Crisis-ridden SAA resumes flights to Vic Falls
by TINTSWALO BALOYI JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – BELEAGURED South African Airways (SAA) is to resume flights from Johannesburg to Victoria Falls in neighbouring Zimbabwe…
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COMMODITIES: Foot and mouth scare returns to haunt SA’s economy
by SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – THE latest outbreak of foot and mouth disease can trigger an import ban of South African livestock products and deal a major…
Fatal Lassa fever outbreak rages in Nigeria
from EMEKA OKONKWO in Abuja, Nigeria ABUJA, (CAJ News) – NO less than 158 people have died since the outbreak of Lassa fever in Nigeria at the beginning of the year. The…
Zimbabwe’s EcoCash system crashes
from WALTER MAFEKING in Chiredzi, Zimbabwe CHIREDZI, (CAJ News) – MOBILE telecommunications giant Econet Wireless has botched up a weekend system upgrade, seriously…
Debt ridden Zimbabwe battles passports backlog
from MARCUS MUSHONGA in Harare, Zimbabwe HARARE, (CAJ News) – ZIMBABWE is battling to clear a backlog of passport applications as a result of the insufficient money to…
Secrecy shrouds detention of Mozambique poll monitors
from ARIMANDO DOMINGOS in Maputo, Mozambique MAPUTO, (CAJ News) – THE secret transfer between prisons of 18 Mozambican election monitors who have spent a month in detention…
MTN set for biggest Black Friday yet
by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – MTN is gearing up for what the company pledged would be its biggest Black Friday yet. As the company celebrates its 25th…
Rebels’ reign of terror more brutal in DRC
from JEAN KASSONGO in Kinshasa, DRC KINSHASA, (CAJ News) – MILITIA groups have committed at least 440 human rights violations in two of the most dangerous regions in the eastern…
Media campaign launched to tackle teenage pregnancy
by ANNA NATABANE JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – THE United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) and the South African government have intensified…
Investing in LTE crucial even in 5G era
by SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – INVESTMENTS in fourth generation of broadband cellular network technology (4G)/ Long Term Evolution (LTE) remain vital for…