EXCLUSIVE: Jatropha project an inspiring international success
from ANNA NTABANE in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga MBOMBELA, (CAJ News) – BEHIND the thriving essential oils and pharmaceutical sectors in the Mpumalanga Province and neighbouring…
Africa & World
Rare prospect for next Mozambique government
from ARIMANDO DOMINGOS in Maputo, Mozambique MAPUTO, (CAJ News) – A new Mozambican government to be in place after the national elections in October will have the rare…
Upbeat French mobile firm targets Africa expansion
by TINTSWALO BALOYI JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – BUOYED by a massive increase in revenues globally, French mobile technology firm, Crosscall, has set its sights on the South…
Bad debtor Angola on brink of US sanctions
from PEDRO AGOSTO in Luanda, Angola LUANDA, (CAJ News) – CLOSE to three decades after their tense relations normalised, Angola and the United States (US) appear heading on a…
90 killed in southern Libya conflict
from AHMED ZAYED in Tripoli, Libya TRIPOLI, (CAJ News) – AT least 90 people have been killed during intensifying clashes in southern Libya in recent days. Thousands of others…
OPINION: What Africa needs most: Good Governance and Transparent Elections
by ALIOU BOUBACAR DIALLO THE decline in the quality of political participation and rule of law in African elections is sometimes described as “defective” democracy. It’s…
Nigeria drug abusers exposed to fatal diseases
from EMEKA OKONKWO in Abuja, Nigeria ABUJA, (CAJ News) – NIGERIA is battling a surge of communicable diseases among users of illegal drugs. Among these deadly diseases,…
Malawi goes eye for an eye against albino killers
from MAVHUTO BANDA in Lilongwe, Malawi LILONGWE, (CAJ News) – THE death sentences meted out on four people in as many months is anticipated to deter criminals from killing…
‘Land reform to retain dignity of SA blacks’
from ANNA NTABANE in Mbombela, Mpumalanga MBOMBELA, (CAJ News) – LAND reforms will bring dignity to the majority black South Africans, the Minister of Agriculture, Land…
Boko Haram death toll escalates to 35 000
from AHMED OBAFEMI in Maiduguri, Nigeria MAIDUGURI, (CAJ News) – THE Boko Haram terror group has killed around 35 000 people since it began its insurgency in Nigeria ten years…