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…
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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…
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…
Maize prices up but Malawi’s harvest prospects bright
from MAVHUTO BANDA in Lilongwe, Malawi LILONGWE, (CAJ News) – PRICES of the staple maize are escalating in Malawi as demand outweighs in the wake of the lean season reaching…
German funds war against East Africa locust invasion
from MARIA MACHARIA in Nairobi, Kenya NAIROBI, (CAJ News) – GERMANY has made available €2 million (R32,6 million) to tackle the worst locust infestation in decades…
Zimbabwe’s Tongaat to harvest irrigated maize
from SUKUOLUHLE NDLOVU in Masvingo, Zimbabwe MASVINGO, (CAJ News) – THE harvesting of irrigated maize in Chiredzi grown by Tongaat Hulett Zimbabwe in partnership with the…
East Africa needs millions to stop locusts’ invasion
from MARIA MACHARIA in Nairobi, Kenya NAIROBI, (CAJ News) – EAST African countries need US$70 million (R1 billion) to stop the outbreak of swarms of locusts devastating the…
Rains bring glimmer hope to distressed SADC agro sector
by TINTSWALO BALOYI JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – THE rains that fell in the past few weeks, albeit destructive in some cases, have lifted the doom around the agricultural sector…