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…
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Africa questions China mineral ties
from MARCUS MUSHONGA in Harare, ZimbabweZimbabwe BureauHARARE, (CAJ News) – GROWING debate across Africa over relations with China has resurfaced after criticism that…
Botswana lifts ban on vegetable imports from South Africa
from ODIRILE TOTENG in Gaborone, BotswanaBotswana BureauGABORONE, (CAJ News) – AN economist has welcomed Botswana’s decision to lift the ban on vegetable imports from South…
Lungu Burial Deadlock Persists Nine Months After His Death
from ARNOLD MULENGA in Lusaka, ZambiaZambia BureauLUSAKA, (CAJ News) – THURSDAY nine months since the death of former Zambian president Edgar Lungu in South Africa, with no end…
DRC reeling from worst cholera crisis in 25 years
from JEAN KASSONGO in Kinshasa, DRCDRC BureauKINSHASA, (CAJ News) – CONGOLESE authorities and the World Health Organisation (WHO) are making frantic efforts to curb the…
Zambia opposition suffers more defections ahead of polls
from ARNOLD MULENGA in Lusaka, ZambiaZambia BureauLUSAKA, (CAJ News) – THE ruling United Party for National Development (UPND) reports it has received more than 200 former…
Fresh allegations of president’s family immersion in Namibia energy sector
from ALFRED SHILONGO in Windhoek, NamibiaNamibia BureauWINDHOEK, (CAJ News) – PRESIDENT Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has rejected fresh allegations her family has improper…
Africa and Russia lead new era in HIV and cancer fight
from DION HENRICK in Cape TownWestern Cape BureauCAPE TOWN, (CAJ News) – SOUTH Africa this month took an extraordinary step forward in the global fight against HIV/AIDS,…
Islamic State Mozambique loots food during Ramadan
from ARMANDO DOMINGOS in Maputo, MozambiqueMozambique BureauMAPUTO, (CAJ News) – MORE than a week into Ramadan, Islamist insurgents wreaking havoc in northern Mozambique are…
Floods bring education to a halt in Mozambique
from ARMANDO DOMINGOS in Maputo, MozambiqueMozambique BureauMAPUTO, (CAJ News) – THE worst flooding in decades to pummel Mozambique have sparked an education crisis in the…