By Makuac Kuot Bol Although some poor people, as of a given time, do not remain there permanently, some poor people actually remain poor all through their lives. The reason for such perpetual poverty is seldom mentioned, much less investigated. It is thus the task of this piece to look[Read More…]
OpEd
It’s heart-soothing that Unity State government strides up to aid over 10,000 returnees at Rubkona County with food and non-food item, but adding life skills in the package, would be much appropriate. South Sudan has witnessed more than 70,000 citizens returning from Sudan, in dire need of basic assistance. The[Read More…]
Eagle-eyed activists are spot-on, to call on the government to prioritize and upsurge funding child protection, to ensure their proper upbringing. At the geneses of human race, God commanded the first couple to multiply and conquer the earth. That aimed at continuity of the mankind; likewise, the growth of a[Read More…]
The dead road
By Tong Akok Anei Mawien The first bullet in 1983 was our bulldozer, clearing the way for South Sudan’s independence. That bullet was shot by the people with common goals and common problems, the people who deeply disliked the oppressions and marginalization of the Arabs. It was actually shot based[Read More…]
The positive education
By Theem Isaac Machar Education plays a very important role in all areas of society and is most responsible for the development of civilization as we know it. Modern society is built on education, which is visible in several ways: In building a tolerant society, humankind has come a long[Read More…]
There is nowhere a goat can threaten a leopard
Opinions are personal. Nobody instructs an opinion writer to write opinions unless that opinion writer is a stranger in Jerusalem. Many, if not all, opinion writers are independent in their writings. This is simply because they would be biased in their opinion-writing if they listened to instructions somewhere. But the[Read More…]
Causes and Effects of Gender-Based Violence
By Joseph Akim Gordon Gender-based violence refers to harmful acts directed at an individual based on their gender. Gender-based violence can include sexual, physical, mental, and economic harm inflicted in public or in private. It also includes threats of violence, coercion, and manipulation. This can take many forms, such as[Read More…]
Role of citizens in controlling waste
By Tong Akok Anei Mawien Disposing of waste products is our collective responsibility; let us do our responsibility or our part as citizens and then leave the ball in the court of the concerned institutions. The government (concern institutions) will not come to regulate or inform you how to drop[Read More…]
Don’t praise water, but drink wine
If you want to laugh, listen to leaders during campaigns, but if you want to laugh more, try your best to attend a press conference in which a leader addresses the nation on issues of corruption and tribalism. You will laugh to death, I tell you. He talks as[Read More…]
A Need for reform in our public institutions
By Tong Akok Anei Mawien In this fast-changing world, government and public institutions are the key drivers in providing services to the people; they are the references to the challenges facing communities in regard to solution provision. This is the main core of their institutionalization by the government from the[Read More…]
Conflict Resolution and Peace Building
By Joseph Akim Gordon Conflict is defined as an incompatibility of goals or values between two or more parties in a relationship, combined with attempts to control each other and antagonistic feelings towards each other. When human beings come together, there is bound to be conflict. This is because human[Read More…]
Initiators and funders of the South Sudan Women Social and Economic Empowerment Project have touched the right pivot of development in the country. The $70 million International Development Association (IDA) grant approved by the World Bank is a long-awaited uplifting opportunity for women in the country, as long as the[Read More…]
The fall of Sudan’s former president Omar Al Bashir has paralyzed the Sudanese politics and society. This stems from his misruled and patronage style of governance. Al Bashir ruled Sudan for three decades after he took power through military coup in 1989. Throughout his tenure, Omar relied on military power[Read More…]
Dad, a former SPLA soldier: A story of a veteran charcoal monger
By Chol Peter Majoh My father, a leftover of SPLA/M, tries to forge ‘piir ë madina'(town life) with a suit and African wear he bought with charcoal money. Yeah, not ‘oyol’ (oil) money. He never tasted oil money. Ohh! I have forgotten. He did. That was in 2006, when he[Read More…]
SPLM Response to Nathaniel Oyet’s biased opinion on SPLM and CPC relations
By Bol Makueng Yuol On Monday, 22nd May 2023, Hon. Nathaniel Oyet of Riek Machar’s group, dubbed Deputy Chairman of the group, launched a biased, negative and disinformation attack on the SPLM’s relations with the Communist Party of China (CPC). Aired out in the No.1 Citizen Newspaper, Oyet made misleading[Read More…]
Digging the Trench of Hope
By Tong Akok Anei Mawien In the streets of Juba and other towns in South Sudan, a skinny veteran whose part dwells in the graveyard wanders his way, confused about where he will go and where he will make ends meet. His hope for brighter days is totally dead. A[Read More…]
Let Us Keep our National Currency Tidy, Avoid Writing on it
By Joseph Akim Gordon Our national currency, the South Sudan pound is our national symbol of our sovereignty, a decade ago or so the rate of dollar to our pound was almost equal to the dollar, the value of South Sudan pound deteriorated due to the fact that we failed[Read More…]
Nation Talk
By Agoku Christine Taban Suicide cases among young people are rampantly increasing, based on news reports. This has been caused by different factors, which include limited possibilities for income generation, idleness, substance abuse, criminality, armed conflict, and gender-based violence. Many organizations that are supporting mental health and psychological awareness are[Read More…]
Long walk to freedom from crisis is only just starting
It is high time that the key ministries of life-affiliated issues hold public engagement and awareness events. The country needs to hear from the horse’s mouth because the citizens are drowning in the deep seas of despair, which is only getting worse by the day. The hope that would have[Read More…]
Our independence came in a blood-stained plate
By Chol Peter Majoh South Sudan liberation struggle dates back to the era beyond the 1955 Torit mutiny and mutineers, Anyanya 1 and 2 and SPLM/A. From the first line down to SPLM and A, this journey wasn’t a visionless one. The liberators had envisioned what South Sudan would become and[Read More…]