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Police uncover R350 million drug lab on Volksrust farm
22 Sep 2025 10:57 GMT
… tip-off about strong chemical odours from the property. … , believed to be from West Africa, escaped into the nearby … premises, police found precursor chemicals, industrial drug equipment, and … also discovered.
The farm caretaker, a South African national, was …
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El-Rufai’s Tenure Elongation Claim: Why Nigeria Cannot Become Another Cameroon
22 Sep 2025 01:51 GMT
… domestic authoritarianism.
Nigeria is structurally different … and anchors West African stability.
Were Nigeria to attempt … Mali, Guinea, and Niger.
AU Suspension: The African … mobilising resources for agricultural support, fertiliser distribution, and …
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Fertilizer volatility hits row crops
21 Sep 2025 22:20 GMT
Faith Parum
American Farm Bureau Federation
Fertilizer costs are having a bigger and bigger impact on farm budgets. In the lead-up to the 2022 crop year, fertilizer prices surged to records – driven by tight global supplies, energy shocks and trade …
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R350m meth lab bust — five North Americans arrested, two West Africans flee into bushes
21 Sep 2025 08:27 GMT
… foreign nationals, the South African Police Service (SAPS) … September 2025 at a farm in Volksrust.
“Five … – believed to be from West African countries – managed to evade … quantities of crystal methamphetamine, chemical precursors and manufacturing equipment …
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Multi-Million Rand Drug Lab Dismantled in Mpumalanga Farm Raid
21 Sep 2025 07:53 GMT
In a major breakthrough, a multidisciplinary law enforcement team has uncovered a sophisticated drug manufacturing laboratory valued at an estimated R350 million on a farm in Volksrust, Mpumalanga.
The discovery, which occurred on the border with KwaZulu- …
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South Africans outraged as foreign nationals nabbed in R350M drug bust in Mpumalanga
21 Sep 2025 07:28 GMT
… a strange chemical smell coming from the premises
South Africans are … Home Affairs, went to the farm. Police said that upon … more suspects, allegedly from a West African country, managed to evade … large amounts of precursor chemicals allegedly used for drug …
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NIGERIA-BRAZIL AVIATION PACT AND A $1 TRILLION ECONOMY
21 Sep 2025 00:16 GMT
… million, Nitrogenous fertilizer (from petroleum … agriculture, where Embraer manufactures agricultural … crop-spraying aircraft. Therefore, any feasible $1 trillion economy for Nigeria … Nigeria, history beckons.
Dr. Uwanaka writes from African …
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Nigeria's Economy Signals Resilience: Inflation Dips to 20%, GDP Holds Steady Above 3%, and Trade Surplus Hits N7.4 Trillion in Q2 2025
20 Sep 2025 18:23 GMT
… experience in agricultural policy, painted a vivid picture … position Nigeria as a regional exporter—potentially rivaling Kenya and Ethiopia in East African … redirected to fertilizer subsidies that boosted yields by … poultry farmers but access little credit). The …
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South African police bust illicit meth lab, arrest 5 North Americans
20 Sep 2025 13:14 GMT
… officials searched the farm, they found precursor chemicals used to … , believed to be from West African countries, fled into nearby … commissioner of the South African Police Service, said the … farm area. The discovery led to the arrest of two South Africans …
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R350 million worth of crystal-meth found in Mpumalanga farm lab
20 Sep 2025 11:48 GMT
… believed to be from West African countries managed to evade … about a suspicious chemical smell coming from the farm and acted … of large quantities of precursor chemicals used in drug manufacturing, … in the possession of the farm’s caretaker.”
Maphanga adds: …