By Dogga Luwo In remembrance of victims and survivors of tragic 1992 Juba Massacre, a heartbreaking documentary has been premiered. Show cast on December 23, 2024, at women’s union office, the documentary aims at raising awareness and share harrowing experiences of survivors as well as witnesses. The film by[Read More…]
Lifestyle
Fallen tree trunk rises after 9 years
By Jino Wilson Budi County of Eastern Equatoria State is in shock to witness a dry tree that had fallen nine years ago, mysteriously standing back to its original position. Located in a farmland at Malala Valley, Hadumakuc Boma, Central Payam, uplands of Budi, the tree had fallen and dried[Read More…]
Clean energy cooking stoves are a game-changer for St. Magdalen Primary School
By Kei Emmanuel Duku As a measure to curb deforestation and reduce use of wood fuel, the administration of St. Magdalen Primary School has adopted clean-energy cooking stoves. According to Sr. Mary Nkatha Jenario, a Head Teacher at St. Magdalen Primary School in Kapoeta North County, East Equatoria State,[Read More…]
Illegal Gold Trade: Why Sudan and South Sudan are at Crossroads?
By Kei Emmanuel Duku Despite the ongoing conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces and Rapid Support Forces, gold mining in Sudan remains a lucrative business. At the beginning of this year, the Sudanese Mineral Resource Company reported a boom in gold exports, totaling $428 million in the first quarter of[Read More…]
How lavish spending hampers South Sudan’s peace process
By staff writer The implementation of the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCSS) continues to face significant hurdles, primarily due to the mismanagement of funds allocated for peace-building and institutional development. Despite repeated extensions of the transitional period, critical institutions such as the[Read More…]
‘Hib Jeran’ cultural festival unites communities in Juba
By Staff Writer In the heart of Juba’s Mangateen suburb in Central Equatoria state, a powerful scene unfolds as the #Hib Jeran cultural festival fills the streets with vibrant hopes, lively performances, and a shared spirit of togetherness. #Hib Jeran”- an Arabic phrase meaning “Love your neighbour” has, over recent[Read More…]
Gov’t urged to support students’ welfare program in refugee camps
By Yiep Joseph South Sudanese Students’ Union in Uganda is calling on the South Sudanese government to fund a charity program aimed at supporting learners in refugee camps. As many students face challenges that include lack of scholastic materials, this has prompted the union to launch a welfare initiative[Read More…]
Don’t die before your time
Abraham Anyon Ngoor Gorjok Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why should thou die before thy time? Ecclesiates7:17 There is a tragedy waiting for every human being on earth today, and I mean all the 7.2 billion people; some have already become victims of it, and[Read More…]
Court bans Lady Kola’s ‘Little Girls’ song
By Gladys Fred Kole A county high court in Juba has indefinitely banned the playing of singer Lady Kola’s song titled “Little Girls,” which has been trending in the country for the past three months. Akuol Zahariah Elia aka Lady Kola, the singer and composer of the provocative lyrical[Read More…]
An insight to AKJ MUSIC AFRICA return mega concert
By Gladys Fred Kole Days are trickling down for the massive return of AKJ Music Africa, one of South Sudan’s most noticeable music brands, who has been mute in the country’s entertainment arena for quite some time. Agele Joseph Kennedy, aka, AKJ of “Ana Wodi” hit maker has been off[Read More…]
‘I was a proud young soldier’-former child soldier Mayai
By Ephraim Modi Duku Sokiri To defend a country, you need an army but to defend a civilization, you need education, therefore; it presents a selection of life stories of where a country like South Sudan rolled out its journey from. Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) that celebrated its 40th[Read More…]
Zubeir warns Churches against division and hate
By Bida Elly David The Catholic Cardinal of Sudan and South Sudan has warned churches especially priests in the Catholic Church against hatred and division among one another saying that breaking one another was the work of the devil meant to break faith of the congregation. He spoke during his[Read More…]
Boat carrying military supplies capsizes in Adok River
By Yien Gattuor Mead A boat carrying military supplies from Juba to Bentiu training center in Unity State has reportedly capsized in Adok River according to Unity state authorities. The boat that was carrying assorted items including food, military uniforms reportedly capsized on Monday without any of the items on board[Read More…]
Red Cross bridges gap between drivers and traffics police
By Mary Poni The South Sudan Red Cross has bridged the gap between motorists and the traffic police as it convened a workshop for the two parties to foster their working relationship and promote road safety. The State police representative at the workshop Maj. Emmanuel Khamis said that the workshop[Read More…]
Minister Mijak challenges state gov’t over poor city sanitation
My Mary Poni The National Minister of Roads and Bridges, Simon Mijok Mijak has challenged the Central Equatoria State government and Juba City Council on poor maintenance of the city saying there’s no clean air to breath in everywhere especially in the capital Juba. He told journalists in Juba that[Read More…]
Moyo authorities urge gov’t to improve roads leading to refugee camps
By Jurugo Emmanuel Ogasto The existence of South Sudanese refugees at Palorinya Refugee settlement in Obongi District of Uganda’s West Nile region has positively contributed to development of the livelihoods of business people of Moyo and Obongi districts and beyond. This is because the over 226,000 refugees who settled at[Read More…]
Church leaders reject same sex marriage
By William Madouk Garang Proposed same sex-marriage law adopted by some churches has been categorically rejected by the Episcopal Church of South Sudan and the Global South Fellowship of Anglican Churches (GSFA). Bishop Justin Badi, the Primate of Episcopal Church of South Sudan said they have refused to sign gay-marriage[Read More…]
Music moves your soul and requires deep meditation-Hani Breva explains
By Ephraim Modi D.S South Sudan music currently has vessels that contain a different taste that people now emulate its vibe, feel it and dance to it without reservations of questioning if indeed a fellow is the one behind it. It is understood that lot has been played in the[Read More…]
Poem
Mushrooms in marshland By Hon. James Ayiek Bath Acuoth Former Minister of Information Defunct Tonj It is home to escaped convicts, it is inhibited by the unclean wild, the mushrooms hunters are queued in the marshland. Its delicacy and demand is equivocally trending, the production is tedious, and it is[Read More…]
Dynamiq entices leaders to visit refugees in Uganda
By Abraham Garang The famous South Sudanese singer, Kennedy O. Lorya aka Dynamiq Dynamiq has appealed leaders in South Sudan to go and share with refugees in the settlement camps their experiences. The award’s winning artist flew to Uganda from the United States of America to share the World Refugee[Read More…]