Tobacco sales
BATSA, Cogta’s fight over lifted ban on tobacco sales continues
On Tuesday, BATSA voiced its disappointment after Cogta Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma was granted leave to appeal the Western Cape High Court's ruling that...
The data is contained in a study conducted by the University of Cape Town's research unit on the economics of excisable products.
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma on Monday said that with the imminent relaxation of lockdown regulations under level 2, South Africans needed to remain vigilant because the COVID-19 pandemic had not yet been defeated.
At the end of March, President Cyril Ramaphosa took early action, shutting restaurants, banning alcohol and tobacco sales, while ordering people to stay at home and sending the army on to the streets to enforce it.
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.