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)…
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More money needed in war against locusts
from MARIA MACHARIA in Nairobi, Kenya NAIROBI, (CAJ News) – THE funds needed to combat the pest crisis in East Africa have doubled to US$138 million (about R2,2 billion) in…
Hunger forces Zimbabwe girls into illegal marriages
from MARCUS MUSHONGA in Harare, Zimbabwe HARARE, (CAJ News) – POOR Zimbabwean parents are forcibly marrying their children to wealthier families who have food. This is among…
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…
Resurgent agro sector raises SA job creation hopes
by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – THE rejuvenated agricultural sector has emerged the industry offering the biggest hope for employment creation in South Africa,…
Locust invasion threatens children’s food supplies
from RAJI BASHIR in Khartoum, Sudan KHARTOUM, (CAJ News) – THE food supplies of some of the most vulnerable children and families in South Sudan are under threat as massive…
20 refugees dead in stampede for food aid
from AHMED OBAFEMI in Maiduguri, Nigeria MAIDUGURI, (CAJ News) – THE death of 20 people during a stampede over food and cash aid in Niger is the latest catastrophe in a crisis…
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…
Locusts invasion spreads to Uganda
from HASSAN ONYANGO in Kampala, Uganda KAMPALA, (CAJ News) – SWARMS of locusts wreaking havoc in East Africa have now invaded Uganda. There are also unconfirmed reports of…
Time running out for Africa to fight hunger
from ADANE BIKILA in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia ADDIS ABABA, (CAJ News) – AFRICAN leaders are racing against time to end malnutrition and stunting by 2025. Speaking at the…