EXCLUSIVE: Zimbabwe event-goers embrace online payment systems
from WELLINGTON TONI in Harare, Zimbabwe HARARE, (CAJ News) – IN Zimbabwe, hosting an event where attendees have to pay to gain entry can be a nightmare, not entirely…
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More money needed in war against locusts
from MARIA MACHARIA in Nairobi, Kenya NAIROBI, (CAJ News) – THE funds needed to combat the pest crisis in East Africa have doubled to US$138 million (about R2,2 billion) in…
Hunger forces Zimbabwe girls into illegal marriages
from MARCUS MUSHONGA in Harare, Zimbabwe HARARE, (CAJ News) – POOR Zimbabwean parents are forcibly marrying their children to wealthier families who have food. This is among…
Over 20 villagers dead in Cameroon massacre
from ROSY SADOU in Yaoundé, Cameroon YAOUNDE, (CAJ News) – GOVERNMENT forces and armed members of the ethnic Fulani group have reportedly killed at least 21 civilians at a…
Tanzania journalist pays hefty fine to secure release
from ALLOYCE KIMBUNGA in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania DAR-ES-SALAAM, (CAJ News) – THERE are mixed feelings over the release of a Tanzanian investigative journalist who has paid fines…
Elections blamed for attacks on Malawi albinos
from MAVHUTO BANDA in Lilongwe, Malawi LILONGWE, (CAJ News) – THE United Nations is worried at the possibility of an increase in attacks against people living with albinism…
Chemical warfare a major threat to Zambia peace
from ARNOLD MULENGA in Lusaka, Zambia LUSAKA, (CAJ News) – A MYSTERIOUS spate of deadly gas attacks engulfing Zambia in recent weeks is a severe test to the country’s…
Eminent Mukoyi leads global war against cyber criminals
from SUKUOLUHLE NDLOVU in Masvingo, Zimbabwe MASVINGO (CAJ News) – SYNONYMOUS with one of the most breathtaking architectural landscapes the globe over, it is probably…
Fake degrees threaten Nigeria national youth service
from EMEKA OKONKWO in Abuja, Nigeria ABUJA, (CAJ News) – NIGERIAN authorities have warned holders of fake university degrees to stay off the registration of a key national…
Rats fever claims over 100 in Nigeria
from EMEKA OKONKWO in Abuja, Nigeria ABUJA, (CAJ News) – AN outbreak of Lassa fever, caused by rats, has killed more than 100 people in Nigeria since the beginning of the…