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Lesotho, SADC, South Africa
Josias van Zyl inches towards compensation for sunken diamonds

The Katse Dam, in Lesotho.
The Katse Dam, in Lesotho. © Reuters
Josias van Zyl has won the latest battle in the legal war he has been waging on Lesotho and South Africa over the loss of his diamond concessions that were submerged thirty years ago when the huge Katse Dam was filled. [...]
Published on 08.03.2022 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes
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In Focus | Southern Africa
Southern Africa's other green revolution

The slow legalisation of the use of cannabis for medicinal purposes, which got under way in Canada and the United States in 2016, has started a veritable agricultural revolution in Africa. From the mountains of Lesotho to the South African coast, taking in Malawi and Zimbabwe, the sector's major operators have set up partnerships with local entrepreneurs able to oversee plantations and talk to governments about the liberalisation of a form of cultivation which is still largely forbidden on the continent.

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