Civil Aviation Authority to forcefully remove illegal Juba Airport occupants
The South Sudan Civil Aviation Authority (SSCAA) has announced plans to launch forceful evictions of individuals and businesses occupying land at Juba International Airport without authorisation. Director General John Woja said the move follows months of warnings, including a three-month grace period and three separate extensions of 21 days each, but some occupants have refused […]
OPINION: Help raise awareness on US travel restrictions affecting South Sudanese students
This morning, I received a deeply troubling letter from a South Sudanese student who has been admitted to Columbia University on a fully funded scholarship. He shared the distressing news that during his recent U.S. visa interview, he was placed under administrative processing. The reason? He was told that his country—South Sudan—is under certain travel […]
Par pressures Kiir to appoint his SPLM-IO loyalists to vacant government positions
The Juba-based SPLM-IO faction led by interim chairperson Stephen Par Kuol is mounting pressure on President Salva Kiir to appoint loyal members of the group to vacant positions within the transitional government. In a resolution issued at the close of a high-level leadership meeting on August 3, Par’s SPLM-IO leadership called on Kiir to immediately […]
Gunmen kill 8 in cattle market raid near Juba
At least eight people were reportedly killed and eight others injured in a deadly raid on a cattle market in Mogiri village, located just outside South Sudan’s capital, Juba, on Tuesday evening. The attackers, believed to be unidentified armed men, struck around 7:30 PM, targeting traders, mainly from the Greater Pibor Administrative Area who had […]
SPLA-IO, Gov’t clash over responsibility for Morobo-raod attack
The blame game between the government and the main opposition group, SPLA-IO, following a deadly ambush along the Morobo–Kaya and Juba–Mundri–Maridi roads between July 30 and 31, which claimed several lives, including that of a Kenyan national. In a statement issued by SPLA-IO spokesperson Col. Lam Paul Gabriel, the group dismissed accusations made by Morobo […]
Team Kakuwa Power launches campaign to restore and rebuild Kakuwa unity
Team Kakuwa Power (TKP) has officially entered the Kakuwa community leadership race, launching what it describes as an inclusive campaign aimed at uniting the Kakuwa people across Greater Yei counties ahead of the August 2025 elections. The launch, held Wednesday in Juba, brought together supporters, elders, and aspiring leaders who pledged to restore community harmony, […]
Political indiscipline threatens peace in South Sudan, Yakani warns
The Executive Director of the Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO), Mr. Edmund Yakani, has issued a stern warning that South Sudan’s fragile peace is at serious risk due to deep-rooted political indiscipline and the persistent use of violence by the ruling political class. Speaking in response to the collapse of the Tumaini Declaration, an […]
Clashes in Abyei threaten years of peace progress – UN Warns
The United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) has issued a strong warning following deadly clashes between the Ngok Dinka and Misseriya communities. According to the press release seen by SZN, UNISFA warned that the fresh violence in the area threatens to unravel over two years of hard-won peace in the disputed region. “On […]
BB Energy sues South Sudan in oil delivery dispute
South Sudan is facing a major lawsuit in a London court after global oil trader BB Energy accused the government of failing to deliver crude oil under a pre-payment agreement, Arab News reported. The lawsuit, filed last month, sheds light on the deepening financial troubles and governance failures plaguing the country’s petroleum sector the backbone […]
Floods ravage Payinjiar county, thousands displaced in Unity State
Persistent rains have triggered catastrophic flooding in Payinjiar County, Unity State, submerging entire villages and displacing thousands of residents. According to the report from the ground, homes, schools, and farmlands have been destroyed, forcing families to flee with nothing but the hope of survival. Local authorities alleged that many villages are completely cut off, with […]
