Police have been instructed to no longer arrest people for personal cultivation and/or possession of cannabis, GroundUp writes. There has been confusion regarding th Read more »
The South African Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) is embroiled in a row after it chose a Tanzanian company, Kagera Sugar Limited, to buy the assets of ailing South African ... Read more »
An innovation by four university students that translates the local dialect into English or Kiswahili to make it easier for doctors to diagnose patients' symptoms remotely has ... Read more »
The government has launched an exercise to supply free agricultural inputs to cashew farmers across the country. The initiative comes after President Samia Suluhu Hassan endorsed ... Read more »
In 26 years, Nigeria's textile sector has lost over 117,000 jobs. According to the Textile Association of Nigeria, the sector could lose more jobs if the government does not ... Read more »
In the financial year 2020-2021, Uganda exported a record 6.08 million coffee bags, the highest total for 12 months in 30 years. Exports for FY20/21 were also worth U.S.$559 ... Read more »
Scientists say a "forgotten" coffee plant that can grow in warmer conditions could help future-proof the drink against climate change. They predict we could soon be ... Read more »
The conviction of a high-profile business figure not only sends a strong signal to the commodities' sector as a whole, but also demonstrates the vital need for Switzerland to ... Read more »
In a new study on ethically-responsible jewellery-buying, the group Human Rights Watch sounds an alarm over the effects of the novel coronavirus on small-scale miners, and suggests ... Read more »
The Nigerian government has reiterated its determination to commit more resources and efforts to optimise earnings and employment opportunities in the mining sector. This comes in ... Read more »
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