In independent research centre, the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP), has published an overview of five key foods produced in South Africa, as part of its analysis of food and agricultural aspects of the Covid-19 pandemic crisis.

The world is in the grip of two massive opposing forces. While many different forces will shape our future, these two in particular loom large.

After years of banning cannabis in all forms, South Africa is quickly jumping through hoops to become one of the more lenient countries when it comes to using cannabis, and a likely massive competitor in the world hemp growing market.

Last week, Daily Maverick reported that the average person in a South African household wastes between 8kg and 12kg of food per year, which equates to a total of 25 to 50 tonnes of consumer food waste annually. 

What would the ANC/SACP alliance do without apartheid? This word has saved their bacon on thousands of occasions.

At the core of this year’s budget proposals from South Africa’s national treasury is the admission that national debt is no longer expected to stabilise.