By Elhag Paul February 27, 2016 (SSNA) — The destruction of the fabric of Equatoria’s society by the Jieng through routine herding of cattle into established settlements to cause disruptions in life style followed by massive violence cannot under any circumstance be termed as an acceptable norm of social interaction. President Salva Kiir and the…
By Elhag Paul February 9, 2016 (SSNA) — Why is the chairman of Joint the Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC), President Festus Mogae not exercising his powers to veto the Establishment Order of President Salva Kiir? The Compromise Peace Agreement of August 2015 has granted him all the necessary powers he requires to manage the…
By Elhag Paul December 30, 2015 (SSNA) — The attack on Equatoria is evidenced by the series of abductions, detentions and killings of Equatorians in South Sudan and neighbouring countries. The recent abduction and detention of Dr Leonzio Angole Onek demonstrates this calculated attack to eliminate Equatoria leadership in South Sudan, as a means to…
By Elhag Paul November 30, 2015 (SSNA) — The behaviour of the SPLM/A since its inception has demonstrated symptoms of organisational illness, but this has continued to be ignored by the people either due to ignorance or opportunism. Pathological organisations often reflect the collective ill mind of its members and this comes out clearly in…
By Justin S. Kwaje November 21, 2015 (SSNA) — In the onset of the current Civil war, the JCE stated their goals clearly and publicly, first to take care of the Nuer then they will come and finished the easy job in greater Equatoria. As the War slows down in Greater upper Nile regions, Kiir…
By Sebit Sindani November 8, 2015 (SSNA) — I have just finished reading the 315 page AU final report on the crisis in South Sudan. This is a comprehensive report and I must admit that the Commission has done a splendid and commendable work in terms of the investigation and talking to witnesses on both…
By Elhag Paul September 27, 2015 (SSNA) — 15th September 2015 was a day of anticipation for the war battered people of South Sudan. The country was earlier prepared through the media to expect a special speech from the President of the republic, Salva Kiir. Radio Tamazuj like other media outlets informed the country a…
By Kuach Tutkuay September 12, 2015 (SSNA) — Civilians in South Sudan received the signing of the peace agreement with great euphoria hoping that guns would be silenced and life gets back to normalcy. Waiting in awe and eager to see a bright dawn of calms, the South Sudanese women and children have paid the…
By Milton Allimadi New York, August 27, 2015 (SSNA) — The biggest loser with the South Sudan Peace Deal is Uganda’s Gen. Yoweri Museveni. Salva Kiir has not been ruling South Sudan since December 2013 when his power struggle with then Vice President Riek Machar started. Museveni is the real power. Terms of the peace…
By Kuach Tutkuay August 12, 2015 (SSNA) — In the last two weeks, defection of some of the generals from the SPLM/A-IO has dominated the media and perplexed the minds of concerned citizens who are probing the motive of the whole fiasco whether it holds any benefits for South Sudan. The move I categorically termed…