Charl Botha: KZN SAPS Cannabis Circular Likely to ‘Create Immediate and Serious Conflicts of Law’
Cannabis legal strategist Charl Botha says the recent directive from KwaZulu’s police commissioner Nhanhla Mkhwanazi contradicts that of the National Police Commissioner’s August 2023 moratorium on cannabis arrests and that, despite its good intentions, is out of kilter with Government policy to decriminalize cannabis.
KZN SAPS Legal Opinion on the Sale of Cannabis and Foodstuff Containing Cannabis
This is the circular sent by Lt Gen Mkhwanazi to senior provincial SAPS officers on 9 September 2025, leaked to Cannabiz Africa
KZN SAPS Warns ‘Misunderstanding Public’ There Will Be a Clampdown on the Sale of Cannabis Products
KwaZulu Natal provincial SAPS commissioner, Lt Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi says the public seems to be misunderstanding the law by believing cannabis products can be legally bought and sold. He says that before there is any clampdown on illegal outlets, law abiding citizens need to know they are breaking the law in dealing with cannabis products.
‘Honestly Officer, I Have No Idea How All This Dagga Got Into My House’: Hhohho Man
eSwatini police are not buying a Hhohho man’s claim that he had no idea how over two tons of dagga with a street value of R5 million came to be in one of the rooms in his house. He is being charged with dealing in cannabis despite his protestation that he’d been away from home and knew nothing about the stash until the police arrived.
DTIC: No Clue as to How to Deal with the ‘Grey Zone’, and No Rush for a Solution Either
If the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC) has a plan to deal with the multi-billion rand cannabis retail ‘Grey Zone’ it isn’t letting on. Last week’s DTIC update on the status of cannabis reform does not even acknowledge that the cannabis retail sector exists, never mind how it is going to deal with it from a regulatory perspective.
Cilo Cybin Completes Reverse Takeover of Gauteng Facility, Now to List on JSE Main Board
Cilo Cybin founder Gabriel Theron (pictured here) says the company is debt free, cash flush and ready to roll as it prepares for its listing to be transferred to the JSE’s main board at the end of the month.
Botswana Hemp Indaba: Regional Industrial Cannabis Framework in the Making
Botswana’s Hemp Impact Conference went further than the creation of a foundation for the country’s hemp sector, it was also the first tangible development of southern African cross-frontier collaboration in building a regional industrial cannabis economy.
Zambia’s Sinkamba: Army Control Over Cannabis is a Recipe for Disaster
Zambian Green Party President, Peter Sinkamba, says handing over control of the new cannabis industry to the army will end in total failure. In an exclusive interview with Africa Editor, John Makoni, the renowned cannabis legalization campaigner, said that the military has neither the capacity or the knowledge to do justice to the plant.
Botswana Lays Down Solid Foundation to Build New Industrial Cannabis Sector
Botswana’s Hemp Impact Conference, held on 4 and 5 September 2025 in Gaberone, laid down a framework for the development of a new industrial cannabis sector. Delegates agreed on clear licensing frameworks, the acceleration of knowledge transfer and the value of developing a local market before taking on exports.
Yet Again Labat Faces Suspension from the JSE Over Late Reporting
Labat Africa has until 30 September 2025 to publish its most recent financial results or its shares may be suspended. This warning came from the JSE as questions persist in the market as to how Labat’s subisidiary, CannAfrica, can legally justify its retail cannabis sales on the back of a SAHPRA research license.