Subject: urgent action needed to address salary payment delays and their negative impacts By Noah Issa Philip Dear Minister Dr. Bak Barnaba Chol I hope this letter finds you in good health and high spirits. I am writing to you as a concerned citizen of the Republic of South Sudan[Read More…]

By Joseph Ring Lang   Historical overview From our sketchy documentation, the Arabs invaded our Continent in waves and droves when the Middle East became too small to accommodate them all and subsequently decided to conquer new places which happen to be Africa. They came as far as Sudan and[Read More…]

God helps those who help themselves. I cannot push a plane and when the engine starts, I board it. Even if I’m a biological son of a sheep, which, according to traditional beliefs, says it does not run away because of what it has not seen, I cannot do that.[Read More…]

It does not need one to first consult a magician for him to be a writer. Writing is magic-free. It does not need one to be a son/daughter of a writer for him/her to become a writer. Writing is non-genetical. It does not need one to change an environment for[Read More…]

By Gama Hassan Oscas   Gender-based violence (GBV) has long been a pervasive issue in South Sudan, affecting the lives of countless women and girls. The prevalence of GBV is intricately linked to social, cultural, and economic factors. In this legal opinion, we will delve into the crucial role of[Read More…]

Beyond the family circle, who else remembers a stillborn? Who remembers a neonate who died a week after delivery? Who remembers an infant who just died before completing a year? They can only be remembered by the family members and nothing significant is said about them apart from their beauty[Read More…]

Pandemics come and go after exertion of collective efforts to eradicate them, but corruption pandemic continues to remain unattended to. Corruption has a worldwide distribution; therefore, it is pandemic. Corruption is the disease of the instinct, and it is the instinct that drives a creature towards a certain action. Epidemiologically,[Read More…]

I always talk to myself. I tell the man in me that you are mature enough and so, be a responsible man. I tell him to go out, fetch for food and bring it home. I tell him to face the challenges of survival. I never miss any single minute[Read More…]

Abraham Anyon Ngoor Gorjok   For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whosoever believes in him should not perish but have an everlasting life (John 3:16). There is a mystery that all of us have got to understand as believers and those who[Read More…]

If they build public offices the same way they build prison cells, we would be having durable offices. If they build the roads, bridges and railways the same way they build prison cells, we would be having imperishable roads, bridges and railways in South Sudan. If they build schools and[Read More…]

By Esther Aurelio Agira   Parenting is a tough responsibility one must be ready before entering parenthood. The process of raising children and providing them with protection and care require commitment from both parents, regardless of difficult situation of the country or personal weakness of the parents. Parents must have[Read More…]

By Isaac Aloro Lomodi   In the realm of fiscal governance, the Central Equatoria State Government stands at the crossroads, facing unprecedented challenges as it operates without a budget for the Fiscal Year 2023/2024. The absence of a budget and supplementary budget has created an intricate tapestry of financial uncertainty,[Read More…]

So many owners of future are not aware of what is going on while others are aware but muted by the harshness of the today. Loud and clear, Mr. Future is in the custody with chains around his legs and hands. Who imprisoned Mr. Future? Eye witnesses say that it[Read More…]

By Theem Isaac Machar Akot   It is too early, and I speculate that people may begin to ask for the reason I am talking about matters to do with elections. Little do they know that the complexities of the problems facing the nation and a couple of crucial reasons[Read More…]

By Martin Manyiel Wugol South Sudan and Lakes State in particular lost a statesman who had a country at heart, Major General Matur Chut Dhuol, soldier and veteran of liberation struggle who fought the war of liberation which allowed independence of South Sudan to happen. Late Hon, former Governor of[Read More…]

In this era where “tit for tat” has become more practical, who can live with a person who is given and does not give back? Who would want to live with a burden? Who can befriend, according to them, “a useless” person? What about hanging out with a poor guy[Read More…]

Life has been one of God’s greatest punishments to humankind. Everything we are facing, pain and all that we encounter on the way. The rough terrains, the fears of the unknown and the rejection, nobody has a clue as to why things are just hard the way they are. Everything[Read More…]

 The world’s five richest men have more than doubled their fortunes to $869 billion, while the world’s poorest 60%, almost 5 billion people, have little or nothing to eat. The world’s five richest men, LVMH chief Bernard Arnault, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, investor Warren Buffet, Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison and Tesla[Read More…]

Whether in a big or small family, everybody is born equal. Princesses, princes and children of peasants are equal at birth. While still unborn, God prepares your future, and because the future determines who one wants to be in life, God locks it up in a room not far from[Read More…]

Like the Bible says many are called but few are chosen, this is exactly what happens in leadership. So many people walk with their heads 2 meters above their necks that they are leaders, and indeed they are. You know what, they are leaders until leadership itself chooses who is[Read More…]