Media practitioners should value human lives more than their professional principles of news writing, urges Director-General in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
Paul Jacob Kumba advises the media to avoid voices of public figures spreading hate speech or inciting ethnic violence
The Director-General observes that perpetrators of hate speech are mainly those who can read and write.
Jacob cautions South Sudanese in Diaspora to be mindful of their online communication to show their overwhelming love for their home country.
Change tribalism to nationalism, Jim Long John, Coordinator for Justice and Peace in South Sudan Catholic Bishops’ Secretariat told Jieng Council of Elders.
He urges them to think of building the nation instead of raising conflicts.
Youth have to engage in peaceful activities to avoid chaos, says the Coordinator.
The statements follow concerns that South Sudanese are hatching hatred among ethnicities for potential genocide if not prevented.
The officials made the call during a workshop opening on defying hate speech through social media over the weekend in Juba.