Kioo17 Journal

Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA: A South African craft brewery has launched the nation’s first lager containing cannabis, capitalizing on the globally known Durban Poison strain after the private use of the plant was legalized in the country last month. Drinks infused with marijuana-derived compounds could grow to a $600 million market in the U.S. within the next four years, outpacing the growth of other categories of retail cannabis products, according to analysts at Canaccord Genuity.  Corona-parent Constellation Brands Inc. became the largest stakeholder in Canadian pot cultivator Canopy Growth Corp. earlier this year, while Molson Coors Canada has formed a joint venture with Hexo Corp. It’s not legal to grow the plant in South Africa, so the beer is being made with imported strains, mostly from Germany and Eastern Europe, Schubert said. Funded by investors including RCL Foods Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Miles Dally, Spar Group Ltd. CEO Graham O’Conno...

Washington DC, UNITED STATES: A luxury handbag designer in Palm Beach, Florida, has reportedly been chosen by Donald Trump as the next US ambassador to South Africa. Lana Marks, whose products retail for $10,000 to $400,000, was born in South Africa but has not lived there for more than 40 years. Lana Marks is a South African-born American fashion designer who founded the eponymous fashion brand, Lana Marks. On 29 September 2018 it was announced by the US President Donald Trump, that he was his nominate to be the US Ambassador to South Africa. The appointment of Lana Marks, whose products sell between $10,000 and $400,000, would be likely to cause some surprise: Marks was born in South Africa but has not lived there for more than 40 years. Relations between South Africa and the US have soured in recent weeks following a tweet by the president inaccurately describing “large-scale killing” of white farmers in the country. Trump’s statement prompted outra...

Lusaka, ZAMBIA: Police in Zambia arrested two Chinese nationals over the weekend over allegations that they were giving illegal military training to members of a local security firm. Police said one was arrested on Saturday and another on Sunday in the country’s tourist capital, Livingstone. In total, at least 11 people, including Zambians, were arrested in the operation. A Zambian director of Alert Safety Security in Livingstone was also detained. The nine were round up near the Livingstone Weighbridge and two kilometres off Great North Road. Southern Province Police Commissioner, Bonnie Kapeso said the suspects were found with one pistol, seven shotguns and one big air gun with a box containing shotgun ammunition. Southern Province Police Commissioner Bonny Kapeso said in a statement that Police had confiscated shotguns, a pistol and ammunition, he added. The military hardware allegedly belongs to a security company whose proprietor is Lusaka b...

Younde, CAMEROON: The international football striker Samuel Eto’o fils has filed a complaint at the national communication council against a Yaounde based radio station. A Yaoundé based radio station known as Soleil FM was accosted by the footballer for reasons being that one of its journalists popularly known as Michael Doppas, made some “unjust” statements with regards to his personality during a highly followed program that he anchors. It was therefore reported that Michael Doppas during a recent edition of the program dubbed “Sport et Investigation” referred to Samuel Eto’o as “a footballer with golden legs but with a dark heart”. Samuel Eto'o Fils born on 10 March 1981 is Cameroon's professional footballer who plays for Qatar SC, as a striker. He is the most famous African player of all time, having won the African Player of the Year award four times record: in 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2010. He came third for the FIFA World Player of the Year in 2005, an...

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang may not play for Gabon again following a row with the country's football association, new coach Daniel Cousin has told RMC. Gabon captain Aubameyang reacted angrily when the Gabon Football Federation announced that his father, Pierre Francois, would be co-coach, claiming they had done so the day before he had said he would give his decision on the offer. Pierre-Emerick Emiliano François Aubameyang born on 18 June 1989 is a Gabonese professional footballer who plays as a striker for the Premier League club Arsenal captains the Gabonese national team. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has criticised the country's football federation (FEGAFOOT) after they appointed his father as national team coach and said Pierre Francois did not want the job. Pierre François Aubameyang "Yaya" is a Gabonese international footballer. He also holds French passport. He is the father of Catilina, Willy and Pierre-Emerick. He won 80 caps for the...