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BAT South Africa (BATSA) has reached its limit in trying to deal with the illicit cigarette trade in South Africa and is walking away from its production business.

Because of the “devastating impact of the illicit cigarette trade on the local market,” the company will close its only South African manufacturing facility, in Heidelberg, Gauteng, by the end of 2026.

BATSA said that, although it would no longer manufacture the items locally, it remained committed to the South African…

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