By: Ayuel Mangok Angui The western world has imported the freedom to Africans and it has never taught us about the meaning of freedom and what is supposed to be done when we are free in the Society. Freedom is the most important thing in human life, because we are[Read More…]
Commentary
Forcing Things Brings Surprises to Happen
Education is supposed to be a bridge that connects people to opportunities, dignity, and a better future. In South Sudan, many people believe that education is the only weapon the poor, vulnerable, and orphaned children have to change their lives. But today, I am confused and deeply traumatized by what[Read More…]
If a System Truly Wanted to End Poverty, It Would have done so. What we are seeing is not simply failure it is the result of design.
By Deng Chol When our nation gained independence in 2011, it was not just a political victory. It was a promise. A promise that our resources would finally benefit our people. A promise that dignity would replace deprivation. A promise that the suffering of the past would not define our[Read More…]
*Nowadays’ Datings and Marriages*
By Engr. Maker Mangol Acien Yuol The nowadays’ datings and marriages are too dynamic and have drastically changed over the years. It is very easy for a girl to get spoiled and get married easily too. some girls get spoiled and hardly get married perhaps they find it hard to[Read More…]
The Forgotten Heroes and the Voice of Garang
By Deng Chol When the gun was fired in the long and bitter struggle for our liberation, there was no promise of comfort, no assurance of survival, and no guarantee that freedom would ever come. Yet men and women from every corner of this land stood up and walked into[Read More…]
Rise from sleep with Jesus Christ, thank God, and with faith and trust you will find grace
Sermon Title: The Triumph of God’s Kingdom in the Last Days — The mountain of the Lord’s temple will be exalted above all mountains and raised above all hills, and all nations will stream to it. Isaiah 2:1–22 My dear brothers and sisters in Christ our Lord, greetings to you[Read More…]
By. Ajak John Ateng Scientifically, South Sudan can be described as a classic greenfield geological terrain, meaning that large areas of the country have not yet been explored using modern exploration methods, despite being located within mineral prospective regional geological belts of East and Central Africa. Much of the available[Read More…]
Two different catastrophic disasters; hunger and extreme heat
By Malek Arol Dhieu Which one to first deal with, hunger or extreme heat? For hustlers, the extreme heat is unbearable. The sun rises at 5:00 AM instead of its usual time. So, by the time hustlers set foot out, it is already too hot. The hustlers who earn a[Read More…]
THOSE WHO CROWN KINGS DON’T LOOK LIKE KINGS THEMSELVES
By Ustaz Mark Bang Where on Earth does one believes in the sense of being independent even those who are well off need help from anyone. I experienced ignorance once I was offered job to teach in one of the secondary schools in Wau. My first experience was in ignorances,[Read More…]
When Nile water becomes an enemy to us
By: Ayuel Mangok Angui We human beings are born to live and die, because of the sin that we had inherited from Adam and Eve, and our death is a plan from God, and we die in different ways that anyone of us cannot be blamed, when the time of[Read More…]
We shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ our Lord, on the Last Day of Judgment, in the first resurrection of the blessed. Scripture Reference: 2 Corinthians 5:1–21 Dear brothers and sisters in Christ our Lord, welcome all of you into the fold of our eternal living God,[Read More…]
PRIDE AND POWER FALL WHEN THE PERSON FALLS.
By Ustaz Mark Bang Pride and power fall when the person falls, but discoveries of truth form legacies that can be built upon for generations. Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall” (Proverbs 16:18) is a foundational principle indicating that excessive arrogance, overconfidence, and abuse of[Read More…]
Not every road leads somewhere
It took me some years to believe that the longest roads sometimes lead nowhere and it is something an MIT or Harvard professor will never teach in class. They just end and sometimes, in extreme pain, leaving tears in our eyes. Even if most of these journeys are walked with[Read More…]
Every dog has its day
By Malek Arol Dhieu It may look like you have conquered the world, but you have not. Even if you have conquered the world, you cannot conquer it forever. You conquer the world today and someone else conquers it tomorrow. That is why it is advisable that when the world[Read More…]
*Strategic Challenges in Scholarship Programs Offered to South Sudanese*
By Engr. Maker Mangol Acien Yuol The government of South Sudan, with allied countries, offers scholarships to South Sudanese to study outside South Sudan every year. However, after finishing their studies, they return to Juba and remain unemployed, resulting in the government gaining nothing in the end. The mutual understanding[Read More…]
Can a Husband Be a Rapist?
By: Esther Aurelio Agira Rape is a form of sexual violence that involves sexual intercourse or penetration carried out without consent. It leaves survivors with deep psychological, physical, and emotional scars that often last a lifetime. Sexual violence has reached alarming levels in South Sudan, particularly in the town of[Read More…]
The Equality between Men and Women is Disputable
By: Joseph Akim Gordon In theory men and women are equal but, in many of our communities this is not applicable, we noted that many of our communities’ members regarded women as not equal to men in many aspects women or girls do not receive equal opportunities in the families,[Read More…]
Authored By Engr. Maker Mangol Acien Yuol Educated girls in South Sudan face numerous difficulties in getting married. Many educated men prefer to marry uneducated girls from their villages, especially those involved in cattle rearing. In communities like Gok, Agar, Yirol, Warrap’s communities, Unity’s communities, Bor, Twic, Munderi, Upper Nile’s[Read More…]
What is Gen Z?
Gen Z stands for Generation Zoomers which refers to people born approximately between 1997 and 2010. Generations are defined by the birth year ranges. These ranges are used for grouping cohorts of people with shared experiences. There existed other generations, such as the Silent Generation for those born between 1928[Read More…]
Disability Is Not in the Brain: Stop Judging People with Disability Because They Belong to God and May Be Wiser Than You.
In South Sudan, one thing that has always touched my heart is the deep love people have for their country. Despite the challenges — no regular salaries, limited resources, and the heavy weight of war memories — many South Sudanese still show their patriotism in powerful ways. They continue to[Read More…]