South Africa’s resilient web overcomes twin setbacks
by TINTSWALO BALOYI JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – SOUTH Africa has a remarkable ability to bounce back from events that seem insurmountable at the time. In addition, its…
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Nigeria telcos under investigation for malpractices
from EMEKA OKONKWO in Abuja, Nigeria ABUJA, (CAJ News) – MOBILE network operators in Nigeria are under probe over the increasing rate of drop calls. The Senate, which has…
Technology forces closure of Zimbabwe banks
from WELLINGTON TONI in Harare, Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Bureau Chief HARARE, (CAJ News) – THE phenomenal increase in mobile transactions in Zimbabwe is forcing banks to shut down…
Avon, David Tlale alliance offers bespoke beauty products
by MTHULISI SIBANDA JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – A STUDY by global market research and consumer data company, Statista, indicates that the fashion industry in South Africa…
MTN hails prosecution of battery thieves
by SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – MTN South Africa has welcomed the sentencing of some culprits behind the menace of battery theft. Sentences of between five and…
Major endorsement to Angola’s crusade against corruption
from PEDRO AGOSTO in Luanda, Angola LUANDA, (CAJ News) – THE endorsement by political heavyweights and the church is a testament to the impact of President Joao Lourenco’s…
Tongaat Hullet to retrench 5000 workers in Zimbabwe
from KHUMBULANI TARUVANDA in Chiredzi, Zimbabwe CHIREDZI, (CAJ News) – ZIMBABWE’S largest sugarcane producer has announced a massive retrenchment exercise, citing the…
South Africa’s release of spectrum lauded
from DION HENRICK in Cape Town CAPE TOWN, (CAJ News) – A TECHNOLOGY executive has welcomed the announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa indicating the South African…
Banks in war of words over ballooning Africa debt
from ALEXIS DOUMBIA in Abidjan, Ivory Coast ABIDJAN, (CAJ News) – THE African Development Bank (AfDB) has reacted strongly to accusations by the Word Bank Group that it was…
Extra power costs could paralyse SA mining projects
by SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – MORE than 30 percent of South African mining projects will be terminated prematurely because of additional power costs in the…