MTN deploys SA’s first biometric digital ID system
by TINTSWALO BALOYIJOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – MTN South Africa is deploying a digital identity document (ID) system with real-time biometrics on any device across all its…
August 2025
Russia ends missile limits after INF Treaty collapses
from DMITRY SIDOROV in Moscow, RussiaMOSCOW – RUSSIA has confirmed it will no longer abide by any restrictions on deploying ground-based intermediate-range missiles, following…
Dozens killed in escalating Cameroon insurgency
from ROSY SADOU in Yaoundé, CameroonCameroon BureauYAOUNDÉ, (CAJ News) – AT least 59 people were killed in June during the insurgency in English-speaking communities in…
South Africa marks Science Week amid gaps
by AKANI CHAUKEJOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – SAS, the data and artificial intelligence leader, calls attention to the widening gap between mathematics, data literacy and…
UK-based Ocere accused of duping African media
by Special CorrespondentJOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – A UNITED Kingdom-based public relations (PR) agency, Ocere, is accused of failing to pay African news publications it…
Violations against doctors in South Sudan
from ANYANG GARANG in Juba, South SudanSouth Sudan BureauJUBA, (CAJ News) – MÉDECINS Sans Frontières (MSF) has suspended activities in Yei River and Morobo counties in…
Survey launched to unlock Africa energy potential
from DION HENRICK in Cape TownWestern Cape BureauCAPE TOWN, (CAJ News) – A NEW joint initiative is calling on members of the African diaspora to share their views through a…
Vodacom upgrades Eastern Cape network
by AKANI CHAUKEJOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – VODACOM Eastern Cape is upgrading its network to serve local communities in the Addo region and along the R335. The latter connects…
Dozens killed in escalating Cameroon insurgency
from ROSY SADOU in Yaoundé, CameroonCameroon BureauYAOUNDÉ, (CAJ News) – AT least 59 people were killed in June during the insurgency in English-speaking communities in…
Sudan heatwave kills more than 20
from RAJI BASHIR in Khartoum, SudanSudan BureauKHARTOUM, (CAJ News) – A SEVERE heatwave has left at least 24 people dead in Sudan. The deaths are the aftermath of…