OUR VISION
To be the leading South African EU-GMP certified medical cannabis producer, bringing together best practices and African advantage.
OUR MISSION
SafriCanna aims to become one of the largest EU-GMP certified cannabis cultivation exporter out of Africa.
LICENSING
SafriCanna was licensed by SAHPRA for GACP cultivation in 2020 and the facility was GMP approved, and CUMCS certified in 2021.
FULLY FUNDED
SafriCanna’s trading company is already fully funded with ownership by private investors and its management team.
SafriCanna is a South African cannabis company whose efforts are focused on the growth, cultivation, processing and export of medicinal EU-GMP cannabis products to international markets.
South Africa is a predominantly untapped resource in the global medicinal cannabis market, and as our continent plays catch-up, not only on legalisation but also on growth and distribution, SafriCanna aims to assert itself as South Africa’s premium, fully-integrated medicinal cannabis brand.
The face of cannabis is changing, and as it continues to do so, the opportunity for SafriCanna to develop a premium, intrinsically South African offering is becoming more and more prevalent.
Our world-class South African expertise combined with best-of-breed international insights and innovation strategies are a formula for success both at home and abroad.
Making our products available to the steadily growing international cannabis market is an opportunity for us to put South African medicinal cannabis on the map and in-turn promote the growth of the cannabis market on our own shores.
SafriCanna is pioneering the shift towards a future where South African medicinal cannabis is recognised in every corner of the globe.
MANAGEMENT TEAM
EXPERIENCED MANAGEMENT TEAM WITH COMPLIMENTARY SKILL SETS.
DAVID STOLTZ
CFO
David is a Chartered Accountant with memberships of both ICAEW (England and Wales) and SAICA (South Africa) and has over 20 years experience in corporate and entrepreneurial ventures across a number of sectors.
Cofounder of Procserve in the UK. Procserve is a UK based firm that is a leader in enabling secure transactions online and today powers one of the most trusted and secure e-commerce networks in the world.
Cofounder of SM Squared, an Accounting and Business Advisory firm based in South Africa, which focuses primarily on the needs of high growth businesses in Africa.
CHAD ESCH
Master Grower
Worked for four years in California, USA alongside leading cannabis cultivation pioneers such as Dave Thomas.
Appointed facility manager/master grower of one of the largest medicinal farms at the time Mattole CC, started in Humboldt county, known for their ability to produce quality product, unmatched within the emerald triangle, the largest cannabis-producing region in the United States.
Responsible for over 8000 plants in production and 3.5 tonnes of product per annum. Responsibilities included process management, phenotype screening, trimming, packaging, soil development, and all pre and post-harvest processes as well as quality control.
MANFRED BOENSCH
Head of QA
Manfred is an experienced Quality Assurance professional with over 28 years’ experience in Quality management and Quality Control.
He has worked as a Senior Manager for a well-established Pharmaceutical Company for over 17 years and has worked as Head of Quality for a Medicinal Cannabis concern in Lesotho.
Manfred is an Experienced lead Auditor who has had the responsibility for the implementation and maintenance of Quality Management Systems which includes PIC/S and EU-Gmp.
He is an ISO 9001:2018 and ISO 2200:2005 Quality Management Systems Certified Auditor.
Manfred is passionate about Quality Assurance and implementing and sustaining a QMS that promotes continual improvement both within the various systems and within teams.
COLLINS MUKOMA
Responsible Pharmacist
Collins Mukoma is a registered Pharmacist with the South African Pharmacy Council (SAPC). He holds Bachelor of Pharmacy (BPharm Degree) from MEDUNSA and master’s degree (MPharm) from University of Western Cape (UWC).
Collins was previously employed as Country Quality Specialist at a multi-international company, where he was mostly liaising with RA department and SAHPRA for submission of application of products that need urgent exemption. Furthermore, Collins was employed as an IPQA Lead and QA Pharmacist.
Collins has many years of Quality Assurance experience within the pharmaceutical industry, including positions as a QMS Pharmacist and also a Production Pharmacist.
NIR ALONI
Renowned Internet and telecoms professional with over 20 years management experience.
Director of Upstream SA, leading mobile technology company. Clients include MTN and Vodacom in South Africa.
Former managing partner at private investment house Rhodium (focused on financing internet and new media start ups).
Former CEO of Smartrade, international Ecommerce company, operating various websites and logistics centers for selling and fulfilling a range of consumer products.
M.B.A. from INSEAD in France. Ranked as the best MBA in the world.
