The clashes in Sudan have garnered a lot of energy from regional and international players who have invented solutions they seem fit to solve the disagreements between the warring generals. Sudan’s two top generals appeared to be in a quest to grab power from each other through cut-throat competition in[Read More…]
OpEd
Comments on the Article: Abraham Chol banned from Church after denying Jesus
By: Rev. Santino Odong Othol The above-mentioned article, written by Abraham Anyon Ngor, was published on Monday April 24, 2023, by No.1 Citizen Daily Newspaper, Issue No. 851. On that day, I was in Yei town. While listening to morning news on Radio Miraya FM, I heard the above-mentioned article[Read More…]
Are there other stronger people than South Sudanese?
If there were museum where stronger people are kept for future studies, it would be dominated by the people of South Sudan. In fact, this very world is good with South Sudanese. The world is very troublesome and so, is good with people who sleep in troubles, blanket themselves with[Read More…]
Commentary
If you want to poison a leader, say “step down” If you want a leader to die as early as today, mix ‘step down’ in a cupful of water and give it to him to drink, he will die gradually. Assuming you have been given that poison to the president.[Read More…]
Today’s Cartoon
The economic situation in South Sudan is piercing citizens hard
By Kiden Stela Mandela The economy of our country has been in distress for decades now and the way ahead still murky. The institutions overseeing the state of the economy have been trying to fix things, but their efforts appear to be not succeeding in addressing the situation. This is[Read More…]
Today’s Cartoon
Money versus experience
By Malek Arol Dhieu Presently, money always wins against experience. In offices, whether public or private, the first questions to ask when a workshop or training opportunity knocks are; is there money? Do they pay in dollars or pounds? The questions that follow may be, is it going to be[Read More…]
The Power of Your Mind
By Abraham Anyon Ngoor Gorjok The mind is the center of thought that emits negative or positive images. It is one of the powerful components of the soul. The Bible has something to talk about it, it’s with your mind that you serve the lord and the human race at[Read More…]
Sudan at a crossroads: What is the way forward?
By Manas James Okony As the war between rival military factions enters Day 19, Sudan, the Africa’s third largest country, stands at a crossroads, facing a critical moment in almost its 7-decades history as rival generals embarked on a ‘war of annihilation’ since April 15, 2023. The country has been[Read More…]
Why happiness is too costly
By Ngor Khot Garang Every single day one gets to live in South Sudan, they ought to count it as a miracle. There is nothing that is ever enough in this country and the stories you always hear are not real. The real ones are those that have never been[Read More…]
S. Sudan economy sleeps while aliens rejoice cash-outflow-Analyst
By Bida Elly David South Sudan’s hyperinflation puts the country’s local currency at a diminishing stage as continuous cash outflow due to cross-border trade coupled with import driven economy weakens the South Sudanese pounds against the US dollars in foreign exchange market. Abraham Matoch, an economic expert told this paper[Read More…]
Stop paying corrupt tax collectors illegal taxes
By Joseph Akim Gordon e-mail: akimgordon555@yahoo.com Billions of oil and non-oil revenues, where has it gone? We understand the organized forces are the main beneficiaries but this does not justify this claim, because the army is poorly paid as far as salaries are concerned. If there was a release of[Read More…]
Win or die: Survival of the fittest in a savage nation [Part 5]
By Ngor Khot Garang This land i asked myself and broke down crying. I tried to be strong but I was weak to do that. What I saw that day was fiery rain. You can’t believe it, it was a total mass murder of the poor. I witnessed the poor[Read More…]
Press is not free still
By Malek Arol Dhieu May 3rd marks the World Press Freedom Day. Ladies and gentlemen of the press should unite and entangle to become much stronger to liberate themselves from the chain of brutality, arbitrary arrest, harassment and assassination. I know it takes years (as many years as a civil[Read More…]
How effective is freedom of expression and press in South Sudan
Guest Writer By Agoku Christine Taban May 3rd is the World Press Freedom Day and South Sudan is among the countries which will commemorate this important day but what is the meaning of World Press Freedom Day? Every year, on this date, the world celebrates the fundamental principles of press[Read More…]
Judiciary must be capacitated and salary structure be improved
By Joseph Akim Gordon Every country in the world has a set of laws to govern the country to keep laws and rules that are created to be enforced by the judiciary, to regulate behavior and attitudes for peaceful coexistence, and those who break the laws will be penalized. Because[Read More…]
‘Go home, we will not fight again,’ so what?
By Chol Peter Majoh Mayen On several occasions, Kiir and Machar have been equally calling the IDPs and refugees to return to their homes. This call has always been accompanied by the promise: “We will not fight again.” During his visit to the PoCs in Juba, Dr. Machar reiterated that he[Read More…]
The Month of April is holy in the Muslims lives. This year it started on first of 2nd April 2022until 30th April as a sign of Mohamed praying while gathering information from God (Allah) and overcoming suffering and temptations during his life for on Earth up to the time he[Read More…]
South Sudan Needs a Holistic Water Management Strategy to Break the Cycle of Water Insecurity and Fragility
By Firas Raad, World Bank Country Manager for South Sudan South Sudan must leverage its water endowment and move towards a long-term development approach to address water insecurity South Sudan faces a vicious cycle of water insecurity and fragility. Decades of conflict and social instability have undermined the ability of[Read More…]