Serious violations mar upcoming Burundi elections
from OMEGA SSUUNA in Bujumbura, Burundi BUJUMBURA, (CAJ News) – THE killings, disappearances, arbitrary arrests, ill-treatment, torture and rape against actual or alleged…
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SADC nations come together against COVID-19
from ALLOYCE KIMBUNGA in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania DAR-ES-SALAAM, (CAJ News) – GOVERNMENTS in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region have joined forces to tackle…
80 arrested in Nigeria crackdown on internet fraud
from OKORO CHINEDU in Lagos, Nigeria LAGOS, (CAJ News) – NIGERIA’S anti-corruption agency has arrested 80 suspects in the latest crackdown against internet fraud in the…
Sudanese Prime Minister survives assassination attempt
from RAJI BASHIR in Khartoum, Sudan KHARTOUM, (CAJ News) – THE attempted assassination of Sudanese Prime Minister, Dr Abdalla Hamdok, highlights the defiance to the…
Government critics arrested in Malawi poll rerun
from MAVHUTO BANDA in Lilongwe, Malawi LILONGWE, (CAJ News) – RENEWED tensions have gripped Malawi ahead of the Southern African country holding fresh general elections. New…
Churches also not spared terror by cyber criminals
from DION HENRICK in Cape Town CAPE TOWN, (CAJ News) – SOUTH African ransomware attacks are becoming increasingly targeted and sophisticated as public or community entities such…
Book of oppressed Zimbabwean sedition trial
from MARCUS MUSHONGA in Harare, Zimbabwe HARARE, (CAJ News) – ONE of the world’s best-selling books is among exhibits Zimbabwean authorities are basing their allegations…
Avon addresses global gender disparities
by TINTSWALO BALOYI JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – IN response to growing evidence of the gender divide, Avon, the beauty, household and personal care company, has launched a…
Global soccer summit proceeds regardless of COVID-19
by MTHULISI SIBANDA JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – THE first World Football Summit (WFS) to be held in Africa will proceed next week despite the host country, South Africa,…
Virus spread proves Nigerian prophecies false
from RUSSELL ADADEVOH in Accra, Ghana ACCRA, (CAJ News) – THE emergence of the fatal coronavirus (COVID-19) has cast into doubt the authenticity of the so-called prophesies by…