In October this year, police in the Western Cape announced that provincial detectives had arrested two suspects on drug trafficking charges during a raid at a business park in the suburb of Ottery.

 A early half of South Africa’s Protea flowering plant species face extinction, with some wild populations having dwindled to a single individual, such as the Kraaifontein spiderhead, and others, like the Swartland sugarbush, hanging on by a thread. 

During the lockdown in March, the demand for oranges went through the roof; a market development from which the southern hemisphere benefited the most.

The global macadamia market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 6.8% during the forecast period (2020-2025).

Use of antibiotics is under heightened scrutiny due to the increased prevalence of antibiotic-resistant pathogens.