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...

The South Africa Tobacco Transformation Alliance (SATTA) has launched a national campaign to draw attention to the massive number of livelihoods that are at risk if government continues with its...

Dear Mr President, On the 23 March 2020 you stood before us all, your people and announced a nationwide lockdown. In that address Mr President, you also made the following...

South Africa’s tobacco industry has warned that the national lockdown regulations banning the sale of cigarettes could turn the country’s 11 million smokers into criminals. “If people can't buy little...

The South Africa Tobacco Transformation Alliance (SATTA) joined dozens of other key economic stakeholders this week at one of Africa’s largest agricultural conferences – and used the opportunity to strengthen...

The South Africa Tobacco Transformation Alliance – a new economic development initiative that unites black tobacco farmers, tobacco processors and South Africa’s largest manufacturer of tobacco products – was launched...

Launch of the South Africa Tobacco Transformation Alliance Loskop Farmers’ Day, 17 January 2020 Ladies and gentlemen, friends and colleagues Today is a milestone for South African tobacco industry. For...