Thursday 16 January 2026 - The closure of British American Tobacco South Africa’s manufacturing plant is damning proof that authorities’ failure to curb the illicit cigarette trade is destroying…
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Wednesday 12 November 2025 - Tax Justice SA (TJSA) is urging government to follow through with criminal prosecutions after the tax authority suspended the licences of three cigarette manufacturers…
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Saturday 25 October 2025 - South Africa risks repeating the devastating mistakes made with cigarettes unless urgent action is taken to stop the country’s booming illicit alcohol trade, Tax…
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Thursday 23 October 2025 - Tax Justice South Africa (TJSA) has welcomed the strong commitments made by both the taxman (SARS) and the police service (SAPS) to intensify the…
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Thursday 18 September 2025 - The arrest of five South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers accused of conspiring to steal illicit cigarettes has laid bare the rotten corruption…
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Friday 29 August 2025 - TAX JUSTICE SA today calls for illicit trade to be declared a national emergency after a damning new international report revealed that South Africa…
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Tuesday 5 August 2025 – TAX Justice South Africa has welcomed a High Court judgment confirming a preservation order against Amalgamated Tobacco Manufacturing, and 19 other entities, who are…
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Wednesday 16 July 2025 - TAX Justice SA today welcomes the Government’s acknowledgment of the devastating scale of the illicit cigarette trade and urges authorities to now crack down…
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Tuesday 8 July 2025 - SENSATIONAL new evidence reveals that South Africa’s illicit cigarette trade has soared to “anarchic” levels, supercharged by brands from the tobacco company at the…
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Wednesday 02 April 2025 - The taxman’s recovery of R30 billion from syndicated crime over the past year underscores both a significant victory and a stark warning: South Africa’s…
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