Not enough evidence for prosecution of dunhill   more

Buisiness Day, South Africa, 20 February 2004

The organisers of the annual dunhill golf tournament will not be prosecuted under tobacco control legislation, police say.

A tale of two titans   more

Marcia Klein, SA Sunday Times, 29 June 2003

Rembrandt Group (Remgro) and Richemont are often mentioned in the same breath. Both are headed by the Rupert family and both are fairly dependent on the fortunes of British American Tobacco.

Richemont - Luxurious downturn   more

Management did not prepare itself enough for changing economic conditions

Andrew McNulty,SA Financial Times,13 June 2003

At the Richemont AGM in September 2001, chairman Johann Rupert quoted some supply-side analysts who had named him "Rupert the Bear".

Time runs out for Swiss watchmakers   more

Marcia Klein, South African Sunday Times, 8 June 2003

You know the world's biggest economies are in trouble when 5% of Swiss watchmakers are about to lose their jobs.

Richemont chairman says won't sell BAT stake   more

Martin Gelnar, Dow Jones Newswires, 5 June 2003

Johann Rupert, chairman of Switzerland-based luxury goods company Compagnie Financiere Richemont AG , said Thursday he has no intention of selling the company's 18.6% stake in British American Tobacco Plc.

Controversy over smuggling inquiry   more

Jason Beattie,The Scotsman, 26 May 2003

Downing Street denied yesterday the government had buried a controversial inquiry into allegations the tobacco industry had encouraged smuggling.

The prime minister, the tobacco baron, the holiday chateau, and the mystery ...   more

Marie Woolf, Chief Political Correspondent ,Independent on Sunday, 25 May 2003

The Government has been accused of burying a controversial inquiry into allegations that Britain's largest tobacco company "deliberately stimulated" the smuggling market.

Blair under pressure over tobacco firm probe   more

James Lyons, Political Correspondent,The Scotsman, 24 May 2003

Tony Blair faced claims tonight that an inquiry into whether Britain’s biggest tobacco firm encouraged smuggling had been buried.

Poor little Richemont   more

SA Sunday Times, 11 May 2003

Slack market conditions have hurt the high-end firm, while rivals have performed better. So, has the Rupert company lost the plot? Marcia Klein takes a closer look.

Richemont to place 5% BAT stake   more

Marcel Michelson, Iafrica Business News,12 December 2002

Swiss-based luxury goods group Richemont struck a deal on Wednesday to sell a five percent stake in British American Tobacco Plc (BAT) some 18 months earlier than originally planned.

Films and branded clothes face ban   more

Adam Sherwin, Media Reporter, The Times, 23 August 2002

Tobacco companies plan to sidestep the advertising ban by selling lifestyle products that will subliminally prompt the purchaser to buy cigarettes.

'Pay-their-way' Blairs stay at tobacco chief's chateau   more

Sally Pook and George Jones, Daily Telegraph, 13 August 2002

Tony Blair and his family are spending part of their French holiday at a 15th-century chateau owned by the head of an international luxury goods firm that has links to the tobacco industry.