Sir. Abunerry

21-4-2026 They created the ground, we opted to utilize it Our survival they ramshackle it  They blamed us for living free They tortured us, our legs they pegged tight  With no mercy, they drove us On rugs  and rigs lands. With thorn and thistle, They dropped us into caves We became aliens in our own land, Fractured and scattered in our own home Left to stink to the mercy of ants. Ouch, the future is dull and junky. Ouch, what a dustbin of tomorrow. Ouch, is there a deliverer in the distance? Ouch, cries my future! © Sir Abunerry  

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...

"Food for the stomach and stomach for food, but God will destroy both. "  When God created the universe, God saw that everything He had made, and behold, it was very good (Genesis 1:31). He urged the first man, “you may surely eat of every tree of the garden but…” (Genesis 2:16). Despite God giving everything to man to eat, He did not command him to eat everything but rather used “may” to allow man to make a choice of what he could eat. Thousands of years later, God gave the Israelites dietary commandments on what to eat and what not to eat. Among the animals forbidden were frogs and snakes, including animals that do not chew cud (Leviticus 11). Therefore, since then, men began to eat what is necessary according to their culture. Against this background, in his recent remarks, Gen. Kuol Manyang Juk sparked an outcry when he challenged young people to avoid laziness and hunt snakes, frogs, lizards, and dogs for food. In South Sudan, I have never come across a tribe that ope...

The question "Is God God?" continues to challenge humanity unabatedly. Many philosophers attempt to understand who God is and what He demands of humanity from a natural view. Having failed to grasp and come up with a clear perspective of who God is, many have fallen short of sight and wisdom. Will man understand God, for one? Sure, only those who believe do understand. The Bible explains that no one can know God enough because He is too much for a sinful mind to know. To answer this question, I explore my conviction about who God is as a self-existent creator and what He demands of me. Note, those who do not believe and say God does not exist; the Bible characterises them as “fools” (Psalm 14:1). God is the Creator. In Africa, tradition believes in a supreme being that created all that exists. This Supreme Being created nature and man altogether. People venerate the Supreme Being in the form of a statue made of wood, metal, or an object. Well, that is how one approaches the...

Truth is bitter! By: Abunerry, Ayella  22-3-2026 Torit  I can still recall all my Dinka girlfriends. After finishing high school in 2006, I fully settled in Nimule, a place with thousands of beautiful Dinka Bor ladies. However, my first girlfriend, whom I met in 2005, was Adut from Yirol. Adut was a beautiful student at one of the secondary schools in Nimule. She would visit me frequently at my point of sale (I operated the first call box in Nimule). We engaged deeply. As a young, vibrant adult, many Dinka ladies fell in love with me. I loved them, but Adut stood out above the rest. She had dimples, a curved figure, and a captivating presence. Her voice moved me every time she spoke. She did not have a phone, but I had a Nokia 1100, which gave me an advantage over many other young men. Even those close to her struggled to get her attention. Despite the usual issues of cattle and other marriage demands, Adut encouraged me to remain strong in the face of rejection by her tribe. ...