BAT South Africa (Batsa) has scaled back its delivery supply chain due to the explosion in illicit cigarette sales, which it says now accounts for about 70% of the market.
About 20 jobs at Batsa and more than 500 third-party jobs in the logistics and security supply chain are expected to be affected.
In 2019, BatSA permanently employed around 1 800 highly qualified staff across its operations. Since 2020, the company has been forced to decrease its workforce by more than 30% and has lost around 40% of its cigarette sales in the same period, as the illicit market continues to grow. – moneyweb.co.za