by sundelbolong | Jun 2, 2020 | Business & Finance News
The country’s largest cigarette manufacturer says the cigarette ban infringes on the rights of smokers to enjoy ‘psychological integrity’. British American Tobacco wants a court to declare the ban unconstitutional so that sales can resume. The...
by sundelbolong | May 29, 2020 | Business & Finance News
British American Tobacco South Africa says it will on Friday recommence with urgent legal proceedings to challenge the government’s decision to extend the ban on tobacco sales during Level 3 of the nationwide lockdown. The state says the ban is needed to safeguard...
by sundelbolong | May 27, 2020 | Business & Finance News
The government has for the first time published its comprehensive case for banning the sale of tobacco products during the lockdown, saying emerging research shows smoking leads to more severe cases of Covid-19. The state laid out its arguments in court papers filed...
by sundelbolong | May 26, 2020 | Business & Finance News
The ongoing tobacco ban is setting back transformation in the business environment and severely impacting black farmers and businesspeople, lobby groups have said. Government has “done a deal with the devil”, in refusing to lift the ban on cigarette sales...
by sundelbolong | May 6, 2020 | Business & Finance News
British American Tobacco South Africa, the largest player in the country’s cigarette market, says it will not be pursuing legal action in an attempt to force the state to permit the sale of cigarettes. At the start of May the company described...
