“Sugarcane plots are for Chiredzi people” – chief
from WALTER MAFEKING in Chiredzi, Zimbabwe CHIREDZI, (CAJ News) – A local traditional leader says people from Harare should not be allocated sugarcane plots in the 4000…
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Mixed fortunes for SADC in AFCON qualifiers
by SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – NATIONAL teams from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) bloc have experienced contrasting fortunes as the…
Ten killed in Libya biscuit factory bombing
from AHMED ZAYED in Tripoli, Libya TRIPOLI, (CAJ News) – THE death of ten people after an airstrike in the capital Tripoli is a stark reminder of the hostile conditions and…
Crisis-ridden SAA resumes flights to Vic Falls
by TINTSWALO BALOYI JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – BELEAGURED South African Airways (SAA) is to resume flights from Johannesburg to Victoria Falls in neighbouring Zimbabwe…
COMMODITIES: Foot and mouth scare returns to haunt SA’s economy
by SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – THE latest outbreak of foot and mouth disease can trigger an import ban of South African livestock products and deal a major…
Fatal Lassa fever outbreak rages in Nigeria
from EMEKA OKONKWO in Abuja, Nigeria ABUJA, (CAJ News) – NO less than 158 people have died since the outbreak of Lassa fever in Nigeria at the beginning of the year. The…
Debt ridden Zimbabwe battles passports backlog
from MARCUS MUSHONGA in Harare, Zimbabwe HARARE, (CAJ News) – ZIMBABWE is battling to clear a backlog of passport applications as a result of the insufficient money to…
Secrecy shrouds detention of Mozambique poll monitors
from ARIMANDO DOMINGOS in Maputo, Mozambique MAPUTO, (CAJ News) – THE secret transfer between prisons of 18 Mozambican election monitors who have spent a month in detention…
Rebels’ reign of terror more brutal in DRC
from JEAN KASSONGO in Kinshasa, DRC KINSHASA, (CAJ News) – MILITIA groups have committed at least 440 human rights violations in two of the most dangerous regions in the eastern…
Media campaign launched to tackle teenage pregnancy
by ANNA NATABANE JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – THE United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) and the South African government have intensified…