One may ask for the connection of salary arrears with gender-based violence cases. Here the answer is as direct as the question. Salaries are monthly incomes for family upkeeps and other home needs. Having roughly defined it that way, then lack of salaries for quite a long time almost sets[Read More…]
OpEd
In commemoration of World no tobacco day, we inform the public on the dangers of using tobacco to have a healthy living and to protect future generations of this nation. In South Sudan, this is one an epidemic that is only getting continuous. As soon as you get out of[Read More…]
Free and respectful maternity care for all laboring mothers
By Esther Aurelio Agira Lohutuhureng Childbirth is one of the most beautiful experiences for the mother and her family, especially if she is a first-time mother, the joy and happiness of having her first child is a memorable life event that sticks with her for the rest of her life.[Read More…]
Easy access to alcohol affects youth in Juba
By Tong Akok Anei Mawien Commonly, if you loiter around our streets and in our small markets, you either find a gentleman laying drunk with star gin in his hands or staggering on his way drunk. The cause of this giddiness is the heavy consumption of alcohol; few of our[Read More…]
We must invest in agriculture to end food insecurity
By Joseph Akim Gordon Life of citizens depend on food supplies produced to sustain their livelihood, most of our population live in rural area more over agriculture is the lifeline for farmers and the rest of the population. For this reason, there is no need to make empty commitment and[Read More…]
Despite immense and seemingly chronic food insecurity in the horn of Africa, the East African countries and neighbors in the horn of Africa face new challenge each season and are left with no alternative but keep fighting. “EA’s dependance on rain-fed agriculture makes it particularly susceptible to the vagaries of[Read More…]
There are a lot of critical issues at stake, if South Sudan is to transit into a democratic state. Our leaders, who are well aware of these issues and are at the center of decision making to realize this, are unwilling to steer the caravan towards that. What appears to[Read More…]
The Concept of Forgiveness and Reconciliation
By Joseph Akim Gordon Forgiveness and reconciliation are related but distinct concepts; forgiveness is the act of pardoning someone for an offence, and it is an interior discipline that can be practiced individually or in relationships. Reconciliation is the ending of conflict and renewing of relationships; it is an outward[Read More…]
The poor who remained poor
By Makuac Kuot Bol Although some poor people, as of a given time, do not remain there permanently, some poor people actually remain poor all through their lives. The reason for such perpetual poverty is seldom mentioned, much less investigated. It is thus the task of this piece to look[Read More…]
It’s heart-soothing that Unity State government strides up to aid over 10,000 returnees at Rubkona County with food and non-food item, but adding life skills in the package, would be much appropriate. South Sudan has witnessed more than 70,000 citizens returning from Sudan, in dire need of basic assistance. The[Read More…]
Eagle-eyed activists are spot-on, to call on the government to prioritize and upsurge funding child protection, to ensure their proper upbringing. At the geneses of human race, God commanded the first couple to multiply and conquer the earth. That aimed at continuity of the mankind; likewise, the growth of a[Read More…]
The dead road
By Tong Akok Anei Mawien The first bullet in 1983 was our bulldozer, clearing the way for South Sudan’s independence. That bullet was shot by the people with common goals and common problems, the people who deeply disliked the oppressions and marginalization of the Arabs. It was actually shot based[Read More…]
The positive education
By Theem Isaac Machar Education plays a very important role in all areas of society and is most responsible for the development of civilization as we know it. Modern society is built on education, which is visible in several ways: In building a tolerant society, humankind has come a long[Read More…]
There is nowhere a goat can threaten a leopard
Opinions are personal. Nobody instructs an opinion writer to write opinions unless that opinion writer is a stranger in Jerusalem. Many, if not all, opinion writers are independent in their writings. This is simply because they would be biased in their opinion-writing if they listened to instructions somewhere. But the[Read More…]
Causes and Effects of Gender-Based Violence
By Joseph Akim Gordon Gender-based violence refers to harmful acts directed at an individual based on their gender. Gender-based violence can include sexual, physical, mental, and economic harm inflicted in public or in private. It also includes threats of violence, coercion, and manipulation. This can take many forms, such as[Read More…]
Role of citizens in controlling waste
By Tong Akok Anei Mawien Disposing of waste products is our collective responsibility; let us do our responsibility or our part as citizens and then leave the ball in the court of the concerned institutions. The government (concern institutions) will not come to regulate or inform you how to drop[Read More…]
Don’t praise water, but drink wine
If you want to laugh, listen to leaders during campaigns, but if you want to laugh more, try your best to attend a press conference in which a leader addresses the nation on issues of corruption and tribalism. You will laugh to death, I tell you. He talks as[Read More…]
A Need for reform in our public institutions
By Tong Akok Anei Mawien In this fast-changing world, government and public institutions are the key drivers in providing services to the people; they are the references to the challenges facing communities in regard to solution provision. This is the main core of their institutionalization by the government from the[Read More…]
Conflict Resolution and Peace Building
By Joseph Akim Gordon Conflict is defined as an incompatibility of goals or values between two or more parties in a relationship, combined with attempts to control each other and antagonistic feelings towards each other. When human beings come together, there is bound to be conflict. This is because human[Read More…]
Initiators and funders of the South Sudan Women Social and Economic Empowerment Project have touched the right pivot of development in the country. The $70 million International Development Association (IDA) grant approved by the World Bank is a long-awaited uplifting opportunity for women in the country, as long as the[Read More…]