Countries

WATCH | ‘Try them?’ – Ramaphosa’s cannabis quip sparks laughter

Cape Town – President Cyril Ramaphosa’s recent visit to the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) was a... Read more

15 Apr, 2025

Countries

Health minister admits skipping consultation on cannabis ban – report

Cape Town – Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has reportedly admitted that he did not consult before implementing regulations banning... Read more

5 Apr, 2025

Countries

Department of Health announces ban of hemp and cannabis in food-related products

Cape Town — The Department of Health has banned the production and sale of cannabis and hemp-derived food goods... Read more

12 Mar, 2025

Countries

SAHRC encourage law enforcement not to make cannabis-related arrests

Cape Town — The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has written to the police to express concern over... Read more

24 Dec, 2024

Botswana

New Botswana leader eyes cannabis, sunshine to lift economy

Gaborone – Botswana will diversify its diamond-dependent economy by launching into the medicinal cannabis market and exploiting its abundant... Read more

20 Nov, 2024

Business

Mpondoland dagga growers left out to dry

Nonkanyiso Bhulabhula trims freshly harvested dagga with her hands. She and her husband, Lungisani Khumbafathi, rely on cultivating the... Read more

30 Jul, 2024

Countries

New cannabis act ‘a positive step for the industry’

Cape Town — As one of his final acts as president before the elections, Cyril Ramaphosa signed the Cannabis... Read more

31 May, 2024

Countries

Marchers say Yes! and No! to new cannabis law

Some protesters at the annual Global Cannabis March in Johannesburg were not in favour of the new “cannabis bill”... Read more

6 May, 2024

Countries

Cops cautioned over arresting people for cannabis use and possession

“There is currently no legislation that prescribes what quantities of cannabis may be possessed or cultivated” By Mary-Anne Gontsana... Read more

4 Sep, 2023

Business

We bought dagga. It was probably illegal. Here’s why

By Lucas Nowicki and Ashraf Hendricks Ashraf’s story I walked into a store in Cape Town and I bought... Read more

25 Aug, 2023