By Ustaz Mark Bang   Whenever you’re making a choice between things, you aim for the best or you choose the most quality of them for yourself without considering others; in the same way, if you wish to show kindness to another, give them the best of what you have:[Read More…]

By Ustaz Mark Bang   The notion that people’s rise and fall are primarily due to their own thoughts and actions is a complex philosophical topic that thinkers throughout history have debated. There are several perspectives to consider. From an individualistic standpoint, the idea holds that people are largely responsible[Read More…]

This story will shock you! I was given two weeks’ break from the University and also two weeks’ leave from my work place. I thought about where to go and spend the two weeks. I looked at spending them in Juba. I concluded it wouldn’t materialize since I was very[Read More…]

By USTAZ MARK BANG   We are not truly taking this word in the sense that our people see it and do it. If it were to be the time when our people committed themselves to selflessly fighting for you or me, we would never experience this era of mischief-making.[Read More…]

During teaching at Peasants’ Children School at the outskirt of Juba, a 14-year-old boy asked me for what election means and how it is done. I tell you, I felt ashamed as if I were the one who cold-bloodedly killed democracy in South Sudan. But because I could not stand[Read More…]

By Rev. Nathaniel G. Aduotdiit.   God is a living being and, as such, should be seen and treated equally, just like man, who was created in his image and resemblance. He has a choice, that is, the right to choose between one person or the other; he makes decisions[Read More…]

By USTAZ MARK BANG   This struggle may be a moral one, or it may be a physical one, and it may be both moral and physical, but it must be a struggle. Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did, and it never will. Find out just what[Read More…]

Do you know a man called Jesus Christ? Soldiers asked Peter, a prominent disciple of Jesus Christ who walked on water at the invitation of Jesus. “I do not know him completely”, Peter replied. For the third time, he denied Jesus Christ, but he shortly recalled what Jesus had told[Read More…]

By USTAZ MARK BANG   Freedom from what? Our selves or one another? Some would say that to be free costs, and so what is the price of freedom? To be truly free, we must not be who we are or who we have created to coexist with where we[Read More…]

Is it a crime to have a tribe? Isn’t it natural? I am in Nuer land. I must pretend I am a Nuer, though I am naturally born a Dinka, I must hide that. I must hide because I need to live. In that land, Nuer are the only human[Read More…]

By Gäng Buoch Jr   I don’t intend to compare the horror of the actual slavery to how medical interns are being treated in South Sudan today, as clearly, no one owns the interns, but there are several factors of similarities considered here. Medical interns are mentally drained and subjected[Read More…]

By Theem Isaac Machar Akot   Kudos to Awut Deng Achuil for restoring hope where it had been lost. For years, South Sudanese have struggled to trust their leaders, with many promises remaining unfulfilled due to a lack of proper implementation. When I first heard you speak about curbing examination[Read More…]

I almost fainted when I heard the news of extension of elections to 2026. One of the annoying things is to be led by a leader of someone’s choice. I had wanted to choose a leader of my choice, but unfortunately, the presidency shocked me. I voted in the 2010[Read More…]

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…]