By Mark Oloya Nekemiah The origin of family businesses dates back to the medieval period e.g. guilds, artisan workshops, and agrarian societies. Last year, 2024, South Sudan hosted the 24th East Africa Community (EAC) business show for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) inclusive of two other business shows for[Read More…]

By James Aniceto Batikayo Recent media highlights of the World Bank report on national resource sectors, particularly: Fishery, Forestry, Game and Tourism in South Sudan, have been very interesting and exciting. Many people wish that those reports could have covered a wider range of such resources that have remained untapped[Read More…]

By Manas James Okony   In a world where truth has always remained a victim in the battle for narratives, radio stands out as the most reliable and credible source of information in South Sudan. To us, this should be an asset worth cherishing, especially given the country’s alarmingly high[Read More…]

Planning is key. Competency minus planning is a failure. A classroom teacher must plan well for his/her class. Such planning includes listing all the topics to be covered in each term. Listing the topics will help him/her to prepare the scheme of work. Planning his/her topics will help him/her finish[Read More…]

By the time I became fit to join the liberation struggle, it was already 2005. I was initiated into adulthood a year before and while preparing for the bush, the CPA was signed. It was biologically impossible for me to join the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) before reaching adulthood.[Read More…]

By Ustaz Mark Bang Oftentimes, we are unaware of what we want. Many of us go through life without having a clear end goal. Or we know what we desire but fail to see the appropriate path to take. But when we finally know what we long for, the next[Read More…]

By John Mangar Reechdit Ongoing crisis over cattle camp ownership in Lakes State, between Amothnhom and Panyuon, also between Pantiir and Panawol, highlights a pressing issue. These disputes threaten to exacerbate insecurity in the state. If left unaddressed, they could revert Lakes State to the previous cycle of violence. Dear[Read More…]

When your community member is appointed to hold a constitutional position, he is no longer your own. He is a nationalist serving the nation as a whole. We are always wrong to own constitutional postholders. As we own them, they work in favour of us. As they work in favour[Read More…]

By Ustaz Mark Bang When you try to ignore your fear, it grows. When you face it, it shrinks. At the beginning of each New Year, many people consider making resolutions to change for the better. Of those who succeed in making resolutions, many fail. But many fail before they[Read More…]

By Ustaz Mark Bang There’s a stereotype about people seeking happiness—that all they care about is themselves. They look at the world through rose-colored glasses, and so they refuse to see suffering. If we want to motivate people to care about righting social wrongs, the thinking goes, then we must[Read More…]

By Malek Arol Dhieu   It is high time Accelerated Learning Program (ALP) should be abolished countrywide. Since its inception, ALP does not produce competent products. It produces scholars who remain semi-literate for the rest of their lives. They have low level of self-expression, reading, writing and office work, making[Read More…]

By Ustaz Mark Bang Life is full of reminders of what we lack. There is always someone who is more successful, more talented, more attractive, or more advanced in meeting milestones than we are. We encounter these people every day—in fact, they are often our friends, family members, and colleagues.[Read More…]

The children of conditional parents! Some parents are very conditional as educating their children is concerned. They put ahead what they will get from their children if they educate them. If they conclude that they won’t get anything from their children, they will deny their responsibility of educating their children.[Read More…]

By Joseph Kuot Thiik Reech   In the realm of law and justice, the distinction between various crimes is paramount. While theft is a serious offense, it is crucial to recognize that a thief, unlike a murderer, should not face the ultimate penalty. This article explores the legal ramifications of[Read More…]

By Ustaz Mark Bang The world is clearly divided on the matter of running – some hate it, others love it. While some would do the harshest of deadlifts to dodge their trainer’s mandate to run on the treadmill, others would rather be running than doing anything else inside the[Read More…]

By James Aniceto Batikayo   Few days before the end of last year, 2024, precisely in December,  Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) Party Secretariat hurled crucial news through the media to the public. It was breaking news. Seemingly the ruling political party wishes to guard against further extension of elections scheduled[Read More…]

When I see leaders of South Sudan addressing a problem, it kills me with laughter. They abandon the problem and shoot its shadow. They do not completely know how to put an absolute end to a problem. When a problem arises, it is always good to find its root cause.[Read More…]

Ustaz Mark Bang I was a college student in 2017 and entered into a very big battle. The students’ union electoral commission conducted an election, and I contested successfully for the position of Academic Affairs secretary. Most of my closest friends, who I didn’t believe to be the worst gossipers,[Read More…]

By Ustaz Mark Bang The only way to transcend sickness is to become sick of the sickness—and change. The only way to transcend the sickness of gossip is to stop participating in the gossiping. You don’t have to listen to it. You don’t have to believe it. And you don’t[Read More…]