President Emmerson Mnangagwa last week opened a $100 million tobacco processing plant in Harare built by agribusiness firm Cut Rag Processors (CRP). The new facility can convert 3,000 tons of tobacco a month into cut rag and has the capacity to produce up to 60,000 master cases of cigarettes — the equivalent of 600 million sticks.

The investment targets Zimbabwe’s constrained processing base. Although the country’s 10 cigarette manufacturers produce about 4.4 billion cigarettes a year, they process only 10–15% of locally grown tobacco. The Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) wants to lift that share to 30% through private-sector investment to capture more value in an export-focused sector.

The expansion also feeds into a broader government goal: under the Food Systems, Agriculture and Rural Transformation Strategy, authorities aim to generate $7 billion in tobacco revenues by 2030. In 2024 Zimbabwe earned $1.4 billion from tobacco exports, with 94% coming from unprocessed leaf.

Production is rising quickly. The 2025 harvest jumped 53% to a record 354,000 tons — a 92% increase since 2020 — and TIMB projects output could approach 500,000 tons by 2030. Limited processing capacity, however, remains a key constraint.

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NORWALK — A man fled with an undisclosed amount of cash after an armed robbery Saturday night at the Mohegan Smoke Shop on North Main Street, police said.

Norwalk police said the incident occurred about 11:30 p.m. An employee told officers the suspect entered the store, displayed a firearm and took cash before escaping the scene.

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A man walked off with an undisclosed amount of cash after an armed robbery at Mohegan Smoke Shop on North Main Street in Norwalk Saturday night, police said. Officers reported the incident occurred around 11:30 p.m. Norwalk police said a shop employee told them the man entered the store, displayed a firearm and took cash before fleeing the scene.

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The eleventh session of the Conference of the Parties (COP11) to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control concluded in Geneva after six days, with about 1,600 participants representing 160 Parties. Delegates delivered a series of major decisions intended to strengthen global tobacco control, with particular attention to environmental protections, sustainable funding for tobacco control programs, and regulatory responses to emerging nicotine products.

A key outcome urged Parties to consider stricter regulation of tobacco and nicotine product components—specifically cigarette filters, electronic devices, and other materials that contribute to environmental pollution. COP11 also reaffirmed that domestic resource mobilization is essential for sustainable tobacco control and advanced work under Article 19 of the treaty by encouraging countries to strengthen civil and criminal liability mechanisms addressing the “harms caused by the tobacco industry.” Delegates also examined novel approaches permitted under Article 2.1, indicating a readiness among Parties to adopt measures beyond the treaty’s minimum requirements.

The conference adopted a decision calling for a total ban on the use and sale of all tobacco products and emerging nicotine products—including heated tobacco, e-cigarettes, disposable vapes, and nicotine pouches—on all United Nations premises worldwide. Discussions further highlighted the growing importance of Article 5.3, which protects policymaking from tobacco industry interference amid concerns about marketing tactics for new nicotine products.

COP11 closed with the announcement that COP12 and the next Meeting of Parties to the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products will take place in Yerevan, Armenia, in 2027.

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The UK government will unveil tough new penalties for illegal vape sales in Wednesday’s (November 26) budget, including fines of up to £10,000 and possible prison sentences, as part of a major crackdown. All vapes will soon carry digital tax stamps with QR codes, giving His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs and Border Force wider powers to seize unlicensed products.

The measures respond to rapid growth in vaping and rising concerns about black‑market devices. They will sit alongside the Tobacco and Vapes Bill’s new limits on advertising, flavours and packaging. Officials say the package is designed to disrupt criminal networks and protect consumers from unregulated goods.

Health organisations, Trading Standards and industry representatives have welcomed the proposals, arguing that stronger enforcement will curb youth access while supporting legitimate businesses and smokers using vapes to quit.

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