March 22, 2023

SA races against time to clear permits backlog

by AKANI CHAUKE PRETORIA, (CAJ News) SOUTH Africa’s Department of Home Affairs is battling a backlog of permanent and temporary residence permits.It is unlikely to clear the backlog in the current year. The current total pending applications is 78 815…

Frantic efforts to salvage Malawi from catastrophe

from MAVHUTO BANDA in Lilongwe, Malawi Malawi Bureau LILONGWE, (CAJ News) HUMANITARIAN organizations are making frantic efforts to curtail a multipronged catastrophe as the impact of the Tropical Storm Freddy hits home.The subsequent lack of sanitatio…

Latest cyber security threats in Africa revealed

by MTHULISI SIBANDA JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) ALTHOUGH ransomware’s share of incidents in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) held steady at 18 percent, globally defenders were more successful detecting and preventing ransomware in 2022.Despite this, atta…

CAR rebel commander nabbed, faces trial

from OMAN MBIKO in Bangui, Central African Republic CAR Bureau BANGUI, (CAJ News) THE arrest of a commander of one of the notorious rebel groups is a major step in the fight against impunity in the Central African Republic (CAR).United Nations’ Multid…

Activist back in dock for plotting Zimbabwe ‘coup’

from MARCUS MUSHONGA in Harare, Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Bureau HARARE, (CAJ News) ZIMBABWEAN authorities have reopened the prosecution of a four-year-old case against a pro-democracy campaigner and civil society leader accused of plotting to overthrow Presi…

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