Funding secured to tackle East Africa locust invasion
from MARIA MACHARIA in Nairobi, Kenya NAIROBI, (CAJ News) – EFFORTS to tackle the worst invasion in years by desert locusts in East Africa have received a major boost after…
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Protests continue for Umjindi separation from Mbombela
from ANNA NTABANE in Mbombela, Mpumalanga MBOMBELA, (CAJ News) – TENSIONS remain rife in the Umjindi Local Municipality as residents maintain their push for the split of the…
African scholars flee China as coronavirus scourge deepens
from YAO YUANHUI in Guangzhou, CHINA Special Correspondent GUANGZHOU, (CAJ News) – AFRICAN students are leaving China in droves as the death toll from the coronavirus (COVID-19)…
South Africa’s resilient web overcomes twin setbacks
by TINTSWALO BALOYI JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – SOUTH Africa has a remarkable ability to bounce back from events that seem insurmountable at the time. In addition, its…
Nigeria telcos under investigation for malpractices
from EMEKA OKONKWO in Abuja, Nigeria ABUJA, (CAJ News) – MOBILE network operators in Nigeria are under probe over the increasing rate of drop calls. The Senate, which has…
Locust invasion threatens children’s food supplies
from RAJI BASHIR in Khartoum, Sudan KHARTOUM, (CAJ News) – THE food supplies of some of the most vulnerable children and families in South Sudan are under threat as massive…
Inside Zifa wars: Kamambo vs Chiyangwa
from WELLINGTON TONI in Harare, Zimbabwe HARARE, (CAJ News) – JUST how dirty can Zimbabwe football get? Current Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) President Felton Kamambo…
Technology forces closure of Zimbabwe banks
from WELLINGTON TONI in Harare, Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Bureau Chief HARARE, (CAJ News) – THE phenomenal increase in mobile transactions in Zimbabwe is forcing banks to shut down…
20 refugees dead in stampede for food aid
from AHMED OBAFEMI in Maiduguri, Nigeria MAIDUGURI, (CAJ News) – THE death of 20 people during a stampede over food and cash aid in Niger is the latest catastrophe in a crisis…
Avon, David Tlale alliance offers bespoke beauty products
by MTHULISI SIBANDA JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – A STUDY by global market research and consumer data company, Statista, indicates that the fashion industry in South Africa…