BioCann Ramps Up for EU GMP Status Using Canadian Genetics Because of Their ‘Superior Digital Footprint’
Limpopo-based Biocann, one of South Africa’s largest commercial indoor cannabis facilities has built up a solid medical cannabis business based on Canadian genetics. Biocann says this was a deliberate choice because of the digital tracebility ahead of its impending EU GMP inspection.
Africa’s Premier Cannabis Expo to Light Up Sandton This Week; If You’re in the Business, Be There!
Around 25 000 people are expected to converge on the Sandton Convention Centre next weekend for The Cannabis Expo, Africa’s showcase cannabis exhibition. The three-day festival, presented by private club Budbox, will also feature the SA Vape Expo for the first time.
ICS 2026 Will Put Cape Town in the International Spotlight – Use This to Develop SA’s Canna-Tourism Potential
South Africa is well-positioned to build cannabis tourism into its existing tourism eco-system. That’s the view of Sean Hocking, the Jakarta-based organizer of the ICS 2026, who says Cape Town has been chosen as this year’s location because it scenic beauty and its growing reputation as the capital city of cannabis in Africa.
Karoo Bioscience’s Mega Investment in State-of-the-Art Cannabis Facility Transforms the Fortunes of VanRhynsdorp
Karoo Bioscience’s VanRhynsdorp facility looks like a space ship that has just landed in the Klein Karoo. The company, which has pumped R400 million into the facility and is the area’s biggest single employer, has been hailed by the Presidency as a medical cannabis success story.
Malawi Hemp Farmers Face ‘Green Gold’ Debt as Promised Offtakes Vanish and Govt Support Nowhere to Be Found
About 60 agricultural co-ops in Malawi that invested in hemp are facing financial hardship as promised offtakes to the US vanish and government support is nowhere to be found. For many farmers the promise of ‘green gold’ has become a costly illusion.
Ghana Seeks Vermont’s Aid in Developing Low THC Cannabis Market
Ghanaian cannabis stakeholders recently visited the US state of Vermont for a tour around cannabis and hemp facilities with a view to collaborate in developing a low-potency cannabis marketplace in the West African country.
BioMuti’s Thlopane: South Africa Should be Working More Closely with Moroccan Pharma
Morocco’s pragmatic approach to developing a domestic pharmaceutical industry has catapulted it into an African leadership position. Biomuti founder Tebogo Thlopane writes that South Africa needs to wake up to the fact that Africa’s medicine map is being redrawn by actions, not slogans.
Gareth Prince is Keynote Speaker at Cheeba Summit 2026 – Happening Alongside Cannabis Expo
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
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.
Welcome to the Family Reunion! Hemptech 2026 in Ghana Aims to Link Africans Across the Atlantic
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’.