By Chol Peter Majoh South Sudanese are more than resilient. They are both resilient and greatly hopeful. Look, the world wonders how this small, young, landlocked country’s people dare often stand their hardships and adversities. In this case, I can no longer talk about our 21-year struggle for self-determination; that’s[Read More…]
OpEd
You think you have figured it out, and then life surprises you
For most of the things in this world, we never get to control them. That is why most motivational gurus don’t work. You have your son; you went through hell to bring him to this world. He is your only child for that matter, but something just pops up. He[Read More…]
If I don’t tell the truth, it will be something close to truth
In my younger life, I wanted to be someone. Don’t mistake me, I am already someone because I am alive but there is someone that I have always wanted to become. I set my dreams and ran after them. The biggest problem is that they tend to run faster than[Read More…]
Bright Stars’ FIBA Basketball World Cup triumph over China in Group B match at Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City left us jubilating. Playing in the tournament for the first time, the basketball team is changing the narrative about our country. Encountering 83-115 points’ loss from Serbia was a dismaying[Read More…]
The Negative Impacts of bad Roads towards Economic growth
By Akot Akot Kuot Majok Many economists agree that road transport is a vital element for improving the economic and societal welfare of any given population. The transportation system can overcome stagnation by increasing the marginal productivity of capital which gives incentives for new investments. The resulting spillover effects have[Read More…]
Truth teller; a hero with bloodless hands
If you are a truth-teller, put your hand on your chest and say Long live me. Truth-tellers never die! They only visit heaven to refill their cylinders of truth-telling and come back fresh. In a wise community, a truth-teller is a blessing, but in a foolish community, a truth-teller is[Read More…]
Only those who fly alone have the strongest wings
Sometimes it is good to see a glass as already broken into a million pieces. And problems, they are endless. One problem leads to another, and yet another, until at some point, you become incredibly sorry for yourself. You will never understand what you have done to deserve this hefty[Read More…]
The Need to Form Agricultural Cooperatives for Socio-economic Development
By Joseph Akim Gordon A cooperative is an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their mutual economic, social and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly owned and democratically controlled enterprise organized and operated on cooperative principles. An agricultural cooperative is a cooperative that produces, processes, or markets[Read More…]
Poverty, inequalities in South Sudan
By Akot Akot Kuot Majok It’s not an individual intention to live in poverty, the reality is that substantial growth is needed if people in poor countries should have a chance to leave poverty behind. I believe that if we do not express very clearly that economic growth is needed,[Read More…]
No rest, life is a 24/7/365 struggle
By Chol Peter Majoh There’s no rest in this life under the sun. If there’s any rest, I think that’s death. From birth to death, life is toilsome. It’s routinely about putting food on the table, paying school fees, clothing, sheltering, public service, and others. But those who have not[Read More…]
It’s high time the two Sudanese military leaders released dead end of their struggle for power has cost lots of losses in human lives, property and time, without any gain on both sides. Up from the onset of violence in Khartoum on 15th April 2023, we have witnessed increase in[Read More…]
Africans promise heaven, deliver hell
For a good number of years now, a lot of money has been pumped into Africa but despite the billions of dollars and thousands of aid workers, the situation in Africa has gotten worse than ever before. The level of poverty has reached its highest peak. African leaders too, have[Read More…]
In the gov’t, the gov’t is good; but out of the gov’t, the gov’t is bad
Politicians are like children. Children cry and when they are given what they cry for, they can laugh when tears are still flowing down their cheeks. I swear, the politicians of South Sudan are destroying politics completely. They play it as if they are playing. When a politician is appointed[Read More…]
When life slams those doors before you
Sometimes the game can be really tough and before we understand why it is tough, it even gets tougher. People all over the world have something that they want to understand about this life. Why are things always hard and why does it get harder even when we are so[Read More…]
Leveraging youth associations
By Agar Mayor Gai-Makoon Encourage youth to try to discover who they are, not to try to fit in—Kishore Bansal Youth association is the theatre; politics is the play. Our youth are completely controlled by politicians through youth associations. And for this reason, associations have become avenues of[Read More…]
Zooming 50 years into the future from now, stands before us prospects of either a desert or a forest, depending on how we treat the environment, today. South Sudan lays at the axis of the desert and is therefore vulnerable to the negative impacts of climate change. The environment is[Read More…]
Government’s inaction: Fueling the menace of “Niggers” in Juba, South Sudan
By Gama Hassan Oscas In the bustling city of Juba, South Sudan, a concerning and alarming trend has emerged in recent years – the rise of a group of young individuals, unruly juveniles branding themselves as “Niggers.” This group, composed mainly of disenchanted juveniles, has rapidly grown in size and[Read More…]
Fractured Bonds; The erosion of family cohesion amidst greed, jealousy
By Anna Akuch Maker In a world where the saying “Blood is thicker than water” once symbolized unbreakable family ties, the fabric of these bonds underwent a remarkable transformational decay. The belief that family stands as an unwavering pillar of support: irrespective of wealth or status, is being challenged by[Read More…]
Chaos on Juba’s streets: Urgent reforms needed to curb taxi and tri-cyclist anarchy
By Gama Hassan Oscas In the heart of Juba, a disturbing trend of lawlessness and recklessness has emerged among taxi drivers and tri-cyclists (commonly referred to as Racksher riders). This blatant disregard for traffic rules and the safety of fellow road users has plunged the city’s streets into[Read More…]
Humans have a common tendency of blaming God, the devil and any other external factor in negative circumstances, forgetting our own strays from rules that govern operations of existence. On committing a crime, the devil becomes our lead conspirator to the act, while our habit is at play. When poverty[Read More…]