No need to extend the transitional period By Kiden Stela Mandela Parties should not think of extending the transitional period. It is better if they follow the 2018 peace Agreement because within these 7 months, the parties can do something to accomplish the transitional period. The remaining issues are the[Read More…]
OpEd
The Demise of Educational Standards in Africa
By Venansio T. Muludiang, PhD University of Juba At the entrance gate of a university in South Africa, the following message was posted for contemplation: “Destroying any nation does not require the use of atomic bombs or the use of long range missiles… It only requires lowering the quality of[Read More…]
Editorial
Gov’t should frustrating the unified forces The government should guarantee graduation of the unified forces so that the country does not hear more such news of fleeing, deserting training camps/cantonment sites by the already trained soldiers who are only waiting to be graduated so that they officially start their duty.[Read More…]
Editorial
Improve midwifery services to save lives Midwives are very important people in any society. In South Sudan, we need them to save many lives; of new born babies, their mothers and even the fathers. Imagine how ruined the family would be if they lost their fully developed child before it[Read More…]
Editorial
Include youth in the country’s developmental projects The regional Inter-Ministerial conference on Migration, Environment and Climate change, a three- day Conference on Climate Change facilitated by the International Organization for Immigration, that concluded yesterday with our President and his delegates attending the last day was meant to be a uniform[Read More…]
Nation Talks
The missing piece in our Economy, as inflation bites citizens By Kiden Stela Mandela The economy is what lives of people rely on, without functioning economy people live in a degrading situation. Economy is confined in production, distribution and trade, including consumption of goods and services. According to economic literature,[Read More…]
OPINION: Why businesses fail and how to mitigate business to succeed
Why businesses fail and how to mitigate business to succeed By Dr. Moyi Harry Ruben In many cases anybody thinks he or she can do business, but many only do not know that their effort is being enjoyed by other people, you think you are in business, but are you[Read More…]
OPINION: Sprawl is tandem, prowl is inescapable! (Part 4)
Sprawl is tandem, prowl is inescapable! (Part 4) By James Ayiek Bath Acuoth The President recently made a statement on agriculture, urging youth to get involved in farming while visiting his farm at the outskirt of Juba. That would have chuffed people to bits, if the President had made that[Read More…]
Editorial
Empower Judges to boost justice If less pay and poor working condition forced judges to quit their jobs, who then will provide justice to the victims of the hideous crimes happening in the country? A 2018 report by the African center on Strategic Studies, indicates that the conflict has devastated[Read More…]
Editorial
Tame food, fuel prices before doom falls on us The citizens are demanding a sustainable solution for the increasing prices that are soaring while their hopes are going down the drain. Food is getting more expensive, fuel prices are going higher! Increasing transport costs are shocking people daily – they[Read More…]
OPINION: The 20 types of interesting people (Part1/2)
The 20 types of interesting people (Part1/2) By Akol Arop Akol When interacting, sharing and living with people, what matters is who they are and what they do, not where they are from or what they have. Look at your friends and consider their personalities, characters and attitudes without judging[Read More…]
Nation Talks
TO GOD BE THE GLORY By Loro Louis Yugu (GUEST) I can’t imagine how the world has become wild to the current human generations. Life has become tough for men and women in the Republic of South Sudan characterized by quarrels in the houses due to shortage of food and[Read More…]
Nation Talks
Bring total peace to ease agricultural production By Kiden Stela Mandela If the recent findings of the World Bank that South Sudan humanitarian crisis reads at 8.9 Million domiciles in desperate Demand of Humanitarian aid with a total increase of over 600,000 in the past years are true, then it[Read More…]
Editorial
AGRICULTURE AS SAVIOR AMID FOOD CRISIS With the hunger crisis worsening and told to get worse by analysts, what does South Sudan have as a backup plan for the time when hunger hell is expected to break loose? The country falls under 10 countries in the world where extreme hunger[Read More…]
Editorial
Daily boring talks on inflation won’t revive the economy Edmund Yakani once reported that mismanagement of resources by the leadership to serve individual interest instead of fighting for food security has impacted the country’s economy and stated that “corruption does not mean walking away with public money but manipulating decision[Read More…]
Nation Talks
Why is insecurity still rampant even in the city? By Kiden Stela Mandela Our own leaders have ever spoken on the issues to do with improving security in the country, just singing like a song of psalms to bring total peace to the country. The innocent civilians are bleeding every[Read More…]
Editorial
THE ROADMAP TO ELECTIONS AND PEACE The roadmap to elections and peace should be clear “Dutch Diplomat doubts South Sudan’s free, credible elections next year.” With the country’s much anticipated – or rather much mumbled elections next year but with other people or other spectators saying nay pessimistic opinions and[Read More…]
OPINION: Electronic gambling on streets is ruining the future of school kids
By James Ayiek Bath Acuoth I feel sad when I see young school kids who are the potential future leaders of this Country gambling on streets instead of studying in schools. It is equally baffling and appalling that some of them gamble even with school uniforms on them, while the[Read More…]
Nation Talks
Tax must be audited to penalize fraudsters in court By Kiden Stela Mandela The obligation to pay tax to the government is the moral responsibility of the citizens in any nation on earth. The citizens do so while in return they expect services delivery from the government. The government agency[Read More…]
Editorial
There should be an end to futile firing and appointing of officers Firing and replacing leaders, chiefs, governors, ministers at will does not guarantee that the latter will not be the same or worse than the former was before they were kicked out of office. There should be a deeper[Read More…]