By Benedict Tarifa Julius When the northern Sudanese politicians began to flex their muscles for self-rule and independence in the early 1950s, Sudan African National Union (SANU) was one of the first or pioneer Southern Sudanese organizations that opened the eyes and ears of the general population to know and[Read More…]

Sometimes with all the painful experiences we are passing through, instead of appreciating God for the little we have veer to wonder if this is the life the biblical Jesus was ransomed so that we live not by its negative part but its sweetest part where there is no suffering[Read More…]

By Gama Hassan Oscas In a controversial move, the Revitalized Transitional National Legislative Assembly (R-TNLA) of South Sudan has recently passed the National Election Act 2012 (Amendment) Bill 2023. This bill, which is now awaiting presidential assent, has far-reaching implications for the country’s democratic process and has sparked intense debates[Read More…]

There is something called a quarter-life crisis. It is part of life. You are going to wake up one morning and find yourself mired in a trap so hard to escape. You could be a hard-working person and still fail at something. Maybe you are in your last year at[Read More…]

I’m longing to become an old man, but it seems impossible. But all I have to believe in is Nelson Mandela’s quote that “It seems impossible until it is done”. My getting old seems impossible, but it will surely come. The saddest part of my longing to become old is[Read More…]

By Gama Hassan Oscas In a startling move, the South Sudan Parliament passed the National Elections Act 2012, Amendment Bill 2023, which has raised serious concerns about the future of democracy in the country. This bill grants the elected president the unprecedented power to appoint 5 percent of legislators, undermining[Read More…]

I have been to the hospitals, and I have also shared a room with a dying person. I have seen families struggle with virtually nothing to save the life of their only son and most times, it ends with tears and pain. Most times, it is not about how much[Read More…]

By Malek Arol Dhieu Six months later after His Holiness Pope Francis was ushered into the most prestigious car, V8, but refused and entered a taxi car to shepherd him to the Presidential Palace, none of the leaders, especially the President and his five Vices, took time to ponder over[Read More…]

This time, I was traveling to a certain part of the country. I want to see my mother and siblings there. It has been three years since I left them to look for greener pastures, but it has never been easy for me. Mum has always prayed for me to[Read More…]

By Gama Hassan Oscas In a striking move aimed at curbing the rampant abuse of power by public officials, Governor Emmanuel Adil Anthony issued a gubernatorial decree on Friday, revoking the assignment of Emmanuel Khamis Richard, the commissioner of Lainya County, from being caretaker mayor of Juba city council. This[Read More…]

This time, I was traveling to a certain part of the country. I want to see my mother and siblings there. It has been three years since I left them to look for greener pastures, but it has never been easy for me. Mum has always prayed for me to[Read More…]

By Gama Hassan Oscas In the turbulent landscape of South Sudan, the question of who holds the authority to announce the conduct of elections has ignited a fierce debate. On one side, we have the ruling party, vociferously proclaiming that elections are an absolute must come December 2024, while the[Read More…]

Somewhere between 2015 and 2020, it was announced that a young girl in the name of Isabel dos Santos, the billionaire daughter of Jose Eduardo dos Santos the ex-president of Angola was charged with money laundering with a fortune of unknown origin. Dos Santos has a net worth of $4[Read More…]

The world has become so lazy that success which was created to be achieved through hard work is now achieved through laziness means such as superstition. The laziness and hurriedness of 21st-century children have led to much dependence on magical powers to speed up their successes. The emergence of illuminati[Read More…]

When I look in the mirror in the morning, I see myself and sometimes, I don’t. I feel like there is someone I haven’t become. And each day, I try to put one leg ahead to find this person, and then the second leg keeps getting farther behind. I run,[Read More…]

A week ago, a short-sighted man exchanged blows in the form of words with a person who told him, you would have future problems if you do this and that. How fighting erupted and the wrong occasion on which they fought tells people that these people have been in a[Read More…]

If you are a hopeless South Sudanese, you will be hopeless until you are hopeless no more if you do not accept the truth that South Sudan has not failed, it is people who have failed. But it is not everyone who has failed, it is people entrusted with the[Read More…]

In life, I wonder a lot when things are not working out. Most times I feel like something has gone wrong somewhere in my life. Maybe God is no longer interested in my struggle. Maybe he doesn’t want to pick and fix my broken pieces. For others, it means something[Read More…]

By Amb. Maj Gen (rtd) Charles Tai Gituai, CBS Today, 12 September 2023, we mark five years since the Revitalised Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan (R-ARCSS) was signed, ending years of internal armed conflict between the warring parties. Five years of relative[Read More…]