Cannabis sector on a high as new weed law for private use finally enacted
Supporters at the Global Cannabis March in Cape Town on 4 May 2024. (Photo by Gallo Images / Brenton Geach) Georgina Crouth – 3 June 2024 The Cannabis for Private Purposes Act gives the green light to adults wanting to cultivate, possess and consume the herb for their private use. It also sees the automatic…
Street Store for the homeless is back again
Street Store is the world’s first rent-free, premises-free, pop-up clothing store for the homeless. Picture: Supplied Sarene Kloren – 8 June 2024 This year marks ten years of bringing dignity to homeless people around the world through clothing. Street Store, the world’s first rent-free, premises-free, pop-up clothing store for the homeless, has evolved from a simple idea in…
Stun grenades thrown at farm women outside Parliament
Farm women and police officers face off after the protestors broke the police line and had stun grenades thrown at them. Photos: Liezl Human Liezl Human – 4 June 2024 Over 200 farm women braved the rain and cold to march to Parliament in Cape Town on Tuesday. Under the banner of the Women on…
Avoid social media scams
Jason Lane-Sellers, director of fraud and identity for Europe, Middle East and Africa at LexisNexis Risk Solutions, told Daily Maverick that fraudsters are increasingly using social media by creating deepfake videos of celebrities or public figures endorsing fake investment opportunities or cryptocurrencies. A classic example in South Africa is the recent social media scam using…
Permaculture Manual
This Permaculture Manual is compiled by John Nzira of http://ukuvuna.org He is one of the most respected permaculture practitioners in South Africa. Thank you John for sharing your wisdom and generously making this manual available for free download https://www.ipenpermaculture.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/09/permaculture_training_manual_john_nzira_2008.pdf
Shell’s Wild Coast exploration appeal dismissed, but rights renewal still feasible
Protesters against Shell’s offshore exploration at North Beach, Durban on 11 December 2021. (Photo: Gallo Images / Darren Stewart) Onke Ngcuka – 3 June 2024 Organisations opposing Shell’s oil and gas exploration off the Wild Coast were partly disappointed by a Supreme Court of Appeal ruling on Monday. It upheld the urgent interdict halting Shell’s…
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Help support T.R.A.S.H.
Great work by the Friends of the Liesbeek’s Liesbeek Maintenance Project team clearing the opening of the channel mouth to the wetland in Obs. This, and the entire divergence project is what kept us flood free last winter. Please consider donating if you are able, and or sharing the good work that FOL does. The…
