By Ambassador Major General (rtd) Charles Tai Gituai   Today, 12 September 2024, marks the sixth anniversary since the Revitalised Peace Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCSS) was signed. That was a momentous occasion ending many years of conflict, and it is only right we[Read More…]

What is character? Character means a principle that is unchanging.  The law of God does not change. Jesus does not change.  Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever. Character does not change overnight. It takes years to change one’s character. Habits can easily be changed. You need to double[Read More…]

When your community member is appointed to hold a constitutional position, he is no longer your own. He is a nationalist serving the nation as a whole. We are always wrong to own constitutional post holders. As we own them, they work in favour of us. As they work in[Read More…]

I thought it was a good idea to borrow airtime and MBs from MTN, little did I know MTN refunds itself by force.  From 767 “You are out of Data! Borrow 100 MB for 7 days at 1980 SSP Xtra time and pay later! You’ll pay 2178 SSP on recharge[Read More…]

By Frango Ringo Duel It saddens me to see young girls on Facebook, Twitter, and other social media platforms flaunting themselves as “slay queens” or claiming to be the baby mamas of popular musicians or wealthy men. This prompted me to write about why many young girls are opting to[Read More…]

By Joseph Miaker Mijok Like other areas of the Upper Nile region, the Ruweng Administrative Area faces mountains of obstacles, such as natural disasters, climate change, and environmental problems associated with sand, gravel (Marram), oil exploration, and mining activities. Due to overcrowding caused by Sudan War refugees and natural disasters,[Read More…]

By Ustaz Mark Bang Enjoy! Here I am, the beggar child See my eyes with hunger wild See me in my desperate plight See me with no strength to fight Here I am, the broken soul With little chance of being made whole My spirit long since crushed beneath The[Read More…]

By Theem Isaac Machar Akot   An aid addict has one thing in common with one who takes analgesics—a person who highly succumbs to pain. However, he hardly perseveres aches; hence, the intake of pain-relieving drugs is more alleviating in such an agonizing scenario. Medical experts (doctors) clearly make us[Read More…]

Learner-centred curriculum focuses on the learners. The needs of the learners are assessed properly. Its objectives are set according to the learners’ needs. The contents are selected based on the learners. The theories and the methods are selected according to the needs of the learners too. The traditional curriculum goes[Read More…]

By Ustaz Mark Bang Poverty Poverty Poverty Poverty, brothers, is a mouthful that’s hard to swallow, A bite that sticks in your throat and leaves you in sorrow, When you watch the pale faces and rheumy eyes Observing you like ghosts and holding out thin hands; Behind you, they lie,[Read More…]

By Ruon Puk Ruei   For a decade, the people of South Sudan, with their all different organizations, from Anyanya groups to the SPLA/M, had gone through a long revolutionary struggle against the oppressed Khartoum regime. In that long struggle, all Sudanese rallied behind the SPLA/M because it gave a[Read More…]

By Angelo Akech Dengdit   Margaret Thatcher noted, “In politics, if you want anything said, ask a man; if you want anything done, ask a woman.” This underscores the effectiveness of women in action-oriented roles compared to their male counterparts. President, H.E. Gen. Salva Kiir Mayardit, is working day and night[Read More…]

By Theem Isaac Machar Akot   I extend my warmest greetings to the liberators across our nation. It brings me immense joy to express my heartfelt admiration for your monumental achievements for our country. Your unwavering efforts are appreciated now and forever. I wish to remind you of two vital[Read More…]

Looking at communal conflicts and wars in South Sudan, one would find that tribalism plays a key role in their causation. As an end is being put to wars through the Revitalised Peace Agreement, what does the agreement say about tribalism? If the agreement goes silent about tribalism, it would[Read More…]

By Agar Mayor Gai-Makoon   On Tuesday this week, President Museveni as he usually does, had the opportunity to lecture to Africans a number of problems that we face and their possible solution. He has vast experience in the political dealings of the continent having lived through most of Africa’s[Read More…]

In the olden days, when a person died, people from the neighbourhood used to come to console the relatives of the deceased. As they consoled the deceased’s relatives, some people could be digging the grave. Culturally, it is a relative who commences digging the grave, then those from afar dig[Read More…]

Ustaz Mark Bang   A father usually told his children when they were younger that: “When you all reach the age of 12, I will tell you the secret of life.” One day, when the oldest turned 12, he anxiously and curiously asked his father what the secret of life[Read More…]

Ustaz Mark Bang   Who is a child, and what does a child deserve to have in life before becoming somebody in the future? A child is a person below the age of 18 years, and this is something known by everyone. A child doesn’t make the right decision; she/he[Read More…]

The rich suffer the hatred of the poor. The poor think they are poor because of the rich. They think their money or riches have been corrupted by the rich. Many people who have nothing perceive they have nothing because others have something. If you find two poor people talking[Read More…]

By Diing Atem Akoi Diing   Jonglei State is one of the states affected before and during the transitional government political system. Repeatedly, citizens of Jonglei State do ask themselves this question: What’s that that divides us? Dear citizens, I would like to share with you the unsaid issues that[Read More…]