Nation Talks By Kiden Stela Mandela Large population in South Sudan mostly suffers from hunger including the one that is supported by humanitarian agencies, if you are at the country today, most are suffering from hunger more than attacks that are happening around the country, people are already traumatized on[Read More…]
OpEd
Put aside tribalism, embrace unity in diversity
By Chol Peter MajohHolding grudges against one another is not yet realized as dangerous, but is the master behind all the revenge attacks and killings in the country. It’s extremely hard for us to let go the rancor and spite, yet I don’t understand why. I don’t see why it[Read More…]
God’s plans never change
By Ngor Khot Garang No one can predict the future because we are not supernatural human beings. We are weak and bound to die at any age and at any time. Nobody among us can tell what awaits him/her in the future. But many happenings have ignited our faith that[Read More…]
We write to tell the present to prepare the future
By Malek Arol Dhieu Telling the present to alert the future is as if you are talking to today to alert tomorrow. The present is too unfavourable to write about so that it signals the future to become over-favourable for all. The badness of the present is its selectivity in[Read More…]
Hustle is the Best Success Tool for Jobless Youth
By Thomas Akuith Ngong Being in a state of joblessness is a worrisome situation for an ambitious young person in South Sudan. Generally speaking, South Sudan is laden with income-generating opportunities, but her young population is jobless. This is a very scary phenomenon for the youth. Joblessness is a habitual[Read More…]
Gratitude to His Holiness Pope Francis and the other holy duo of God for the unforgettable historic visit to South Sudan
By Eng. Michael Wetnhialic Maluil, an Activist – Reachable at loikubai2020@gmail.com and WhatsApp at +211917771111 As all South Sudanese Christians and Christians worldwide warmly welcomed and celebrated His Holiness Pope Francis’ Visits to Africa along with his two other powerful Men of God, Rev. Dr. Justin Welby, the 105th Archbishop of Canterbury,[Read More…]
I thought politics were a competition of ideas
By Malek Arol DhieuLittle did I know that politics is all about uniting people by dividing them. In politics proper unlike politics improper, it’s platforms that are first fought for so that politicians channel their ideas through these platforms for people to assimilate and decide on the day of elections.[Read More…]
Papal’s visit; a 50 kg achievement of President Salva Kiir Mayardit
By Malek Arol DhieuYou may think Pope Francis’s visit is a simple thing, but it is not, believe me. It takes trust as a price for Pope Francis to visit a country. Do you know how expensive trust is? A one-legged country can’t afford Pope Francis’s visit.How many countries are[Read More…]
What can go wrong: pound against dollarization
By Dr. Moyi Harry Ruben The prognosis for the Gold and Dollar for the international monetary system is unattractive indeed. Without radical reform, the international system is destined to shift back and forth between fixed and fluctuating exchange rate with each system posing unsolved problems of working back, and finally[Read More…]
There are yet many wars to fight
By Malek Arol Dhieu Calm down. I do not mean those wars that are fought with weapons, but wars that are fought diplomatically. I know your temperature is still high because I have not convinced you yet, but believe me if there were a synonym for war, I would not[Read More…]
Economic hardships are due to corruption
Nation Talks Kiden Stela Mandela In every country corruption of whatever kind has not been legalized, governments have put in place legal instruments or regime to deter, criminalize, and punish those that might be found at the altar of it. Similarly, the government of South Sudan has some legal settings[Read More…]
Anger consumes people more than hunger
By Malek Arol DhieuAnger is a disease of the soul. If you want to relocate your house to the cemetery urgently, feel angry for only one week. You will find yourself wasted on the eighth day.Your muscles are gone! Your mental capacity is gone! Movement becomes limited! Though breathing, you[Read More…]
PLANT SEEDS OF RECONCILIATION, PEACE AND HARMONY
Almost the whole of South Sudan is flooded with ‘communal’ violence. This started after the wake of the peace agreement signed in 2018. These conflicts and elite dynamics are changing in response to the current affairs in the country, which is pushing elite ambitions away from the capital and back[Read More…]
Study to be a better leader
Nation Talks Kiden Stela Mandela In every country, education is taken as the key for development. It is through education that good leadership is seen, qualify doctors, engineers, pilots, teachers and many other leaders in the country. Without education, nothing will move ahead. With set Syllabus as an eye opener,[Read More…]
The darker the today, the brighter the tomorrow
By Malek Arol DhieuFor every darker today, there is always a brighter tomorrow. Let us assume 2022 was a darker year, and on the same note, let us assume 2023 is a brighter year. This is just an assumption, not real.I know there are people who do not exactly know[Read More…]
Language discrimination in public office fosters Corruption
By Emmanuel Loro William One of the biggest ingredients of corruption is Language discrimination in my Countries like South Sudan. Public servants can end up talking in their mother tongue forgetting that he or she is in public office. One of the best scenarios happened in one of the police[Read More…]
THERE IS NO SMOKE WITHOUT FIRE
You have probably heard the adage above many times. Well, if you have grabbed a copy of yesterday’s issue of No.1 Citizen Daily Newspaper or you have been following what has been transpiring in South Sudan closely lately, you probably would know about the deployment of the 753 battalion of[Read More…]
Media is not your competitor but a development partner
By Emmanuel Loro William The best spokespersons I have known in this country are three. They mastered the art of public relation and are always familiar with any subject, when asked of one of the few living legends that I know, I can say they are Dr. Barnaba Marial Benjamin,[Read More…]
Whoever removed letter k from monkey has endangered the world
By Malek Arol Dhieu When you omit letter k from monkey, the remaining letters form a prestigious word called “money”. When you add letter y to mone; a similar word for admonishment, it forms a prestigious word called “money”. And so, whoever added letter y to mone has also dragged[Read More…]
The country needs peace, not violence
Nation Talks By Kiden Stela Mandela South Sudanese generally need peace in the country, it has become a history that today if the other part of the country is okay, the other will be in serious clashes, the leaders of this country should open up their eyes on the issues[Read More…]