By Malek Arol Dhieu So many South Sudanese have sat around the fire on which the pot of change is placed, expecting it to boil faster as they are time bad. If something takes time to finish, don’t watch it too closely because it will seem like it’s taking forever.[Read More…]
OpEd
Nation Talks
Will citizens survive these economic hardships? By Kiden Stela Mandela The economic hardship in the country is beyond normal understanding of every individual more especially the Citizens who are trying to put their efforts to change the abuse of the nation by foreign countries but instead it is a waste[Read More…]
If your beloved is mentally ill, choose hospital, not prison
By Tereza Jeremiah Chuei Many Health issues are being faced by human beings within this planet and South Sudan in particular is not an exception, Mental illness has been seen to be a very crucial issue that needs attention as the country continues to face it rough, since it lacks[Read More…]
Where is God when we need him?
By Ngor Khot Garang This question has been asked over the years by some of the world greatest minds and you are not exceptional. Don’t think, use people’s positions to put them on the right side of life. If you still don’t know, it is true people have their secret[Read More…]
How a divided country endangers our future
By Ngor Khot Garang To me and with the inequality I have seen in this country, I have come into the conclusion that prison rations, no matter how meager they may be, are more generous than table crumbs on a table with so much food. The man in the condemned[Read More…]
Dear God, may you hear me?
By Malek Arol DhieuHeavenly Father, in case I may become brave in the course of praying, I’m not a soldier, you may forgive me. I’m many people in one person, don’t ignore me. I’m praying on behalf of the widows, orphans, widowers, insane, street children, sick and disabled persons, which[Read More…]
Editorial
GIVE SCHOOLS BACK THEIR LAND TO ENHANCE CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES Education is the key to success many people say. Many of them even add on to say that without education, one will not succeed if they do not attain education and that is why parents, guardians go the extra length to[Read More…]
Editorial
BOOST THE SALARIES OF UNIFIED FORCES In the recently concluded graduation of the Necessary Unified Forces of South Sudan, the nation heard remarks from many speakers that were invited to give a word on that prestigious day for the Republic. These speeches came from the President, some of the Vice[Read More…]
Editorial
SECURITY IS KEY TO NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ‘The forces have now been unified–you do not belong to any individual/ party or group of people–you are Unified forces of the Republic of South Sudan,’ these were the common phrases that were said on Tuesday by most of the speakers at the graduation[Read More…]
The Oath of Loyalty: A Devine Covenant between Service Men and Women and the Supreme Constitution of the Country
By Ariik Kuol Ariik On August 30, 2022, South Sudan successfully graduated the First Batch of the Unified forces at Dr. John Garang Mausoleum in Juba. The Regional Leaders from Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania and Egypt attended the function. The members of Diplomatic Mission from different Countries[Read More…]
Be unified forces, don’t be uni-fight forces
By Malek Arol DhieuIt is easier said than done to graduate the Unified Forces, but now that it has happened, what has remained only is one more push to call it a ‘full implementation’ of the agreement. Because of this, the parties that are signatories to the agreement deserve an[Read More…]
Editorial
THE REALITY OF HAVING A UNITED AND SECURE COUNTRY IS POSSIBLE ‘The forces have now been unified – you do not belong to any individual, party or group of people – you are Unified forces of the Republic of South Sudan,’ these were the common phrases that were said by[Read More…]
Examining the Rational of funding USD 6.7 million on battalion heading to DRC
By Kiden Stela Mandela In what appeared to be billed as commitment to regional security and stopping the spill-over from insurgencies in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to South Sudan, the Ministry of Defense and Veterans Affairs backed $6.7 million to fund special battalion of South Sudan People’s Defense Forces[Read More…]
Editorial
THERE IS NOTHING WHICH WE CANNOT SOLVE The long-awaited graduation ceremony finally started off with the first batch marching in joy amid screams and ululations from the public for history that has been made and that finally we have made progress of trying to finish up with completing some of[Read More…]
Nation Talks
Political viruses should not jeopardize the spirit of unified forces By Kiden Stela Mandela At the heart of the Revitalized Peace Agreement, the security arrangement in form of the necessary unified forces has seen tongues wagging among the warring parties to the September 2018 peace agreement. From the beginning as[Read More…]
A token of thanks to distinguished destroyers
By Malek Arol Dhieu In my dictionary, I had never found a suitable word to praise the alcohol bill-payers who have been contributing to the rapid growth of alcohol industries. I particularize alcohol bill-payers because, as they continue clearing the bills, broke drunkards never go for alcoholic holidays, which reduces[Read More…]
Editorial
Cheers to the first batch of the Unified Forces! Finally, the first batch of the Necessary Unified Forces of South Sudan is graduated today! It is a great day for the country after all the procrastinations that have been going on which frustrated the public. It is a great day[Read More…]
Nation Talks
The Hard Rock that made the transitional Period extended is now broken By Kiden Stela Mandela The issue of the unified forces had earlier grown to be a big challenge in a way that it stopped every step of the implementation of the Revitalized Peace Agreement in the country. But[Read More…]
I am called South Sudanese Pounds aka SSP
By Malek Arol Dhieu My name is South Sudanese Pounds. They abbreviate me as SSP. Bringing me to where I’m today was a tug of war. It all began after independence as an independent country must have a currency. Choosing a portrait of Dr. John Garang de Mabior was unanimous,[Read More…]
Editorial
STOP VIOLENCE, IT’S CAUSING STARVATION AND RELATED DEATHS Being a Christian country, the love language that the Christ encourages in the Holy Bible should be our guiding light in this dark world that we are living in. Servants of the Most High have highly condemned the killings in this Christian[Read More…]