A treasure traded as a commodity
Rooibos tea has been hot property globally for some time, but volatile prices and lack of beneficiation are souring benefits.
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Climate change threat to rooibos tea
The world's thirst for rooibos tea is growing and so is the Western Cape rooibos industry. But climate change is threatening to nip that in the bud.
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'Rooibos is good for you, and we've got R2m to prove it'
South African researchers are to conduct a R2-million research in a bid to scientifically showcase the healthy properties of Rooibos tea.
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Nestlé denies 'Rooibos robbery'
Food company Nestlé on Friday denied contravening the country's Biodiversity Act in an act of "Rooibos robbery".
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Hectares of rooibos going unharvested
There is a sea of rooibos tea at the moment, with some farmers in Western Cape leaving crops in the field.
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