COFFEE

Today, 1 October is International Coffee Day. It is an occasion to promote and celebrate coffee as a beverage across the world. The first official date was launched in Milan last year by the International Coffee Organization to promote fair trade of coffee and raise awareness for the plight of coffee growers. Coffee is after oil, the second biggest traded commodity. Veronica Fourie visited the oldest coffee roastery in the country in Port Elizabeth and filed this report.