Ethiopia unveils Africa’s largest hydropower project
from ADANE BIKILA in Addis Ababa, EthiopiaEthiopia BureauADDIS ABABA, (CAJ News) – ETHIOPIA has inaugurated the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), a $5 billion mega project…
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South Africa positions itself as global hemp and cannabis leader
by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – SOUTH Africa is accelerating efforts to position itself as a leading player in the global hemp and cannabis industry, leveraging…
Pride and points at stake as South Africa host Nigeria
by SAVIOUS KWINIKAJOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – FEW fixtures on the African football calendar carry as much weight, emotion, and symbolism as a clash between South Africa’s…
Namibia reports surge in deaths by suicide
from ALFRED SHILONGO in Windhoek, NamibiaNamibia BureauWINDHOEK, (CAJ News) – PRESIDENT Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has decried the prevalence of suicide in Namibia. The head of…
Third of SA domestic workers earn below minimum wage
by AKANI CHAUKEJOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – THIRTY-NINE (39) percent percent of domestic workers in South Africa are still earning below the National Minimum Wage, with median…
Heifer drums support for African agro-tech startups
by MTHULISI SIBANDAJOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – AFRICAN governments, donors, investors and development partners have been encouraged to support youth innovators to enable them…
Nigerian man’s defiance sparks outcry against Dudula
by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – THE African continent has strongly condemned South Africa’s controversial vigilante movement, Operation Dudula, after yet another…
Concern over Zambia pre-election violence
from ARNOLD MULENGA in Lusaka, ZambiaZambia BureauLUSAKA, (CAJ News) – THE pre-election violence in northern Zambia does not bode well for the holding of credible general…
Death toll projected to rise in Nigeria terror attack
from EMEKA OKONKWO in Abuja, NigeriaNigeria BureauABUJA, (CAJ News) – THE humanitarian coordinator in Nigeria has condemned the killing of more than 50 civilians by an…
Zambian government, Lungus reopen talks to end burial impasse
from ARNOLD MULENGA in Lusaka, ZambiaZambia BureauLUSAKA, (CAJ News) – THE Zambian government and the family of the late president, Edgar Lungu, have reopened formal…