MTN Foundation outlines 2019 philanthropic exercise
by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – MORE than 128 500 people, including youth, entrepreneurs and artists in South Africa have this year benefitted from philanthropic…
2019
Boko Haram kills 275 in Cameroon
from ROSY SADOU in Yaoundé, Cameroon YAOUNDE, (CAJ News) – THE Boko Haram terror group has killed 275 people and kidnapped an unspecified number of civilians during its…
700 Congolese dead in weeks of measles eruption
from JEAN KASSONGO in Kinshasa, DRC KINSHASA, (CAJ News) – MORE than 700 people have died over the past month in what is now the world’s largest and most severe measles…
Is the African Nation of Angola the Next Venezuela?
by ED PATRICOFF, PARTNER, SHUTTS & BOWEN BEFORE the current economic and humanitarian crisis that plagues Venezuela was realized, warning signs were present as the country’s…
26 killed in worsening Burundi landslides
from OMEGA SSUUNA in Bujumbura, Burundi BUJUMBURA, (CAJ News) – THE death toll in the floods in Burundi is feared to escalate beyond the 26 people that have died during heavy…
High input costs worry sugarcane farmers
from KHUMBULANI TARUVANDA in Chiredzi, Zimbabwe CHIREDZI, (CAJ News) – HIGH input costs are threatening the viability of the 2020 sugarcane farming season. Cane farmers say…
Internet providers slam proposed ban on adult content
by MTHULISI SIBANDA JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – THE Internet Service Providers’ Association of SA (ISPA) has opposed proposals to block adult web content, a move that…
Cholera deaths escalate in DRC
from JEAN KASSONGO in Kinshasa, DRC KINSHASA, (CAJ News) – MORE than 500 people have died this year from a worsening outbreak of cholera wreaking havoc in Central and West…
Mapeza working his magic at in-form Chippa
by SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – WITH yet another victory secured this weekend, and his side moving to a credible tenth in the standings, Chippa United…
Pan-African Blockchain system to boost fintech
from DION HENRICK in Cape Town CAPE TOWN, (CAJ News) – A pan-African open Blockchain business ecosystem is projected to develop a robust new generation of financial…