Will South Africans be paying more for cigarettes? This will be on the minds of smokers following an announcement that cigarette giant British American Tobacco South Africa BATSA will pull out of the country.
In an explosive revelation, BAT South Africa announced on Thursday that it will cease local production of factory-manufactured cigarettes FMC and close its sole South African manufacturing facility by the end of 2026.
The decision by London and Johannesburg will see the group not manufacturing cigarettes for the first time in more than 70 years, resorting to imports to serve the local market.
