30 July marks Martyrs’ Day, a solemn public holiday observed across South Sudan to pay tribute to the countless souls who gave everything so that we could breathe the air of liberty. Let us transform 30 July from merely another day off work into something far more meaningful. Our departed heroes and heroines gave their lives for a vision of a better South Sudan. The views expressed in ‘opinion’ articles published by Radio Tamazuj are solely those of the writer. The veracity of any claims made is the responsibility of the author, not Radio Tamazuj.