Book Launch: “Salva Kiir Mayardit: The Joshua of South Sudan” at Nyakuron

An open letter to my brothers and sisters of South Sudan

By Deng Mayik Atem, Arizona, USA

 

May 13, 2016 (SSB) — Our nation of South Sudan has been birthed with great pain. We have freed ourselves from oppressors and from foreign powers. The battle has been at a great price of suffering and the deaths of many of our brothers and sisters. While we can take pride in that which we have accomplished, we owe it to those who have fought and died for our freedom that we not allow our egos to distort victory into feeling that we are somehow better than others. No state, no tribe, no community has a claim on this shared accomplishment. It is all of us working together who have created our country. For us to build a better nation, we must avoid politics—especially negative politics—of identity or locality, because such beliefs pull people towards their lowest values rather than their highest achievements.

Jonglei state: IGP warns states commissioners of police on unified number plates

By Mach Samuel Peter, Bor-Jonglei State

Jonglei state Director of traffic police Col Solomon Mabior Ruar on fouth independence day picture by Mach Samuel

May 13, 2016 (SSB) —- The South Sudan inspector General of police Gen. Makur Marol Aduot has directed states commissioners of police and directors of traffic police to cease manufacturing states number plates and described states number plates as local.

The national council of ministers, in its Extraordinary meeting No. 02/2016 resolution No. 25/2016 held on Wednesday 3^rd February 2016 resolved and directed all the states to implement the order and unify the motor vehicles, motorcycles and driving licenses data system across the country. The period for implementation of this order is 60 days from May 1^st 2016.

South Sudan—My Homeland

By Deng Mayik Atem, Arizona, USA

 

May 13, 2016 (SSB) — I just returned from a visit to my homeland, a land I had not seen for over twenty-five years. In fact, that nation, South Sudan, didn’t actually exist when I was last there; it was part of Sudan. I was only seven when I left my home village and started a journey that would take me to Ethiopia, Kenya and eventually the United States.

It was with great excitement that I boarded the Egyptian Air flight that would take me to Juba. But it was also some trepidation. I knew, as does the entire world, that my country has been suffering a civil war. What would I find?