By Pur Thok GokDak The Gubernatorial Order No. 33/2023 issued by the Jonglei State Governor, H. E. Denay Jock Chagor, dated 19th October 2023 for the Formation of High-Level Committee for Land Investigation in Jonglei State, 2023 A.D. to investigate the Former Mayor of Bor Municipal Council (who is also[Read More…]
Politics
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Exploring the sad realties of our day
We have come a long way, from poverty to wealth and from wealth to nothing. Standing from where I’m, I couldn’t see the contours to the future we envision. Everything has fallen from the top. It is not life; it is a zero-sum game. Sometimes the contacts I meet leaves[Read More…]
How would life be in the hands of an invited climate change?
For several years now, the people of South Sudan have been sending invitations to climate change to visit South Sudan and establish a base. Every time an invitation is sent, climate change says a word of sympathy that, you people just ended the longest war in Africa, if I accept[Read More…]
Wake up Africa
By Theem Isaac Machar Africa is a continent that historically, the land of bravery, talents, strength, and tolerance, has been for generations a land of ignorance, where a lack of one voice reigns and a lack of self-discovery abounds. It is with no regret that Africa is still where[Read More…]
TÜRKİYE CELEBRATES CENTENNIAL REPUBLIC DAY
October 29, 2023, marks the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the Republic of Türkiye proclaimed under the leadership of Ghazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. On this occasion, we are celebrating our Republic Day together with our citizens and friends all over the world. I would like to extend my sincere[Read More…]
Meet Awendit, an aspiring medic who fell in love with poetry
By William Madouk Marial Awendit was born in 1991 in Wunagal cattle camp, Lakes State. He is a renowned South Sudanese poet, essayist, and songwriter. He went to Yangtkyom, Mapuordit, and Holy Cross primary schools. He studied at Anyafio Role Model SS, Crane High School, Kitintale St. Mbuga, where[Read More…]
Gen. Akol Koor Kuc: The Enigma of Intelligence, Charisma and Excellence
By William Chol Deng For the last few months or even years, Gen. Akol Koor Kuc has been on the receiving end of endless and relentless propaganda, misinformation, gossips, fabricated and concocted stories and outright lies intentionally designed to damage his reputation and somehow to convince the President of[Read More…]
Don’t create negative theories against others
It is easy to judge people especially when they are going through some difficult moments of their lives. People simply think that those who are poor are just the way they are because of poor life choices, or they are lazy. Others think that those who are enjoying their early[Read More…]
If I’m to copy someone’s struggle, then it is that of my father
My heart is very strong. I’m fathered by someone who lost his parents at age 3. He was surviving on God’s mercy. Any time any material disappeared from the house, no one other than him could be accused. Any time food was brought and given to children to eat; my[Read More…]
GERD is not only a predator of darkness, but also a predator of famine
Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is a gravity dam on the Blue Nile River in Ethiopia under construction since 2011. It is located in the Benishangul-Gumuz Region of Ethiopia about 45 km east of the border with Sudan. On the 10th of September 2023, the Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Dr[Read More…]
Escaping the menaces of drug addiction and alcohol abuse
By Deng Akoldit Ajuong Drug addiction, also called substance use disorder, is a disease that affects a person’s brain and behavior and leads to an inability to control the use of a legal or illegal drug. Substances such as alcohol, marijuana, and nicotine are also considered drugs. Someone who[Read More…]
STATEMENT BY THE EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE IN SOUTH SUDAN ON THE OCCASION OF THE SADC’S ANNUAL ANTI SANCTIONS DAY – 25 OCTOBER 2023
BACKGROUND AND INTRODUCTION During the 39th Summit held in August 2019, the 16 Heads of State and Government of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) designated 25th October as the date on which the SADC Region would, each year, collectively reiterate its call for the removal of all forms of[Read More…]
Causes of Business Failure in International Marketing
By Dr. Moyi Harry Ruben International marketing is seen as a multinational process of planning and executing the conception, pricing, promotion, and distribution of ideas, goods, and services to create exchanges that satisfy national and international individual and organizational objectives. It is a function of culture and marketing practices[Read More…]
The world of endless problems
Existence of evil in the world today is very appalling and some religious scholars had it that something must be really wrong with our world or the decision to create the world and its living creatures wasn’t properly made by God. Every year there are several catastrophes including manmade ones[Read More…]
They think I am a soldier
I’m not a soldier. In fact, I would be a soldier if the civil war were still continuing. I’m a middleborn and, middleborns and lastborn were the ones forcefully recruited into the then SPLA. If there were a few firstborns recruited, then it was either there was no one else[Read More…]
The search for small heavens in our big hells
I thought growing up, that hell was some kind of a place reserved for sinners or sometimes those who go to the bar on Sundays. I was also told that those who prayed constantly would have another place where they would never lack anything, a beautiful place in the fullness[Read More…]
Let us protect the National Coat of Arms
By Deng Akoldit Ajuong South Sudan is a sovereign country that gained its independence in 2011 with five important National symbols. These are the National Coat of Arms, the National Flag, the National Anthem, and the National Currency. On behalf of the citizens, we thank the Ministry of Information, Communication,[Read More…]
A Critical Misunderstanding of Contracts of Service and Contracts for Service
By Gama Hassan Oscas In the context of labor and employment law, a fundamental issue plagues South Sudan: the alarming confusion surrounding the distinction between “contracts of service” and “contracts for service.” This misunderstanding exists not only among employers and employees but also extends to labor officials and members of[Read More…]
The roles of diplomatic missions overseas; what is in the lens perspective of South Sudanese
By Bona Bol Biar Wel “Diplomacy is the art of communicating and negotiating with international organizations or other countries for mutually beneficial results as well as maintaining peaceful relations.” It is actually a critical tool for impacting international relations as it plays an integral role in terms of intercountry interactions. Theoretically, diplomacy[Read More…]
Breaking Down the Walls of Justice: Crisis in Nimule’s Legal System
Gama Hassan Oscas A society’s strength is intrinsically tied to the fairness, accountability, and effectiveness of its legal system. Recent events in Nimule, a town on the border of South Sudan and Uganda, have brought to light a profoundly disturbing breakdown in the local justice system. The abuse of[Read More…]