Cannabis & Hemp News Africa

Gareth Prince is Keynote Speaker at Cheeba Summit 2026 – Happening Alongside Cannabis Expo

Cannabiz Africa/Cheeba
May 15, 2026

Gareth Prince is headline speaker at the Cheeba Cannabis and Hemp Summit 2026 which runs alongside the Cannabis Expo in Gauteng at the end of the month. The one-day event features over 30 speakers in what’s being billed as a powerful platform for deal-making, policy dialogue and investment alignment.

Commercialization and Compliance Top of Mind at this Year’s Cannabis Expo

Cannabiz Africa
May 14, 2026

The upcoming Cannabis Expo 2026 is a chance for the public to participate in the national conversation about cannabis commercialization. Speakers booked for the Open Stage include the DTIC, which will outline its plans for adult-use regulations while other speakers will deal with the practicalities of running a cannabis business.

‘Cannabis Edibles Need to Be Regulated Before It all Gets Out of Hand’: H3 Puts a Plan on the Table

Charl Botrha, H3 Legal Solutions
May 14, 2026

The unregulated explosion of cannabis edibles on the market is going to turn into a larger public health issue unless government acts urgently to regulate the sector. That’s the view of H3 Solutions, which has drawn up a draft legal framework for cannabis edibles which it has presented to the Department of Health and other departments in the ‘cannabis cluster’.

Welcome to the Family Reunion! Hemptech 2026 in Ghana Aims to Link Africans Across the Atlantic

Cannabiz Africa
May 13, 2026

Cannabis links Africans across the world, and this should translate into collective mutual empowerment. That’s the vision behind Hemptech 2026 which takes place in Ghana next month to connect the African diaspora in the US with the opportunities ‘back home’.

New Regulator, New Vision, New Era: Dr Prosper Sievu Opens the Doors for Medical Cannabis in Zambia

John Makoni, Africa Editor
May 13, 2026

Dr Siabula ‘Prosper’ Sievu is one of the main policy architects behind Zambia’s shift to embrace medical cannabis for the good of its people. In this exclusive Q&A with Africa Editor John Makoni, Dr Sievu, outlines Zambia’s new medical cannabis direction, how the Zambian army fits in and the cost of new licenses.

Zambia’s Sinkamba: Fast Track Cannabis Development to Offset the Crippling Effect of the Gulf War

John Makoni, Africa Editor
May 11, 2026

Zambia’s Treasury has called for urgent action to stop the country’s finances spiralling as a result of the financial fall-out from hostilities in the Middle East. Green Party leader Peter Sinkamba (pictured here) says one of the remedial measures should be the rapid enablement of existing cannabis legislation to open up the economy.

‘Track-and-Trace’ Enforcement Soon to Become Part of Consumer Protection Framework

Cannabiz Africa/Business Day
May 11, 2026

South Africa is to introduce ‘track-and-trace’ regulations for the first time in its consumer protection framework. Although these are being devised to crack down on the trade in illicit goods in the short-term, ‘track-and-trace’ is likely to be a key feature of cannabis compliance in upcoming legislation.

Child Welfare Chatsworth Under Fire for Cannabis Stall at Charity Event After Child Given Gummies

Yoshini Perumal, The Post, KwaZulu Natal
May 11, 2026

Child Welfare Chatsworth is reviewing its event protocols after a formal complaint from a mother who’s child was given a cannabis edible at the organization’s biggest annual fund-raising event. A cannabis edibles stall was a registered vendor, but it’s unclear whether it was responsible for the incident.

Jo’burg Global Cannabis March: Culture is Alive, Community is Growing, Conversation Far From Over

Joanne Parry, Fields of Green for All
May 9, 2026

On Saturday, 2 May 2026, the streets of Johannesburg came alive as cannabis activists, industry leaders, artists, entrepreneurs and supporters gathered for the Jo'burg leg of the Global Cannabis March. This report from FGFA’s Joanne Parry.

Wine Industry Could Learn from the High Standards Set by Some ‘Grey Zone’ Cannabis Retailers

Christian Eedes, WineMag
May 8, 2026

The wine industry should wake up to the fact that it is competing with the cannabis sector in the ‘taking the edge off the day’ space. That’s the view of veteran wine writer Christian Eedes, who says wine retailers could take a lesson from the level of service, product knowledge and quality of customer interaction at many ‘Grey Zone’ cannabis outlets.

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