By Theem Isaac Machar Akot Reform is coming to the South Sudanese, but the South Sudanese are running faster than the reform. South Sudan is still a 19th-century country, not a nation in the 21st century. I am afraid to say this: By the time South Sudanese realized themselves[Read More…]
Politics
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Until South Sudan understands why imported goods are labelled “For Export Only”
Depending heavily on imported goods, especially food items, South Sudan is still unaware of why such goods are labelled “For Export Only”. It looks like such products are not or rarely eaten in the countries where they are produced. If not or rarely eaten, then why are they not or[Read More…]
Happy past, sad present and unforeseeable future
Though South Sudanese were at war, they were happy. They were happy for nothing other than the hope that they would have a country of their own. Every South Sudanese has contributed in one way or another. I myself had contributed to the liberation struggle. I had given my meals[Read More…]
All that I saw in the mirror was a troubled face
There was a time when I went to the hospital to talk to a doctor about something. I remember that time, my world was moving so fast, and life was so slow. For the doctor, life feels pretty well, and the ground looks flat when you have a lot of[Read More…]
I catch lions’ tails, it is my job
Telling people the truth is more troublesome than catching a lion’s tail. When you catch a lion’s tail, it is as if you have slapped the Chief of Defense Force’s face. If you survive it, you will always be a self-employed advisor on discipline. It is rare to get a[Read More…]
To avoid mind shutdown
It comes a lovely morning. You have a lot of things to coordinate. You want to call someone to bring the money you lend him/her. You want to call your boss to confirm the time for your mission. You have a digital flight ticket. It is sent through your email.[Read More…]
We are our own problem
Sometimes, people are forced to laugh even when the situation does not need laughing. People tasked with the responsibility to lead the country, run here and there, looking for the solution to the problem. Some of them, to a joking extent, kneel down in front of people, begging for peace.[Read More…]
A retouch: Letter to unborn children [Part 5]
I am seated here, tears in my eyes, helpless with a cup of warm water without sugar in my hand. It is useless, but I have no choice because tea is expensive. If I had a cake as an escort, then I would be reminded that few individuals leaving us[Read More…]
A Response to Mr. Malek Arol Dhieu’s article, titled: “What the New VC of the University Should Improve” published in No. 1 Citizen Daily Newspaper of Monday, May 20, 2024
By Rev. Prof. Milton Melingasuk Lado The University of Juba, a public institution, appreciates opinions and comments on the management of the university. We therefore welcome the remarks made by Mr. Malek Arol Dhieu, to which we briefly respond. At the outset, Mr. Dhieu claimed that Professor John Akec,[Read More…]
Someone’s word can hurt you, but your own word cannot
Sometimes, when I’m overwhelmed by hardships, I fool myself. I appreciate myself as if I have made it, but this is just a trick to make me hold my head up. I ask myself a question, why do other young men of my age make it in life? What do[Read More…]
Do the world’s presidents have someone employed to taste their foods before they eat?
I have always wondered about the privileges that come with being the president. It is cool and most times, you make a lot of decisions. You can ask people to stay home without going to work or school when you are not feeling well. Work and classes resume when you[Read More…]
Food subsidy is an economic gamble, not a sustainable solution
By Woja Emmanuel Wani South Sudan, the world’s youngest country, plagued with challenges since its independence in 2011, after decades of civil war, struggles to build a strong economy to provide for its citizens. However, one of the ways the government has attempted to alleviate the economic burden on[Read More…]
Big or small, an opportunity is an opportunity
There is no opportunity that has a nickname. It is a common mistake branding an opportunity as “golden”. There is no golden opportunity nor is there a silver opportunity, or any of that kind. No opportunity that has a colour. The bigness of an opportunity does not make it golden.[Read More…]
Use what you have
What do you have now? Are you able to discover what you have? Is it a myth that you have something now? Think about what you have as you read this article. You are a classroom teacher. Your complaint is that you don’t have enough tools for making the learning[Read More…]
LEADERSHIP AS GOD INTENDED
By Very Rev. Nathaniel Garang Aduotdiit IT’S NOT WISE TO BLAME GOD. Proverbs 19:3 ERV “People ruin their lives with the foolish things they do, and then they blame the Lord for it.” I have often heard people of God, so helplessly giving testimony, or rather expressing their grievance,[Read More…]
It is worrisome seeing leaders of tomorrow dying of hunger
Of the 7.2 million people facing food shortage in South Sudan, roughly 4.0 million are youth, out of a separate report of 1.2 million children with acute malnutrition in South Sudan. This clearly tells that a youthful part of the population is at an increased risk of food shortage. As[Read More…]
A short story of my last meeting with myself
Sometimes life seems short when so many good things are happening in your life. Maybe you got a new job and you just celebrated your graduation a few days ago. Now it seems like it is too fast. You want it to be slow so that you enjoy the moment[Read More…]
What the new VC of the University of Juba should improve on
It is unfortunate that the tuition fees dance to the ugly tune of the dollar rate. As the dollar rate rises to a higher level every year, its tune makes the tuition fees crazy to jump two steps ahead of it. The tuition fees have been on the rise since[Read More…]
All my thoughts after 40 hours of trying to be happy
I am here to now not talk about the race between the lion and the zebra. I want to take you through a different journey, the struggle of mankind to find a place to call home, which is always temporary. The universe as we all know is too big for[Read More…]
In 1999, I wept at an onlyborn being driven to Yinh-Kuël SPLA training field
Our house was close to where SPLA new recruits were being trained. Every morning, I could go to watch at how the recruits were being trained. Some would cry with tears due to the painfulness of some tactics of training while others would even fall sick and die. There was[Read More…]