The applicants want all eateries with a valid liquor licence to be allowed to serve alcohol for on-site consumption.
Fita argued that Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma did not weigh all relevant facts properly when the decision was made to ban the sale of tobacco products.
Advocate Arnold Subel, representing Fita, argued that it was in the best interest of the public and of the law to have the conclusion of the Pretoria High Court tested elsewhere.
DA MP Cilliers Brink released a government document on a letterhead of the Co-Operative Governance Ministry that proposes to make the Command Council system a model for government beyond the lockdown.
David Mabuza has also told Parliament that the National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) has not usurped any of the powers or functions of any of the three arms of the state, including Parliament.
Over 3,00 izinduna said that they were last paid in 2016 after they threatened to disrupt the 2016 local government elections.
The court has heard arguments from legal representatives of the minister and those of the Fair-Trade Independent Tobacco Association (Fita), which is seeking to have the regulations governing the sale ban set aside.
Advocate Marumo Moerane went before the Pretoria High Court on Wednesday to defend government’s decision to ban the sale of cigarettes under level four of the national lockdown.
Lawyers for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said although the body of knowledge around the virus was increasing, action had to be taken on the basis of what was known about the risks of smoking.
Last week, the High Court in Pretoria ruled in favour of the network and ordered government to amend and republish lockdown regulations that infringed on citizens constitutional rights.
The Liberty Fighters Network and its leader Reyno de Beer took up the challenge on behalf of South Africans who complained that many of the regulations were inconsistent.
The social media post depicts the minister as an ape. It was first put on Facebook.
The minister on Thursday gave an overview of what citizens can expect from Monday when the regulations for level 3 of the lockdown kick in.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has confirmed the ban would remain in place when the country moves to level 3 lockdown next week.
The minister on Tuesday briefed members of the NCOP on government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
'When people zol, they put saliva on the paper, and then they share that zol,' Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma's words are now the lyrics to the song.
These changes were published in the government gazette late on Thursday night by Cooperative Governance Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma.
The national coronavirus command council, led by Cooperative Governance Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, is outlining the finalised details of level 4 lockdown regulations in a briefing.
