Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2003. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The South African tobacco industry forms an integral part of the South African
economy and has developed over the years to an industry that contributed a lot to the
wealth of this country. This is evident from the industries' contribution to exports,job
creation, state income, the upliftment of people, advertising, sponsorship, and the
representation of capital investment in South Africa as a developing country.
With the 1994 elections democracy as well as a new government was established in
South Africa. Prior to this event, tobacco control was just a fantasy. The Apartheid
government prior to 1994 was too involved and dependant on the tobacco industry
that it avoids doing anything that may influence state income or the lost of job
opportunities.
In developed countries like the USA, Canada and Australia, anti-tobacco activities to
reduce smoking existed a long time already and had a major influence on the different
countries' tobacco industries. This anti-tobacco activities are the result of health
studies published during the 1960's to show the correlation between smoking and
health care. The main driving force behind these anti-tobacco activities are
international anti-tobacco organisations, the World Health Organisation and the World
Bank.
The Wold Health Organisation and the World Bank have put a lot of pressure on the
South African government to introduce restrictive measures to reduce tobacco
consumption, which raised the question of what impact it will have on the tobacco
industry of South Africa.
This study attempts to analyse the impact of restrictive measurements on the South African tobacco industry and it's strategy. This study starts off with investigating the
development of the opposition against smoking by focussing on case studies of the
USA, Canada and Australia. The impact of tobacco control on the different
countries tobacco consumption is analysed, which is followed by an investigation
into the income of the different countries tobacco companies and their strategies that
they followed to be still successful.
The development of anti-smoking in South Africa and the effect of tobacco control
on the tobacco industry has been analysed by focussing on agricultural, the
advertising industry, the hospitality industry and the manufacturing sector.
The conclusion has been reached that the effect of governments maintaining of its
tobacco control policy has resulted in a considerable decline in tobacco consumption
in South Africa. This made tobacco companies realise that, in order to survive, it is
important to either join forces. Some industries were severally affected by the
enforcement of the new tobacco laws, especially in the field of income and job
opportunities. Tobacco farmers were less affected, but it does not imply that they
have stop farming. Job opportunity in the manufacturing sector has improved, but
its future trends will be determined by the effectiveness of tobacco control on the
reduction of tobacco consumption.
The researcher's recommendation is that, there must be a closer co-operation between
the government and the tobacco industry of South Africa. The tobacco industries
have to focus more on the immerging markets abroad. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die Suid-Afrikaanse tabakindustrie is integraal 'n deel van die Suid-Afrikaanse
ekonomie en het oor die jare ontwikkel tot 'n industrie wat baie tot welvaart van
hierdie land bygedra het. Dit word weerspieël in die industrie se aandeel in uitvoere,
werkverskaffing, staatsinkomste, ophef van mense, reklame, borgskappe en
verteenwoordiging van kapitaalbeleggings in Suid-Afrika as ontwikkelende land.
Met die 1994-verkiesing is demokrasie tesame met 'n nuwe regering in Suid-Afrika
gevestig. Tot voor hierdie gebeurtenis was tabakbeheer net 'n verbeeldingsvlug. Die
Apartheidsregering van voor 1994 was te betrokke by en afhanklik van die
tabakindustrie dat dit enigiets wou doen wat moontlik staatsinkomste kon beinvloed
of wat tot die verlies aan werksgeleenthede kon lei.
In ontwikkelde lande soos die VSA, Kanada en Australië is anti-rookaktiwiteite en
maatreëls om rook te beperk, allankreeds 'n bekende verskynsel wattaamlike invloed
op die verskillende lande se tabakindustrieë het. Hierdie anti-rookaktiwiteite is die
gevolg van gepubliseerde gesondheidstudies wat gedurende die sestigerjare oor die
korrelasie tussen rook en gesondheidsorg gedoen is. Die hoof dryfvere van hierdie
maatreëls is internasionale anti-tabakgroepe, die Wêreld Gesondheid Organisasie en
die Wêreldbank.
Die Wêreld Gesondheid Organisasie en die Wêreldbank het druk op die Suid-
Afrikaanse regering geplaas om beperkende wetgewing ter verlaging van
tabakverbruik in te voer, wat die vraag laat ontstaan het, in welke mate die Suid-
Afrikaanse tabakindustrie daardeur geraak sou word.
Hierdie studie poog om die impak van beperkende wetgewing op die Suid-Afrikaanse tabakindustrie en hul strategie te ontleed. Die studie neem aanvang deur eers
ondersoek in te stel na die ontwikkeling van teenkanting teen rook deur op
gevallestudies van die VSA, Kanada en Australië te fokus. Die impak van
tabakbeheer op die verskillende lande se tabakverbruik is ontleed, waarna ondersoek
in gestel is na die inkomste van die verskillende lande se tabakmaatskappye en die
strategieë wat hulle gevolg het om nogtans suksesvol te wees.
Die ontwikkeling van teenkanting in Suid-Afrika en die rol wat tabakbeheer op
tabakverbruik en die tabakindustrie speel is ontleed deur op vier sektore, naamlik die
landbou; die advertensiewese en borgskappe; die gasvryheidindustrie en die
vervaardigingsektor te fokus.
Die gevolgtrekking wat gemaak word is dat die Regering se volgehoue
tabakbeheerbeleid 'n duidelike afname in die verbruik van tabakprodukte in Suid-
Afrika tot gevolg het. Dit het tabakmaatskappye laat besef dat, ten einde te oorleef,
dit belangrik is om eerder kragte saam te snoer. Sommige sektore is erg geraak deur
die toepassing van die nuwe tabakmaatreëls, veral met betrekking tot
werksgeleenthede en inkomste. Tabakboere is minder geraak, maar dit beteken nie
hulle het noodwendig ophou boer nie. Werksgeleenthede in die vervaardigingsektor
het verbeter, maar die toekomstige tendens op die terrein is afhanklik van die
effektiwiteit van tabakbeheer op die vermindering van tabakverbruik.
Die navorser beveel aan dat daar 'n nouer samewerking tussen die regering en die
tabakindustrie moet wees en dat die tabakindustrie meer op die ontluikende
buitelandsemarkte moet fokus.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:sun/oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/53375 |
| Date | 03 1900 |
| Creators | Swart, Pieter Gerhardus |
| Contributors | Burger, J., Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Economic & Management Sciences. Graduate School of Business. |
| Publisher | Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | af_ZA |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 135 p. |
| Rights | Stellenbosch University |
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