South Africa rejects Ethiopian migrants’ multimillion-dollar offer
South African Rand by SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG – THOUSANDS of Ethiopian refugees living in South Africa are dangling an offer of R100 million (US$6,94 million) to the host country’s government in exchange for permanent residence permits. The offer has hit a snag with South Africa reluctant to accept this capital injection that the Ethiopians More...
More people than ever face hunger in Southern Africa
World Food Programme from MARCUS MUSHONGA in Harare, Zimbabwe HARARE – A RECORD 45 million people in Southern Africa are food insecure as the region enters the peak of the lean season. The season runs More...
Mozambique anticipates new era of peace and economic boom
Mozambique President Felipe Nyusi from ARIMANDO DOMINGOS in Maputo, Mozambique MAPUTO – INCUMBENT Felipe Nyusi has been sworn in for a second term as President of Mozambique, heralding the beginning of More...
PC shipments grow for first time in 7 years
Personal Computers by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG – WORLDWIDE shipments of personal computers (PCs) have increased by more than 2 percent from the fourth quarter of 2019. However, a continuous decline in the More...
Rearing goats a boon for young graduate
Great Zimbabwe University (GZU) graduate and Masvingo young entrepreneur, Gracious Rumbidzai Shonhai (24). Photo by Sukuolunhle Ndlovu, CAJ News Africa from SUKUOLUNHLE NDLOVU in Masvingo, Zimbabwe MASVINGO – A More...
Russia’s silent assassins defraud African banks
Cyber attack by SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG – BANKS in Sub-Saharan Africa are at the mercy of a Russian speaking hacking group, most likely to be the infamous Silence outfit previously responsible for the More...
Telcoms cluster connects humanitarians in CAR
Emergency Telecommunications Cluster from OMAN MBIKO in Bangui, Central African Republic BANGUI – A GLOBAL network of organisations working to provide shared communications services in humanitarian emergencies More...
Rural SA areas connected to the world wide web
Internet Society by AKANI CHAUKE in Polokwane POLOKWANE – REMOTE areas in the northern Limpopo Province of South Africa are to enjoy the benefits of the internet thanks to an investment of US$30 000 (more More...
The fall and fall of Africa’s richest woman
Africa’s richest woman, Isabel dos Santos from PEDRO AGOSTO in Luanda, Angola LUANDA – AN asset freeze threatening to paralyse her businesses is a rung downwards in the fall from grace of Africa’s More...
Windows7 demise leaves users vulnerable to cyber crooks
Microsoft’s Windows 7 by MTHULISI SIBANDA JOHANNESBURG – AS of January 14, a quarter of the world’s personal computers (PCs) will be more vulnerable to ransomware as Windows 7 end of life. Microsoft More...