# The Trade, Industry and Competition Department says cannabis commercialisation policy and legislation will be finalised by the end of the 2026/27 financial year. Minister Parks Tau shared this in response to a parliamentary question. Industry experts warn that regulatory delays, high licensing costs and legal contradictions continue to hinder the legal cannabis sector. Experts […]
# A New York Jury is deliberating on a racketeering conspiracy charge against music mogul Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs in his federal sex trafficking trial. The jury reached verdicts on four of the five charges faced by Combs in which the jury agreed on two sex trafficking counts and two transportation-for-prostitution charges but remains deadlocked on […]
# The National Agricultural Marketing Council has warned that fuel levy increases will strain South Africa’s agriculture sector. The council says that fuel makes up 13-percent of input costs, and the hike will raise production, transport, and food prices. It says that despite a diesel rebate scheme, smallholder farmers and rural workers may struggle most. […]
# South Africa’s agricultural sector led economic growth between January and March, expanding by 15.8-percent and contributing 0.4-percentage points to overall gross domestic product. According to Stats SA the growth was driven by horticulture and animal products, exports rose to 61-billion-rand while bovine meat exports alone jumped 31-percent year-on-year. The report indicates that agriculture now […]
# Southern African Agri Initiative executive director, Theo de Jager, says the US trip was about offering a value proposition to stop economic migration by ending poverty and hunger in Africa through agriculture. De Jager says agriculture can create wealth faster than any other sector, however, investment requires security, production financing, and policy certainty. He […]
# Freedom Front Plus leader Corné Mulder says their recent US visit was not to complain but to express concern and explore solutions to South Africa’s challenges. Mulder says the delegation aimed to promote national prosperity and conveyed that the Trump administration has set four non-negotiable conditions to reset US-SA relations. He emphasised open dialogue […]
# A Morgan Stanley Capital International SA Green Property Index shows that green-certified buildings in South Africa continue to outperform non-certified ones. Certified prime and A-grade offices achieved a 10.1-percent total return, 120 basis points above peers. Retail followed closely, with green malls earning 13.2-percent, outperforming by 130 basis points. Benefits include lower vacancies, higher […]
# Tributes continue to pour in for South African actor Wiseman Sithole who died on Sunday at the age of 51 at his Cape Town home. The cause of his death remains unknown. Best known for his role as Lucky Mabande in e.TV’s Shooting Stars, Sithole also starred in Projek Dina, 90 Plein Street, and […]
# The Judicial Conduct Tribunal has ruled that the legal team of the secretary that accuses Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge of coercing her into engaging in sexually explicit messages, Andiswa Mengo, will not cross-examine him or his witnesses. Tribunal chairperson, retired judge president Bernard Ngoepe stated that, under the Judicial Service Commission Act and […]
