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…]
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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…]
God is still in control
Sometimes we truly don’t understand what wrong we have done to deserve everything that we innocently go through in this life. We don’t even understand why God doesn’t give us a break in this painful life. The never-ending struggle and pain make it easier for us to believe that God[Read More…]
Heading an elephant and carrying a giraffe at hand simultaneously
I tasted the flavour of journalism in the depth of medicine, and I found it hard to transfer to journalism to do it as a main course to excel in. The taste is sweet, adorable, and magnetic and so are the mentors who encourage me to continue writing alongside my[Read More…]
Oil curse, the blame game – a disaster in the making
By Joseph Ring Lang The Oil Curse After independence from Sudan, we in the Country which is now called South Sudan inherited the pipelines that were transferring Crude Oil from Southern Sudan to Northern Sudan where it reaches international markets through Port Sudan. Originally, it was Northern Sudan that[Read More…]
The alpha and omega of this land
You can lose anything in this country before you get it. 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[Read More…]
Which political party will win 2024 elections?
By Joseph Ring Lang The incoming election which is towards the end of 2024 is the first of its kind since the Independence of South Sudan from Sudan on July 9th, 2011. As such, there are no reference points for predicting who will win the first Elections in a[Read More…]
The truths that motivational gurus will never tell you
There is nothing like a positive sum game. All shows up when the reality hits that every kind of person you meet leads two different lives. You have got friends who are too good to you but bad to other people. This is one person playing different games with the[Read More…]
Gender in the bush
By Joseph Ring Lang (From the folklore stories of the Jieng/or Dinka) It is related that on a certain date during unrecorded year, a lion and a lioness were roaming in the Savannah bush – half hungry. While moving they reached near a spot where the bush lane[Read More…]
Don’t trade your privilege for material possessions
By Abraham Kuch luiny Akuot In today’s consumer-driven society, it’s easy to fall into the traps, equating material possessions with success and happiness. We are bombarded with advertisements that tell us we need the latest gadgets, the trendiest clothes, and the most luxurious cars to feel fulfilled. But in our[Read More…]
Blame not boda-boda cyclists, but females for accident-proneness.
Human actions are greatly coordinated by the presiding organ known as the brain which instructs the whole body on what to do. It is an intelligent organ that translates a signal sent to it by sight, smell, touch or even imagination and quickly responds within shortest time, sending back refined[Read More…]