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What was called Panthou for ages, a Dinka location in Unity State that got renamed Heglig after the discovery of its oil wealth by Jallaba, is not being defended hard enough. We have Kafia Kinji, Hufrat al Nahas in Bahr el Ghazal that are still under occupation and little is being said by the government of the day in Juba. This is not going to be helpful because Arabs can one day claim a piece of Sudan in Juba because they have what they call Haya Jallaba there. I think it is high time our brother Deng Nhial do his job in the right new footing. So should be our new ambassadors all over the world. They need to disseminate information that defend our interests as a nation to the world. Had wilayat Wahda no changed name to Unity State it would not surprise people to see Jallaba claim it without shame. Why should they be ashamed after all since they have nothing they call theirs in Sudan just because they are immigrants from Arabian peninsula. The ministry of foreign affairs should redouble effort to portray what is South Sudan to the globe. Bismark Bura, AUSTRALIA GOSS shouldn't crumble under international pressure I'd be a great mistake for the government of South Sudan to pull out of Panthou which is part of South Sudan. It is part of Pariang county in Unity state, South Sudan. The mess was made when the SPLAM representative to the Abyei Arbitration naively or intentionally claimed Panthou as part of Abyei. That was an irresponsible action and decision that can't be repeated for the second time. Remember, we lost countless lives during the first and second wars leading to the capture of Heglig. The government should not crumble under the pressure of the so-called international community whose actions have betrayed the people of South Sudan, Nuba Mountains, Blue Nile and Darfur. Our government should have seen this double standard. Mathon Raan, USA Call for foreign minister to resign on Heglig I am writing once again, to ask you and all South Sudanese to call for the resignation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and our Representative to UN. These two individuals are completely inept. Deng is incompetent generally but specifically because he is not able to make the case for Heglig as part of South Sudan. Our representative to the UN too is unable to articulate that Heglig is part of South Sudan. It is therefore our responsibility as citizens to voice our concern when those who claim to represent us are not able to meet even the minimum expectations of their duty. The fact that the Arabized AU and other regional bodies think that South Sudan is occupying land of the north is a result of their failure foreign policy. It is that serious. Please join me in calling for their immediate resignations. Deng Akook, CANADA Telling the truth on Juba University This article does not address the real issues that led to the closure of the Juba University. I guess this is one of the ways being used not only to blame others, but to divert attention away from the schemers of the riots in Juba University. To reach amicable solution, we must be courageous enough to tell things as they are. Alesio Clement, RSS Juba University lacks standards and rules I strongly agree with you, Juma, you have put the dot on spot. Juba University needs a lot of work to be done. To mention a few, I recently visited the University library while on my vacation, and found books published in early 1960s on shelves, completely out of date. I asked the librarian on duty if I could volunteer to help with cleaning, shelving, perfect ordering and perhaps with cataloging if possible. I told him that I have more than five years experience in library services in part of the world I come from and on vacation now. He told me that he has to contact university vice chancellor first! Eventually it didn't result in anything till I left the country. So, a lot of administrative frameworks and policies have to be established in different departments in order for this public Institution to achieve goals and maintain its standards globally, if any exist? In plain English, if you have not set standards and rules to abide with, obviously students and any other person will disrepect your institution. This is the case with Juba University now. Oyot P. John, Uganda Dinkaism in South Sudan To understand who is a blessing in South Sudan and who isn't, doesn't need an academic degree. It doesn't even need days to know it. But what we must understand is that every new country needs times to build. We have both good and bad people alike in south Sudan. We have educated and illiterate as well. And we have the modem disease, not aids but tribalism that is consuming us alive. Our president and the cabinet are working hard, and what needs to be accomplished is enormous. We need decades to fix South Sudan. To answer the question of Ms. Vula Lula, whether "Dinkaism is a blessing or a curse in south Sudan," is a tricky question. But let me tell you this. When I was studying in Nairobi in the 1990s, my Indian professor told us this story. He said in Kenya, when a Kikuyu finds an Indian fighting with a cobra, they'll take a stick and hit the Indian first. This is because Kikuyu believed that, even if a cobra is a dangerous snake, nonetheless, it is a Kenyan property. But an Indian is not, they are "ticks," and "blood suckers" of Kenya. Any Southern Sudanese, whether be a Dinka, a Nuer, a Zande, Achol, Bari, Mundari, etc, is a blessing for our country. A country isn't built by one tribe, but people. Those who're not a blessing to our country are those who are draining our resources. May God bless South Sudan. 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