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# Business News

Cannabis business desk — club finances, licensing shifts, cultivation costs and market data for Europe's social clubs, tracked weekly by Thandi Mokoena.

## Business

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![South African cannabis retailer reviewing compliance files beside police complaint documents at an office desk](/images/uploads/d4574ef1-7ef5-4608-8b17-ecc33d106985/news-hero-south-africa-cannabis-sector-r40-000-extortion-highlights-regulatory-confusion-1920x1080.jpg)

Business

### [South Africa Cannabis Sector: R40,000 Extortion Highlights Regulatory Confusion](/news/business/south-africa-cannabis-sector-r40-000-extortion-highlights-regulatory-confusion "South Africa Cannabis Sector: R40,000 Extortion Highlights Regulatory Confusion — read the article")

A person claiming to be a police officer sought R40,000 to arrange licences for a retailer.

By [Rob Harley](/news/author/rob-harley "Rob Harley") in Business August 21, 2026

![SAHPRA and SAPS officers outside a Durban cannabis shop during a reported enforcement raid](/images/uploads/4beaac57-ea75-4b77-85c1-267acc1f68fe/news-hero-sahpra-crackdown-reshapes-south-africa-s-cannabis-market-1920x1080.jpg)

Business

### [SAHPRA Crackdown Reshapes South Africa’s Cannabis Market](/news/business/sahpra-crackdown-reshapes-south-africa-s-cannabis-market "SAHPRA Crackdown Reshapes South Africa’s Cannabis Market — read the article")

Raids in Durban and Pretoria are challenging assumptions about cultivation licences, public retail and medicinal access.

By [Rob Harley](/news/author/rob-harley "Rob Harley") in Business August 21, 2026

![Farmers and stakeholders meeting at the Vleischboom Farmer Support Production Unit in Sekhukhune](/images/uploads/dca87720-2900-4ca5-9545-cc84b354be68/news-hero-sekhukhune-farmers-form-hemp-and-cannabis-forum-1920x1080.jpg)

Business

### [Sekhukhune Farmers Form Hemp and Cannabis Forum](/news/business/sekhukhune-farmers-form-hemp-and-cannabis-forum "Sekhukhune Farmers Form Hemp and Cannabis Forum — read the article")

The new forum will coordinate hemp and cannabis production, markets, regulation and job opportunities in Sekhukhune.

By [Rob Harley](/news/author/rob-harley "Rob Harley") in Business August 21, 2026