British American Tobacco South Africa (BAT South Africa) says it has started a consultative process with staff in line with Section 189 (1) of the Labour Relations Act around a restructuring of the business.🚬
accelerates, said the company.
“This illegal trade has severely impacted the sustainability of the legal tobacco industry and is a source of funds for criminal organisations in South Africa.”A study by the Research Unit on the Economics of Excisable Products at the University of Cape Town last year revealed the national ban on the sale of cigarettes during the hard Covid-19 lockdown in 2020 caused major disruption to the tobacco market.
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