Living under the shadow of hunger and currency crisis in South Sudan

By Majok Arol Dhieu, Juba, South Sudan

March 25, 2016 (SSB)  —-  There is a BIG problem; NOT an alarm but a real big problem that people do not want to talk about since it has gone beyond control. The majority of South Sudanese have just squatted all the days and nights experiencing a sudden downturn brought on by a currency crisis which was created by the council of ministers and national MPs.

Some of the South Sudanese also have already gone back to the hegemon state where we separated from and were highly welcomed back in open arms by the Khartoum government. They are welcome in a place called Malesh Bashir ‘meaning sorry Omer Bashir, we were wrong to seceded from North Sudan’. It is an insult and a very regrettable thing which will be itching at the back of South Sudanese for centuries.

Opening Statement by the JMEC Chairperson, Festus Mogae – 24 March 2016

Opening Statement by His Excellency Festus G. Mogae, Chairperson of the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC), at the meeting of JMEC held in Juba on 24 March 2016

Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC) Chairperson Festus Mogae visits Malakal.

Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, good morning.

March 25, 2016 (SSB)  —-  My statement today will be brief, because our agenda remains unchanged from our last meeting, and the urgency of the situation is apparent.  I am sure that all concerned are aware of what needs to happen and where responsibility for progress lies.  In today’s meeting, it is my hope that we achieve the following four outcomes:

The Hype of Hatred vs. Identity (Part 3)

The Hype of Hatred and Jieng/Dinka is cow-headed/rassoo beger and naked Jieng/arian Jengea

By Thiik Mou Giir, Melbourne, Australia

high dowry price in South Sudan

March 25, 2016 (SSB)  —-  Jieng people love their cows so much that the majority of them do not think being called rassoo beger/cow-headed is an insult.  How could they, when they drink cow milk, eat its beef, sleep on its skin, use oil made from its milk as ointment and use cow dung ashes as body fly repellent?  How could they, when their prayers pass on to Nhialic/God through consecrated cows, when they dream about them, fight over them, offered them as dowry, imitate their horns when dancing and, use cow colours as their personal nicknames?  Calling them cow-headed/rassoom beger is like saying to fish, ‘You are wet!’

High marriage dowry price contributes to insecurity and hunger in South Sudan

 

By Abraham Mou Magok, Yirol, South Sudan

Abraham Mou Magok, the author, in his Garden in Yirol, South Sudan

March 25, 2016 (SSB)  —- Marriage is a union of a man and a woman in a holy bond through the grace of the Holy Spirit. It is a holy institution established by God from the beginning and confirmed by Jesus Christ. God commanded Adam and Eve that ‘’be fruitful, multiply and fill the Earth’’ (Genesis 1: 27-28). Young men lost their lives in our communities as result of cattle raiding processes and some risk their lives to raid other communities to get more cows which are used for payment of marriage dowry to multiply and fill the Earth meanwhile others from other communities lost their lives in defend of their properties.

In Jonglei state, all counties are equal but some are more equal than others (Part 7)

Duk’s representatives were deadly angered for realizing that they have had a bad choice to bring their complaint to be solved by the same people whom they are accusing.

By Kon Joseph Leek, Juba, South Sudan

Commander Maker Deng Malou

March 24, 2016 (SSB)  —-  The meeting was a great step by Gen. Kuol Manyang. Had it not been manipulated, I believe Duk’s representatives would have left the hall happy. They had a complete trust on Kuoldit for always standing on the side of truth.

Yes, Kuoldit is synonymous to truth when it comes to National arena, they have never seen Kuoldit acting on a clannish arena but they have seen what they didn’t know now. Bad experience of today is the wisdom for tomorrow.

Governor Chol Thon Balok: My government did not call for the expulsion of Shilluk and Nuer communities from Malakal.

Eastern Nile State

Office of the Governor

Press Office

Coordination Office-Juba

Date: March 22^nd,2016

 

Re: Press Release on allegations and accusations attributed to Governor of Eastern Nile State

March 25, 2016 (SSB)  —-  The Press Officer in the office of the Governor of the Eastern Nile State would like to clarify to South Sudanese People in particular and to the International Community about the accusations and allegations, which are attributed from time to time to the Governor of Eastern Nile that he had dismissed and ended the services of workers from Latjor and Western Nile States.

These allegations and accusation are baseless and unfounded. The fact is that he had did not dismiss any civil servant from the State, but is the state Secretary General that he had written the release letters to the former Upper Nile State civil servants from Latjor and Western Nile states so that they can report themselves to their duty stations in the new States of Latjor and Western Nile.

UN Security Council Establishes a Commission on Human Rights Violations in South Sudan

The UN Security Council Establishes a Commission on Human Rights Violations in South Sudan: Resolution on South Sudan from the Human Rights

	United Nations	A/HRC/31/L.33
	General Assembly ORAL REVISIONS 23/03		Distr.: Limited 22 March 2016   Original: English

Human Rights Council

Thirty-first session

Agenda item 4

Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention

                   Albania, Australia,* Belgium, Canada,* Croatia,* Cyprus,* Denmark,* France, Italy,* Netherlands, Norway,* Paraguay, Poland,* Portugal, Romania,* Slovakia,* Spain,* United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America:* draft resolution

Lol state’s cabinet is the most exclusive cabinet of all 28 states cabinets ever appointed

By Angelo Garang Deng Arou, Chicago, USA

March 25, 2016 (SSB)  —-  First of all, Congratulations to all ministers, deputy governor, and advisors that have been appointed yesterday march 24, 2016 by Hon. Rizik Hassan, the governor of Lol State. However, after I have seen the list of the appointees, I found that the list of appointees was not inclusive or not representative to all people of Lol State, but just for few constituencies of Lol State.

Therefore, I, as a concerned citizen of Lol State and a citizen of Korok as well,  I decided to write this piece of article in order to point out the mistake that has been done by the people who have selected the Lol State cabinet. You all people of Lol State should know that when Hon. Rizik Hassan was appointed as our governor of Lol State, we all were very excited and happy because we thought that he was going to be a governor for all Lol State people; however, the cabinet that has appointed yesterday proved us wrong for the following reasons below.

A Political Marketplace Analysis of South Sudan’s Peace

A Political Marketplace Analysis of South Sudan’s Peace (PDF) by Alex de Waal

In Jonglei state, all counties are equal but some are more equal than others (Part 6)

Duk’s representatives were deadly angered for realizing that they have had a bad choice to bring their complaint to be solved by the same people whom they are accusing.

By Kon Joseph Leek, Juba, South Sudan

Commander Maker Deng Malou

March 25, 2016 (SSB)  —-  “Chairs were already distributed, Kuoldit continued, now it is hard to remove them from those ones who have taken them.” But it was a self-distribution by Twic and Bor Counties and he knows it, it was kind of looting and this was why he intervened. And again, how hard is it when it is because of this that he intervened for a solution

When Philip Thon Leek, an area MP told the sitting that they would go and tell their community about this as they are only giving out the views of the people and if they accept it, well and good and if not, then they would still come back.

Kuol Manyang suddenly turned into a typical GENERAL upon hearing that, he insisted that no more consultations of the community, ‘just take what you have been given, no more consultations’. Makuei supported Kuoldit by adding that you just tell the community and no more complaint, he went on and say what he repeats every time that unless Duk needs an “affirmative action!”