By Gabriel Patrick Lagu Well, even the Big Bang creation theory and Darwin’s famous evolution hypothesis might be accepted since they’re not another superstition of fortune-telling. The real Africanism died; a present community of proto-Africanism centered on wealth and propaganda flourishes decently today in the once lion’s heart of Africa.[Read More…]

By Theem Isaac Machar Akot When fire burns a baby, to whom does the blame go? Does it go to the baby, the fire, or the babysitter? Neither the baby nor the fire is to blame. The blame genuinely goes to the babysitter. However, this is a caution to those[Read More…]

The news of passing of His Holiness, Pope Francis, has shaken the world. Not because we expected him to live forever, none of us will, but because of the immense love, humility, and compassion he carried, even in frailty and failing health. Pope Francis was receiving good medical care, yes.[Read More…]

By Gabriel Patrick Lagu An idealistic retrospection sigh is worth the current constitution daily claiming lots of innocent lives. How strong to uphold, who really has the right to take another’s life? Whose son is he? Who, for God’s sake, gave the authority to legalize being subjected to a death[Read More…]

By Hon Deng Nyiwel Dhieu   Your Excellence, Salva Kiir Mayardit, President of the Republic of South Sudan, forgive your brother, Dr Riek Machar Teny, First vice president of the republic. Happy Easter, My President, I come before you with my knees down, asking for your kindness to listen to[Read More…]

Growing up in South Sudan, many of us have known conflict more than calm. Our lives have been shaped by struggle—first for liberation, then for survival. Independence in 2011 brought hope, but not the peace we had long imagined. More than a decade later, we are still searching, not just[Read More…]

By Matik Kueth In South Sudan, a crisis festers unnoticed by many people, who often turns their gaze away from the country’s media operations. This conundrum, however, does not involve bloodshed or political maneuvering, but rather centers on the essence of democracy: a lack of access to information. South Sudan’s[Read More…]

One thing I hate from my graduation and will continue hating it for the rest of my life is that, my father does not understand that I have graduated. My father is battling with senescence as his memory remains deranged. Father, I’m graduating tomorrow, any word for your resilient son?[Read More…]

  By Hon Deng Nyiwel Dhieu   Dear Editor, I would like to address social media users and political sycophants. My fellow South Sudanese, when our father’s fought for this country, it was not an easy decision but life and death matter in which it took a precious life of[Read More…]

Dear Hon. Balaam Barugahara, Greetings from Juba. I’m writing this message to you not out of anger, but from a place of deep concern and brotherhood. As a South Sudanese, I recently watched the clip circulating online where you made comments about our military, specifically accusing South Sudan of being[Read More…]

Raina Petkoffs is reached with very good news. It is very good news from her mother that her betrothed husband has won a battle in Slivnitza. It is Sergius who is the idol of the regiment. Her betrothed is now the hero of the battle. Her mother has to push[Read More…]

In the unpredictable rhythm of life, marked by economic hardship, health concerns, strained relationships, and daily uncertainties, one truth stands out clearly for me: faith is a determinant of life. Not the fleeting kind that comes and goes with emotion or circumstance, but true, anchored faith that holds steady even[Read More…]

At around 3:00 AM, noise woke me up from sleep. Outside my room, I saw a crowd of people with lighting torches around a man. I opened the gate, went to them and inquired what the matter could be. They told me they are begging a man to return home.[Read More…]

So many South Sudanese have sat around the fire on which the saucepan of change is placed, expecting it to boil faster as they are running out of time. If something takes time to finish, do not watch it too closely because it will seem like it is taking forever.[Read More…]

To be alive or to have a chance to be here is one of the rare chances in almost 200 billion chances that you would ever get in this life. It is pure luck but it comes with its own burdens because you need something to sustain this life before[Read More…]

On Monday morning, March 31st, 2025, while scrolling through my Facebook feed, a video of Kenya’s President William Ruto touring his farm caught my attention. Driving a tractor alongside his wife and aide, he stated, “A nation that can’t feed itself can’t claim independence.” That moment stirred something in me.[Read More…]

I have had my case with God, and then I had to lose. God is not a man’s equal but whomever he chooses wins. That is why Jesus was mocked by the world and he was declared a winner after three days. I have got thousands of cases with my[Read More…]

Being the only girl among boys, Mary was denied a chance to go to school. Every time her brothers dressed up to go to school, she could weep bitterly, wanting to go as well. But her father could confine her home. She fought for it, but her father was radical[Read More…]

It is unfortunate that freedom of speech is still not free in Africa. Freedom of speech just occupies space in the constitutions of all African countries, but granting it full freedom is easier said than done. There should be “freedom” of freedom of speech. Free speech can be shielded by[Read More…]

By Gabriel Patrick Lagu A wise and a foolish man alike can be judged from what they put on. The communication of their appearance sends rebound signals of deep concerns. Every individual is built in that unique sense. Betty, a third-year secondary student, lived a devoted life in the church[Read More…]