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Cannabiz Africa: Farm and Factory Hub

Cannabis and hemp farming span the most primitive and the most sophisticated technologies and Africa occupies the full spectrum in between. With adding value to biomass being such a critical part of cultivation strategies, this section also includes news and other developments in processing and manufacturing as well as just farming. Cannabiz Africa is your content cog linking the value chain.

Kannelix Partners with VUT to Offer Biotech Support to Southern Gauteng’s Indigenous Cannabis Growers
Two Rastafarian bio-tech researchers have partnered with the Vaal University of Technology to offer scientific support services to cannabis and hemp farmers in southern Gauteng. Their company, Kannelix, seeks to incorporate modern scientific resources to unlock commercial opportunities for indigenous growers.
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Afriplex Takes Afrobotanical Plant Power to the World Stage with the Las Vegas Launch of KannaSpectrum
Paarl-based Afriplex has repositioned itself as an Afrobotanical extraction specialist and is launching its new flagship product, KannaSpectrum, in Las Vegas this week. KannaSpectrum is Afriplex’s standardized extract from the indigenous kanna plant and is aimed at processors of products that promote calmness and wellbeing.
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Cultivation Starts at Polish Cannabis Entrepreneur Kim Praizovic’s Cape Facility , CannaGrit
Tenacity, teamwork and time is what it’s taken Polish cannabis veteran Kim Praizovic to get her South African operation, CannaGrit going. After years of planning, cultivation has begun at her Cape Town-based GMP cannabis facility focused on EU-aligned pharmaceutical production.
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Green Route Hemp’s ‘Train to Buy’ Scheme Blends Learning and Earning
Green Route Hemp founder Mahlatsi Mohlala’s business model is to teach farmers how to grow hemp properly and then buy their crops from them. Around 50 farmers have participated in the innovative Gauteng-based entrepreneur’s ‘Train to Buy’ programme which is backed by AgriSETA.
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Zimbabwe’s New Medical Cannabis Regulation Regime Takes Shape Around Statutory Instrument 108
Statutory Instrument 108 of 2026 strengthens Zimbabwe’s medical cannabis legal framework. Lawyer Samuel Makwarambi explains here the practical implications of SI108's reach.
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Two Years of Hard Work Pays Off For Green Pharma as it Becomes a GMP Facility
SAHPRA has awarded Green Pharma GMP certification for its Pretoria facility as the company sets itself up to be a dedicated third party processor in the manufacture of medicines and the packaging of cannabis flower.
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