Shoprite sells five stores in Malawi to Karson, which must keep workers and report regularly to the competition commission. In Ghana, Shoprite plans to sell seven stores and a warehouse, marking another step back from its Africa dream. Shoprite is pulling out of Ghana and Malawi after struggling for years to make money outside South…
Progress towards a legally binding global treaty on plastics pollution stalled and went into reverse this week. The United Nations Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, ran overtime. It’s likely to conclude this evening, without agreement. This is an incredibly disappointing result. As a member of the Scientists’ Coalition for an Effective Plastics Treaty,…
