Staggering like a drunkard, the University of Juba did not collapse despite the efforts exerted on it by those who had wanted Southern Sudanese to suffer illiteracy. After independence, the University of Juba was expected to stand on its own feet as a mother university, but the political differences to[Read More…]

By Agar Mayor Gai-Makoon   The key thing about the healthcare system is that when it is malfunctioning, everything else gets affected. According to studies, nations with strong healthcare systems are more productive, happier and generally peaceful. In light of available resources and competing needs, stable healthcare system seeks to[Read More…]

Daddy, I love you so much! I love your care. I love your kindness. You are such a brilliant father. May the Lord bless your life?   But, Daddy! Daddy, see our house has caught fire! Everyone can see it from afar! The smoke can be seen from the neighbourhood![Read More…]

There is always a time when the joey, a baby kangaroo, leaves the marsupium. As its mother becomes pregnant, it kicks out the weaned joey to grow up on its own as it looks forward to developing its own marsupium. Who are you to remain in your uncle’s pocket for[Read More…]

Francis Bacon says that, while hope is important, relying only on hope without taking action can lead to disappointment. Each day, South Sudanese hope for a better tomorrow. Unfortunately, tomorrow comes and nothing is better about it. Then they again hope for a better tomorrow and nothing changes at all.[Read More…]

By Very Nathaniel Garang Aduotdit   “There is gold and a multitude of jewels, but knowledgeable lips are a rare treasure.” In defining the real trouble that man has, leading to his suffering and pain; Hosea the Prophet came to this all-rounded conclusion he says, “My people are destroyed for[Read More…]

Today, for the first time in my writing career, I want to write about completely nothing. There is no point; I want you to do anything else or run to catch a bus or if you would be at home, I want you to call your landlord and let him[Read More…]

By Theem Isaac Machar Akot   Very long ago, there lived a widow in a village with her son and a daughter. The daughter was called “Anyuoth” meaning “dream.” The husband died at a young age when the two kids were under 10 years old. The mother managed all she[Read More…]

By Very Rev Nathaniel Garang Aduotdiit   “An evil man seeks only rebellion; therefore a cruel messenger will be sent against him.” Paul the apostle wisely admonished the Galatian churches as regards the way God and people will treat them as concerns their attitude and beliefs, and he told them,[Read More…]

By Agar Mayor Gai-Makoon   “Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health is the most shocking and inhumane,’’ Martin Luther King jr. Many people understand politics as the acquisition and exercise of power, but they fail to grasp it that the end goal is social and economic transformation.[Read More…]

It is hard to return a borrowed thing! Most of us don’t find it easy to return borrowed money. It is a human nature that we like receiving only. We are happy to receive but we become very stingy when we are to give.  Borrowing means eating our tomorrow. We[Read More…]

I was a partisan, but as we speak, I have taken a neutral position and this is my right. No one should tamper with it. It should not shake SPLM why elections are longed for. Elections are longed for, not because they would sweep away the current leaders so that[Read More…]

By Ustaz Mark Bang   Nothing ever is painful to those who are facing serious problems; nothing ever helps when desires, expectations, wants, and needs are denied. Nothing is ever more harmful than seeing yourself or others crying, and nothing helps. There is no good journey in the country when[Read More…]

My uncle tried putting me into his chest pocket so that whenever he submitted his application to J1, he would press my mouth so that I praise him to impress J1 to appoint him.   If he sees that I’m not enough to make the deal come true, he instructs me[Read More…]

By Manas James Okony   Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, is a viral zoonotic disease caused by the monkeypox virus, belonging to the Orthopoxvirus genus. Characterized by fever, chills, rash, and swollen lymph nodes, Mpox poses significant health risks, particularly in places with poor healthcare infrastructure like South Sudan. As[Read More…]

As a young man born at the time when the liberation struggle was about to bear fruit, I fully understand what it means to be under the leadership of those who only want to keep you down. I also noted that the reason why we are here today as a[Read More…]

By Ustaz Mark Bang   Why is it important for others to sit and dine when more people continue to live in misery? The economic hardship, lack of basic utilities. Many are crying every day for having nothing to eat. Most of our people have been staying for 9 months,[Read More…]

By Very Rev. Nathaniel Garang Aduotdiit    Acquitting the guilty and condemning the righteous— both are detestable to the LORD. Our God is the God of the truth, and there is no unrighteousness in Him! In portions of his epilogue, Moses spoke to the children of Israel in, (Deuteronomy 32:3)[Read More…]