"We the willing, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have done so much, with so little, for so long, we are now qualified to do anything, with nothing" By Konstantin Josef Jireček, a Czech historian, diplomat and slavist.
JUBA (Reuters) – South Sudan’s finance ministry presented a 2012/13 budget that aims to slash state spending, boost tax revenues and raise loans to make up for the loss of almost all state revenues with the country’s shutdown of oil production in January. The proposed budget put annual spending at 6.4 billion South Sudanese pounds – roughly $1.3 billion at recent black market rates – of which about 2.9 billion pounds would go to salaries. Landlocked South Sudan, which seceded from Sudan a year ago, dependent on oil for about 98 percent of its state revenues, but halted output in January in a row with Khartoum over how much it should pay to export via pipelines in Sudan.
PaanLuel Wël is the founder and editor-in-chief of PaanLuel Wël Media Ltd, a news website that covers news, opinions, analysis, history, culture and literature of South Sudan and the world. Founded in July 2011 by PaanLuel Wël to create a platform for free expression and constructive dialogue, the website features articles from various contributors, including columnists, commentators, poets, authors, activists and academics. PaanLuel Wël believes that media can play a vital role in informing, educating and empowering the people to participate in nation-building and social transformation. He also believes that media can foster a culture of dialogue, tolerance and diversity among different communities and groups, and hopes to inspire and mentor the next generation of South Sudanese writers and journalists.
