By Malek Arol Dhieu I thought I was building a chicken’s house; little did I know it would cost me that much. If a chicken’s house would cost me 2 million USD, how about my own house? My family members never believed I spent such an amount of money until[Read More…]

I have said over and again that I don’t put people on a pedestal. I know that each person I bump into in life has a story to tell or a victory they are about to celebrate. When I see someone celebrating his graduation ceremony, I get humbled. Who knows[Read More…]

By Joseph Akim Gordon Education and training are keys to life; they widen your environment so you can interact with many different people, be they intellectuals, highly placed personalities, religious dignitaries, and others. Education has given you the courage and ability to exchange information and knowledge with courage, which is[Read More…]

By Agar Mayor Gai-Makoon South Sudan has seventeen political parties, with SSOA—a group of eight parties taken as one. They have different definition of our problems with distinct solutions from one another. But their respective aim in their view is making sure that South Sudan is stable, democratic and economically[Read More…]

  By Gama Hassan Oscas A government is often viewed as a social contract between the rulers and the ruled, where the governed surrender some freedoms and power in exchange for protection and the facilitation of societal harmony. In South Sudan, a young nation struggling to establish its identity since[Read More…]

  By Malek Arol Dhieu Each day we spend pushes us away from our very own cultures and takes us much closer to adopted cultures. I, personally, thought native cultures would be native cultures and foreign cultures would be foreign cultures because both of them have commonalities acceptable on either[Read More…]

  Sometimes it gives you healing to realize that the motivational speakers or gurus are some kinds of people like you who are seeking validation from others. Every word from them has a price tag. By just watching some of those videos, it is a smile to the bank. “Never[Read More…]

  By Gama Hassan Oscas In a move that has sparked widespread outrage and disappointment, the South Sudanese Parliament, dominated by the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) party and its allied members, last week passed the budget for the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 without the participation of the SPLM-In Opposition (SPLM-IO)[Read More…]

My uncle tries putting me into his chest pocket so that whenever he submits his application to J One, he would press my mouth so that I praise him to impress J One to appoint him. If he sees that I’m not enough to make the deal comes true, he[Read More…]

  In my ordinary life, I don’t like going to funeral places for the reasons that I don’t want to see the pain that the bereaved continue to struggle with on a daily basis. Most times when I hear that someone has lost his or her life, two things will[Read More…]

By Gama Hassan Oscas In the realm of international justice, the establishment of a Hybrid court stands as a beacon of hope, promising accountability for the gravest of crimes. However, in the case of South Sudan, this beacon appears to be flickering in the midst of governmental reluctance and the[Read More…]

  You are not welcome here. This country has its owners, the alpha and omega of the land. The men who make money and still don’t know what to do with it.  You failed to get that job, right?  It wasn’t your fault. You actually met all the requirements, but[Read More…]

By Agar Mayor Gai-Makoon   There is something particular about our public service. Our experts get unusually transformed when they get to public posts. They forget the appropriate demands of their profession and the public. Instead, they turn a deaf ear to the great calling, and continue to just occupy[Read More…]

By Joseph Akim Gordon   Almighty God has encouraged humanity to reproduce and fill the earth; this means that parents should produce as many children as possible. But how to care for them is another question, given the economic situation in the country. The children you have, the more resources[Read More…]

By Gama Hassan Oscas In the bustling streets of Juba, South Sudan’s capital city, a heart-rending and stark contrast unfolds before our eyes. On one end, the destitute, struggle to secure their next meal, scavenging from heaps of garbage for survival. On the other; a select few revel in opulence,[Read More…]

By Joseph Ring Lang   Before approaching the subject of transition, let’s assess the state of our affairs so as to guide us to the correct answer. The Liberation Era 1983 – 2005 Outside Combat The Liberation era was characterized by the use of food as a weapon of war[Read More…]

Why would I marginalize money? Why would I put money in prison? Why would I put money in the bank where it will be so lonely? Why would I use my money for funding communal conflicts? Why would I use my money to pay an assassin to murder my own[Read More…]

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By James Bilal In a deeply concerning and distressing series of events, Greater Yei County has been marred by an escalating wave of violence targeting boda boda riders, leaving communities shaken and families devastated. As if these tragic situations were not enough, the authorities in Yei have also taken a[Read More…]

  Gama Hassan Oscas In the bustling city of Juba, South Sudan, a perplexing and concerning phenomenon has taken root – the unrestrained use of alarms by every official on the road. What was originally intended as a means to ensure safety and give priority to emergencies has devolved into[Read More…]