The tobacco industry by the numbers
British American Tobacco warns it could choke from the onslaught of rules and grey imports, writes Lisa Steyn
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Law suits stoke anger over tobacco brands
The world's biggest tobacco company have gone to court in order to prevent the Australian government from forcing them to sell in unbranded packets.
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Cigarettes kill, but don't tell smokers
Cigarette pack warnings that remind smokers of the consequences may actually make them smoke more as a way to cope with the inevitability of death.
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BAT eyes Asia boost from $494m Indonesia deal
British American Tobacco (BAT) bought a majority stake in a top Indonesian cigarette firm on Wednesday.
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Cigarette fraud scheme fizzles out
Two men passing off cartons of stones as cigarettes to spaza-shop owners have been arrested in Tembisa, East Rand police said on Thursday.
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Marlboro maker to buy chewing-tobacco firm
The Marlboro cigarettes empire Altria is in talks to buy the United States's biggest maker of chewing tobacco.
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Welcome to tobacco country
We might think we're big in mining, synthetic fuels, cellphones or banking, but our biggest listed company on the JSE soon will be in tobacco.
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Kenyan cigarette maker attacks smoking ban
A Kenyan cigarette maker on Friday filed a suit against a new ban on smoking in public places.
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Smokeless tobacco ups oral cancer risk 80%
Chewing tobacco and snuff are less dangerous than cigarettes but the smokeless products still raise the risk of oral cancer by 80%, says the WHO.
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