100 nabbed in Zimbabwe onslaught against wood poachers
from ANESUSHE MAMHUTE in Chiredzi, Zimbabwe CHIREDZI, (CAJ News) – ZIMBABWEAN authorities have arrested some 100 people during a crackdown against illegal trade of firewood…
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Floods leave over 50 dead in Sudan
from RAJI BASHIR in Khartoum, Sudan KHARTOUM, (CAJ News) – MORE than 50 people have died following incessant flooding in Sudan. Nearly 194 000 people have been affected…
Uproar over Nigeria shoot to kill policy
from EMEKA OKONKWO in Abuja, Nigeria ABUJA, (CAJ News) –CIVIL society organisations in Nigeria fear the army could commit extrajudicial killings after President Muhammamadu…
Chikombedzi mineral rush triggers fears of land degradation
from PATRICK CHITONGO recently in Gezani, Zimbabwe GEZANI, (CAJ News) – IN scenes reminiscent of over a decade ago, small scale miners have flocked Gezani communal lands,…
Mozambique’s child marriages ban welcomed
from ARIMANDO DOMINGOS in Maputo, Mozambique MAPUTO, (CAJ News) – THE passing of a new bill banning child marriage in Mozambique has been hailed as a historic commitment by…
EXCLUSIVE: Jatropha project an inspiring international success
from ANNA NTABANE in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga MBOMBELA, (CAJ News) – BEHIND the thriving essential oils and pharmaceutical sectors in the Mpumalanga Province and neighbouring…
Rare prospect for next Mozambique government
from ARIMANDO DOMINGOS in Maputo, Mozambique MAPUTO, (CAJ News) – A new Mozambican government to be in place after the national elections in October will have the rare…
Upbeat French mobile firm targets Africa expansion
by TINTSWALO BALOYI JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – BUOYED by a massive increase in revenues globally, French mobile technology firm, Crosscall, has set its sights on the South…
Bad debtor Angola on brink of US sanctions
from PEDRO AGOSTO in Luanda, Angola LUANDA, (CAJ News) – CLOSE to three decades after their tense relations normalised, Angola and the United States (US) appear heading on a…
90 killed in southern Libya conflict
from AHMED ZAYED in Tripoli, Libya TRIPOLI, (CAJ News) – AT least 90 people have been killed during intensifying clashes in southern Libya in recent days. Thousands of others…