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.
‘Cannabis Edibles Need to Be Regulated Before It all Gets Out of Hand’: H3 Puts a Plan on the Table
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
Africa’s So-Called Cannabis-Friendly Nations Aren’t That Friendly to Their Own People
Africa has been largely left behind by the international cannabis boom and that’s the fault of the continent’s policy-makers. Africa Editor John Makoni writes that there will be no change as long as government’s persevere with hodgepodge regulations that exclude local citizens from participating in a domestic cannabis economies.