Cigarettes
Shop owners relieved to be restocking up on cigarettes, welcoming back customers
Tobacco sales resumed on Tuesday after a ban that was first introduced with the COVID-19 lockdown in March.
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Hawks to take over probe involving 6 arrested for illegal cigarette distribution
A combined task team arrested the group on Monday, while they were loading boxes of illicit cigarettes onto a number of trucks.
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BATSA says legal clarity is still needed on tobacco sale ban
The organisation is among other industry bodies that lodged court action against the government’s decision to prohibit the sale of the products four months ago.
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Some S. Africans show cautious optimism over eased rules under alert level 2
While government’s decision to amend the regulations was made in a bid to restore some of the country’s deteriorating businesses and industries, the amended restrictions have also bought a small window of normality.
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‘Lifting of sales ban on alcohol, cigarettes long overdue’
It’s been a long journey since the start of the lockdown in March and there are fears some businesses will never recover from the economic fall-out of COVID-19.
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Hawks swoop on warehouse in Mokopane seizing 42 boxes of illicit cigarettes
One man was arrested during the raid in Limpopo on Wednesday and he'll be appearing in the local Magistrates Court later on Thursday.
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'Cost of tobacco ban outweighs benefit'-Industry challenges ban in WC High Court
Lawyers for industry giant British American Tobacco along with tobacco farmers, vendors and consumers will argue that the regulations infringe on rights enshrined in the constitution.
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Fita: We believe Supreme Court of Appeal will rule in favour of tobacco sale bid
The leave to appeal case was heard on Wednesday following the dismissal of Fita’s application seeking to force government to reinstate the sale of the products during the lockdown.
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Lawyer: Dlamini-Zuma looked at economic, psychological impact of tobacco ban
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.
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Illicit tobacco trade 'booming since Sars disbanded its probing capacity'
Telita Snyckers, the author of 'Dirty Tobacco,' - an expose on the dark underbelly of the tobacco industry, presented a virtual address to the Cape Town Press Club on Wednesday.
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Fita's legal battle with govt over cigarette sale ban may be far from over
The association is considering its options on whether to challenge the continued ban on the sale of cigarettes.
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HAJI MOHAMED DAWJEE: Cut the cigarette ban already
If we're concerned about the safety of society, the easing of regulations around alcohol fly in the face of the ban on cigarettes, writes Haji Mohamed Dawjee.
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Govt decision to ban sale of cigarettes irrational, Fita tells court
Hearings in the matter are under way before a full bench of the Pretoria High Court.
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Fita's cigarette ban case against government will be heard today
Judges in the matter, which affects an estimated eight million smokers, used day one to consider the legal arguments.
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Ban on tobacco sales: Inside the govt’s court papers
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said she and her cabinet colleagues had chosen to protect lives.
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Govt refuses to back down on cigarette sale ban
President Cyril Ramaphosa has confirmed the ban would remain in place when the country moves to level 3 lockdown next week.
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BTFA: Govt consultations on cigarette sale ban a smokescreen
The Black Tobacco Farmers Association (BTFA) claimed that farms were 'dying' and so were their livelihoods, complaining that government did not consider the views of the many who supported the sale of tobacco products.
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RESEARCH CHECK: Does nicotine protect us against coronavirus?
What can we make of a recent paper which examined smoking rates among COVID-19 patients in a French hospital and hypothesised that smoking might make people less susceptible to COVID-19 infection?
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CT metro cops confiscate cigarettes worth R750k in Bellville
Officers on patrol on Thursday night noticed a commotion behind a light delivery vehicle and when they stopped to investigate, a group ran into a nearby residence.
