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A new smoke signal: Is Big Tobacco using influencers to illegally punt new products?

Article Joan Van Dyk & Bhekisisa Team - 20 Jun 2019

Could companies’ wooing of social media influencers be just a clever ploy to get around the country’s tobacco advertising ban?

We must act now to save Nigeria’s generation of ‘tobacco babies’

Article Adewunmi Emoruwa - 4 Apr 2019

Muzzled by stringent laws and diligent implementation in the West, the tobacco industry has turned its sights to sub-Saharan Africa

No smoke without fire: Tobacco companies in quiet return to Formula One

Article Agency & Raphaelle Peltier - 20 Feb 2019

Tobacco giants Philip Morris and British American Tobacco have formed partnerships with scientific research subsidiaries and Formula 1 teams

Mergers and acquisitions in a tough economic time

Article Cayleigh Bright - 26 Oct 2018

Often, owners of struggling businesses agree gladly to being bought out

Tobacco ‘epidemic’ in Africa fuelled by fewer filters

Article Thulebona Mhlanga - 14 Sep 2018

Cigarette consumption in Africa rose by 40% between 1990 and 2012

Big Tobacco in bed with SA law enforcement agencies

Article Sam Sole Author & Sam Sole - 20 Mar 2014

A probe into the tobacco industry can show how two companies have used their resources to influence SA state agencies to protect their interests.

British American Tobacco: Sin still sells, in SA and abroad

Article bogdan TagDiv - 20 Dec 2013

Lower volumes do little to hurt British American Tobacco’s profits and the demand for its shares.

Law suits stoke anger over tobacco brands

Article bogdan TagDiv - 26 Apr 2012

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.

Show me the money

Article Sponsored Feature - 26 Aug 2011

Difficult economic times are seeing employers negotiating a myriad of challenges, including demands for salary increases and better packages.

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South Africans stuck in China are desperate to escape coronavirus ‘prison’

Sarah Smit & Chris Gilili - 14 Feb 2020

But the department of international relations and co-operation claims they are comfortable and taken care of

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SA’s quarantine plan for coronavirus

Athandiwe Saba & Thanduxolo Jika - 14 Feb 2020

A small Free State dorp and 14 days of isolation — this is the plan for citizens returning from China, to prevent a potential outbreak of the disease

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No legal sales in new cannabis Bill

Paddy Harper - 14 Feb 2020

Draft regulations do not allow for commercial cultivation or sale, but policy could change this

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Dr Mathew Moyo’s journey to academic victory

IT Web - 14 Feb 2020

The NWU's chief director for library and information services was appointed as a board member of the National Council for Library and Information Services.

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UKZN pays tribute to Joseph Shabalala, Doctor of Music (honoris causa)

IT Web - 14 Feb 2020

The university joins the global community in mourning the passing of legendary musician and founding member of Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Dr Bhekizizwe Joseph Shabalala.

Special Reports

South Africa to be almost R 14-billion wealthier when SAB Zenzele BB-BBEE scheme winds down in April 2020

Derek Davey - 13 Feb 2020

It’s the biggest BB-BEE FMCG payout in South Africa’s history, with a new scheme to be launched

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UKZN vice-chancellor calls for perspective and creative engagement on the way forward

IT Web - 13 Feb 2020

In addition to overcoming the deadlock between UKZN and students, a way must be found to reconcile the university's financial obligations and students' long-term needs.

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Survey shows South Africans’ approval of president but not of political parties

IT Web - 13 Feb 2020

According to the survey, 62% of South Africans think Cyril Ramaphosa is doing his job well, while 39% say no political party represents their views.

Special Reports

Andrew Makenete joins Africa Agri Tech as an event ambassador

Derek Davey - 11 Feb 2020

Makenete has a wealth of experience in the agricultural sector

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Is your company prepared for the coronavirus?

IT Web - 11 Feb 2020

Companies should consider the direct and indirect impacts of the pandemic when evaluating whether they are prepared for the coronavirus, says ContinuitySA.

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Explaining the distribution of pension funds

IT Web - 11 Feb 2020

Section 37C of the Pension Funds Act puts the ultimate decision-making responsibility in trustees' hands, says Fedgroup.