8000 cattle succumb to dry spell
from SHELUZANI MAKHESE in Chikombedzi, Zimbabwe CHIKOMBEDZI, (CAJ News) – A prolonged dry spell has wiped out thousands of cattle in Chiredzi district with Chikombezi being…
Africa & World
Rural SA areas connected to the world wide web
by AKANI CHAUKE in Polokwane POLOKWANE, (CAJ News) – REMOTE areas in the northern Limpopo Province of South Africa are to enjoy the benefits of the internet thanks to an…
Measles deaths exceed 6 000 in DRC
from JEAN KASSONGO in Kinshasa, DRC KINSHASA, (CAJ News) – THE death toll in the world’s worst measles epidemic, currently battering the Democratic Republic of the Congo…
The fall and fall of Africa’s richest woman
from PEDRO AGOSTO in Luanda, Angola LUANDA, (CAJ News) – AN asset freeze threatening to paralyse her businesses is a rung downwards in the fall from grace of Africa’s…
Bloodbath taints Nigeria’s start to the new year
from EMEKA OKONKWO in Abuja, Nigeria ABUJA, (CAJ News) – AT least 97 people have been killed during the most recent incidents of political violence in volatile Nigeria. No…
Mane worthy winner of African Footballer of the Year award
from AHMED MOOLA in Cairo, Egypt CAIRO, (CAJ News) – AFTER helping his English premiership side win the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Champions League,…
Without school, Libya youngsters in danger of recruitment
from AHMED ZAYED in Tripoli, Libya TRIPOLI, (CAJ News) – THE destruction of schools and subsequent failure by thousands of minors to attend class is exposing the youngsters to…
Mozambique’s Nyusi prioritises peace in his second term
from ARIMANDO DOMINGOS in Maputo, Mozambique Mozambique Bureau MAPUTO, (CAJ News) – THE resumption of contacts between the Mozambican government and the main opposition…
Windows7 demise leaves users vulnerable to cyber crooks
by MTHULISI SIBANDA Africa Editor JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – AS of January 14, a quarter of the world’s personal computers (PCs) will be more vulnerable to ransomware as…
Nigerians’ top expectations for 2020 revealed
from EMEKA OKONKWO in Abuja, Nigeria ABUJA, (CAJ News) – A MAJORITY of citizens in Africa’s most populous country, Nigeria, expect improvements in the economy, job…