The death toll from an overnight gas cylinder leak in a South African shantytown rose to 17 on Thursday, as one local official blamed the accident on an illegal mining operation that went wrong. Gauteng Province Premier Panyaza Lesufi said investigatio…
by TINTSWALO BALOYI JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) FRAUDSTERS are pouncing on people searching for enticing travel destinations, affordable accommodation and reasonably priced flights, with the international vacation season in full swing.The swindlers are t…
The Gauteng Provincial Legislature’s Portfolio Committee on Community Safety has called for a total eradication of illegal mining that remains an enormous problem in the province.This follows the tragic loss of innocent lives at the Angelo Informal Set…
by DION HENRICK in Cape Town Western CapeBureau CAPE TOWN, (CAJ News) THE high-end, luxury hotel sector is forecast to dramatically increase its expenditure on technology and communication systems over the next three years.This is according to new glo…
A man allegedly raped a 16-year-old girl at Rosh Pinah on Wednesday.The Namibian Police Force in a crime report on Thursday said the girl was hitchhiking to Noordoewer when the 49-year-old man picked her up and took her to his house in Rosh Pinah.The i…
The Roads Authority (RA) on Thursday verified with Nampa that travellers going to South Africa should use the Ariamsvlei-Nakop border post.Roads Authority Corporate Communications Manager Hileni Fillemon said that travellers and commercial vehicles hea…
Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, a member of Standard Bank Group and the leading end-to-end financial services provider in Nigeria, recently announced various Board appointments across the Group. These appointments are a reflection of the Group’s commitment …
from AMADOU NDIAYE in Dakar, Senegal Senegal Bureau DAKAR, (CAJ News) A FUNDING crisis faced by the World Food Programme (WFP) has left millions stranded without aid as hunger grips Central and West Africa.This funding crunch means WFP will be able to…