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Kannelix Partners with VUT to Offer Biotech Support to Southern Gauteng’s Indigenous Cannabis Growers

Cannabiz Africa
November 4, 2026

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.

Expat Farmer Accuses Lesotho Police of Defying Court Orders to Release His Plants

Cannabiz Africa
November 4, 2026

Lesotho Mounted Police are accused of defying a court order to return 337 plants seized from a legally registered grower, Arcana Seeds. The order was granted after police initially charged Arcana owner, Tom Srugo for illegal cultivation but then dropped the charges without returning the plants.

Cannabis Crisis Coalition: 7 Urgent Steps Govt Must take to Fix the Mess

Cannabiz Africa
November 4, 2026

The Cannabis Crisis Coalition has put forward seven key steps that Government needs to urgently take to stop cannabis reform from spiralling into further criminality and confusion. The key demand in an open letter to the Presidency, is to align government departments around a coherent policy.

South Africa’s Cannabis Crisis: An Urgent Call for Government Action

Cannabis Crisis Coalition
November 4, 2026

Sign up here to an Open Letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa and the Ministers responsible for Justice, Health, Police, Trade, Industry and Competition, Small Business, Social Development and Agriculture as initiated by the Cannabis Crisis Coalition.

The Crisis in Cannabis: Stakeholder Webinar on Monday, 2 November at 12h00

Cannabiz Africa
November 2, 2026

Cannabiz Africa’s new webinar brand, CannaWeb Africa, will host a crisis summit for cannabis stakeholders on Monday 2 November 2026. This is a platform for the recently-formed Cannabis Crisis Committee, formed in response to the apparent collapse of all regulatory pathways of accessing the plant.

Here’s the Leaked Directive from SAPS Commissioner’s Office, Gauteng

Maj General Hendricks, Office of the Provincial Commissioner of Police, Gauteng
October 29, 2026

This is the directive issued by SAPS Gauteng, and leaked anonymously to media.

Gauteng Provincial Commissioner Issues Confusing ‘Grey Zone’ Crackdown Directive

Brett Hilton-Barber, Cannabiz Africa
October 29, 2026

The South African cannabis sector has been shaken by the publication of a leaked document from the Gauteng SAPS commissioner ordering a mass clampdown on illegal cannabis retailers. FGFA’s Myrtle Clarke advises operators not to over-react and ‘wait and see’ as the directive is riddled with legal inconsistencies.

Investor’s Perspective: Too Easy to Blame Govt for Industry Woes, But Private Sector Also Needs to be More Accountable

Darryl Weisz, Executive Director Silverleaf Investments
October 29, 2026

Silverleaf Investments' Darryl Weisz says it’s easy to blame government for failing to regulate cannabis, but adds the private sector also needs to scrutinize its own behaviour. He says cannabis operators owe it to their investors to ensure their businesses are above board.

Afriplex Takes Afrobotanical Plant Power to the World Stage with the Las Vegas Launch of KannaSpectrum

Brett Hilton-Barber, Cannabiz Africa
October 28, 2026

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.

Cultivation Starts at Polish Cannabis Entrepreneur Kim Praizovic’s Cape Facility , CannaGrit

MMJ Daily
October 28, 2026

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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