Loan exonerates Tanzania stance on pregnant pupils
from ALLOYCE KIMBUNGA in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania DAR-ES-SALAAM, (CAJ News) – THE approval of a loan worth US$500 million by the World Bank to Tanzania is a momentous shift…
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Nigeria bankers nabbed for stealing from pupils
from EMEKA OKONKWO in Abuja, Nigeria ABUJA, (CAJ News) – NIGERIA’S anti-corruption agency has arraigned three bankers for allegedly defrauding government of N1,205 million…
Malawi maize prices plunge as harvest season starts
from MAVHUTO BANDA in Lilongwe, Malawi LILONGWE, (CAJ News) – PRICES of the staple maize are dropping in Malawi as a result of the onset of the main harvest season. This is a…
Athletics set for strong rebound after COVID-19
by SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – WHILE the world of sports reels from the suspension of entire events in the wake of the raging coronavirus (COVID-19), some…
South Africa extends COVID-19 lockdown by fortnight
by MTHULISI SIBANDA JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – THE South African government has extended by two weeks a lockdown aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19).…
COVID-19: Malawi polls hang in the balance
from MAVHUTO BANDA in Lilongwe, Malawi LILONGWE, (CAJ News) – THE historic general elections set for Malawi in July are now uncertain following the outbreak of the coronavirus…
Africa COVID-19 caseload reaches 10 000
from ADANE BIKILA in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia ADDIS ABABA, (CAJ News) – ALARM is growing in Africa after the continent recorded its 10 000th case of coronavirus (COVID-19)…
Fury over rape of young Somali girls
from SAAD MUSE in Mogadishu, Somalia MOGADISHU, (CAJ News) – THE sexual violence in conflict-prone Somalia has taken a gruesome twist following the rape of two young girls south…
China’s banks rated the biggest in the world
by YAO YUANHUI in Guangzhou, CHINA & SAVIOUS KWINIKA in Johannesburg, South Africa GUANGZHOU, (CAJ News) – CHINESE banks are now officially the biggest in the world, putting…
24 lives lost in Tanzania floods
from ALLOYCE KIMBUNGA in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania DAR-ES-SALAAM, (CAJ News) – THE death toll from floods ravaging southeast Tanzania since the end of January has risen to 24.…