The Real Cost of Your Chocolate Habit: New Research Reveals the Bittersweet Truth of Cocoa Farming in Africa’s Forests
Chocolate sales have boomed in recent months. As the cost-of-living crisis bites, consumers are increasingly reaching for chocolate as a simple and affordable pleasure.
The most important ingredient in chocolate is cocoa beans, which come from plants grown in the tropics. About 70% of the world’s cocoa comes from West Africa. The countries of Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) and Ghana are two of the biggest producers.
NWU Botanical Gardens Gallery Presents When the Dust Settles A Solo Exhibition By Joe Turpin
The NWU Botanical Gardens Gallery at the North-West University’s Potchefstroom Campus proudly presents the upcoming solo exhibition “When the Dust Settles”, running from 17th July with an opening reception and walkabout on the 22nd July 2023 at 13h00. In February 2022, the foundation stone of the Rustenburg Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in South Africa’s North West province, was removed, as the building was finally being sold - there has not been an active worshipping congregation or Jewish Community in over twenty years.
