Commercialisation of the trade requires cohesive regulation regarding cultivation, processing, distribution, retail, enforcement, education and cultural integration
All 10 parties in the government of national unity voted for the Bill, with the support of ActionSA and Build One South Africa
Masire is an unassuming leader who deserves to be remembered as one of the greatest African pioneers of post-colonial history
The narrow terms of the original proclamation authorising the Special Investigating Unit to only look into dodgy lottery grants has hobbled the SIU, despite it having applied for an amendment to its terms 15 months ago
The $400 million the United States congress removed from a list of funding programmes the Trump administration wants to cut doesn’t cancel the cuts to HIV and TB programmes made in February
For the singer, making music is about finding the rhythm in chaos, love, respect and home
The rate is still within the Reserve Bank’s target range and supports the case for a further rate cut in the upcoming meeting, economists say
But there is hope. Poor South Africans, the very people Operation Dudula claims to represent, are standing against this form of hatred and extreme violence
If Africa can trade with itself, on its own terms, in its own currencies, it could rewrite the rules of global commerce
Any discussion about the policy must weigh up addressing historical injustices, its measurable and intangible benefits, and the costs of not transforming the economy