I-British American Tobacco (BAT) ithi iza kuvala I-factory yayo yokwenza icuba eMzantsi Afrika ekupheleni kuka-2026, ibeka imisebenzi emalunga nama-230 emngciphekweni. Le nkampani iza kuyimisa imveliso yasekuhlaleni kwisakhiwo sayo saseHeidelberg, eGauteng, ikhankanya ukukhula ngokukhawuleza korhwebo lwecuba olungekho mthethweni, oluthi lwenze imveliso yasekuhlaleni ingasebenzi.
I-BAT ithe isityalo sisebenza ngomthamo we-35% kuphela, kwaye i-75% yeecuba elithengiswayo eMzantsi Afrika ngoku zivela kwimarike engekho mthethweni. Inkqubo yokubonisana esemthethweni yeCandelo 189A nabasebenzi kunye nemibutho echaphazelekayo yaqala nge-15 kaJanuwari kwaye kulindeleke ukuba iphele ekupheleni kukaMatshi 2026. I-BAT ithe iza kuqhubeka nokubonelela imakethi yasekuhlaleni ngokungenisa impahla kwamanye amazwe.
Ukuvalwa kuza phakathi kwezilumkiso ezivela kwi-SARS zokuba amaqela olwaphulo-mthetho olucwangcisiweyo ngoku alawula urhwebo lwecuba olungekho mthethweni eMzantsi Afrika, olunegalelo kwiibhiliyoni kwingeniso yerhafu elahlekileyo ukusukela kwi-COVID-19. Imibutho yabasebenzi iphakamise inkxalabo yokuba ukwanda kolwaphulo-mthetho kunye nokungabikho komthetho ofanelekileyo kuya kubeka emngciphekweni imisebenzi kunye namandla emizi-mveliso kulo lonke ilizwe.