Dog-eat-dog world in Joburg mayoral race
by TINTSWALO BALOYIJOHANNESBURG,(CAJ News)– MONTHS before watershed local government elections, the race for the mayoral position in Johannesburg and control of the key Gauteng…
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Ramaphosa honours Jesse Jackson, Africa applauds
from WILL COOPER in Chicago, USASpecial contributorCHICAGO, (CAJ News) – SOUTH African President Cyril Ramaphosa received widespread acclaim across the African continent and…
Foreign bases threaten southern Africa’s peace
from ODIRILE TOTENG in Gaborone, BotswanaBotswana BureauGABORONE, (CAJ News) – ECONOMIC Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has sharply criticised Botswana for hosting a…
Statue project sparks outcry
from NJABULO BUTHELEZI in DurbanKwaZulu Natal BureauDURBAN, (CAJ News) – As millions of South Africans grapple with economic hardship, housing and sanitation backlogs, high…
Tehran decries ‘crime of aggression’
by SAVIOUS KWINIKA PRETORIA, (CAJ News) – IRAN has condemned what it describes as a joint United States–Israeli military assault that killed its Supreme Leader and scores…
Ramaphosa unveils growth-focused budget
by SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – SOUTH Africa’s 2026 national budget sets the stage for faster inclusive growth, job creation and poverty reduction, President…
Africa did not spare the deepening Middle East conflict
by MTHULISI SIBANDAJOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – ONLY recently, the South African government secured the repatriation of some 17 compatriots that had been stuck in Russia after…
Call to end Israeli occupation
by AKANI CHAUKEJOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – THE South African Communist Party (SACP) has strongly condemned Israel’s reported plans to annex additional Palestinian land in…
More charges slapped on Mugabe’s son
by AKANI CHAUKEJOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – MORE charges have been slapped on the son of former Zimbabwean president, Robert Mugabe, and a co-accused following a shooting…
SA will not be bullied, Ramaphosa tells US
from DION HENRICK in Cape TownWestern Cape BureauCAPE TOWN, (CAJ News) – SOUTH African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, has fired a broadside at the United States, maintaining…