BAT Appeals to Court After South Africa Digs In on Tobacco Ban
- BAT, Japan Tobacco start legal proceedings against government
- South Africa extended ban into June after two months lockdown
A man smokes in South Africa.
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British American Tobacco Plc and Japan Tobacco Inc. are among cigarette makers taking legal action against the South African government to try and overturn a sales ban that’s been extended into a third month.