By Tong Akok Anei Mawien In the jungle of all sets of animals in their categories, the lion emerges as the king, not because of its unique creature, there are more animal beautiful than it is, but because of its braveness, its claws can break any animals that arise in[Read More…]

A born leader may be honest, humble, lenient, simple, and incorruptible, but a trained leader may greatly vary according to his or her line of influence and inspiration. Opportunistic leaders, on the other hand, are not far from those who often attempt coups d’état, assassinate incumbent leaders, or betray their[Read More…]

South Sudan holds a special place in both of our hearts. We have had the great privilege of working with and learning from South Sudanese women for many years – from under the shade of trees along the banks of the White Nile, to meeting halls in Juba, Nairobi, Ottawa,[Read More…]

By Chol Peter Majoh Ladies nowadays look at marriage and predict or view it as something blissful, joyful, and promising. They think if they get married, they will have it all that they never had; be it clothes, cosmetics, love, double and so forth. In marriage, they just assumed it[Read More…]

Aspirants wanting to take over from the incumbent presidents in Africa or elsewhere in the world are good potential candidates to perish, as none of them misses torture, arrest, assassination attempts, or any other death-causing moves. If people’s communication with God were still intact like it used to be, to[Read More…]

By Esther Aurelio Agira Lohutuhureng Conflicts over control of land and water resources between farmers and pastoralists are common in farming areas. Farmers grow crops as a source of income as well as food security for themselves. They grow sorghum, maize, millet, vegetables, potatoes, sweet potatoes, and cassava. Some of[Read More…]

In conflict-torn countries, with South Sudan as the best example, a hundred mediators tender in their experience in mediation in an attempt to mediate the conflict. But the tragedy is that such candidates for mediation are not interviewed to know their capabilities and interest. Another tragedy is that such mediators[Read More…]

By Joseph Akim Gordon Desert encroachment and desertification are terms that are interchangeable and, in essence, refer to the spread of desert conditions into habitable areas. This is most often demonstrated by the movement of sand dunes. To encroach upon something means to advance past its usual or natural limits,[Read More…]

By Malek Arol Dhieu After working aimfully for years, heaven opens for you to see your designated type of success. However, many hard workers miss foreseeing their successes as a result of them taking no rest one day in their rooms and stare at the ceiling to envisage what heaven[Read More…]

By Peter Gai Panchol I firmly believe that developing South Sudan’s agricultural sector is critical to promoting sustainable development and food security in the country. South Sudan is currently facing a severe dollar crisis that has brought significant economic challenges to the country. To mitigate the negative impact of this[Read More…]

By Malek Arol Dhieu The National Dialogue National Conference, after years of consulting people at the grassroots on what could be the solutions to end South Sudanese sufferings, came up with concrete recommendations that cover and provide solutions to most of the grievances stated by rebels. This goes in line[Read More…]

By Esther Aurelio Agira Lohutuhureng During the civil war in the country, which occurred in December 2013 and again in July 2016, between the forces of the government and opposition forces, many families separated. There was loss of life and property. As a result of the civil war, many people[Read More…]

Marara is an Arabic word, meaning half-cooked meat. Marara is mostly prepared from animal innards, such as intestines, and other soft beef. In pastoralism, there exists a season of fattening known as “duël” in Dinka dialect, where cows are slaughtered for food and more milk gathered. When a cow is[Read More…]

By Tong Akok Anei Mawien Naturally, all the animals and birds provide their young ones with food in their early lives, the practice that nature taught them, pass on from generation to generation, but once transiting into adults hood, their elders would take them into their natural schools, teaching them[Read More…]

A tailor is like a mother and father at home who are naturally obliged to provide food for children. Though tailoring is not a natural obligation but a profession, its nature of service is mother-like. A mother never eats, even a portion, when she sees children competing around their dish.[Read More…]

By Chol Peter Majoh Life has no better description than the reality that it’s full of cries and smiles. In fact, cries weigh heavier than smiles when it comes to life on Earth. There are few times for smiles and many times for cries. This is a sad reality, as[Read More…]

By Tong Akok Anei Mawien During our struggle with the Sudan government, our belief was that no Janja-weed (marr’am) or whatever would come again and take the lives of vulnerable citizens; no more bombardment of unarmed civilians in their peaceful areas; that was the dream of every child who experiences[Read More…]

Of course, no one hates becoming a headline. But before I go far, do you know what a headline means? A headline is the title of an article. But according to Malek Arol Dhieu, a headline refers to standing tall among people. It also refers to having a name worth[Read More…]

If people who live a stressful life are counted, then I am one of them. I never sleep a wink when I think of how I should handle the two. The thinking never comes alone, but it often comes when I take a walk around my residential area to find[Read More…]

I have got two values, My first value exists on Papers of the book and in the   people’s tongue — that is a value to Say my name without esteem, While the second value is the One that exists in the jail cell, my tongue is a flame of passion,[Read More…]