why elections are longed for. Elections are longed for, not because they would sweep away the[Read More…]
When life closes every door
By Ngor Khot Garang At times in life when nothing is working out, patience begins to wane. I have seen this with men who were energetic with promising future. I mean people who have given themselves to God and surrendered everything they have to God only for that God to[Read More…]
THE HINGE OF OUR ECONOMIC RECOVERY IS LEADERSHIP
By Tong Akok Anei Mawien It has been years in row and no changes in economic Situations of South Sudan rather than keeping on worsening. If there are sure leaders out there ever, that have led or leading our financial institutions, I don’t know whether they asked themselves these questions,[Read More…]
Let us Discourage Abortion as It is Equal to Murder
By: Joseph Akim Gordon Abortion is the removal of fetus or killing of unborn baby in the mother’s womb through medical operation or taking a drug to remove unborn baby. You accepted to have sexual relationship with man; the end result is that you will conceive. if you want sex[Read More…]
Children Born of Taboo: The Legal, Social, and Cultural Implications of Incestuous Relationships in South Sudan
By Gama Hassan Oscas Introduction: The concept of incestuous relationships is considered taboo in many societies worldwide, including patriarchal communities like South Sudan. The birth of a child resulting from incestuous unions raises complex questions about the child’s belonging, identity, and the role of the perpetrator as a father. In[Read More…]
Concept of Leadership and its quality
By: Joseph Akim Gordon The management of an organization or institutions must have sound leadership because it is through good leadership the goals or objectives can be achieved. Therefore, leadership is a process of management that influence an individual or a group of people ‘s behavior for achieving specific goals,[Read More…]
Elections and public doubt
By Agar Mayor Gai-Makoon In close to seventeen months, South Sudan will go to polls. This will be our first ever elections to be held in an independent South Sudan. While the people long for a better country, their hopes are intricately tied to the elections. Through elections, the people[Read More…]
Why every mentor mentions CONFIDENCE
One time, a robot was asked, what do you think is the difference between you and man? The robot said, the difference is that a man has soul, but I lack it. An excellent answer a man would not give if he were the one asked. My credit goes to[Read More…]
To be a South Sudanese is a cocktail of many things
Whatever I thought I knew about myself and the past of my country, or where I live is soon made redundant once I think about my future and that of the country. I have always wanted to know why home has been unkind. Why the suffering and pain. Why there[Read More…]
Watch Out!
By Peter Pal Chuol Did that capture your attention? Albeit yes! But wait, what are we watching out against? You will find out shortly, just read on. Let me start with a Bible verse and specifically Matthew 7:15 which states that, “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in[Read More…]
Peace; pivotal option for South Sudan’s economic growth.
By Ajak Diing Deng South Sudan is a country, faced with an immense amount of political and economic challenges, in recent years, till now. The civil war that raged from 2013 to 2018 has left the country in a state of disrepair, with infrastructure destroyed and economic instability rampant. In[Read More…]
Has oxygen become insufficient for 550 MPs in the House?
First and foremost, I would like to send my congratulations once again to the newly reconstituted members of parliament. The importance of this reconstitution lies in the fact that it occupies a big position in the R-ARCSS, and that, its implementation in particular, is a double step in the implementation[Read More…]
Dependency Syndrome Can be come Counter productive
By: Joseph Akim Gordon The dependency syndrome is when people look to others to be their source, avoiding personal responsibility by putting the responsibility for their life on other people, the dependency syndrome is when people look to others to be their source, avoiding personal responsibility for their life on[Read More…]
That idea you are hiding in your head is helpful to the country
By Tong Akok Anei Mawien Commonly in our own nesting places, we are struck by so many different ideas, so many different thoughts and thinking, other thought to ourselves, others to our families and other to our own country, but mostly we regard this thinking sometimes as individual thinking, we[Read More…]
Women for change South Sudan (WFC) is making a huge impact on the lives of women and children across the country.
By: Chol Peter Majoh Before I dive deeply into what I am going to shorty talk about in this article, I would first and foremost like to admit that all humanitarian organizations are making a lot for this young country, South Sudan. This brings to my attention that; NGOs are[Read More…]
South Sudan’s Flawed Currency Auction Policy Will Not Salvage Its Economy
By Gama Hassan Oscas The move by the Bank of South Sudan to embark on always auctioning hard currency as a means to leverage the ailing economy is a flawed strategy for several reasons. As an analyst, I would criticize this decision on the following grounds: Lack of Evaluation: The[Read More…]
The grief and acceptance stage of life
By Ngor Khot Garang We are always expected to keep our ears to the ground because God wants each one of us not to expect surprises in life. For most people, making it out of nowhere to somewhere, have to them, been something impossible, even, for those who believed in[Read More…]