In September 2018, the Constitutional Court of South Africa decriminalised the private use of cannabis. The South African government is also gradually becoming receptive to the growth of can... Read more

ZAMBIA – Integrated cold chain food products and agribusiness company Zambeef has issued its support to Zambia’s education sector by donating hand washing stations, hand sanitisers, temperat... Read more

US – Alternative Proteins Company Beyond Meat, Inc. has secured a 3 year supply deal with US multinational fast food restaurant franchise McDonalds. The two companies signed a three-year glo... Read more

From a humble beginning in the kitchen of founder Moses Atobrah, Debbies Products has expanded to markets such as Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal and Nigeria. Read more

Moses Atobrah The story of how Moses Atobrah started Debbies – a skin- and hair-care products business in Accra, Ghana – begins with the tale of two women in his life. For years, Atobrah wat... Read more

NAMIBIA – After months of COVID-19 disruptions in the alcohol industry in Namibia, beer production shot up in the month of December 2020 to reach 146.3 hectolitres (hl) (146,300 L) from 8.6... Read more

NIGERIA – Multinational food manufacturing giant Nestle has announced the replacement of plastic straws used for its Ready-To-Drink (RTD) MILO packs, switching to paper straws in Nigeria. Th... Read more

NAMIBIA – After months of COVID-19 disruptions in the alcohol industry in Namibia, beer production shot up in the month of December 2020 to reach 146.3 hectolitres (hl) (146,300 L) from 8.6... Read more

SOUTH AFRICA – The dreaded announcement by South Africa’s alcohol industry finally befell the sector when the Finance Minister Tito Mboweni announced an increase of 8% on excise rate, which... Read more