Discover the founding argument for economic growth – Part 3
by LUKE ZUNGAJOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – IN this third and last article on struggling African and Global South economies, we show you a glimpse of a section of Freetown,…
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Nosediving Zambia castigated after AFCON elimination
from ARNOLD MULENGA in Lusaka, ZambiaZambia BureauLUSAKA, (CAJ News) – FOOTBALL carries deep emotional weight in Zambia due to a plane crash that killed the entire national…
AU warns against foreign recognition of Somaliland
from SAAD MUSE in Mogadishu, SomaliaSomalia BureauMOGADISHU, (CAJ News) – DIPLOMATIC tensions rose at the United Nations this week after a contentious Security Council meeting…
Bleak new year for SA’s last manganese smelter
by SAVIOUS KWINIKAJOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – A bleak New Year is looming for hundreds of workers at Transalloys, South Africa’s last remaining manganese smelter, after the…
Be it rockets or thunder, in South Africa the year starts with a bang
by GEOFF HILL JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – BRITAIN loses an average of two people a year to lightning but in South Africa its 260. The populations are similar at close to 70m,…
Africa poised to gain from US–UN humanitarian reforms
from WILL COOPER in New York, USASpecial contributorNEW YORK, (CAJ News) – A new agreement signed today in Geneva between the United States and the UN Office for the…
Scientists trained on crop DNA data use
by TINTSWALO BALOYIJOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – AS genomics reshapes modern agriculture, Digital Sequence Information (DSI)—data derived from plant DNA—has become central…
Africa leads in sustainable mining at AMW 2026
from DION HENRICK in Cape TownWestern Cape BureauCAPE TOWN, (CAJ News) – THE 2026 edition of African Mining Week (AMW), officially launched last week, will unite global mining…
AFCON round of 16 set after group stage
from MOHAMED EL KADIRI in Rabat, MoroccoMorocco BureauRABAT, (CAJ News) – MONDAY’S Africa Cup of Nations action delivered decisive outcomes in several groups, culminating…
Bafana, Warriors clash in high-stakes Limpopo derby
by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) — TONIGHT’S highly anticipated Southern African derby between South Africa and Zimbabwe – often dubbed the Limpopo River derby…