South Africa’s legal tobacco industry welcomes the news that the South African Revenue Service (SARS) has bust another consignment of illicit cigarettes – the second in less than a month....

The South Africa Tobacco Transformation Alliance (SATTA) has formally objected to the Department of Health’s consultation process around a new tobacco bill, describing it as “a sham”. SATTA lodged its...

The following media statement is issued by the South Africa Tobacco Transformation Alliance in response to new research by Ipsos, published today, into the ongoing growth of the illicit tobacco...

The following media statement is issued by the South Africa Tobacco Transformation Alliance in response to the publication of independent research into the booming trade in illicit tobacco products. The...

The following statement is issued in response to the court ruling that Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma can appeal the Western Cape High Court’s decision that the lockdown ban on tobacco sales...

The following statement is issued by the South Africa Tobacco Transformation Alliance (SATTA) in response to Finance Minister Tito Mboweni’s announcement of an 8% increase in the excise charge on...

The South Africa Tobacco Transformation Alliance (SATTA) calls for an urgent investigation into revelations of an illicit international axis involving Zimbabwean tobacco smugglers, South African business, and the Chinese state...

THE SA Tobacco Transformation Alliance (SATTA) has called for urgent action from authorities in the wake of eNCA’s damning report on the illicit cigarette trade. Tuesday’s Crime Watch show, featuring...

The self-styled Fair Trade Independent Tobacco Alliance (FITA) is nothing more than a front group for the beneficiaries of the explosion in the illegal trade of cigarettes as a result...

By Zacharia Motsumi As South Africa prepares to hear Finance Minister Tito Mboweni’s medium-term budget speech this week, it is becoming increasingly clear that the country needs a new post-COVID19...