Mpondoland: New Msanzi Magic TV Series Dramatizes Conflict Between Big Pharma and Rural Cannabis Communities

Following the success of the African cultural heritage dramas, Shaka iLembe and Modjadji, Msanzi Magic has launched a TV series, Mpondoland, a tale of identity, power, greed, self-discovery, and responsibility – with cannabis farming at the centre.

SA Cannabis Reform: A Case of Misteps, Missed Steps, Reversed Steps, Ambivalence and Confusion

South African cannabis reform is just not kicking into gear, largely because Government has fumbled the process badly. Nowhere is this more evident than the continued shelf-life of the Drugs and Drug Trafficking Act, which is still on the statute books despite repeated Government promises to amend it and a 2020 Concourt judgement that found sections of it to be unconstitutional.