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Black market

Now we’re toking: It’s an uphill battle, but South Africa’s cannabis reformation is coming, say producers

South Africa

Now we’re toking: It’s an uphill battle, but South Africa’s cannabis reformation is coming, say producers

By Giuseppe Rajkumar Guerandi

Plants on the black market: Inside South Africa’s new poaching problem

South Africa

Plants on the black market: Inside South Africa’s new poaching problem

By Ashraf Hendricks and Liezl Human

Let abalone go extinct – this might be the radical solution South Africa needs, new report suggests

South Africa

Let abalone go extinct – this might be the radical solution South Africa needs, new report suggests

By Don Pinnock

Covid ‘miracle drug’ bust triggers black market fears

South Africa

Covid ‘miracle drug’ bust triggers black market fears

By Sandisiwe Shoba

Up in Smoke: Public reflections on decision to extend the ban on tobacco sales

South Africa

Up in Smoke: Public reflections on decision to extend the ban on tobacco sales

By Benjamin Roberts, Carin Runciman, Narnia Bohler-Muller and Kate Alexander

Hangberg: Why fishers have been turned into poachers

South Africa

Hangberg: Why fishers have been turned into poachers

By Fiona Anciano

Egypt sells $600 mln to import basic goods

Newsdeck

Egypt sells $600 mln to import basic goods

By Reuters