06/08/2026
Graduate Burns Degrees Certificates as he spent 10 years without a job in South Sudan
A university graduate from Maban County has burned all his academic documents after 10 years of failing to get a job.
James Dhiaga Muza graduated in 2016 with a degree in Rural Development Studies. He said he decided to burn the certificates because they were "useless" after years of job applications with no results.
Speaking to Aweil News Agency by phone from Opura in Maban, Muza said:
"I have decided to burn my documents because it is worth doing that. It is useless to keep them. I have done both written and oral interviews, but I was never called back to sign a contract. Is it bad that I studied Rural Development?"
Muza said his goal of going to school was to support himself financially. After 10 years without work, he said he saw no reason to keep the documents.
Maban County is one of the richest counties in Upper Nile State and hosts many NGOs. However, the area has been badly affected after the Donald Trump administration cut humanitarian aid. The funding cuts have forced many people to leave for neighbouring countries like Sudan and Ethiopia.
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