Sweet rewards for Zimbabwe’s productive new sugar farmers
from NYENGETERAI CHIPUNZA in Mkwasine, Zimbabwe MKWASINE, (CAJ News) – THANKS to a land reform programme and loans by a leading finance house, black farmers in the Lowveld…
2019
Christmas killing of Christians sparks uproar in Nigeria
from EMEKA OKONKWO in Abuja, Nigeria ABUJA, (CAJ News) – RELIGIOUS tensions have returned to haunt Nigeria after the killing of 11 abducted Christians by the Boko Haram on…
Horror at Al-Shabaab genocide in Somalia
from SAAD MUSE in Mogadishu, Somalia MOGADISHU, (CAJ News) – HUMAN rights groups are horrified at the increasing mass killings by the Al-Shabaab militant group in Somalia.…
Sudanese troops loot peacekeepers’ premises
from RAJI BASHIR in Khartoum, Sudan KHARTOUM, (CAJ News) – SOLDIERS are among hundreds of individuals that have allegedly looted and vandalized the premises formerly used by…
Mozambique cracks whip on financial sector quackery
from ARIMANDO DOMINGOS in Maputo, Mozambique MAPUTO, (CAJ News) – THE cancellation of trading licences of two credit unions and five bureaux de change is the latest in a…
MTN releases Cape Town carnival songs
from DION HENRICK in Cape Town CAPE TOWN, (CAJ News) – MTN South Africa, sponsor of the Kaapse Klopse Carnival, has released six exclusive Kaapse Klopse Karnival Association…
Libya conflict claims 284 civilians, hundreds injured
from AHMED ZAYED in Tripoli, Libya TRIPOLI, (CAJ News) – AT least 284 civilians have been killed and 363 injured in 2019 as a result of the armed conflict in Libya. Airstrikes…
Malawi harvests solar to address power shortfalls
from MAVHUTO BANDA in Lilongwe, Malawi LILONGWE, (CAJ News) – IN region battling its worst epileptic power supplies in recent years, Malawi has taken a lead in tapping to…
Congolese soldiers supplying rebels with weapons
from JEAN KASSONGO in Kinshasa, DRC KINSHASA, (CAJ News) – CORRUPT soldiers within the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) are reportedly equipping…
COSAFA, UEFA ties to boost the Beautiful Game
from NDABENI MLOTSHWA in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe VICTORIA FALLS, (CAJ News) – FOOTBALL standards in Southern Africa are poised for a major improvement as the sub-region’s…