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Fuel & Energy

Sars teams up with law enforcement to combat illicit fuel trade

18 Jun 2025

Source: Supplied. Quit Like Sweden founder and director, Suely Castro.

Healthcare

Quit Like Sweden urges SA to back harm reduction, amend Tobacco Bill

13 May 2025

Beer Association of SA partners with Massmart/Mass Cash, Salba to engage traders in KZN

Food & bev. services

Beer Association of SA partners with Massmart/Mass Cash, Salba to engage traders in KZN

28 Mar 2025

SA wine industry challenges proposed excise tax hike

Viticulture & Oenology

SA wine industry challenges proposed excise tax hike

27 Feb 2025

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Corporate & Commercial Law

AfCFTA's ambitious plan: Opportunities and roadblocks ahead

Meluleki Nzimande 10 Feb 2025

Informal Retailing

Government extends spaza shop registration amid rising foodborne illness crisis

19 Dec 2024

Agriculture

South Africa Wine urges government to reconsider excise tax increase

29 Nov 2024

Government calls on spaza shop owners to register their businesses

SMEs

Government calls on spaza shop owners to register their businesses

20 Nov 2024

Tobacco industry in the Middle East and Africa is growing - Euromonitor Intl

Research

Tobacco industry in the Middle East and Africa is growing - Euromonitor Intl

1 Nov 2024

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Criminal Law

Police seize counterfeit goods worth more than R94m

6 Sep 2024

Research

Almost 3 in 5 stores sell illegal cigarettes, research reveals

15 Jul 2024

Waste pickers will have slight exemptions in the new scrap metal regulations.

Materials & Equipment

Mchunu tightens regulations for scrap metal dealers in SA

Lindsey Schutters 14 Jul 2024

BAT South Africa scales down delivery supply chain as illicit trade hits record highs

Supply Chain

BAT South Africa scales down delivery supply chain as illicit trade hits record highs

2 Apr 2024

#Sona2024: SA wine highlights pressing matters for industry growth

Viticulture & Oenology

#Sona2024: SA wine highlights pressing matters for industry growth

7 Feb 2024

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IP Law

SA's battle against fake goods

Mohamed Khader 7 Nov 2023

Sumitomo Rubber SA lends technical support to RAF/SATMC road safety programme

Safety

Sumitomo Rubber SA lends technical support to RAF/SATMC road safety programme

Issued by Dunlop Tyres SA 18 Oct 2023

Salba welcomes ruling on duty-free alcohol quotas

FMCG

Salba welcomes ruling on duty-free alcohol quotas

10 Oct 2023

Regulatory

Coordination, enforcement needed to stem tide of illicit economy

31 May 2023

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Environment & Natural Resources

Work underway to fight wildlife crime

19 May 2023

JT International South Africa (JTI) welcomes reasonable tobacco excise tax increase

Taxation & Regulation

JT International South Africa (JTI) welcomes reasonable tobacco excise tax increase

Issued by Mediology 15 Mar 2023

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Retail

#Budget2023: Mostly positive but some disappointment - Consumer Goods Council

24 Feb 2023

Sumitomo Rubber SA CEO appointed as chair of tyre industry body

Manufacturing & Parts

Sumitomo Rubber SA CEO appointed as chair of tyre industry body

Issued by Dunlop Tyres SA 23 Feb 2023

#Budget2023: Alcohol industry welcomes inflationary hike on excise duties

FMCG

#Budget2023: Alcohol industry welcomes inflationary hike on excise duties

23 Feb 2023

#Budget2023: Inflation-linked sin tax increases

FMCG

#Budget2023: Inflation-linked sin tax increases

22 Feb 2023

President Cyril Rampahosa. Source: Reuters/Sumaya Hisham

Retail

'Dismayed' by energy crisis, retail and consumer goods CEOs pen letter to Ramaphosa

