By Malek Arol Dhieu Metals rust, giants fall, beauties fade, riches escape, so whoever thinks he/she will remain what and who he/she is for the next one hundred years is a nominated liar for 2080’s Lying Competition.However much you are immune, there is that time you become weak to succumb[Read More…]
OpEd
Prof. John Akec should think twice
By Theem Isaac Machar Akot Last week, the vice counsellor of the University of Juba Prof. John Akec announced a plan to build a new lecture hall persuading each and every student of the 30 00 students to contribute $100 in order to meet the cost of construction. He again[Read More…]
One South Sudan, not 64 South Sudans
By Malek Arol Dhieu Had South Sudanese divided the way they are divided now during the liberation struggle, they would not have fought the longest war in Africa. How would it be explained to unborn generations? If it were not the reason that even historians are suffering from biasness to[Read More…]
Why our blessing is our curse
By Ngor Khot Garang We have come a long way, from poverty to wealth and from wealth to nothing. Standing from where I’m, I couldn’t see the contours to the future we envision. Everything has fallen from the top. It is not life, it is a zero sum game. Sometimes[Read More…]
Alcohol consumption vanishing youths in the eyes of their leaders
By Moses Taban Ejidio I’m writing this article while engulfed with sadness due to the daily alcoholic and drugs abuses in our society of South Sudan. The rates of alcoholic consumption in our communities are so high and the reasons can be attributed to our cultural ceremonial feast. Alcohol demand[Read More…]
Nation talks
No security, no agriculture By Kiden Stela Mandela Recent findings from the World Bank statistical analysis shows that South Sudan in regards to humanitarian crisis stands at 8.9 million domiciles who are in desperate need of humanitarian aid with a total increase of over 600,000 in the past years. This[Read More…]
When your tears never stop
By Ngor Khot Garang There is this old adage that I had come to endear and it is the reason why I’m putting this work together and it read “People cry not because they are weak but because they have been strong for long.” Though I don’t know what you[Read More…]
The farther back you look, the farther forward you see
By Malek Arol DhieuTaken from Winston Churchill to remind the forgetful South Sudanese of their rich history in Africa. The history becomes the campus direction which guides the nation in all directions she follows, but the history of South Sudan finds no use in the hands of the very people[Read More…]
Is there future for a killer?
By Malek Arol DhieuDear unknown gunman, has your contract of selling the innocent souls to the Satan not yet expired? How much do you really receive when you have shot an innocent person? And by the way, who supplies you with what you use to shoot people? How do you[Read More…]
Don’t judge life
By Ngor Khot Garang I have come a long way to appreciate the grays in life and even darkness because without it, there is no light. You cannot see light without having to first deal with the darker part of things. Another thing I like about darkness is the sad[Read More…]
The silent killings must stop
By Kiden Stela Mandela The ongoing silent killing in South Sudan is something that is not good because it may lead the country to genocide one day. Up to date, there are still clashes ongoing across the country, more especially in the Upper Nile state. It is a serious issue[Read More…]
Your current condition is never the end of the world
By Ngor Khot Garang There is this saying that “This too shall pass” and there is something so intricate about it. At times, you cannot tell a lie from the truth from a smart person but this word has something to teach us. You can find the truth in it[Read More…]
I’m bleeding, screams the Revitalised Peace Agreement
By Malek Arol Dhieu I’m bleeding profusely. Can somebody please help me, I need medical attention? When President Salva Kiir Mayardit and Dr. Riek Machar Teny inked me in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, I thought I would grow healthier and fatter, little did I know there were holdout groups who would[Read More…]
Dear lawyers, lend me your ears!
By Theem Isaac Machar I am taking this precious time to talk to my country lawyers wherever they are. Dear lawyers, I have come a long way to have some judicial matters discussed about with you today. Although doctors are known of being life care-givers, lawyers have one thing in[Read More…]
Nation Talks
POWER SUPPLY IN JUBA IS A NIGHTMARE By Loro Louis Yugu (Guest Writer) This service fella has made me to have a say. He has taken the zeal to speak out point blank that the world has rated our country to be the least in electricity supply to its citizens.[Read More…]
Where is our payback, ask the grassroots?
By Malek Arol Dhieu Remember how dismayful it was to give your dearly son to the movement whose victory was uncertain. A son given to the SPLA was almost forgotten because he was considered to have visited the land of demise in that if he didn’t die today, then he[Read More…]
Beaten down by life, still standing
By Ngor Khot Garang It is very true that challenges will come uninvited or unsought for and it is up to us to decide what to do with them. For most people, all they do in difficult times is to just sit down and cry, for others they stand up[Read More…]
Why the least fit don’t survive
By Ngor Khot Garang In the race against the world, to win your space and make the most of life, you also have to be so sure of the fact that the race to the grave is the hardest one. We don’t have an idea who gets there faster and[Read More…]
Collective and urgent action needed to address insecurities and uncertainties
By Dr. Samuel Doe, UNDP Resident Representative We live in a world of increasing worry and uncertainty owing to crises and shocks, economic hardships, inequalities, political turmoil, climate emergencies, polarization, and weak service delivery systems. This is happening at a speed and scale beyond what humans have ever experienced. The[Read More…]
Why the world’s poorest starve in the age of plenty
By Ngor Khot Garang In the world of ten billions, there is a life that is more important than the other but this is not the case with the universal declaration of human rights. To the western world, every life, even the one lived at the extreme is a life[Read More…]