By Joseph Akim Gordon The world is full of ups and downs. At one moment you are in a leading position, and at a later moment you become the last. You should not be surprised if at one moment you are a wealthy person and the next day you become[Read More…]
OpEd
Sometimes you live long but not too long
There is nothing like a positive sum-game. All shows up when the reality hits that every kind of person you meet leads two different lives. You have got friends who are too good to you but bad to other people. This is one person playing different games with the same[Read More…]
Juba is an ideal town for the unsystematic
By Joseph Ring Lang My testimony speaks for itself This morning, during the rush hours, I came to the main road so as to board a mini public bus that transports passengers to the city center from Gudele 1. More than a week earlier, the Mayor of Juba town had[Read More…]
Preserving Judicial Integrity – The Importance of Boundaries Between Judges and Advocates
By Gama Hassan Oscas In a society that values fairness and justice, the role of judges and advocates is crucial in upholding the rule of law. However, it is essential to examine the potential consequences of blurring the boundaries between these two vital components of the legal system. This opinion[Read More…]
Children of the rich are allergic to public transport
It nauseates the children of the rich to see us taking Bonga and Hiace buses for transport. For them, they say they delay to take off but they fail to realize that our destination and activity to do in where they are rushing to are the same. A few of[Read More…]
Who is an SPLM member?
By Joseph Ring Lang The origin As the year 2022 comes to an end, one debate kept on haunting me. It was a debate that occurred between the SPLMS (SPLM-IG in the Government), SPLM-IO (in Opposition), and SPLM-FDs (Former detainees). It thus transpires that SPLM-IG made changes in the leadership[Read More…]
War wounds yet to be healed but no end to tears of war
By Joseph Akim Gordon We are living in a world where conflicts and wars are on increase the world seems to have lost capacity to resolve man-made conflicts and wars because there are individuals benefiting from war situations. In many cases the root causes of these conflicts and wars are[Read More…]
The human tongue when used to produce words, it has powers to create and destroy. Sometimes a single word can change everything, either positively or negatively; be cautious about what you say. For Christians, Jesus Christ emphasized the power of the word; warning that by thy words thou shalt be[Read More…]
Juba City Council (JCC) under Mayor’s office issued by-law order directing water tankers to sell water to residents of Juba City at affordable prices. The order details different prices of water according to locations or areas of residence. And the order carries punitive measures for overcharging residents by water tankers,[Read More…]
The “Trojan Horse’ of Abyei elites of Sudan Peoples’ Liberation Movement
By Joseph Ring Lang Chronology of events that led to the explosion Origin In 1905, Dinka or Jieng NgoK of Abyei under the leadership of Paramount Chief Arop Biong decided that they should be part of Kordofan Province instead of Bahr El Ghazal Province during the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan rule. The[Read More…]
The Crucial Role of Democratic Space in South Sudan: Empowering Political Parties for Societal Transformation
By Hassan Gama Oscars In the context of South Sudan, a nation that has endured long-standing conflicts and political instability, the significance of a robust democratic space cannot be overstated. As we approach the eagerly anticipated elections in 2024, it is imperative that we recognize and uphold the vital importance[Read More…]
When you can no longer wait
There is no doubt; each one of us is waiting for something out of life. This could be a child, job, good health, right partner or a better life ahead. In every corner of this country, everyone is struggling to at least hit his or her dream. But sometimes God[Read More…]
Empower farmers for domestic agricultural food production
By Tong Akok Anei Mawien South Sudan has been on the front page worldwide due to persistent hunger every year, it is also at the bottom list of capabilities to produce her own food. Over the decades, we watch hunger approaching and never take rebellion against it. How long would[Read More…]
December 2024, an expected timeline for South Sudan’s re-marriage to democracy at the sacrament of conduct of general elections, but the altar seems dented with unpalatable circumstances of detentions. Re-marriage; because we had undoubtedly briefly embraced the ideal prior to secession, under the then Sudan, an exercise that saw Salva[Read More…]
Knowledge confined is knowledge suppressed
Knowledge is evaporable, but its evaporability differs from one person to another. It can also be measured by what comes out of one’s mouth and how one decides. As a young knowledge receiver, you are like a child who asks, talks and interferes in issues that do not concern him/her[Read More…]
Farmers-Herders Conflict in the Equatoria Region Need a Mutual Satisfactory Solution
By Esther Lohutuhureng Part II Conflict is common in our daily lives, and without conflict, some people would say that life is impossible, because some conflicts are positive if managed optimistically and it can result in positive change in society. However, Herders-farmers conflict can escalate into a wide range of[Read More…]
Learning to carry your own bag of problems
As I set out each morning to fight my Goliath, not a biblical one but my own problems, I meet different kinds of people each with different sets of fear. Some of these people have their dreams and plans. Others are hopeful that this country will change for the better[Read More…]
Why Banning Importation of Plastic Bottles in South Sudan is a Good Idea
By Philip Ayuen Dot -Nairobi, Kenya The idea by the Ministry of Environment and Forestry to ban the importation of plastic bottles is long overdue. Plastic pollution has become a scourge on earth and is one of the long-lasting forms of pollution that destroy all ecosystems indiscriminately. While plastic bottles[Read More…]
As a week opens, Mondays start flaring with stories of ministers being summoned by either the national and state parliaments or the council of state. This could even trickle down to counties, payams and Bomas, had there been Houses of debate at the lower levels. Yes, as an oversight body[Read More…]
Every citizen has the right to clean the environment and sanitation in South Sudan. Today, the way cities are charging poor citizens garbage fees is more than ever despite the economic situation where everything is hard in the country. Not only that but closing their businesses until they pay the amount of money required, yet you can’t see any vehicles collecting garbage[Read More…]