Graft, politics mar lockdown food distribution
by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – THE elderly, child-headed families, pregnant women and those with disabilities have reportedly been denied food aid following the…
Africa & World
Zambia surplus energy supplies to uplift SADC
from ARNOLD MULENGA in Kanyemba, Zambia KANYEMBA, (CAJ News) – IN a continent synonymous with constant power cuts, Zambia has emerged a leading light, literally, in power…
Malawi records highest agro output in years
from MAVHUTO BANDA in Lilongwe, Malawi LILONGWE, (CAJ News) –AFTER successive years of food crises aggravated by extreme drought and flooding, things are looking up for Malawi,…
COVID-19 brings Zimbabwe cricket to a halt
from WELLINGTON TONI in Harare, Zimbabwe HARARE, (CAJ News) – THE Zimbabwe cricket season is the latest sport to be forced into an abrupt end by the coronavirus (COVID-19)…
Pressure escalates on China after Africans’ abuse
from YAO YUANHUI in Guangzhou, China China Special Correspondent GUANGZHOU, (CAJ News) – CHINA, the source of the coronavirus (COVID-19), has been urged to end the…
Namibia’s special rhinos under severe COVID-19 threat
from AFRED SHILONGO in Windhoek, Namibia WINDHOEK, (CAJ News) – ALREADY facing extinction at the hands of rampant poachers, the endangered rhino’s future is in more jeopardy…
Floods leave 16 dead in Somalia
from SAAD MUSE in Mogadishu, Somalia MOGADISHU, (CAJ News) – AT 16 people have died after torrential rains and floods in Somalia. More than 200 000 people have been affected…
Controversy over Madagascar’s COVID-19 ‘cure
from ADANE BIKILA in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia ADDIS ABABA, (CAJ News) – HEALTH experts and the African Union (AU) are wary of the use of untested remedies after claims by…
End of female circumcision a victory for girls
from RAJI BASHIR in Khartoum, Sudan KHARTOUM, (CAJ News) – THE recent passing of a law to criminalise female genital mutilation (FGM) in Sudan is a milestone in the…
Army slays Boko Haram terrorists, arrests informers
from EMEKA OKONKWO in Abuja, Nigeria ABUJA, (CAJ News) – THE Nigerian Army has killed 134 members of the Boko Haram and arrested several high profile informants of the…