Nigeria e-payments reach record highs
from OKORO CHINEDU in Lagos, Nigeria Nigeria Bureau LAGOS, (CAJ News) – THE total value of electronic transactions in Nigeria has hit a record high of N345,1 trillion…
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Tunisia rescues 305 Italy-bound migrants from sinking boats
TUNIS – TUNISIA’S naval guards have rescued 305 Italy-bound illegal migrants from sinking boats off the country’s coasts late Saturday night, National Guard…
British Airways unveils its new uniform
by TINTSWALO BALOYI JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – BRITISH Airways staff will be clad in a new uniform from Spring 2023. Ozwald Boateng OBE, the fashion designer and tailor, has…
SADC power woes: No light at the end of the tunnel
from ARNOLD MULENGA in Lusaka, Zambia Zambia Bureau LUSAKA, (CAJ News) – NOT so long ago, Zambia was an island of light in a sea of darkness. It was exceeding its domestic…
Over 500 die from cholera in Nigeria
from EMEKA OKONKWO in Abuja, Nigeria Nigeria Bureau ABUJA, (CAJ News) – NIGERIA lost no fewer than 583 people to cholera in the just-ended year. The Nigeria Centre for…
Rural-based lodge changes the hospitality narrative
from FUTHI MBHELE in Durban KwaZulu Natal Bureau DURBAN, (CAJ News) – NORMALLY neglected and enduring poverty and deprivation, rural areas are not places where you would…
Facebook parent company Meta hit with 390 mln euro fine for data breaches
DUBLIN – FACEBOOK parent company Meta Ireland has been fined a total of 390 million euros (413 million U.S. dollars) for breaches of European Union (EU) data protection…
U.S. House still in turmoil with no speaker elected on 2nd day of voting
WASHINGTON – THE United States House of Representatives remains in turmoil with no speaker elected on the second day of voting. House members voted on Wednesday night to…
KZN leaves lasting impression on Cape tourist
from FUTHI MBHELE in Durban KwaZulu Natal Bureau DURBAN, (CAJ News) – KWAZULU-NATAL was a hive of activity this past festive season, the first in three years to be…
Africa emerges safest region for journalists
by TINTSWALO BALOYI JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – AFRICA recorded the lowest number of deaths of journalists than any other region in 2022. The continent suffered four deaths-…