Garth Strachan
latest news & developments
New move to get cannabis master plan back on track
Business and unions are set to participate in an Operation Phakisa meeting from Monday next week
Promises on legal cannabis industry all smoke and mirrors
Five years after being told to fix South Africa’s unconstitutional cannabis laws, the state has failed to do so
Ramaphosa’s green dawn is ‘three years away’
A lack of coherence between government departments means little progress has been made in developing cannabis policy
Development zones left out in the cold
Poor departmental planning could explain why the widely touted special economic zones aren’t properly funded or up and running.
New BEE threat for tenderpreneurs
A new black empowerment policy shake-up aims to oust fat cats and tenderpreneurs once and for all from the procurement landscape.
W Cape pro-poor budget ‘not reckless pre-election spending’
In what it described as a ”pro-poor” budget, the Western Cape provincial government on Tuesday promised to combat the threat of job losses.
Shebeen owners protest W Cape liquor Act
Hundreds of shebeen owners and workers marched to the Western Cape legislature in Cape Town on Tuesday in protest against proposed new liquor rulings.