By Chol Peter Majoh Our salaries are oftentimes delayed, not coming promptly in time in addition to the fact that it’s small and not able to cater for all our needs, we are forced to sin to make a living.Yes, conditionally compelled to embezzle, steal or apply corruption in order to manage[Read More…]

A martyr here is not any struggling person out there. I also mean animals and anything including roads that are still in existence. It is one of the hardest times to be alive. And if you are still here, congratulation. But wait, I have a different story. The government has[Read More…]

By Malek Arol Dhieu The historians authoring the history of South Sudan with pens are liars, because the history is so dismayful that it can be best written with tears. I know you don’t care about the poor whom this article refers to also as the needy, but take a[Read More…]

By Makak Gile, Padua, Italy In what circumstances do people value music’s relevance in their daily lives? Generally, music is defined by scholars as the “art of arranging sound” to produce some combination of form, harmony, melody, and rhythm. Exact definitions of music vary greatly around the world, despite the[Read More…]

God balances this world. If you have something, you lose something Sometimes your need for freedom takes away your freedom. No wonder, if you have security, you lose freedom. I enjoy more freedom than a South Sudanese minister or MP. I can buy banana anywhere and enjoy without this worry[Read More…]

What happens when you live your life for others? This question crossed my mind when I read an interesting story of a poor high school teacher who graciously went on to become an eye of the world. Peter Tabichi, a Kenyan and it might not be a new name to[Read More…]

By Chol Peter MajohNothing upsets the apple cart than tribalism does. Everything can be in an apple-pie order but when tribalism gets in, discord, contention, corruption, division, revenge and killing become a new normal. This is actually what’s happening in my country, South Sudan.With the toxic tribalism in South Sudan,[Read More…]

By Malek Arol Dhieu Who knew there would be wars after independence in South Sudan except the one who knew there would be wars? Who knew there exactly would be wars except those who planned to cause them? That day, that particular day when the flag was raised to fly[Read More…]

Why foreign aid is not working for Africa Over the years, dollars, in billions, have been pumped into Africa and there is little or even nothing to show for it. In fact, aid is malignant, deadly. It is the problem! If the world has one image of Africa, it is[Read More…]

By Malek Arol Dhieu Of all the promises made by President Salva Kiir Mayardit during the 23rd Convocation of the University of Juba, two   outmanoeuvred; a promise to pave all the roads within the university and another promise to employ graduates on merit. Neither of these promises was fulfilled, and[Read More…]

By Malek Arol Dhieu It’s difficult to measure education in South Sudan because “some” graduates appear educated when far and uneducated when they prove their graduateship. I don’t know what kind of version in education makes graduates strong in paper work and weak in verbal work. It’s undeniable that the[Read More…]

By Ngor Khot Garang The world is a very wicked place. Here exists many problems with little or no solutions at all. It could be some struggles after something and it is not working. You hope that one day something good will happen. Maybe after graduation the situation will never[Read More…]

By Malek Arol DhieuWhen you see V8 drivers driving, it is as if they are driving in a trafficless world! So reckless and juncaceous as if they are licensed to drive so!When you see a V8 car stopping at a jamming point, it is either the driver just dreamt last[Read More…]

By Ngor Khot Garang In my daily hustle and bustle for a daily bread, there comes a time when I feel ashamed of myself. I try this and it brings me down to my knees leaving me asking for forgiveness even when I innocently don’t know what wrong I have[Read More…]

By Malek Arol DhieuA forced peace is wilder than a spontaneous peace, in that it needs a million appeasements to get maintained. It took Governor Rin Tueny Mabor a hectic month chasing peace in and across the eight counties of Lakes State until he finally caught it.Having peace at hand,[Read More…]

As a result of the crippling economy and ever increasing financial constraints, the culture of giving which a few years ago was greatly valued seemed to be in the wane and this is not only affecting people who earn their living through begging but the entire nation as everyone is[Read More…]

By Malek Arol Dhieu There are those things you always want to remain between you and yourself, and if God knows everything like the Bible says, then your second party may be Him. Privacy or secrecy is as important in life as it hides things unpleasant to others to one[Read More…]