Marketplace Africa Explores The South African Farms Switching To Saffron

As extended droughts continue to change the agricultural landscape throughout South Africa, some farmers in the country are cultivating what they hope is a new goldmine – saffron. In the latest episode of Marketplace Africa, CNN’s Zain Asher takes a look at how this delicate flower is transforming the fields and fortunes of those across the value chain in […]

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Marketplace Africa Explores The Pre-owned Luxury Boom And The Growth Of E-Commerce

In the latest episode of Marketplace Africa, CNN’s Zain Asher explores South Africa’s pre-owned luxury boom. Despite fears of a looming recession, luxury sales worldwide have consistently grown in recent years. Dion Chang, founder of Flux Trends explains, “I think the world has shifted fundamentally during the pandemic and I think you’ve seen all of these new concepts and luxury […]

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