THE government is concerned about the threat from illegal seed dealers and unlicensed buyers to the country’s key tobacco industry. Opening the 2026 tobacco marketing season in Harare yesterday, the minister of Finance Mthuli Ncube said these nefarious activities needed to be stopped at all costs. This comes after the first tobacco bale fetched US$4,60…
Criminals imperil tobacco industry
Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube, left, and Agriculture minister Anxious Masuka at the official opening of the 2026 tobacco marketing season at the Tobacco Sales Floor.