By USTAZ MARK BANG If there are those who seek to get rich before acquiring credentials, then their future is in danger. One has to ask her/himself this question. How is South Sudan’s tomorrow going to reflect, my friend? It’s going to be the worst situation one has ever experienced,[Read More…]
Politics
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You can be relieved from your job, but you can never be relieved from your work
Public office is just being sniffed like cocaine in South Sudan. The quest for looking for a solution would spare no one, including the one looking for the solution himself. South Sudan has reached a critical moment where an official is appointed today and relieved tomorrow without even being sworn[Read More…]
Be the change that you would want
By Ustaz Mark Bang You just have to change yourself. Your focus should not be on changing others. That is what Mahatma Gandhi did. It is his quote. When we change and start to operate from a higher perspective and ideals, our energy starts to ascend. We start to vibrate[Read More…]
GREAT LEADERS ARE EVER KIND, HUMBLE AND SUPPORTIVE
Ustaz Mark Bang Love, like war, is a complex battlefield. When someone cheats on you, they’ve launched an assault on the very foundation of trust and respect in your relationship. But here’s the thing about humans—we’re complex creatures, capable of immense love and profound forgiveness. So, how can you still[Read More…]
Twelve (12) months without salary, a potential threat
By Khamis James Kwaje Lubang, Indeed, the situation of government workers in South Sudan going for extended periods of one year without pay is a very unique experience that has not happened anywhere in the world. Such a rear occurrence has proved beyond doubt the faith, love, trust, and value[Read More…]
Here, we raise our case
We bring beauty to the environment. Humans are so mad about anything beautiful. They are happy when they see that the environment is very green. Without us, the trees, there can be nothing beautiful. We colour the environment. Some of us are white. Some of us are blue. Some of[Read More…]
Why I write about human conditions [Part 2]
Some years ago, when I joined school for the first time, though most of my reasons for going to school were motivated by the desire to eat school porridge and disappear without attending any class, there was something else I had wanted to do and that was to become a[Read More…]
Suicide is never an option
As ever-increasing as crises in South Sudan, a gentleman, after years of failure, bought a rope and fixed a day for hanging himself. When the day came, he pulled a pen and paper and sat down to write a note. Because he was writing with an Obama smoothline pen, he[Read More…]
Can this humanity be found?
By Nyariay Kic What is humanity? The Oxford Translation reads humanity as, “the quality of being humane.” What is even being humane? Back to the dictionary again, “pertaining to or concerned with the humanities.” First, the word was humanity, now humane and then humanities and so forth goes the[Read More…]
Don’t eat your “Bush”
A story is told of a gazelle and a lion. One hot afternoon, a hungry lion saw a gazelle. It was a dry season when almost everything was scarce. Lions could not easily get what to feed on. All the dry grass burned up. Since there was no bush[Read More…]
Mangateen on civic education alert as locals embrace voting rights training
By Staff Writer Located North-west, Mangateen, an Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp in Juba city, is standing tall, not to only strengthening its community outreach programme but also inspiring a new generation of voters, committed to shaping the future of their community. In August this year, Active Citizen South[Read More…]
Land grabbing; a deadly weapon in South Sudan
By Khamis Kwaje Lubang Land grabbing in South Sudan is a source of constant insecurity and so much detrimental to the social fabric within various communities especially in the capital city Juba, central Equatoria State. If this trend land grabbing is not mitigated, the following will continue to be[Read More…]
SPLM ponders on ending inter-communal violence
By Yiep Joseph The leadership of Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) has expressed deep concern over the ongoing intercommunal conflicts plaguing the country, stating that the conflicts are hindering the implementation of their development plans. The leaders who were speaking during the swearing-in ceremony of SPLM leaders from the[Read More…]
As you sow, so shall you reap
Sowing refers to scattering of seeds upon the land for growth and production of crops, whereas reaping refers to harvesting of the crops. As far as this article is concerned, sowing refers to toiling for accomplishment and reaping refers to obtaining the fruits of labor. To my dismay, so many[Read More…]
Better than Humans
Teak trees are seasonal. They know it is a dry season to get rid of useless leaves. There is never a dry season when a teak tree doesn’t shed its leaves. Though a teak tree will remain without leaves, it survives the dry spell. Shedding leaves is an acceptance of[Read More…]
Increment of telecom tariff kicked young people out of business
By Diing Atem Akoi Diing Telecommunication companies joined hands together to increase tariffs, claiming that telecommunication service prices would align with the official exchange rate by the Bank of South Sudan. Due to that reason, given by the companies, citizens reacted differently. Some of them pointed fingers at the[Read More…]
We should not overlook Uganda’s assertions regarding our liberation
By Chol Peter Majoh In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the son of President Museveni, a few months ago stated: “… when we were fighting for Ugandan freedom in Teso, Lango, Bundibugyo, Garamba, Mogadishu, Juba, and Bor, those ‘fake lovers’ of Uganda were nowhere to be[Read More…]
Youth are practicing a deformed democracy
Ater Kot Ater, an author of a poetry book entitled “Eager Thoughts”, once referred, in a Facebook post, to such type of democracy as a guided democracy where youth are told what to do and who to vote for. What kind of democracy is that? If youth are told to[Read More…]
South Sudan Should Empower Local Companies in the Upstream Petroleum Sector
By Jacob Majok Anthony As South Sudan continues to evolve in its post-conflict development journey, its vast natural resources offer a significant opportunity to accelerate sustainable development through economic activity and resource exploitation, which ultimately will contribute to stability and peace efforts. According to a 2022 World Bank report,[Read More…]
Why CES politicians should stop seeking positions of power at the expense of innocent communities
By Khamis J. Kwaje Lubang Communities in Central Equatoria State, including other regions on several occasions have often fallen victim or made to bear the consequences of individual politicians who resorted to using the communities negatively to climb up into positions of power to achieve their selfish gain. This[Read More…]