Violence shadows march movement
by TINTSWALO BALOYI JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – PUBLIC concern is mounting in South Africa over ongoing demonstrations linked to the March and March Movement, with critics…
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Zimbabwe joins Security Council
from MARCUS MUSHONGA in Harare, Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Bureau HARARE, (CAJ News) – ZIMBABWE has been elected as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC)…
From Diplomatic Rupture to Shared Memory: What Rwanda’s Memorial in Paris Represents
from ALBERT RUDATSIMBURWA in Kigali, Rwanda Rwanda Bureau KIGALI, (CAJ News) – THE inauguration of the Memorial to the Genocide Against the Tutsi in Paris was more than a…
U.S silence on Kinshasa’s transgressions could deepen Congo’s crisis
from KELVIN JAKACHIRA in Goma, DRC GOMA, (CAJ News) – THE Washington Accords between Rwanda and the DRC were presented as a major diplomatic achievement in the Great Lakes…
Call to revive SADC Tribunal grows
by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – THE Southern African Agri Initiative (Saai) has formally written to the chairperson of the Southern African Development…
Nigeria on high alert over threats of revenge against SA
from EMEKA OKONKWO in Abuja, Nigeria Nigeria Bureau ABUJA, (CAJ News) – THE Nigeria Police Force has warned locals against targeting South African nationals and interests in…
Xenophobic violence deteriorates into looting sprees
from NJABULO BUTHELEZI in Durban KZN Bureau DURBAN, (CAJ News) – THE last time South Africa experienced mass looting of businesses, more than 350 people died during the…
Ghana mobilising jobs for citizens evacuated from Afrophobia
from RUSSELL ADADEVOH in Accra, Ghana Ghana Bureau ACCRA, (CAJ News) – GHANA is encouraging businesses to provide jobs to citizens whom the government has evacuated from South…
Jonathan’s return adds to Nigeria poll ructions
from EMEKA OKONKWO in Abuja, Nigeria Nigeria Bureau ABUJA, (CAJ News) – THE return to active politics by former president Goodluck Jonathan, who is again set to contend for…
Zambia hits 5 million tonnes
by ARNOLD MULENGA in Lusaka & SAVIOUS KWINIKA in Johannesburg Southern Africa Bureau LUSAKA, (CAJ News) – ZAMBIA is celebrating what could become a historic turning…