9-4-2026 TORIT These past few days, a woman Member of Parliament sparked a debate about why men in Juba marry an uneducated woman and leave educated women; it has been an internet sensation, with both sides hitting each other hard. Sure, it is not an easy thing to get married in South Sudan recently. Not only are there educated girls, but there are thousands of single mothers roaming Juba streets due to severe temporal factors. Not to mention, to marry in South Sudan, I observe these two main challenging factors: discipline and pockets. If I have or survive on average pockets, why should I marry a woman whose parents expect me to refund their educational responsibility they incurred for their daughter? While the world sees the education of the girl child as a right and a responsibility, our South Sudanese parents see it as a burden and therefore must be compensated to refund their lost assets invested in the girls. This burden is shifted onto the man in the form of dowry, leading to ...
A man was burnt alive in Abara by a mob. Abunerry, Ayella 3-4-2026 Torit Mob justice has been claiming innocent lives, especially in countries that call themselves Christian nations. The most recent incident occurred in Kilambula, Zambia, where rogue youths tore a woman into pieces in the name of exercising justice. People who claim to be addressing a troubling situation often carry out mob justice. In the case of the Zambian woman, Eneless, her accuser alleged that she had magically taken his manhood. Upon hearing this, the youths stormed the market and put her to death. Was it true that the woman removed Prince’s manhood? Certainly not; it was an imagination driven by biased intentions and is currently under police investigation. Mob justice is not justice but rather injustice that takes life without considering its consequences. Those involved in administering such “justice” should understand that no one has the right to take life and that all people need God’s grace in their...