March 22, 2023

Uganda heightens crackdown against homosexuality

from HASSAN ONYANGO in Kampala, Uganda Uganda Bureau KAMPALA, (CAJ News) THERE is outcry after Uganda’s Parliament passed a law that criminalizes consensual sexual activity between adults of the same sex.The law, dubbed the ‘2023 Anti-Homosexuality Bi…

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ANC says won’t be bullied on global matters

by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) SOUTH Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) says it will never tolerate any bullying by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the United States on sovereignty of nations over global politi…

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Honor to expand rollout of X series

by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) HONOR is rolling out multiple smartphones this year from its X series.The Chinese global technology brand unveiled its latest addition to this series –Honor X7a — in South Africa. It is hailed as an affordabl…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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