Sending these WhatsApp messages in South Africa could now land you in jail

https://businesstech.co.za/news/internet/542766/warning-sending-these-whatsapp-messages-in-south-africa-could-now-land-you-in-jail/

A person convicted of an offence under the Cybercrimes Act is liable to a fine or imprisonment for a period of up to fifteen years or to both a fine and such imprisonment as may be ordered in terms of the offence.

#sa #southAfrica

🇿🇦 The President of The South African Medical Association, Angelique Coetzee:

“In South Africa, it [Omicron] Is A Mild Disease, But It’s a Serious, Serious, Serious Illness in Europe, Because Politicians Want Me to Say It”

#sa #South #Africa

#afrikaners #boer #sa

Africa’s Farmers Brace for Food Crisis as Hormuz Fertilizer Flows Collapse

The impact of the war led the UN to warn of spiking food costs for a continent where there were already alarm bells about potential famines and where governments also have limited ability to help. #Africa also has on average lower use of fertilizers compared with, say, Europe and that means the soil is already at risk of undernourishment, according to producer Yara International ASA. 

Farmers in places like #Nigeria and #Lesotho say they are skipping fertilizers or scaling back the area they plan to plant crops. South Africa (#SA) is forecasting its lowest #wheat harvest in 12 years as winter planting begins. In #Senegal, some are using cheaper products.

“Across much of sub-Saharan Africa, where smallholder farmers use minimal fertilizer to begin with, any price spike can drastically reduce input usage and reduce yields that are already low,

#urea