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Jonglei State Republic of South Sudan, Sports and Heritage is supporting traditional age initiation ceremonies as part of heritage of all the ethnic communities in the state. 08 September 2012 Young adults among the Dinka Bor during the initiation ceremony. { Gurtong ]  By Jacob Achiek Jok BOR, 08 September 2012 [Gurtong] – Acting Director General William Garang Majok said that the positive cultures like initiation of boys to adulthood among the Dinka Bor done between the ages of 15 and 16 encourages the passing of cultures from one generation to another. When the new generation is promoted to adolescent stage, the elders gather and advise the new youth so that they take up their responsibilities. During the initiation ceremonies the young adults are taught how to take care of family responsibilities and care for their younger brothers and sister if the boys are first born. Also the young adults are encouraged to be good citizen and show goo

If you were to ask your neighbor, "What would give you peace of mind?" he might tell you, "A vacation in  Bermuda !" or "An extra hundred grand would give me peace!", or "A new Ferrari would make me content!" But going places - and getting stuff - is usually a temporary solution ... Let's say you buy a lottery ticket and by some miracle you win your dream Ferrari. Today you are content. Tomorrow you say, "If I could just catch that little punk who scratched it in the car park!" Peace of mind rarely comes from getting more stuff. Getting more stuff usually leads to wanting even more stuff! Peace of mind starts with being grateful for what you have right now. GRATITUDE is POWER, and here's why ... When you are thankful for what you have - for the friends you have, and for the things you've got, you attract more good people and good things. People who always complain about what they DON'T HAVE, stay stuck. Compl

 The greatest discovery of this generation is that a human being can alter their life by altering their attitude." --William James By Mac Anderson Over a century ago, William James, one of the founders of modern psychology, said: "The greatest discovery of this generation is that a human being can alter their life by altering their attitude." Each day we wake up in the morning, we choose our clothes, we choose our breakfast but, most importantly, we choose our attitudes. One of the most wonderful things about having a positive attitude is the number of people it touches, many times in ways you'll never know. In my book, The Power of Attitude, I told the story about going into a convenience store to get a newspaper and a pack a gum. The young women at the check-out counter said, "That’ll be five dollars please," and as I reached into my wallet, the thought occurred to me that a newspaper and gum didn't quite make it to five

The South Sudanese Minister of Commerce, Industry and Investment is asking for support to boost the government’s efforts in managing its borders with the neighbouring countries. The South Sudanese Minister of Commerce Garang Diing Akuong. [Gurtong| File] JUBA , 06 September 2012  - Garang Diing Akuong told press in Juba that South Sudan government authorities operating at the borders lack technical support to efficiently deliver services. “We need technical support and assistance in terms of establishing scanners at the borders. Because as of now we are receiving a lot of containers through the borders but sometimes our staff at the border do not know what is in the containers,” he said. He said due to absence of scanners, unwanted and unauthorized goods are likely to enter the country and endanger human life. “There are reports that there are drugs in Juba, guns, pistols these things are being smuggled to South Sudan through the container

It was a warm summer day when the gods placed it in her hands. She trembled with emotion as she saw how fragile it appeared. This was a very special gift the gods were entrusting to her. A gift that would one day belong to the world. Until then, they instructed her, she was to be its guardian and protector. The woman said she understood and reverently took it home, determined to live up to the faith the gods had placed in her. At first she barely let it out of her sight, protecting it from anything she perceived to be harmful to its well-being; watching with fear in her heart when it was exposed to the environment outside of the sheltered cocoon she had formed around it. But the woman began to realize that she could not shelter it forever. It needed to learn to survive the harsh elements in order to grow strong. So with gentle care she gave it more space to grow... enough to allow it to grow wild and untamed. One day she became aware of how much the gift

The Ministry of Petroleum and Mining is looking at openness as an option to stop corruption and ensure full accountability and transparency. 04 September 2012 A Unity State oil company staff at one of the oil wells. [Gurtong] JUBA, 04 September 2012 - “Hundreds of thousands of families in South Sudan, our economy, our security as a nation depend on oil revenues and will for many years to come. The only way to prevent corruption in a system with such a massive and rapid movement of oil and wealth is to be absolutely open in our affairs,” said Chuor Deng Mareng, an advisor in the ministry while reading a statement from the minister at Nyakuron Cultural Center. He said that the South Sudanese constitution explicitly states that resources belong to the people of South Sudan. In this regard, he said it’s the right of the citizens to know how the money is managed. Nevertheless, he said that both his ministry and the government of South Sudan are ful

The head of a South Sudan disarmament campaign dismissed a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report saying soldiers had raped, beaten, tortured and killed civilians during the campaign in Jonglei, the country's largest state. 26 August 2012 Lieutenant General Kuol Diem Kuol, in charge of the disarmament process in Jonglei State speaking to the press in Bor after recovering arms in July 2012. By Mading Ngor JUBA, 26 August 2012 [REUTERS] - South Sudan seceded from Sudan a year ago under a 2005 peace deal and is awash with firearms after a decades-long civil war with Khartoum that killed an estimated two million people. Run mostly by former guerilla fighters, South Sudan's nascent government has struggled to assert control over its vast and restive territories since declaring independence. HRW , citing local officials, victims and witnesses, said soldiers in the national Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA), have committed the ab