Black tobacco farmers have suffered tremendous setbacks because of the Covid-19 cigarette sales ban and illicit trade boom. Now, helping farmers claim back sustainable businesses is a top priority for ...
Uncertainty caused by the ban on tobacco products has forced many producers in the multibillion-rand industry to watch helplessly as their planting season passes by. Farmers are unable to plan ...
The South African Tobacco Transformation Alliance (SATTA) is the latest to rubbish government’s hasty loan of approximately R70 billion in emergency support from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Early this ...
There is a new glimmer of hope for smokers and tobacco farmers. The Fair-trade Independent Tobacco Association (Fita) has lodged an urgent appeal to the court’s dismissal of their application ...