How Zimbabwe’s tourism weathers economic storms
from WELLINGTON TONI in Harare, Zimbabwe HARARE, (CAJ News) – ZIMBABWE’S tourism sector continues defying ongoing economic challenges in the country thanks to a crucial…
Electricity
Global issues, local concerns pummel SA economy
by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – ANALYSTS have forecast a further recession of the South African economy because of load shedding, the raging coronavirus (COVID-19)…
MTN invests billions amid load shedding threat
by SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – MTN is investing an average R11 billion (US$703,8 million) yearly to ensure a seamless network experience during the energy…
Mixed feelings to SA Budget Speech 2020
from DION HENRICK in Cape Town CAPE TOWN, (CAJ News) – THE establishment of a state bank, formation of the Sovereign Wealth Fund and the slashing of the state wage bill in…
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…
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…
Anger over Lesotho project to supply water to SA
from TSOANELO MOKHAHLANE in Maseru, Lesotho MASERU, (CAJ News) – THE construction of a Lesotho dam to supply water to South Africa has lurched into crisis after it emerged…
Clean energy the obvious solution to Nigeria power woes
from OKORO CHINEDU in Lagos, Nigeria LAGOS, (CAJ News) – EXPERTS have advised Nigeria to adopt clean energy to address power shortages and the absence of electrification in most…
SA economy receives rude introduction to 2020
by TINTSWALO BALOYI Executive Editor JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – SOUTH Africa has gotten off to a worst possible start to the New Year with load shedding returning to haunt the…
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…