8 Feb 2023

US, SA agree to 'follow the money' in wildlife trafficking - Yellen

Environment & Natural Resources

US, SA agree to 'follow the money' in wildlife trafficking - Yellen

Andrea Shalal 26 Jan 2023

British American Tobacco South Africa proposes restructuring, 200 jobs at risk

FMCG

British American Tobacco South Africa proposes restructuring, 200 jobs at risk

Nqobile Dludla 16 Jan 2023

#BizTrends2023: Top 6 alcohol landscape trends emerging in SA

Trends

#BizTrends2023: Top 6 alcohol landscape trends emerging in SA

Maijaliina Hansen-Chipps 9 Jan 2023

PMI event sponsorship "tantamount to tobacco advertising" - civil society orgs

Retail Marketing

PMI event sponsorship "tantamount to tobacco advertising" - civil society orgs

7 Nov 2022

Public Health

'Tobacco industry exaggerations of illicit trade should not deter tobacco tax increases'

27 Sep 2022

Anti-dumping duties could save local tyre industry and livelihoods - SATMC

Transport

Anti-dumping duties could save local tyre industry and livelihoods - SATMC

1 Aug 2022

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Regulatory

'Unacceptable' levels of illicit trade - liquor association

25 Jul 2022

#BudgetSpeech2022: Excise increase draws lukewarm response from alcohol industry

FMCG

#BudgetSpeech2022: Excise increase draws lukewarm response from alcohol industry

24 Feb 2022

#BudgetSpeech2022: 'Give us a break!' Beer industry pleads for excise relief

FMCG

#BudgetSpeech2022: 'Give us a break!' Beer industry pleads for excise relief

Lauren Hartzenberg 23 Feb 2022

Excessive sin tax hikes will hinder economic growth - alcohol industry

Regulatory

Excessive sin tax hikes will hinder economic growth - alcohol industry

16 Feb 2022

Public Health

The price tag of proposed excise tax on vape solutions

Wesley Grimm and Rudi Katzke 2 Feb 2022

Pamela Nkuna, Salba chairperson. Source: Supplied.

ESG

#Newsmaker: Pamela Nkuna takes the lead at SA Liquor Brandowners Association

Lauren Hartzenberg 2 Feb 2022

#BizTrends2022: 6 Covid-driven alcohol industry trends that will stick

Trends

#BizTrends2022: 6 Covid-driven alcohol industry trends that will stick

Natasha Maharaj 10 Jan 2022

FMCG

Level 1 relief: Alcohol industry reliant on December trade to recover

29 Nov 2021

SA wine industry calls on government to support recovery and growth

Viticulture & Oenology

SA wine industry calls on government to support recovery and growth

5 Nov 2021

SA liquor industry commences payment of deferred excise tax

FMCG

SA liquor industry commences payment of deferred excise tax

6 Oct 2021

Regulatory

Alcohol sales restrictions lift as SA moves to Level 1

1 Oct 2021

Liquor body welcomes seizure of R15m worth of illicit alcohol

Regulatory

Liquor body welcomes seizure of R15m worth of illicit alcohol

9 Sep 2021

Hard lessons learned during SA's alcohol prohibition

FMCG

Hard lessons learned during SA's alcohol prohibition

Zoleka Lisa 13 Aug 2021

Sars seizes illicit cigarettes worth R6m

Criminal Law

Sars seizes illicit cigarettes worth R6m

2 Aug 2021

Distell expects up to 20% rise in full-year profits

FMCG

Distell expects up to 20% rise in full-year profits

Emma Rumney 23 Jul 2021

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FMCG

Clarion call for end to booze ban

23 Jul 2021

Vinpro in court to save the wine industry

Viticulture & Oenology

Vinpro in court to save the wine industry

20 Jul 2021

Source: Fernando Latorre via

FMCG

Beleaguered alcohol industry crippled further by looting

13 Jul 2021

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Regulatory

Inefficient vaccine rollout puts alcohol industry on the back foot - trade associations

28 Jun 2021