As many people enjoy the adventure of gambling, the industry must be regulated to protect consumers and minimize social harm. Lawmakers are making strides to regulate the activities of gambling companies in the country. This is a good move, as the explosion of casinos and online gambling sites have increased[Read More…]
OpEd
It’s worthwhile; Speaker of the Revitalized Transitional National Legislative Assembly, Rt. Hon. Jemma Nunu Kumba introduces biometric system to check on attendance of the lawmakers, despite objections. Amidst cynicism and unpredictable misconceptions which are likely to hamper acceptance, the speaker should be intrepid of such common phenomenon preceding new ideas.[Read More…]
Not every mediator is fit to mediate
In conflict-torn countries, with South Sudan as the best example, a hundred mediators tender in their experience in mediation in an attempt to mediate the conflict. But the tragedy is that such candidates for mediation are not interviewed to know their capabilities and interest. Another tragedy is that such mediators[Read More…]
Deforestation Leads to Desertification and Negative Climatic Change
By Joseph Akim Gordon Desert encroachment and desertification are terms that are interchangeable and, in essence, refer to the spread of desert conditions into habitable areas. This is most often demonstrated by the movement of sand dunes. To encroach upon something means to advance past its usual or natural limits,[Read More…]
With hard work, success is inexorable
By Malek Arol Dhieu After working aimfully for years, heaven opens for you to see your designated type of success. However, many hard workers miss foreseeing their successes as a result of them taking no rest one day in their rooms and stare at the ceiling to envisage what heaven[Read More…]
Agriculture Sector Development; a Key to Mitigating Dollar Crisis in South Sudan
By Peter Gai Panchol I firmly believe that developing South Sudan’s agricultural sector is critical to promoting sustainable development and food security in the country. South Sudan is currently facing a severe dollar crisis that has brought significant economic challenges to the country. To mitigate the negative impact of this[Read More…]
Formulae for total stability derived, but not proven yet
By Malek Arol Dhieu The National Dialogue National Conference, after years of consulting people at the grassroots on what could be the solutions to end South Sudanese sufferings, came up with concrete recommendations that cover and provide solutions to most of the grievances stated by rebels. This goes in line[Read More…]
Internally displaced persons need trauma healing
By Esther Aurelio Agira Lohutuhureng During the civil war in the country, which occurred in December 2013 and again in July 2016, between the forces of the government and opposition forces, many families separated. There was loss of life and property. As a result of the civil war, many people[Read More…]
What ‘marara education’ means
Marara is an Arabic word, meaning half-cooked meat. Marara is mostly prepared from animal innards, such as intestines, and other soft beef. In pastoralism, there exists a season of fattening known as “duël” in Dinka dialect, where cows are slaughtered for food and more milk gathered. When a cow is[Read More…]
Don’t give fish, give a hook
By Tong Akok Anei Mawien Naturally, all the animals and birds provide their young ones with food in their early lives, the practice that nature taught them, pass on from generation to generation, but once transiting into adults hood, their elders would take them into their natural schools, teaching them[Read More…]
Reinstate and compensate the teachers unlawfully dismissed from their duties. According to Public Service Act, all civil servants, officials and employees are entitled to rights in relation to their conditions of service including the right to seek redress for alleged violations of these rights from their Managing Ministry or the[Read More…]
An individual or institution claiming ownership of a piece of land should possess a legal document to attest, then, when for investment, it becomes a necessity and therefore a priority. Land issues are prickle in South Sudan as well as all over the globe, evidenced in the Russia –Ukraine war,[Read More…]
Why a tailor never wears a good cloth
A tailor is like a mother and father at home who are naturally obliged to provide food for children. Though tailoring is not a natural obligation but a profession, its nature of service is mother-like. A mother never eats, even a portion, when she sees children competing around their dish.[Read More…]
A legal expertise is required to offer an analytical interpretation on the matter between Jonglei state government and absentee civil servants; otherwise, a dark cloud and thunderbolt hover up in the sky. The national and state ministries of Labour and human resource development should enlighten citizens on the Civil Service[Read More…]
Life sometimes never appreciates!
By Chol Peter Majoh Life has no better description than the reality that it’s full of cries and smiles. In fact, cries weigh heavier than smiles when it comes to life on Earth. There are few times for smiles and many times for cries. This is a sad reality, as[Read More…]
Apuk-Padoc is bleeding
By Tong Akok Anei Mawien During our struggle with the Sudan government, our belief was that no Janja-weed (marr’am) or whatever would come again and take the lives of vulnerable citizens; no more bombardment of unarmed civilians in their peaceful areas; that was the dream of every child who experiences[Read More…]
Have you ever thought of becoming a headline?
Of course, no one hates becoming a headline. But before I go far, do you know what a headline means? A headline is the title of an article. But according to Malek Arol Dhieu, a headline refers to standing tall among people. It also refers to having a name worth[Read More…]
With “quiet preparations” going on right now in the country having political parties trying to slip their manifestoes into the hearts of the public, the nation’s democracy is already being questioned here by the public. So far, can anything good come out of South Sudan? Nathaniel, one of the 12[Read More…]
Pulled in front by humanity and pushed behind by revolution
If people who live a stressful life are counted, then I am one of them. I never sleep a wink when I think of how I should handle the two. The thinking never comes alone, but it often comes when I take a walk around my residential area to find[Read More…]
I BARLEY BREATHE
I have got two values, My first value exists on Papers of the book and in the people’s tongue — that is a value to Say my name without esteem, While the second value is the One that exists in the jail cell, my tongue is a flame of passion,[Read More…]