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…]

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…]

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…]

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…]

By Nyariak kic   South Sudan inhabits 64 tribes yet with a specific understanding of what it means to be a woman. Be silent, listen, and serve. Tracing back from our origins, our mothers were accustomed to keeping their opinions unuttered. By doing so, they were regarded epitome of perfection[Read More…]

To be a government official in South Sudan comes with a lot of responsibilities, most of which you use to hurt the civil population. If the president employs people to investigate how the citizens talk bad behind his back, the whole country will be arrested. It is everyone; even drunkards[Read More…]

By Chol Peter Majoh   Where is the future that we have been told we are destined to lead?  Unlike the future of an individual, as young people, we must understand what lies ahead for our nation. It is a misconception to think that no one is aware of the[Read More…]

Your daughter must have been influenced by her peers. Many young girls studying are forced to have boyfriends by their peers who already have their own. Having a boyfriend or girlfriend is what young people crave for. If your peers discover that you don’t have one, they give you names.[Read More…]

By Ustaz Mark Bang   “I am not what you think I am; you are what you think I am.”  This means what you see in me is what resides in you. I am only a reflection of your perception. It’s not about saying someone is good or bad. Because[Read More…]

Every president begins and ends his day with regrets, of things they have never done yesterday and mistakes they have made today.  Most presidents make and end people’s lives by choice and sometimes by accident, especially when they want to stay long in power.  This does not mean that every[Read More…]

In the present-day Nepal, there was a king who had a life to its fullest. It is not known if he had ever seen poverty in his life because no single historian has ever written about it. Heaven, where God lives, was an example of his kingdom. It was perfect.[Read More…]

History is not only prestigious that it is worth keeping, but it is also a wealth for those who have it. No matter how much scientists claim the world, calling it the world of scientists, historians in the race call it the world of historians or the historical world. We[Read More…]

By James Aniceto Batikaiyo   In 1946 Sir Douglas Newbold, the British Governor of Sudan, officially declared that southern Sudan must be united with northern Sudan as one sovereign country.  That announcement was peculiar to many in southern Sudan due to previous British colonialist extrapolation. In that same year, 1946[Read More…]

By Ustaz Mark Bang   Yes, it does! There is more blessing in giving than receiving; I have never seen people die when it comes to helping others. Those to whom we are to help are vulnerable people and communities, the blind, cripples, elderly, children and women. In all the[Read More…]

You are a teacher. You are blessed with great knowledge. You are blessed with many great skills. You have great values and attitude.   God planned it that you become a teacher. He must have a purpose for it. The purpose must not be far from giving to the Nation.[Read More…]

September is gone! It is eleven months now without the salary. Since when the salary delay started, it has never exceeded six months. It usually used to hang between four and five months. Something must be wrong. Maybe the salary has reached a menopausal age, forcing me to coin a[Read More…]

Three people were journeying on foot. It was a 21-day journey across jungles, rivers and mountains. So hectic, wasn’t it? On the 21st day, while some kilometres away from their final destination, they saw a box along the road. Rushing to ascertain what the box could contain, they found that[Read More…]

Our socio-economic status would remain poor either forever or for a number of years. Those days, people used to camp along water bodies to spend summer period. The camping could begin in the months of October, November and December so that by February, every camper had settled. The camps used[Read More…]

While sipping coffee next to a boda-boda station, I encountered a fascinating story to tell. Having arranged their motorbikes in a row and sat on them, a passenger came and signaled a boda-boda rider for transport. Guess what the riders did! They gave a chance to a rider whose children[Read More…]